Category: Historic Churches
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Holly Grove Baptist Church: A Castellaw Legacy
The 2026 reunion of the descendants of John Dawson Castellaw (1780–1859) and Zilpha Spruill Castellaw (1778–1842) is set for Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026. Few places are more closely connected to the Castellaw family than Holly Grove Baptist Church. For nearly 150 years, generations of Castellaws have worshipped there, taught school there, served as deacons and…
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50th Birthday Genealogy Road Trip
My 50th birthday last week was a great excuse to visit a few places I’ve read about for years but had never seen in person. I gathered content I’ll be posting on my blog for months, but for now I wanted to share a quick overview and some photos. Wilson Library at the University of…
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Cemetery Walk in Denmark, Tennessee
Last weekend I was in Amsterdam. This weekend I was in Denmark. Denmark, Tennessee, that is. Denmark is in Madison County, just north of Haywood County. I didn’t know much about it before this visit, but I quickly learned it is a historically significant small town with a strong commitment to preserving the history of…