Month: February 2018

Reminiscences of Randolph County, An Excellent Resource

Online is a book called Reminiscences of Randolph County, [North Carolina] written by J.A. Blair in 1890. This book is available for free online at the Internet Archive and can be read page by page on the archive.org website. It can be very helpful in… Continue Reading “Reminiscences of Randolph County, An Excellent Resource”

Back Creek Monthly Meeting Cemetery Images

Quakers have called North Carolina home since the late 1600’s. Randolph County has a “Friends” church called Back Creek Monthly Meeting that began in 1789. It is still active today. While visiting the cemetery, looking for Henley ancestors, I captured many images of both… Continue Reading “Back Creek Monthly Meeting Cemetery Images”

Nannie Watson Winslow Henley – A Gold Star Mother

Their second child was Clifford Henley, b. 5 Apr 1896, who died in WWI on 29 September 1918 in France.

Wilmington Through the Eyes of Louis T. Moore

Wilmington Through the Eyes of Louis T. Moore is a documentary that highlights the history of Wilmington, North Carolina as seen and written by Louis Toomer Moore. 

Genealogy and History…

The Journey Begins! Thanks for joining me. This is the beginning of a new adventure in genealogical/historical reporting and education through video and blogs. Why am I doing this?  Between my ancestors and my husbands (to date) we have an ancestor in 57 of… Continue Reading “Genealogy and History…”