When I was a little girl my mother always shopped for the weeks groceries at the same location – the Kroger grocery store located in the Jamestown Shopping Center in College Park, Georgia. Mother was a slow and methodical shopper and inevitably she’d see someone she knew and would stand in the … [Read more...]
Mammy Kate: Georgia’s American Revolutionary War Heroine
We all want historians to stick to the truth regarding documenting historical events, but over time bits and pieces of embellished myths creep into the narrative. I try to stick to the verified events, but sometimes the unverified is just too enticing, and I have to let the words slip from my … [Read more...]
Facing Our Enemies
If we are really honest with ourselves we all have a few enemies. Some are real, and some are imagined. Some enemies are bad habits while others are thoughts and feelings, too. Sometimes we have a collective enemy like William Ezra Curtis of Carroll County, Georgia. His enemy happened … [Read more...]
Monumental Finds
As you might already be aware historical research interests me. No surprise there, right? I realize it might not be your thing, but it’s mine. I conduct the research in order to find the quirky things that draw people in, the hidden information that never makes it to the textbook or your … [Read more...]
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