Listen my children and you shall hear of the midnight ride of John Wisdom on the third of May, in sixty-three…. Something isn’t quite right, is it? Back when I was in the classroom I would introduce “The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, to my fourth graders when we … [Read more...]
Georgia On My Mind
Connecting readers with historical and travel information about the state of Georgia. Follow Lisa's Georgia On My Mind page on Facebook.
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...]
Summer Memories
I remember a time when summer vacation actually spanned the months of June, July, and August. I remember a time when kids ran around the yard at twilight catching lightning bugs while the adults talked "big talk" on the porch. I also remember those summer evenings as dusk overtook the day when … [Read more...]
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