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Early Settlers of Sullivan County, North Carolina: Now Tennessee

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Digging Deeper Into Flower Gap, Virginia

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Genealogy-#OffTheGrid-Researching Church Documents

By Carol-Piedmont Trails on January 5, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

From my early days of research, I’ve always known that my local church housed records from long ago. The old Sunday School building was also known as the storage building for the […]

A Journey From Salem to Fresno

By Carol-Piedmont Trails on December 29, 2019 • ( 2 Comments )

Each and every ancestor among the branches of your family tree embarked on an incredible journey. Whether it was 90 years or 20 years, it was an individual life filled with fire […]

Amazing Discoveries Of The Great Wagon Road

By Carol-Piedmont Trails on December 22, 2019 • ( 4 Comments )

As the Great Wagon Road Project continues to research the old road, the volunteers are organizing the vast amount of materials. The facts and the stories present themselves in many different formats. […]

Genealogy #OffTheGrid

By Carol-Piedmont Trails on December 22, 2019 • ( 2 Comments )

Standing on the land that my ancestors once owned creates feelings within me that words simply cannot express. The landscape may have changed over the years, but the actual “spot” is still […]

Early Settlers Along The Catawba River 1744-1750

By Carol-Piedmont Trails on December 20, 2019 • ( 1 Comment )

For over 220 miles, the Catawba River travels from the Appalachian Mountains in western North Carolina to just beyond the South Carolina state border. During the colonial period, the water was swift […]

The Southern Migration During The 18th Century

By Carol-Piedmont Trails on December 14, 2019 • ( 2 Comments )

When you begin researching your ancestor’s migration within the American colonies, a few questions quickly come to mind. For example, Why did my ancestors move so far? Did they travel alone on […]

Genealogy #OffTheGrid

By Carol-Piedmont Trails on December 3, 2019 • ( 2 Comments )

Growing up in rural North Carolina allowed me to quickly appreciate and acknowledge the four seasons. Spring and Summer represented days of play outside and summer vacation from school. Autumn and Winter […]

Genealogy #OffTheGrid

By Carol-Piedmont Trails on November 28, 2019 • ( 2 Comments )

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First Major Route of The Colonies-The King’s Highway

By Carol-Piedmont Trails on November 28, 2019 • ( Leave a comment )

The colonies were settled in America beginning with Virginia during 1607. As the immigrants landed, new settlements would arise along the eastern seaboard and by 1732, a total of 13 colonies were […]

Genealogy #OffTheGrid

By Carol-Piedmont Trails on November 14, 2019 • ( 2 Comments )

Whenever I’m out and about, conducting my errands to the grocery store, post office and other normal tasks; I love stopping at the used book stores. I have several located near my […]

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