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...

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...

The following is a guest post by my friend John. He’s the descendant of a real American Hero. Gosh, you just can’t beat those clever...

This is the story of my ancestors who played an interesting role in revolutionary history and the local history as well. The genealogy of...

My father’s family is from rural Georgia, and his uncle, Lloyd Whippoorwill Harris, was known for being quite a character; among other...

Relaxers are a popular way to restructure your hair—to use chemicals to alter the protein chains in hair. In the African American...

Back in the early 50’s, my grandma was a young divorcee with an 8 year old daughter by her first marriage, and my granddaddy was a young...

This is a story that my grandfather used to tell me when we would go fishing on Hyco Lake. In the summer of 1982, my parents, aunt and...

My whole extended family lives in Ireland and I go back and forth a lot, and this past summer one of my cousins sat me down and told me...

Here’s a photo: Thanks! Jacob Lusk B.A. Biology #Folklore #stories #myths #folk #Family #UNCChapelHill #anecdotes #ncfolklore #legends...