Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 6 days ago
Big changes are coming to Genealogy TV.
In this video, I hit the road in my new mobile genealogy office and travel to Randolph County, North Carolina to walk the land where my ancestors once lived, worshipped, and were buried. My goal was simple: see if I could locate some of the land connected to my family using old deeds, cemetery records, maps, and local history.
One of the biggest lessons from this trip was realizing how quickly history can disappear. Some of the tombstones I photographed more than a decade ago are now nearly unreadable or slowly being buried beneath the soil. It was a powerful reminder that preserving and documenting family history matters.
Along the way I:
• Visit Back Creek Friends Meeting and Cemetery
• Search for ancestors in historic Quaker cemeteries
• Explore the Randolph Room at the Asheboro Public Library
• Meet local historians and researchers
• Study old maps, deeds, and family files
• Learn more about the Henley, Davis, Hale, Winslow, Clark, and Pickett families
• Compare old cemetery photos to present-day conditions
• Attempt to locate ancestral land described only through metes and bounds deeds
• Discover the location of the original Asheboro courthouse connected to my Henley family
This trip reminded me that genealogy is not just about proving names and dates. It is about understanding the places our ancestors lived, worked, worshipped, and shaped.
And sometimes the search itself becomes the story.
If you enjoy genealogy research, cemetery exploration, local history, Quaker research, land records, and family history adventures, I hope you’ll come along for the journey.
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00:00 Intro
02:17 Finding people by place
04:49 Driving Down The Highway
06:27 Research Plan
07:23 Back Creek Friends Meeting & Cemetery
10:53 John Voncannon
14:36 Harlen B. Hale's Grave
16:12 Ancestry App
16:56 Reviewing Previous Images from 2017
18:30 New Union United Methodist Church Cemetery
18:59 Cemetery Spreadsheet
20:29 Marlboro Friends Cemetery
21:37 Farlow Monument
22:26 Ruth Farlow
24:45 Jesse Henley Tombstone
26:40 Asheboro - Randolph Co Library
27:25 Ross Holt - Library Director
27:50 Jesse Henley
28:05 Abraham Haskett
28:30 Jesse Henley's Land
28:52 Capt. William Clark - Rev War
29:08 Courthouse Square Map
29:43 Trading Path
30:38 Leaving the Library
31:42 Jesse Henley's 2 acres given for original courthouse
32:46 Final Thoughts
34:31 Brief Walkabout
34:44 Back at camp
34:56 Heading home
Genealogy #GenealogyTV #FamilyHistory #vanlife
Circus Waltz - Silent Film Light by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
🎵 Copyrighted music licensed from Lickd. lickd.co I Got a Name (Stereo Version) by Jim Croce, https://t.lickd.co/l/97PKOjZRPbe
Big changes are coming to Genealogy TV.
In this video, I hit the road in my new mobile genealogy office and travel to Randolph County, North Carolina to walk the land where my ancestors once lived, worshipped, and were buried. My goal was simple: see if I could locate some of the land connected to my family using old deeds, cemetery records, maps, and local history.
One of the biggest lessons from this trip was realizing how quickly history can disappear. Some of the tombstones I photographed more than a decade ago are now nearly unreadable or slowly being buried beneath the soil. It was a powerful reminder that preserving and documenting family history matters.
Along the way I:
• Visit Back Creek Friends Meeting and Cemetery
• Search for ancestors in historic Quaker cemeteries
• Explore the Randolph Room at the Asheboro Public Library
• Meet local historians and researchers
• Study old maps, deeds, and family files
• Learn more about the Henley, Davis, Hale, Winslow, Clark, and Pickett families
• Compare old cemetery photos to present-day conditions
• Attempt to locate ancestral land described only through metes and bounds deeds
• Discover the location of the original Asheboro courthouse connected to my Henley family
This trip reminded me that genealogy is not just about proving names and dates. It is about understanding the places our ancestors lived, worked, worshipped, and shaped.
And sometimes the search itself becomes the story.
If you enjoy genealogy research, cemetery exploration, local history, Quaker research, land records, and family history adventures, I hope you’ll come along for the journey.
❤️ JOIN the GENEALOGY TV ACADEMY
genealogytv.org/academy
📝📝📝📝 HANDOUT OPTIONS
📝 1) Genealogy TV Academy members have access to all lessons and handouts back to 2022. genealogytv.org/academy
📝 2) Become a CHANNEL MEMBER at the INFO ACCESS level $9.99 per month. This gets you all the handouts. youtube.com/@GenealogyTV/join.
As a Channel Member, find the handouts by scrolling through the blog posts on the Community tab at youtube.com/@GenealogyTV/community
📝 3) All handouts can be PURCHASED INDIVIDUALLY ($5 and up) at genealogytv.org/handouts/. Here you will get a redirect and an email to download the handouts.
📝 4) Become a monthly PATRON at the HAPPY DANCE level ($15/Month) or more. You will get early release of the videos and the handouts are emailed to you, when they become available. patreon.com/GenealogyTV
❤️ BECOME A GENEALOGY TV CHANNEL MEMBER and help support Genealogy TV - see perks!
youtube.com/@GenealogyTV/join
❤️ Patreon Membership – Handouts Emailed as they are produced. patreon.com/GenealogyTV.
✅ Genealogy TV WEBSITE
genealogytv.org
✅ GTV on FACEBOOK
facebook.com/Genealogytv
✅ SIGN UP For GTV’s NEWSLETTER
https://mailchi.mp/a0862c6473aa/genealogytvnewsletter
👉 Subscribe to Genealogy TV (Free)
youtube.com/channel/UCcvpi8XvOScBogIxmarmADw/Subscribe
*** GTV Affiliate Partners ***
🛍️ Genealogy TV’s AMAZON STORE full of Connie’s favorites.
amazon.com/shop/genealogytv
I’m a professional genealogist who loves to teach with video. It's all about genealogy, family history, and DNA to research. Goal: Create the best free genealogy videos on YouTube, teach genealogy research skills to build your family tree and research records.
00:00 Intro
02:17 Finding people by place
04:49 Driving Down The Highway
06:27 Research Plan
07:23 Back Creek Friends Meeting & Cemetery
10:53 John Voncannon
14:36 Harlen B. Hale's Grave
16:12 Ancestry App
16:56 Reviewing Previous Images from 2017
18:30 New Union United Methodist Church Cemetery
18:59 Cemetery Spreadsheet
20:29 Marlboro Friends Cemetery
21:37 Farlow Monument
22:26 Ruth Farlow
24:45 Jesse Henley Tombstone
26:40 Asheboro - Randolph Co Library
27:25 Ross Holt - Library Director
27:50 Jesse Henley
28:05 Abraham Haskett
28:30 Jesse Henley's Land
28:52 Capt. William Clark - Rev War
29:08 Courthouse Square Map
29:43 Trading Path
30:38 Leaving the Library
31:42 Jesse Henley's 2 acres given for original courthouse
32:46 Final Thoughts
34:31 Brief Walkabout
34:44 Back at camp
34:56 Heading home
Genealogy #GenealogyTV #FamilyHistory #vanlife
Circus Waltz - Silent Film Light by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
🎵 Copyrighted music licensed from Lickd. lickd.co I Got a Name (Stereo Version) by Jim Croce, https://t.lickd.co/l/97PKOjZRPbe
