Ron Seckinger | Putting Together the Stories of Poor Ancestors

Stories in Our Roots

# 47. In this episode Ron shares:

• Why he decided to document the lives of his grandmother and her siblings
• What sources were invaluable to his research
• How his family research turned into a social history of the time and place in which they lived

About Ron:

Ron Seckinger is a native of Emanuel County, Georgia. After attending Duke University, he earned a doctorate in history from the University of Florida and a master's in public administration from Harvard University. After working as a university professor, a government analysis and senior executive, and a private-sector contractor, he retired in Arlington, Virginia, where he resides with his wife.

You can find his book, Emanuel’s Children: Stories of a Southern Family, for sale at Amazon.com

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