Saturday, October 29, 2011

Lard Pail Lunches and Shared Knowledge (or Life in a Country School ~ Part 1)

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Choestoe School in Union County, Georgia, 1936 through 1943 has a special place in my memory, in things I love, and in who I became in life....
Saturday, October 22, 2011

Unicoi Turnpike as a “Trail through Time” (Part 2)

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Last week’s column presented the Georgia Historical Marker wording on the Unicoi Turnpike and gave a brief account of some of the importance...
Thursday, October 13, 2011

Unicoi Turnpike

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The Unicoi Turnpike was an old road that played prominently in the early days of settlement of Union and Towns Counties, and, indeed, as a t...
Saturday, October 8, 2011

Repeated Given Names Often Confuse Genealogy Searchers ~ Or: Which Person Do You Mean?

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This week I’ve spent time back-tracking to an article I wrote for this column on June 2, 2005 about John Little Ingram’s family. He was my g...
Saturday, October 1, 2011

Pierre Chastain, the Immigrant, and His Continuing Influence Part 4 Learning from the Past – Shaping the Future

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Jason Coward Chastain (March 10, 1818 – June 12, 1900) was of the sixth generation from Pierre “The Immigrant” Chastain, a son of John C. Ch...
Saturday, September 24, 2011

Pierre Chastain "The Immigrant" and His Continuing Influence

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Elijah Webb Chastain, the fifth generation from Pierre Chastain, “The Immigrant” was noted as a military man, lawyer, and politician. He was...
Saturday, September 17, 2011

Pierre Chastain "The Immigrant" and His Continuing Influence (part 2) Learning From the Past - Shaping the Future

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Dr. Pierre Chastain (ca. 1659-1728) , known as “The Immigrant,” made giant ‘footsteps in the sands of time’ in at least three of the four ar...
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