By Monica Holland for The Fayetteville Observer—They used to be prominent, cropping up from the land like the yellowing leaves they’d housed across miles and miles of Carolina farm country. A monument to the charm of country life, tobacco barns have stood for everything from good, honest work to the trust and reliance of family … Continue reading Tobacco barn photos show appreciation for farming history
‘How I Discovered My Ancestor Freed Slaves in North Carolina’
Link to The Independent (UK): https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/ancestry-dna-family-history-tree-discovery-how-slaves-north-carolina-a8288476.html
New books on Scotland could aid genealogy research
Link to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution: https://www.myajc.com/lifestyles/new-books-scotland-could-aid-genealogy-research/j7v07TIEn7BJNeN6FEq1ZP/
How the South Cornered the Soda Market
[Photograph: Library of Congress] If you've ever looked into the history of soft drinks in America, you may have noticed that a surprisingly large number of them originated in the South. Coca-Cola, for instance, was created by Dr. John S. Pemberton in Atlanta in 1886. Its archrival, Pepsi, was invented by Caleb Bradham in the late … Continue reading How the South Cornered the Soda Market
Wilson County Genealogical Society 