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Pretty sure this is the entrance to the Samuel Greer homestead near Bloomfield, Kentucky purchased around 1784 -- no longer in the Greer family. As I research my ancestors, I feel pride and admiration for their sense of adventure, fortitude and entrepreneurial spirit. The common theme of the stories of my “first arrivers” is “immigration by choice” – for one reason or another, they chose  to move to North America. Some were escaping oppression—economic and/or religious (somet

Soon, we will strike out on another adventure -- with stops to visit ancestral locations and real live relatives . :) The impetus for...

Here is a recap of my matrilineal line. my mother: Jane Logan Carroll (1942- still living!) Jane's parents: Mary Virginia Bedichek...

Tombigbee River, Alabama A note about names. I use the women's maiden names, for simplicity and to keep everyone straight in my head (the...

We have launched another Adventure with Ancestors! On this trip, my husband, dog and I are following my matrilineal line back through...

"A time comes when silence is betrayal..." Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. It's Juneteenth, y'all, and time to own truths. My ancestor,...

I have recently gotten back into researching my family’s history. I love digging for info and I get giddy when I find digital images of...