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My Kamp Ultimatum Week

With Maryville College in our rearview mirror, we reluctantly headed south on Highway 129 to go home. I adjusted my seat and slowly sipped my tea, knowing that we wouldn’t cross the Tennessee/North Carolina state line till the trusty old truck swings along the Dragon Tail’s curves all 311 times and passes through Deal’s Gap. […]

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My Self-Identified Hometown: Finding Kin and Kinship

I made the mistake of typing this phrase into a Google search last week: “how to find my kin.”
After thirty-plus years of researching my family’s historical roots, my family tree is bursting with kinfolk. I have even dispelled a few family myths and quietly tucked one family skeleton in the closet. I was not prepared to be introduced to any other kin.

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