Research and Imagination (& Some Family Photo Fun)
I’ve never written that much about my Jordan family branch on this blog. I guess that’s because I have focused mostly on posts related to the Armuchee Valley area of Walker and Chattooga counties while my Jordan family roots are over in Whitfield county. But my grandfather Earl Jordan and his brother Bill did live […]
Weather the Storm: Remembering the Blizzard of 1993
It was around this time–20 years ago–that the lights came back on. That is, things were just starting to get back to normal in northwest Georgia after the blizzard of 1993. I remember it well. Out on the farm in East Armuchee, we were without power for a week. We were lucky to have a wood […]
East Armuchee Baptist Church [video]
![East Armuchee Baptist Church [video]](https://bd-studios.com/journey/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/east-armuchee-church-video-still-150x150.jpg)
This video on the history of East Armuchee Baptist Church is a great one to share as we draw close to the one year anniversary of the Jordan’s Journey blog. Several elements in this film connect with things I’ve written about on the blog, such as Delila Brown ward (here, here, and here), some watermelon […]
School Days: LHS Majorettes, 1964
So far all my School Days posts have focused on the Villanow and Subligna areas of the Armuchee Valley/Dirt Town Valley regions in Walker and Chattooga counties. I’ve looked at older photos as well as a (relatively speaking) newer image (and I’ll have more of both for you in the future). Today, though, will be […]
Earl Jordan’s Barn [video]
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It’s time for another Jordan’s Journey video. Last time I explored some Civil War-era family roots out in Arkansas with my Caney Fork video. That video was a bit longer form than anything else I’ve done here so far and took a more explicitly documentary approach. The video I’m sharing with you today takes us […]
Connections: Ogletree, Phillips, and Hackney Families
The majority of my posts here on Jordan’s Journey have centered around the Armuchee Valley area of Walker and Chattooga Counties. This is due to the fact that three out of four of my grandparents are rooted there pretty deeply (it’s also where I grew up). My other grandfather–Earl Jordan–is rooted in Whitfield County and […]
Childhood Melon Memories: Happy National Watermelon Day
Fresh fruits and vegetables were a part of every day life growing up on the farm. The best meals were always those prepared straight from the garden. While my parents were not farmers by trade–they were school teachers–they always had a garden of some sort. My grandparents, however, farmed on a larger scale. One of […]