Thursday, October 30, 2003

Byron Herbert Reece: Balladeer of the Blue Ridge Mountains

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The Juan Wellborn Reece and Hannah Emma Lou Lance Reece Family about 1925. On Emma's lap, Emma Jean Reece (b.03/29/1923). Standing (l. ...
Thursday, October 23, 2003

The Life and Times of Dr. Mauney Douglas Collins – Part 5

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Major Contributions as Georgia’s Superintendent of Schools Dr. Mauney Douglas Collins (1885-1967)25 years Georgia's Superintendent of S...
Thursday, October 16, 2003

The Life and Times of Dr. Mauney Douglas Collins – Part 4

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Continuing the story of a Choestoe lad who, despite grave circumstances, received a good education and became Georgia’s state superintendent...
Thursday, October 9, 2003

The Life and Times of Dr. Mauney Douglas Collins – Part 3

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For four years, from July 1902 through 1906, young Mauney Douglas Collins taught at Old Liberty School in Union County for short five-month...
Thursday, October 2, 2003

The Life and Times of Dr. Mauney Douglas Collins – Part 2

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Front row, left to right: Dora Collins, Mary Louise Jackson Collins, Jean Benjamin Collins (holding dogs, Tip and Tige); Albert Dyer (Mary...
Thursday, September 25, 2003

In praise of a noble mountain man: Dr. Mauney Douglas Collins

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Union County has produced some worthy citizens. One of them was Dr. Mauney Douglas Collins, an extraordinary educator. Some men are of an a...
Thursday, September 18, 2003

Sweet Sorghum Syrup

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Time was when almost every community in Union County had a sorghum syrup mill and someone versatile in the art of turning the cane juice int...