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Lydia Megdal

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Richard Curtis looks at a photograph on the shelf at his home in Greensboro, Georgia. His mother is in the photograph, and the room that she lived in has been preserved exactly as it was when she lived in the house.

Curtis and his sister, Lucy Overtree, look at family artifacts in their home. Overtree recently published a book titled "Dear Little Girl" about their mother.

Curtis and his sister reminisce on childhood memories at their house. They are standing on the back porch of the house, looking at the backyard and the pond that sits behind the house.

Curtis Crumbley and Frankie Ogle throw their ropes in chase of the cow running ahead of them. Crumbley and Ogle are practicing roping cattle for a rodeo event they compete in from month to month.

Crumbley and Ogle work together to beat the clock in an attempt to capture the cow as quickly as possible. They are practicing for an upcoming rodeo in north Georgia, where they'll compete in various events like this one.

A horse leans against the trailer. Several members in the Curtis family compete in various rodeos around the area, practicing different western riding style disciplines that were used in the past to wrangle cattle and other livestock.

Curtis walks around some of his property. This land has recently been burned, to prepare the soil for the planting of more trees.

Curtis drives around the family property. He moved to this property when he was four-years-old, in 1948, and plans to live here the rest of his life.

Curtis turns the pages of a family record in his home. This house holds all sorts of records of births, deaths, sales, and all parts of his family's history that they have preserved over the years.

Curtis recalls a memory from when he was young. He and his siblings have turned their childhood home into a family museum, dedicated to preserving past generations of Curtis history to unify all current generations of the family.

Curtis walks toward a barn on his family property. This barn was formerly used as a shearing station for sheep, to collect wool each season.

A few Texas long horn cattle perk up during their grazing. The Curtis family have recently started farming these cattle, which are known for their slim, bony bodies and horns that can grow to 6 feet in length.

Curtis reaches out to pet one of the younger Texas long horn cattle that his family keeps in a pasture down by the river on their property. He said these cows are used for roping practice, but are kept mostly because his wife enjoys the idea of having cow

The main plantation home on the Wrayswood property has been in the Curtis family since 1948. The plantation was named for the original owners, the Wray brothers.

Curtis grins while watching a few of his relatives practice rodeo events in the fenced in arena. He laughs while mentioning that he doesn't ride horses for sport, because when he was younger he used to have to use them to herd the cattle every morning.