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Deciphering Moonshine Lingo in Court Records

by Melissa Barker | 18 Feb 2023 | Quick Tips from Our Speakers

Finding the Moonshiners Making moonshine was a common activity for many ancestors with Scots Irish lineage. In Kentucky’s mountainous counties, they had been making corn mash liquor for decades. As early as 1880, the term bootlegging referred to people who would...

Deciphering Moonshine Lingo in Court Records

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