Hayesville, NC 1800’s

Hayesville, NC.  From what is now my home in Towns County Ga., just 6 miles away. From the ancestral home of the Cherokee, a couple of centuries away. It is my understanding the first white to settle in that area was John Moore. It was certainly wild country at...

The Return Home

I do apologize for the lateness of this entry. I am working on some rather interesting responses to these blogs but have not secured all I want for them yet. With that being said, let’s explore some of the People that chose to walk home!  Some members of the...

In the EARLY 1800’S, UNION COUNTY

In the early 1800’s and late 1700’s the whites began to encroach on the Cherokee lands.  They married Cherokee women and raised families.  As a result of that, they were welcomed into the Cherokee Nation.  Their children were considered...

Have a Blessed New Year

Here we are again, a new year is upon us.  I am not one for resolutions but if you are, now would be the time.  What else is it time for?  That depends are where you are.  Some of the things I do to get ready to face a new year?  For me it is about starting the year...

Winterize your mountain home

If you are one of our valued part timers you may already have started this process.  Winterizing your home so it will be ready to enjoy in the spring is so very important. Turn off your hot water tank at the breaker and drain it.  Shut off the main water valve to the...