Our Brown Roots began as a quest to learn more about my father’s paternal roots but quickly expanded to include many related families. The Brown family had married Alford, Brumfield and Smith and those families married Ashley, Dillon, Fortenberry, Hollis, Kelly, Kennington, Lawrence, Ott and Spurlock. The deeper our roots stretch, the wider they spread. My research, begun in New York and Ohio, quickly moved to Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Mississippi, Louisiana and beyond. Information from Bibles, letters, interviews, documents, maps and photographs blended into family trees, timelines, outlines and family stories.
Our families were in the Colonies before the United States came to be. In this book you will learn the history of those families, how their lives intertwined and the worlds in which they lived. To understand the people who populate our family tree, we must understand their worlds. What was happening in the places they lived, at the time they lived there? Learn about how our families grew as our country grew; how our ancestors used their strengths and talents to defend and build their lives, their families and our country. It is my sincere hope that this book will keep those ancestors alive into future generations.
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Congrats! Don't forget to get the word out to the big genealogical libraries that have funds to buy books such as these, and do. (Allen County Public Library, Mid-Continent Public Library, and others smaller ones particular to your areas; although, sometimes the very small ones do not have funds and want you to donate). Loved " To understand the people who populate our family tree, we must understand their worlds. What was happening in the places they lived, at the time they lived there", so very true! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks. I have donated my other books to the libraries where I did research. I will likely do that again.
DeleteCongratulations on nearing the end of your writing journey. Your family today and the future will appreciate it.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your kind words!
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