Tale of the Haunted Leg
by Mallory Roseman. “When my grandmother was a girl, she lived with her family in a haunted house. It was a small mill house in...
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A Lady in Defiance
Dec 18, 20101 min read
Holy, Cow–I Mean, Holy Koi!
Wendy Hua I have two uncles on my mom’s side of the family. Both are younger than her by several years. When they were very young, they...
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A Lady in Defiance
Dec 6, 20102 min read
Obviously, the Child is a Genius
by Tyler Gilmore My brother is really smart, and when he was young he was especially inquisitive. Once, when he was about three, he was...
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A Lady in Defiance
Dec 6, 20101 min read
Must Be Something to do With the Name
My great uncle was named Custer Crawford. As Custer grew up, it was discovered that he was very smart. He went on to get his Ph.D and...
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A Lady in Defiance
Dec 6, 20102 min read
The Secret Life of the Felon
There has always been a story that circulates within my family about where my grandfather got all of his tattoos. I once asked him as a...
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A Lady in Defiance
Dec 6, 20101 min read
New Meaning for “Give Him the Finger”
When my uncle was eight, he and a friend were cutting a neighbor’s grass. My uncle held the grass up with his hand, and his friend...
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A Lady in Defiance
Dec 6, 20102 min read
Lizzy Longbeach — The Generational Ghost
My Grandparents have had a beach house at Oak Island NC since my mom and her sisters were young children; once their school ended each...
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A Lady in Defiance
Dec 3, 20102 min read
Elizabeth Poindexter — Hero of the American Revolution
This is the story of my ancestors who played an interesting role in revolutionary history and the local history as well. The genealogy of...
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A Lady in Defiance
Nov 30, 20101 min read
The Voices of the Angels
Here’s a photo: Thanks! Jacob Lusk B.A. Biology #Folklore #stories #myths #folk #Family #UNCChapelHill #anecdotes #ncfolklore #legends...
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A Lady in Defiance
Nov 18, 20101 min read
I practice three hours a day, so when I meet a pirate, I can kill it…or jump overboard.
My great-great grandfather Cappellari immigrated to the United States from Italy. We don’t know too much about him, but a story does...
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A Lady in Defiance
Oct 10, 20102 min read
Prince Valiant and the Alligator
Until I was 9 years old, my family and I lived on a lake just outside of Tampa, FL, so we naturally spent a lot of time on the water....
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