Long Ago and Far Away

I want this to be a forum for stories from our families about our parents, grandparents and ancestors. As much as I enjoy genealogy, I love the stories --- they may not be "factual" but they will be true. Please contact Jaclyn Morgan (Contributor) if you have any information.

Wednesday, December 17, 2025

Moonshiner in the family

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 Dave's cousin Melissa Morgan Kline asked if I'd heard the story of Dave's grand uncle Willard Morgan.  Here's what she wrot...
Sunday, November 9, 2025

Foster Care

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 My grandmother, Vennie Watson Wicker, grew up in foster care.  The Cates family who had employed her mother as a housekeeper, took her unde...
Friday, October 24, 2025

Providence Baptist Church

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 Cousin Dwight and I have been working on genealogy together for many years now.  We are double related through the Longs and the Grahams. S...
Friday, October 10, 2025

Brian Boru, High King of Ireland

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  Dear Silas, Two used books for your birthday?   This year each grandchild has received a book about one of our ancestors.   I chose Brian ...

The Dark Ages

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  Dear Eli, July 2025 This is one of Grandpa’s and my favorite books about “The Dark Ages”. Sorry it’s a little “well-read...
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Jaclyn Morgan
Mother of 3; grandmother of 8; wife of 1; sister of 2; cousin of dozens; aunt of 7; great-aunt of 7; teacher of thousands
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