Georgia Backroads: “We Are One People” [Out Now!]
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I am very pleased to announce the publication of my latest article in the current (Autumn 2013) issue of Georgia Backroads. “We Are One People” is an exploration of 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, […]
Connections: Pretty People at Puryear Woods
The Puryear family is a well known family of the Armuchee Valley area. While I do not descend from the Puryears directly, they do (like the Suttles) connect in my tree through marriage. Nancy Elizabeth Ward is my 3rd great grand aunt and she married Hamilton Young Puryear (1841-1903). Hamilton is a son of William […]
Hey There Delila: Mapping An Armuchee Valley Matriarch [Part 2]
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Last week I talked about Villanow and Subligna as the scene of my family tale going back many generations. Delila Brown Ward is one example among many of those deeply rooted connections (click the banner above to see a larger portrait of her). To show just how even a single ancestor can take you down […]
Suttle’s Mill [video]
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This week I am proud to bring you the first video for Jordan’s Journey since the original book trailer. This video is about Suttle’s Mill in the area known as Green Bush in the West Armuchee valley of Walker County Georgia. This is a very short film, a quickly digestable experiment to get things started, […]
Forever Young: Mapping Connections Between Armuchee Valley Families
This past week I visited Young Cemetery in West Armuchee in Walker County, Georgia. I always enjoy old cemeteries, particularly those in the Armuchee and Dirt Town Valleys. Young Cemetery is overgrown. It’s difficult to navigate through the graves and I got stuck by more than my fair share of briar branches… but hiking through […]