Dr. Esther Clayton Lovejoy was in Douglasville, Georgia on the night of Sunday, May 26, 1918. What? Her name doesn’t ring a bell with you? Dr. Lovejoy was quite the star on the speaking circuit during the last six months of World War I. My local paper, the Douglas County Sentinel stated, … [Read more...]
History is Elementary
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The Bonds of Friendship
In the years leading up to World War I there lived in a little Alabama town three young men who were known all around town as best friends. They did everything together, so it was no surprise when they grew to manhood they entered the railway division of the postal service. George T. Booth was … [Read more...]
Squanto: A Coincidental Life
If you are a regular reader you already know that I am interested in how historical events connect and weave together to form our common human fabric. I am continually amazed at how events can have far reaching consequences, some across time, and some simply across town. What at first glance … [Read more...]
Even Harry Got to Go to the Beach
I love the beach. The sand, the sparkling water, the sound and smell of the pounding surf, walking the beach with my head down hoping….hoping…. hoping for the perfect shell find. The beach at morning…the beach at night…seafood…even the sunburn…I love it all. I miss the beach, and I’m most … [Read more...]
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