I'm excited to tell you about a new newsletter we have launched. It's titled THE CIVIL WAR and, well, you can guess the subject matter. We chose this subject to start with because that group is the largest one on Passport to History. We brilliantly deduced that meant that thi… Continue

On January 11 2008 my parents were on there way to Spruce Pine NC to attend the birthday party of my mother’s uncle Lloyd Burleson. On there way, they decided to do some investigating into the location of the McCracken Cemetery. This cemetery is the burial site of Margaret Smith((my great,great,grandmother), her parents- Mathie and Juda Robinson Smith, Vianna Branch-the first wife of Margaret’s husband William Branch and several others. After no luck, They decided to just do a door to door poll… Continue

Just so you know, the server that hosts our site will be down around 10:45PM on Thursday, August 7th for about 15 minutes. We are undergoing some server migration and updates. I just wanted to keep everyone informed. You may resume your regularly scheduled programming.

I was born and raised in Western North Carolina in the heart of the Southern Appalachian Mountains. Most people associate the area with the scenic overlooks and wide views. I must tell you being from the area, That there is quite a bit of history in the Mountains. My first suggestion is of course Asheville.

If you're a fan of the Civil War, cavalry or an aspiring author, you mi… Continue