What the Red Oak Saw Sepia These narratives tell of extreme

These narratives tell of extreme hardship

~Betty Hershberger

Over the Road went the progenitors of John Sevier of Tennessee

originally held in the Library of Virginia's archives

the Byrd organization operated with a pathological hatred of debt spending

What the Red Oak Saw Sepia These narratives tell of extremeNorton, Janis Five generations forge a path from famine fueled immigration to prosperity in America. In the 19th Century the Clearys flee Ireland to scratch out survival in rural Virginia, relying on farming, hard work and a connection to the spiritual to move the family forward. With each generation there are new obstacles to face and overcome including less than hospitable land, illness, injury, and threats to family bonds. With a timeline of 1849