As many know who follow my efforts at researching and publishing local history I grew up in Red Oak, Georgia, once part of old Campbell County. My father, John Land, was the manager of the West Building Materials store and lumber yard along Roosevelt Highway. I attended Eastern Elementary school in … [Read more...]
Every Now and Then
A blog about Douglas County history, including stories of old Campbell County. Follow Lisa's Every Now and Then page on Facebook.
Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting?
I have fond memories of Saturday night when I was in high school and college. Often they were nights filled with drives into Atlanta to see what kind of trouble of the good kind I could find. Some of my regular haunts included dinner at the original Buckhead location of Longhorn’s Steak where the … [Read more...]
Campbell County’s Participation in the Indian War of 1838
Several times as I’m digging in the oldest records of Douglas County I end up in Campbell County records since Douglas was formed from land that had once been Campbell County. Often as I get into some of the biographical information I see the same phrases regarding Native Americans. I see things … [Read more...]
The Irony of History
My first column for the Douglas County Sentinel appeared March 28, 2013, so give or take a week or two that’s a total of 156 columns I’ve written regarding Douglas County history. Some columns come to me easier than others while others are pure torture to wring out of my fingers for various … [Read more...]
