Georgia Backroads: “We Are One People”

I am delighted to announce the publication of my latest article in the current (Autumn 2013) issue of Georgia Backroads. “We Are One People” explores my ancestral ties to slavery, focusing specifically on the Armuchee Valley and Dirt Town Valley regions. My original photography, as well as antique images I curated, illustrate the piece. So much research and thought went into this article, and I feel this is one of my best pieces ever. Georgia Backroads has done a fantastic job putting together the issue with excellent writing, photography, and design. You can pick up a copy at newsstands or order the issue online.

If you haven’t seen my previous work for Georgia Backroads, check out the Winter 2012 issue as well!

For the other researchers out there, I thought I would share my bibliography for the “We Are One People” article (the sources are not printed in the magazine itself). Enjoy!

SOURCES

“America’s Reconstruction: People and Politics After the Civil War”. University of Houston. Web. Accessed 26 Jun 2012.

Ancestry.com. 1840 United States Federal Census. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010.

Ancestry.com. 1850 U.S. Federal Census – Slave Schedules. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Web.

Ancestry.com. 1860 U.S. Federal Census – Slave Schedules. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Web.

Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.

Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010.

Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 U.S. Federal Census – Slave Schedules. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Web.

Baker, John F. “Surnames Used by African American Slaves.” The Washingtons of Wessyngton Plantation blog. 28 Aug 2009. Web. Accessed 26 Jun 2012.

Burroughs, Tony. “Researching Slavery.” Ancestry.com Wiki. Originally appeared in “The Source: A Guidebook to American Genealogy.” Web. Accessed 26 Jun 2012.

Grigsby, David & Delores, comp. Shiloh Baptist Church Minutes. Unpublished manuscript, compiled circa 1980’s. Collection of Delores Grigsby.

Padgett, Ken. Blackface!. Web. Accessed 22 Jun 2012.

Puryear, Grace Hollis, comp. Puryear: Kin and Kin to Kin. Tulsa, OK, 1970. Print.

Puryear, John, graduate of the University of Georgia, 1843. MS 387. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Sartain, James A. History of Walker County, Georgia. Dalton, GA: Showalter, 1932. Print.

Scoggins, C.E. (identified only as C.E.S.). “Hester.” This document appears to be an excerpt from an unidentified larger work on Scoggins family history. Obtained from Frances Scoggins, 2009. Print.

Scoggins, Jordan M. Jordan’s Journey: An Illustrated History of my Family Ancestry. New York, NY: bd-studios.com, 2012. Print.

Shahan, Evelyn Morgan. Unpublished papers containing her memories of life growing up in Armuchee Valley. Collection of her daughter Judy Shahan Blackstock.

Walker County Historical Society, comp. Walker County, Georgia Cemeteries. LaFayette, GA: Walker County Historical Society, 1987. Print.

Walker County History Committee, comp. Walker County Georgia Heritage, 1833-1983. LaFayette, GA: Walker County History Committee, 1984. Print.

Wood, Dawn A. “150-Year-Old Home Harbors Plenty of Local Area History.” Summerville News, 30 Jun 2005: 2-B. Print.