re: Genealogy fans: What are some cool facts about your family's history?

I have all of the pay stubs or whatever you want to call them of a relatives time fighting for North Carolina in the Civil War.

Some of my relatives lived in Christ Church Parish in the late 1700s (Mt. Pleasant, near Boone Hall Plantation, where my parents live now ). Fascinating for me as I’ve lived in Charleston my whole life, and the history of this city up to and during the Civil War is rivaled by few others in the US.

My mom’s side has a relative that founded the city of New Haven, CT in 1638. Her husband died in the trip over and she gave birth on the transit as well.

Also have an original land grant from 1770 of the farm my mom’s family still resides on in NC. Framed up and sitting in their house, it’s tied with red ribbon and refers to lbs sterling it was purchased for.