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In 1829 gold would be discovered in North Georgia- in 1830 the state of Georgia would try to assert it's right to relocate the Cherokee through a muder trial in Gainesville.  This is the story of George Tassel.

Three amusing stories from the Gainesville Eagle newspaper for August 12, 1897.

This is a story I told in 2023, but I rewrote and rerecorded it.

I was going through my old notes and uncovered some stories from Gerogia about cunjure- kinda hoodoo, kinda folk magic.  I also posted this to my new podcast- Forgotten American Folklore.

Two skills that were sometimes needed in the rural South- finding water and making rain.  Get your bent sticks out... and an umbrella!   The Moving Through Georgia book is available on Amazon.   But they are dead - A look at mourning and notable burials in Northeast Georgia

Some oddities and details regarding Oakland Cemetery   The Moving Through Georgia book is available on Amazon. But they are dead - A look at mourning and notable burials in Northeast Georgia

One more episode.  After this, take a look at the new podcast- Forgotten American Folklore.  Folktales, murder ballads, ghost stories, iconic folk heroes like Daniel Boone and Jesse James- there's so much to explore!  Available everywhere you get your podcasts!   https://fafolklore.podbean.com/

I've started a new podcast called Forgotten American Folklore! I'll be looking at folklore, folk ballads, Americana, tall tales- everything that makes America uniquely American.  It's short and has no commercials; take a moment and check it out!  It's available anywhere you find podcasts!   https://fafolklore.podbean.com/

It was hard to be a woman in the 1800's.

Otto Wood was an outlaw from North Carolina but his story- and the music that came from it- were too good not to share.   The Moving Through Georgia book is available on Amazon.   But they are dead - A look at mourning and notable burials in Northeast Georgia

Songs about crime- particularly murder- have been popular since the 1600's.  Today, we'll look at a few murder ballads that have ties to Georgia.   The Moving Through Georgia book is available on Amazon.   But they are dead - A look at mourning and notable burials in Northeast Georgia

Thomas Holley Chivers was a poet from Georgia who influenced, and was influenced by, Edgar Allen Poe.  In time he would accuse Poe of stealing his work.

A short story of a pro-Union industrialist trying to preserve his business in the Confederacy.   The Moving Through Georgia book is available on Amazon.   But they are dead - A look at mourning and notable burials in Northeast Georgia

In 1863 a group of Georgians from Fannin County traveled \North to Tennessee to join the Union Army.  They were met by some bandits and shot.  Today it's two stories of Union sympathisers in Northeast Georgia.   The Moving Through Georgia book is available on Amazon.   But they are dead - A look at mourning and notable burials in Northeast Georgia

Did Dade County in Northwest Georgia really secede from Georgia before the Civil War?  Some people who lived there believed it, and even Harry Truman sent a congratulatory telegram when the state finally decided to put aside its differences and rejoin the Union- in 1945!   The Moving Through Georgia book is available on Amazon. But they are dead - A look at mourning and notable burials in Northeast Georgia