Day 4 Highlights

* Chiggers and ticks.

* Finding the grave site of Dr. John Hillman, a highly respected local doctor.

* Sharing antibiotics with my dad and uncle.

* Learning more about Charles Cromwell Addington, one of my great...grandfathers. One anecdote: at his 100th birthday party, he picked up a 100 lb bag of feed with his teeth. Yup, that's right.

Day 3 Highlights

* The thrill of the hunt: today we were hot on the trail of some significant mellungeons like Lewis Green Jr. and John A. Bingham.

* Successfully avoiding snakes and Deliverance reenactments.

* Mingling (Dennis) with southern women like Daisy Mae. What happens in Appalachia, stays in Appalachia (but may go on the blog).

Day 2 Highlights

* Breakfast at Jerry’s Restaurant (“We haven’t cleaned since 1956”).

* Gravesite of Moses H. Stull (my Great-Great-Great-Great Grandfather)

* Observing Uncle Jack’s possible cell in Bath Co. jail (his brothers were killed trying to free him). See picture, marking where the window was.

* Helping Uncle Mike pick out a swimsuit at Walmart.

William Martin Hillman b. 1839

Bible in his hand, who knows what in his beard...

Oh yeah...Hillman History Tour 2006 in two days.