Bruce's History: The Removal Acts of 1830

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5. Trail of Tears, etc.

I am a family history buff also. I have trace parts of my family back to 'native Americans' in the 17th and 18th centuries. I have also traced back to an ancestor who, family lore suggests, participated in the removal of Choctows from MS (that's how he first saw TX and later brought his family here. I can't help wondering then why his nickname was Cherokee Jack and the family belief that he was at least 1/4 Choctow. Again arises the mixed feelings of pride and shame in the actions of my forebearers!

Some years ago we visited the Cherokee museum in Tahlequah, OK It was small, but one of the most impressive museum's We've ever visited.