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Book 2 (Color Version) of Harold Sinclair Thompson's collection of stories of growing up in Mississippi. Harold, now 101, has moved to Colorado and is enjoying life in a new place. He is a model of living happily with diversity and being a friend to all. His forward reads: "Notice: Don’t use this book to learn how to spell. ... I really can’t waste any more time trying to find how to spell a word – I know what it means, so why bother? So, from now on, I’m writing my own dictionary. Come to think about it, what did they know about what a word means? Anyway, you need to guessoligy sometimes. Look it up in Webster’s and see what you get. ... That’s enough time, give it your ow ...

This book is a color premium paper high-quality visual narrative in honor of my grandfather, Bunyan Jacobs, Sr. His influence regarding Lighthouse Life Insurance Company and Lighthouse Investment Company and Securities, Inc. is reflected. Some people are divinely born to be change agents. I believe my grandfather was one of those people. He was a focused man that was willing to be taught and to teach. He was respected and loved. His desire to succeed and a keen interest in the business profession were with him even as a young boy. Ultimately, the LIGHTHOUSE formation was on his mind and so it was established. With his business mindset, he was a magnet with others to make it happen. Impor ...

This book is about my sister Phyllis who at the of 18 was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s stage II. She was a very strong willed, determined person who never took no for an answer. Whenever someone said that she couldn’t do something it just made her try harder, and prove those people wrong. When younger and even into her teens she was always getting into mischief. This book is about her youth but most importantly the challenges she faced during her remission with cancer. Although she passed away at 47 her hope was that maybe someone could learn a little from her experiences and her determination and will power.

This book connects almost every Burpee, including grandchildren, to Thomas Burkby Burpee, the first Burpee. It is loaded with lots of information for just about every Burpee in the book giving such history as family stories, pictures, biographies, census data, wills, dates and places. There are essays, and discussions about the origin of the Burpee name and a family tree of the first six generations of the sons that had children and passed on the Burpee name. Over 480 pages of fine print, over 6,400 names all directly connected to Thomas Burpee or is a spouse. This 3rd edition just published Dec 2015, has approximately 30% more detailed information than the 2ns edition and over 50% more ...

In 2013, Ms. Fisher set out to discover her roots in the southern United States. Her research took her to Pikeville, Bledsoe County, Tennessee. She not only discovered her family but two mysteries about her ethnicity and the true identity of the family's oldest patriarch. The book includes facts, photos, and descendant lists of one Pikeville's oldest families.

A collection of life stories from African America Abe Steadman’s descendants of Giddy Swamp Township, Aiken County, South Carolina. Abe was born in slavery about 1833. He was married twice and produced 21 children that have spread across the south and migrated north for a better quality of life and employment. They've encountered many struggles and misplaced family members are still untraceable. In our genealogy search, we've encounter many Steadman relatives that were not related to our tree, however, we've document their conversation and family tree outlines within this book. Enjoy the quest of Abe’s offspring’s and how they've grown.

Ideas, Thoughts and God Stories is a 365 page daily devotional, sharing words of encouragement, a pinch of joy, a few “God encounters” and a dose of Gods sweet presence..

ISLAND DREAM is the story of Wayne and Gay Lindquist building a house and a life on Madeline Island. It begins with a dream and moves on to see that dream become a reality. Experience with them the backbreaking work of building their house with feet mired in viscous, red clay mud, often surrounded by biting black flies; but also share the excitement and sense of satisfaction experienced while they watch the house materialize and finally become their home. Share in their adventures on the water and the land, celebrations, times of sadness, struggles with becoming "islanders," and many happy times with family and friends. Finally, confront with them issues related to finances and physi ...

A memoir chronicling five decades in the life of a tobacco-growing farm family in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in northwest North Carolina. Written by Dr. Cleve Hollar, former superintendent of schools in Yadkin County, this book draws not only from his own experiences and memories but also from those of many of the members of his large extended family to provide an intimate look at everyday life on the farm and in Yadkin’s historic communities of Huntsville and Courtney. In addition to the raising of tobacco and other crops, activities such as hunting, moonshining, cooking, gardening, and beekeeping are all vividly described, as are local schools and religious and social li ...