Storied - The Next Chapter in Family History

In 2008 I had the privilege of speaking with and interviewing a gentleman in our community who was part of the Civilian Conservation Corps, a decorated POW, and former teacher.

How the Family Tree appeared with my grandfather, Emory Wallace Vance, and my great grandfather, Lafayette Franklin Vance, familysearch.org (Emory Wallace Vance (1901–1973), Otis Edna Tucker (1905–1996) | Landscape View | Family Tree | FamilySearch)

November is upon us and with it Thanksgiving is soon to come. Dividing Ridge Genealogy would like to say how thankful we are to our followers, bloggers, guests, and supporters for visiting and participating in our articles this year. We hope everyone will find these Thanksgiving articles helpful, heartwarming, and as memorible as we did. To become a special guest blogger please visit our contact page and message us or visit us on social media. Happy Thanksgiving from our family tree to yours! ~Dividing Ridge Genealogy 

Natural disasters have been on the news lately and with the reminents of Hurrican Ian coming through our Carolina mountains with heavy rains and winds last week, it gave me pause as I thought about the natural disasters some of my ancestors have lived through.