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• Announcements
  
  When I have an upcoming presentation or a new exciting history discovery, I'll link to it on the main page in the Announcements section.
• Blog
  
  My blog includes researched local history stories that have been revealed in old documents that I've found. At the top of that page, enter your email address to subcribe and be notified when I write a new article.
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  My "Paper Trails" videos are usually 5 to 10 minutes long based on old records. I also include longer videos of recorded history presentations that I give at the Wilkes Heritage Museum. At the top of that page, click the "Join" button to be notified when I create a new video.
• Books
  
  1798 Wilkes County, NC, Tax List
  Unlike other tax lists, this list reports the landowners, their individual tracts of land, the size of dwelling houses, cabins, kitchens, mills, and other structures. In 1798, Wilkes County included Alleghany, Ashe, and parts of Watauga and Caldwell County. I transcribed the old records, alphabetized the entries, and added several short stories about how these papers tell us more about the families who lived here.
  
  Wilkes County, NC, Tax Lists: 1777 - 1799.
  At over 600 pages, this book is the most comprehensive collection of Wilkes County tax records for this time period. It includes tax district maps, source information, and an explanation of what records are available for each tax year.