Thursday, May 27, 2010

May--An Important Month in U.S. History

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The “Merry Month of May” for 2010 is soon to end. We will celebrate its last day and an important national holiday, Memorial Day, on Monday,...
Thursday, May 20, 2010

Cherokee Names and Legends

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BLOOD MOUNTAIN Elevation 4458 Ft. Chattahoochee National Forest --------------0------------- In Cherokee mythology the mountain was one of t...
Thursday, May 13, 2010

Some Early Settlers Named Gaddis and the Gaddistown District

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If we could see the past, then of course it would look different. For there was a time when every man was a part of his mother,. . .and. . ....
Thursday, May 6, 2010

Continuing the Legacy of Benjamin J. Ledford: Son Benjamin Mercer and Grandson Arthur Paul Ledford

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The Civil War brought hard times and “make do” situations even to families in remote Union County, Georgia. As we’ve already seen in the acc...
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Thursday, April 29, 2010

Continuing the Ledford Legacy: Benjamin's Son Silas and Grandson Mercer

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Last week we looked at the life and times of early Union County settler, Benjamin J. Ledford (1800-1892) who settled on land along Ivy Log C...
Thursday, April 22, 2010

Early Union Settler Benjamin J. Ledford (1800-1892)

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In the years since I’ve been writing about people, places and events in these “ Through Mountain Mists ” columns, there are many surnames fa...
Thursday, April 15, 2010

Spring in Appalachia –The Service (Sarvis, Sorbus) Tree Blooms

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In spring in Appalachia we look through eyes of winter’s lingering to see signs of renewal. Stretching up our mountainsides are trees with s...