Great Grandaddy James Mathew Lam
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Monthly Archives: January 2013
Sneak-peak….
Sometime soon I’d like to touch on the history behind Shenandoah National Park…which now owns the land of many of my ancestors. Here’s a couple of postcards from my personal collection showing the top of Swift Run Gap which looks … Continue reading
Making Lard….
Here’s a classic photo of Ralph Cave and other family members making lard, an act many mountain residents participated in.
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Down In The River To Pray…Religion In The Mountains – Part 2
Reading from the book of Luke, the 3rd chapter and 16th verse, “John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to … Continue reading
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Show-n-Tell Yet Again….
I was recently asked about the marriage of William “Zeb” Zebedee Lam to Susanna “Rainey” Luraine Ellen Meadows. Here’s a great photo of Zeb & Rainey somewhere around the time of their marriage (c. Feb, 1880).
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Just A Closer Walk With Thee….Religion In The Mountains – Part 1
Quoting the late Rev. John G. Dubosq (originally from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) who spent most of his time preaching at Jollett Bible Mission in the Jollett Hollow region of Page County, VA… “Yea. It has been hundreds of them have been … Continue reading
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Adding To The Album….
I figured I would add a couple pictures to the story of Bela Lam & The Greene County Singers entitled: Row Us Over The Tide. Enjoy… Bela & Rose Lam standing on either side of Millie Lam Bela & Rose … Continue reading
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Show-n-Tell Tonight…
Emanuel Hezakiah & Lucy Gertrude (Jenkins) Lam In last night’s piece entitled: “Wartorn Refugees….or Union Sympathizers???” I mentioned the firstborn son of Matthew and Annie Lamb being Emanuel Hezakiah Lam. I figured I would include a photo of Hezakiah (as … Continue reading
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Wartorn Refugees….or Union Sympathizers???
Virginia was a very tumultuous area to live in during the 1860’s. The talk of secession, the fast approaching war, and rumors swirling about it all. The average citizen living in the rural portions of the state at that time … Continue reading
Come Sit A Spell…..Won’t You?
Thomas Wesley Meadows porch sittin’ Is there one thing you wish was “the norm” today that took place 40, 50, 100 years ago? For me it’s the absence of the front porch as a community gathering place. As I sit … Continue reading
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Picture Sharing Time….
In my brainstorming for a new piece tonight I came across a picture that I wanted to share. I couldn’t include it in the piece I’m typing so I figured I’d just let it stand alone. The man pictured is … Continue reading
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Blue Ridge Ramblings... 