Thursday, August 31, 2006

No Coincidence: To Learn of the Late Emma Lena Nix Dyer (1889-1955)

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Webster defines “coincidence” as “the occurrence of events that happen at the same time by accident but seem to have some connection.” Notic...
Thursday, August 24, 2006

Going home, A tribute to John Paul Souther (1915-2006)

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Lt. Col. (Retired) John Paul Souther and wife, Virginia Parks Souther September 23, 2000. In his book War Not Forgotten: A Frontline Office...
Thursday, August 17, 2006

The Matheson Cove: In the Shadow of the Devil's Post Office

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Mr. Steve Oakley, Director of the Union County Historical Society Museum in the majestic, restored old courthouse on the square in Blairsvil...
Thursday, August 10, 2006

Observations from 1934

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The Tennessee Valley Authority conducted an agricultural and industrial survey of Union County, Georgia in 1934. Pursuant to the building of...
Thursday, August 3, 2006

Civil War's effect on Mary Elizabeth Fields Smith Foster

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In looking back on the Civil War, we often focus on the men who went away to war and its effect on them. But the women and children who were...
Thursday, July 27, 2006

Vogel State Park's 75th Anniversary

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Through seventy-five years of providing a get-away for tourists seeking rejuvenation from nature and a time apart to enjoy relaxation and mo...
Thursday, July 20, 2006

Post reunion reflections

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Last week's column looked forward to the Dyer-Souther Heritage Association annual reunion held on Saturday, July 15, 2006. We anticipate...