Thursday, October 25, 2007

Corn Shuckings and Pumpkin Gatherings

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For those of us who grew up on the farm, fall was the time for gathering in the crops. Pumpkins, an important staple for winter use, had to ...
Thursday, October 18, 2007

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

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Through this column more than a year ago, I introduced you to author, Dr. Eva Nell Mull Wike and her book on local and family history entitl...
Thursday, October 11, 2007

Observing Columbus Day

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On October 12, 1492, Christopher Columbus arrived on an island in the Bahamas and named it San Salvador, claiming it for Spain and in honor ...
Thursday, October 4, 2007

Nix connections, Part 6- John Washington Nix

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My last column on Nix connections was in the August 23, 2007 "Sentinel." In that article, we saw that six sons of James "Jimm...
Thursday, September 27, 2007

Literary Festival: Event in Blue Ridge to Memorialize Byron Herbert Reece

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Poet Byron Herbert Reece (1917-1958) working on his writing at his home on Wolf Creek, Union County, GA. (about 1947) Had he lived, Union Co...
Thursday, September 20, 2007

Welcome Back

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The phrase "time-out" according to Webster's Dictionary was coined in 1926 and is a noun meaning a brief suspension of activit...
Thursday, August 30, 2007

'Through Mountain Mists' on hold

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Due to a recent health issue, the weekly column by Ethelene Dyer-Jones will not appear in the Union Sentinel until further notice. We at th...