This is the obituary of General Manasco, aka., General John Manasco of Alabama. It is not my telling but is my transcription of a newspaper article that was published on March 27th, 1895 and again republished on February 15th, 1922, both in the “Mountain Eagle,” a local newspaper in Jasper, […]
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Dameron Marsh in Virginia is a 316 acre promontory that lies along the northeastern point of the Northern Neck of Virginia just above where the Rappahannock River empties into the Chesapeake. It is a beautifully serene wildlife area and nature preserve that takes some driving to get to, but definitely
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Alabama became a state on December 14, 1819 and 2019 marks the Alabama Bicentennial: 200 years of being a state. It’s time to celebrate! Whether you’re “built by Bama,” a Southerner, or a proud American, 200 years statehood for any state is something to sink your teeth into and reflect
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One of the coolest things I’ve ever come across while doing genealogy was to discover that my 4th great-grandfather founded his own town in 1879 – Manasco, Alabama – which is now a ghost town! It’s not just a ghost town because I said it is, it’s on a historic
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The 2019 SOTU, State of the Union Address, was delivered on February 5th, 2019. It marks Donald Trump’s second SOTU and the effects were even more rousing than his first. Although a bit more subtle in tone, this 2019 SOTU was still a masterful speech delivered by a President I
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My 2018 Reading List has been very much historical. I’ve focused on the histories of Colonial America and Medieval Europe for the most part as well as a melange of other interesting tidbits. A lot of what I read came from my travels to Canada, California, Virginia, Tennessee and Alabama
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There is a vein of political truth that begins in the outskirts of Nashville, Tennessee and runs all the way down to Northern Alabama – specifically Walker, Winston, and Fayette Counties. This narrative is about the ideological connection between General Andrew Jackson and the Manasco families of Alabama and their
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“The Debatable Land” by Graham Robb brings the historical drama! The author, almost by chance, uncovered one of Britain’s most enduring, and ironically, forgotten mysteries. The question is: should he have left it alone? I can’t say enough about this book in terms of its contribution to understanding the British
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Not sure what to get this holiday season? Give books for Christmas! Here are 5 reasons why a book is better than some random trinket or desultory addition to someone else’s clutter pile. As corny as it sounds: give the gift of reading this Christmas, for Christmas’ sake. 1. Promote
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Ancestry DNA Traits is the latest offering by Ancestry.com that allows its users to peer into the genetic looking glass in ever more personalized ways. With Ancestry DNA Traits one gets a very personalized tour of ones own genes in terms of specific inherited traits such as cilantro aversion, iris
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The Ancestry Matches Map is still in its beta form; however, once it is in full production will revolutionize genealogical research. This is the wave of the future! I’ve been preaching this for some time now and even wrote an article addressing the need for some type of geolocation feature
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The Ancestry compare tool for shared DNA matches is brand new and another cool upgrade in a slew of new tools available on Ancestry.com. Just the latest in a string of upgrades and innovations, this Ancestry compare tool allows users to cross reference the amount of DNA cMs (centiMorgans) they
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I learned a lot about what I thought I had known about Christopher Columbus; my assumptions challenged, my misconceptions revealed. Laurence Bergreen’s “Christopher Columbus: The Four Voyages” is a literary unmasking of one of history’s most renown subjects, and ironically, one of its least understood. Much enmity and praise has
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The best moments in travel just happen to be the most random ones. Stuff done on the fly, off of a dare, in the moment, often with family. This is one of my favorite memories, not because of the complexity of it, or how much it cost, or even the
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One of the most sacred, awe-inspiring sites I’ve ever been to has to be Manassas National Battlefield Park, Virginia. Otherwise known as Bull Run, this national park features 7 square miles of nature, trails, Civil War structures, statues, cannons, and more, not to mention a neat air-conditioned Visitor Center with
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