I have been doing genealogy for 25+ years, I'll gladly transfer if not family to me. I have climbed hills to visit cemeteries in Rowan, Carter, Elliott and Knott Counties. My great friend Ruth Blevins and I transcribed many cemeteries in Rowan and Elliott Counties. I'm not into this for the amount of Memorials it's to document graves for those that can't get to the places where their families are.

Lord, help me dig into the past

And sift the sands of time,

That I might find the roots that made

This family tree of mine.

Lord, help me trace the ancient roads

On which my father's trod,

And led them through so many lands

To find our present sod.

Lord, help me find an ancient book

Or dusty manuscript,

That's safely hidden now away

In some forgotten crypt.

Lord, let it bridge the gap that haunts

My soul when I can't find,

The missing link between some name

That ends the same as mine.

-- Author Unknown