Monthly Archives: September 2013

The Flour Sack Shirt by H. Grady Howell, Jr.

I rode the range with Gene Autry, Hop along Cassidy and Roy Rogers when I was a child.  I was invisible to them, but they were ever-so-visible to me.  We had many brushes with outlaws and some very narrow escapes.  … Continue reading

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Rock History Rocks on in Mississippi Part II by Johnny W. Sumrall

  Editor’s note:  This is the second of Johnny Sumrall’s two-part series on early Rock and Roll bands in Mississippi.  His comprehensive book, Classic Magnolia Rock—History of Original Mississippi Rock and Roll 1952-1970, is available in our on-line store. Among … Continue reading

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Deep Seeded Passion by Deborah Fagan Carpenter

50 pounds of sunflower seeds and a pound of zinnia seeds set the wheels in motion for an unexpected life plan. Had someone told Jill Forrester ten years ago that she would be totally immersed in the world of organic … Continue reading

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Patrician Spoke Depression Glass by Lyla Faircloth Ellzey

  The elusive cookie jar with lid! I have it! I’ve seen it but once in all my years of collecting. When I found it, I had been collecting the Patrician Spoke pattern of Depression Glass in the amber color … Continue reading

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Rock History Rocks On In Mississippi by Johnny W. Sumrall Jr

Editor’s Note: This is the first of two posts on Mississippi’s rock history by Mr. Sumrall. This post takes you back to the heady days of the most successful local band of the time, Andy Anderson and the Rolling Stones. … Continue reading

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From the Porch by Deborah Fagan Carpenter

From our swings or rocking chairs, or from the steps of our front porches, we have witnessed joys and misery, and we have watched the world change before our very eyes. Originating as a place to catch a cool breeze … Continue reading

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An Evening with Marvin by Tom Lawrence

It was the football season of 1955 and I was starting at defensive guard on the Cumberland Bulldogs.  I was a sophomore that year and had lettered the year before, but this was my first year to be a starter.  … Continue reading

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THE LEVY COUNTY QUILT MUSEUM by Lyla Faircloth Ellzey

A small sign along Highway Alternate 27 between Bronson and Chiefland, FL is the only notice you have that a hidden treasure lies down the secondary county road that meanders between fields of watermelons and peanuts. The country road takes … Continue reading

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For the Love of Pewter by Deborah Fagan Carpenter

With a Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology, and a Master’s Degree in Agricultural Technology, Kathleen Armour Walker seems an unlikely candidate to own and operate one of the most successful and unique Pewter businesses in the country, Tennessee Pewter.  But an … Continue reading

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