The Livengood History Project

03/05/2022

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07/23/2019

An interview with Brad Livengood, author of the revolutionary war-themed historical fiction novel, "Liberty Man."

08/28/2018

Here is a brief video about the historic cemetery that figures prominently in my novel, "Liberty Man."

08/21/2018

Hello fellow Livengoods. Please check out my new novel to be released September 1st, called "Liberty Man." It will be available on Bookshop, Amazon, and Barnes and Noble.

𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓟𝓸𝔀𝓮𝓻 𝓸𝓯 𝓢𝓽𝓸𝓻𝔂𝓽𝓮𝓵𝓵𝓲𝓷𝓰, 𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓥𝓪𝓵𝓾𝓮 𝓸𝓯 𝓗𝓲𝓼𝓽𝓸𝓻𝔂 𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓒𝓮𝓻𝓽𝓪𝓲𝓷𝓽𝔂 𝓸𝓯 𝓡𝓮𝓼𝓾𝓻𝓻𝓮𝓬𝓽𝓲𝓸𝓷... 𝓛𝓲𝓫𝓮𝓻𝓽𝔂 𝓜𝓪𝓷

02/22/2018

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09/13/2017

Perhaps the most enduring family heirloom to survive the generations is this c.1832 Eli Terry Pillar and Scroll clock. It belonged to John Livengood, 1766-1841, the son of Hardtman Sr., and sat on the mantle in the house on Abbott's Creek for over 160 years. Eli Terry's clocks were manufactured in Plymouth, Connecticut, and are considered the first mass produced machines in history. It's amazing to contemplate the slow accounting of time in the lives of our ancestors, even as I listen to the ticking of the clock as I write this.

01/19/2017

Among the very rare historical family items from the Livengood archive are these tiny little children's books, called thumb books. Like many children's items they have a survival rate that is almost nil, simply because the child used them so much. One of these is a tiny Bible and the other a religious tract for children. They both belonged to Pleasant Livengood, the youngest son of Lewis and Phoebe Livengood. They are dated 1846.

12/08/2016

Listen to Alive by Shane Livengood on

09/25/2016

This is long overdue. I'm sure most, if not all of us, in this group are descendants of Hardtman Leibengut. Many of us have done research on Ancestry.com and other sites on our family history. Some have even traveled to Europe to try to take it even back farther with limited success, But for most of us, this is where it starts, our first ancestor to come to this country. So, for those of you who haven't seen it before, here is his family tree compiled from a number of different sources including Kris Peterson, Janice Happe Livengood, and others. Any errors or omissions are mine and additional contributions are always welcome.

04/21/2016

This is a Carte De Visite, or CDV photo of the Civil War period from the Livengood family archives here in North Carolina. The older gentleman in the image is identified as Jacob Livengood on the reverse. I have no doubt he was a cousin of some of my relatives here, and perhaps sent his "likeness" back here. I am hoping that some of you can identify who he is exactly. I know we have some Livengood's that were in Missouri. So tell me what you think.

01/13/2016

This is an amazing Civil War artifact from the Livengood family. It is a carved, folk art whimsey brought home from the war by William A. Livengood of the 42nd North Carolina State Troops. This unit served as guards at the Salisbury, NC Confederate Prison. These items were thought to have by made by Pennsylvania German soldiers in exchange for food or medicine. This little item had to have had quite a story behind it. A great piece of family heritage!