Welcome
The image of my grandfather's surname on a storefront window captured my attention as I drove down a Brunswick, Ga. street. My maternal grandfather, Wilmer Grovner, had been born and raised on nearby Sapelo Island. So, I was not about to continue my journey without finding out why the family name was on the window.
I stopped to inquire and have continued to ask questions about Grovners and other ancestors for nearly 20 years. Those inquiries take place in coastal areas of Georgia and South Carolina, called the Lowcountry, where Gullah/Geechee people, descendants of West African slaves, who worked the plantations and waterfronts, have lived. They also take place in the Bahamas, England, Scotland and the Republic of Guinea, West Africa.
It has been a fantastic ride and in the process I have learned much about area white families, the world they and my ancestors inhabited, and how their lives intersected. Each answer provides a piece of the puzzle about who I am, who my people are, and the places they continue to live.
Professionally and personally, I help others to have similar experiences. Perhaps, our paths will cross.
I stopped to inquire and have continued to ask questions about Grovners and other ancestors for nearly 20 years. Those inquiries take place in coastal areas of Georgia and South Carolina, called the Lowcountry, where Gullah/Geechee people, descendants of West African slaves, who worked the plantations and waterfronts, have lived. They also take place in the Bahamas, England, Scotland and the Republic of Guinea, West Africa.
It has been a fantastic ride and in the process I have learned much about area white families, the world they and my ancestors inhabited, and how their lives intersected. Each answer provides a piece of the puzzle about who I am, who my people are, and the places they continue to live.
Professionally and personally, I help others to have similar experiences. Perhaps, our paths will cross.
