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Tale of the Haunted Leg
by Mallory Roseman. “When my grandmother was a girl, she lived with her family in a haunted house. It was a small mill house in...
A Lady in Defiance
Dec 18, 20101 min read
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Holy, Cow–I Mean, Holy Koi!
Wendy Hua I have two uncles on my mom’s side of the family. Both are younger than her by several years. When they were very young, they...
A Lady in Defiance
Dec 18, 20101 min read
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Obviously, the Child is a Genius
by Tyler Gilmore My brother is really smart, and when he was young he was especially inquisitive. Once, when he was about three, he was...
A Lady in Defiance
Dec 6, 20102 min read
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Must Be Something to do With the Name
My great uncle was named Custer Crawford. As Custer grew up, it was discovered that he was very smart. He went on to get his Ph.D and...
A Lady in Defiance
Dec 6, 20101 min read
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The Secret Life of the Felon
There has always been a story that circulates within my family about where my grandfather got all of his tattoos. I once asked him as a...
A Lady in Defiance
Dec 6, 20102 min read
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New Meaning for “Give Him the Finger”
When my uncle was eight, he and a friend were cutting a neighbor’s grass. My uncle held the grass up with his hand, and his friend...
A Lady in Defiance
Dec 6, 20101 min read
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Lizzy Longbeach — The Generational Ghost
My Grandparents have had a beach house at Oak Island NC since my mom and her sisters were young children; once their school ended each...
A Lady in Defiance
Dec 6, 20102 min read
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Elizabeth Poindexter — Hero of the American Revolution
This is the story of my ancestors who played an interesting role in revolutionary history and the local history as well. The genealogy of...
A Lady in Defiance
Dec 3, 20102 min read
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It’s Too Danged Windy
My father’s family is from rural Georgia, and his uncle, Lloyd Whippoorwill Harris, was known for being quite a character; among other...
A Lady in Defiance
Dec 3, 20102 min read
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To Thine Ownself Be True
Relaxers are a popular way to restructure your hair—to use chemicals to alter the protein chains in hair. In the African American...
A Lady in Defiance
Dec 3, 20102 min read
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If You Love Me, You’ll Resecue Me From Hawaii
Back in the early 50’s, my grandma was a young divorcee with an 8 year old daughter by her first marriage, and my granddaddy was a young...
A Lady in Defiance
Dec 3, 20102 min read
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The Voices of the Angels
Here’s a photo: Thanks! Jacob Lusk B.A. Biology #Folklore #stories #myths #folk #Family #UNCChapelHill #anecdotes #ncfolklore #legends...
A Lady in Defiance
Nov 30, 20101 min read
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It’s All True — Just Ask Your Mom
To my knowledge, there is not a large cache of stories told in my extended family: my younger brother parents and I live in North...
A Lady in Defiance
Nov 30, 20102 min read
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“He Swallowed What?!”
My grandmother would always tell my sister and I some interesting stories about my Uncle David when he was growing up. These anecdotes...
A Lady in Defiance
Nov 28, 20101 min read
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