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Telling Stories

Telling Stories

Written by: Amy
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Welcome to Telling Stories.
I’m Amy — your resident story finder. Part genealogist, part gossip, part time traveler, and just too dang curious for my own good.

Around here, we don’t just collect names and dates — we tell the stories of the people history forgot, because remembering them helps us remember ourselves.

Copyright 2025 All rights reserved. Social Sciences
Episodes
  • Bound by Paper Chains: Part 1 Richard and Thomasine Drake

    Bound by Paper Chains: Part 1 Richard and Thomasine Drake
    Dec 17 2025

    from rural Somerset to colonial Virginia, this episode explores what indenture really meant and how, paper thin contracts could bind a family and shape generations.
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    20 mins
  • My Sister Maggie and I

    My Sister Maggie and I
    Nov 27 2025

    come settle in for a soft, heartfelt start to the season. a story where joy and sorrow hold hands, and two barefoot sisters wading Rolling Creek teach us about memories and gratitude.
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    11 mins
  • Why We're Telling Stories

    Why We're Telling Stories
    Nov 18 2025

    "Why We're Telling Stories" Explains the heart of this porch project. Amy shares how her own people came to Virginia as servants, exiles, and seekers, and why she believes every ordinary life deserves to be remembered. from moonshiners to preachers, pioneers to boogeymen, these stories aren't sugarcoated, just honest, human, and worth telling before they disappear.
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    6 mins
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