I would like to introduce myself. My name is Vikki Hollowell Highfield and I am a Libra. It was for this reason I chose this theme for this page "about me."

          Although my Hollowell roots began in the Colony of Virginia, I was born in Alabama, the only child of my parents, Alva Lawson Hollowell and Hallie Mae McCaig.  I became interested in genealogy when my grandmother McCaig died. My grandfather gave me a letter he had received from my grandmother's first cousin asking for information on the family. Their grandfather's name was Alden Byram and she was seeking information about a possible relationship to John and Priscilla (Mullins) Alden of the Mayflower.

          Armed with the information furnished in her letter, plus information from my grandfather, I headed straight to our local genealogical library. After many letters and much research, I was able to prove our family's descent from those illustrious ancestors. I used my information to join The Mayflower Society and received a commendation from the historian as having provided one of the most well documented lineage papers she had seen to date. This was only the beginning...


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          Thus began my "obsession" with the Hollowell family... I asked my father what he remembered about his grandparents, pestered other family members with millions of questions and was rewarded with a wealth of knowledge that led me to North Carolina and the Quaker records. Letters flew furiously between other researchers and myself, each day passed anxiously awaiting a new reply to my millions of questions. During this period, I made contact with Lucy Hollowell and purchased a copy of her book "The Hollowells." When I was unable to find my elusive roots within the pages of her book, the letters began being exchanged between Lucy and myself. She thoughtfully sent me an elaborate pedigree of my line of descent from Thomas and Alice Hollowell, of the Colony of Virginia through their son Henry. I was delighted with this information and promptly shared it with all my relatives. But, in the back of my mind there were those nagging doubts that Lucy's information did not dispell, nor was she able to provide me with adequate answers to my questions. Lucy's untimely death, the birth of a baby, and a self-imposed sabatical which lasted ten years, left these questions unanswered until I accidently read a list of John Hollowell's children which named my ancestor Lucy had said was a son of Henry. A renewed desire was born, and has not subsided.

          My desire is to share the years of research with others, in order to preserve our family legacy.





          Charles and Vikki Highfield

          No story about me would be complete without mentioning my husband, Charles, and my children, Charles, Scarlett, Jeffrey, Jon and the grandchildren, Mary, Michael, Charlie, Jerod, Hallie, Hunter, Jessica, and Lindsey. My husband, who is originally from Illinois, once mentioned to the boys that "Mama is about to prove that I'm not a Yankee after all."



           

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          In addition to genealogy, my other great passion has been raising and showing dogs. I attended my first dog show as a pre-teen with a $35.00 Collie and won a 3-point major. The bug bit me... Since then, I have owned and/or bred 20 champion Afghan Hounds including two that were ranked #1 in the nation, and another that was #10. I also have the distinction of finishing two Afghans that hold the record for being the oldest male and female in the history of the breed to become Champions. The male, Ch. Highfield Midnight Shadows finished his championship at 10 1/2 years of age and Ch. Highfield Blue Sky at 13 years and 19 days. Although a car wreck left me unable to handle the large dogs, I still enjoy showing, so we now have two Chinese Crested Powderpuffs and a Pomeranian in addition to the three remaining Afghan Hounds. See our dogs at their site - Highfield Kennels.

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          Another passion I have had through the years is art. I had a full art scholarship to college and while attending met my future husband. I got married instead of completing my degree, but have always remained "artsy". I have painted in oil, acrylic and watercolor, plus other artistic efforts which included quilting, needlepoint, cross stitch and other mediums to vent my artistic urges. After starting this website, I wanted to do some of my own graphics and purchased a computer graphics program called Paint Shop Pro 5. Little did I know that I would find the medium to satisfy my artistic talents. I began painting on the computer, and have a gallery of my digital creations. To see what I have painted on the computer, I invite you to visit "Southern Star's Digital Creations".

           
           

           

           
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