family-history – The Curious Pilgrim

Pull Up a Rocking Chair. Let Me Tell You a Story.

Jul 15, 2026

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What prompts people to pack up everything they own, leave the land of their birth, and journey to a country they have never seen? The human story is, in many ways, an immigration story. Nearly every family can trace its roots to someone who made the difficult decision to leave home in search of something…

Every Family Has Stories Worth Remembering

Jul 9, 2026

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Sweet Tea and Front Porch Storyteller

in Life Lessons

There is an old saying, “You can pick your friends, but you can’t pick your family.” Every family has stories they celebrate and stories they would rather keep hidden. Yet those hidden stories are just as much a part of who we are. Growing up, I never knew my grandparents. They had all died before…

Places That Shape Us: Where History Became Personal

Jul 3, 2026

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Sweet Tea and Front Porch Storyteller

in Places That Shape Us

Today our nation marks 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia, the birth of what became the United States of America. Over the years, I have traveled through 46 of the continental United States. Only Alaska, Hawaii, North Dakota, and South Dakota remain unseen. Every state has offered something worth…

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Pull Up a Rocking Chair. Let Me Tell You a Story.

Every Family Has Stories Worth Remembering

Places That Shape Us: Where History Became Personal