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The Epic Sarchet Family Voyage!

admin · May 24, 2023 · Leave a Comment

Disclaimer: In this article there are some sections done by myself that are both creative and imaginative. I understand some readers may not be interested in this type of writing and are just interested in knowing the story as it’s told by history. In order to identify the parts that are both creative and imaginative […]

The Betty Pallet Story

admin · May 24, 2023 · Leave a Comment

Remember that girl the Sarchets found on the side of the road during the Epic four month long journey? Betty Pallet. Well, as the Sarchets were building their second cabin in Cambridge, they needed everyone that was capable of working helping with the cabin. So they had Betty babysitting the kids while the woman in the family […]

Prominent Citizens: The Beatty’s

admin · June 5, 2016 · Leave a Comment

John Beatty-The Father of Cambridge Although we know from his gravestone his birth to be in the year 1738, his birthplace and date is unknown to the history books. However, his life would not be. John was known as the “Father of Cambridge” and the true patriarch of our town. As a young man he […]

Prominent Citzens: C.P.B. Sarchet

admin · June 4, 2016 · Leave a Comment

The following is an excerpt from the book “Stories of Guernsey County” by William G. Wolfe, published 1943 by Kingsport Press, Kingsport, Tennessee.

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