Stories
Narrative essays of people and places in American history. Including why the subject is of interest to the storyteller and how the storyteller conducted the research.
Story 15: Sawney Brown: Cherokee or Not?
How One Handwritten Date Cast New Light on an Old Legend
Story 09: The Midwife in the Records
My Great-Grandmother, Caroline Vergie Smith Dobbins, a North Carolina Midwife
Article 06: Caroline Vergie Smith Dobbins, Midwife
Caroline Vergie Smith Dobbins, 1855 - 1924
Story 04: Everybody Knows Her Name
The obscure but celebrated life of Sacajawea (1788-1812
Story 02: Desperately Seeking Susan
The Short, Eventful Life of Susan Green Loyd (1832-1883)
Article 03: I Must Contend With Many Obstacles
The worlds of Christopher Allen (1804-1876)
Article 01: The Long Search for Susan
The Short, Eventful Life of Susan Green Loyd (1832-1883)