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The current issue headlined "The Princess Diaries" (yet another Kate Middleton story *puke* ).
"Healing Slavery's Wounds"- basically about common descendants, both black and white, of the plantation system; how they meet and find that much of the rancor has been healed among some of these family members.
With the growing interest in genealogy, I wonder if these kind of reunions will increase? My family line covers the whole spectrum of the issue of slavery: several of my ancestors were slaveholders, one worked the Underground Railroad, another owned slaves but brought them with him when he moved to Illinois so they could be free. While researching that particular branch, I pulled a couple of obituaries of people with that last name living in the same area as my ancestor and discovered that the accompanying picture was of a black person. I strongly suspect those people are descendants of the slaves my ancestor freed, who took their former master's last name, or were possibly even the descendants of this man and my distant cousins.
It initially drew my interest as a transplant to NC who has contributed to the growth over the last two decades which ultimately decided the fate of Midway Plantation. It's a bit of "bite your nails" suspense as you see the centuries old building being hoisted and moved over some very rough terrain, but I was then drawn in by the people associated with the house, not to mention its genealogical aspect.
If anyone has Netflix, I highly recommend the documentary. If not, check your library for a copy. For those of a historical bent, I'd suggest purchasing it. IMO, it would be good viewing in school history classes.
I just had one of these type of reunions less than two months ago. I was intrigued to read the People magazine article. I regard the woman I met as a cousin, and we have become very close after 10 years. We met over the Internet, both of us researching the same line. She's a bit older than myself, has been doing this research for 30+ years and has amassed a mind boggling amount of information - all catalogued beautifully. It's a serious passion for her.
We met for the first time, in person, on a geneaology vacation we took together. She drove from Arizona, I drove from NC with my 13-year-old son and we met up in Spalding County, GA, where my ancestors beginnings were as slaves, and her ancestors as slave owners, on the same plantation. The lines do intersect at various points. Over eight days we travelled 9 counties, did multiple interviews (I'm still transcribing much of it), took 300+ photographs - all exhausting and VERY rewarding. I'll never forget the experience.
We had a lot of laughs introducing ourselves as cousins to various puzzled people throughout the journey. And if anyone cared to listen, we happily shared more specifics about our story.
I just had one of these type of reunions less than two months ago. I was intrigued to read the People magazine article. I regard the woman I met as a cousin, and we have become very close after 10 years. We met over the Internet, both of us researching the same line. She's a bit older than myself, has been doing this research for 30+ years and has amassed a mind boggling amount of information - all catalogued beautifully. It's a serious passion for her.
We met for the first time, in person, on a geneaology vacation we took together. She drove from Arizona, I drove from NC with my 13-year-old son and we met up in Spalding County, GA, where my ancestors beginnings were as slaves, and her ancestors as slave owners, on the same plantation. The lines do intersect at various points. Over eight days we travelled 9 counties, did multiple interviews (I'm still transcribing much of it), took 300+ photographs - all exhausting and VERY rewarding. I'll never forget the experience.
We had a lot of laughs introducing ourselves as cousins to various puzzled people throughout the journey. And if anyone cared to listen, we happily shared more specifics about our story.
WONDERFUL Thanks for sharing.
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