I had been writing my Deeply Rooted story for several years before when I decided to write The Old Country. The Deeply Rooted story is mainly about my family and ancestors but there are a few stories about subjects relating to family such as the stories about the Flemington Church and the Atomic Spaceship.  Over the years of collecting family stories, I realized that there was more to be told then just my family, stories about the land and the people on the land, the land being what my Dad called “The Old Country”.   The Old Country and Deeply Rooted stories are related and, as such, you will find links between the stories highlighted. 
 
The Old Country is a developing and evolving story, with chapters and sections posted as I write them. Previous sections also may be modified and new sections inserted. The  Contents page will reflect additions and changes.
 
The story opens with me taking my Dad on a car trip through the Old Country. Dad and I never made all the stops described in the story on one trip, but rather it is an amalgamation of  many such trips we had taken over the years as a family growing up. The trip roughly defines the area of the Old Country story and introduces some of the people of the land.