Robin Ford WallaceMar 12, 20173 minHistorically Speaking: Calendar, Courthouse and Photographs--Be InvolvedThe Nesbit House. See notes below. It seems that the Historical Society has been working underground for the past few months. Illnesses,...
Robin Ford WallaceMar 5, 20176 minDade County History: What about Dr. Gardner?My mother, Mary Verenice Cooper, was born July 8, 1932, near Valley Head, Ala. She was brought into this world by Dr. Joseph Leonard...
Robin Ford WallaceMar 1, 20179 minBeer and Loathing in Dade County, Part 2: Sinners v. AginnersThe B&G Jiffway, the modern, spanking-new convenience store at I-24 and Hwy. 299 where Bea Haygood and Glenda Scott wanted to sell beer...
Robin Ford WallaceFeb 26, 20173 minDade History: End of WatchA few months ago, I wrote a history article about my great-great Aunt Josephine Hawkins Parrish. She grew up in Dekalb County, Ala., and...
Robin Ford WallaceFeb 24, 20176 minBeer and Loathing in Dade County, Part I: The LawsuitOn May 20, 1981, a tiny "filler copy" article on an inside page of The Dade County Sentinel--in those days, a well-written, newsy little...
Robin Ford WallaceFeb 19, 20176 minDade County History: Dr. Daniel Spencer Middleton, 1871-1959Dr. Middleton with his second wife, Mallie Hale Middleton. Recently, while waiting in a doctor’s office in Chattanooga, my brother struck...
Robin Ford WallaceNov 13, 20166 minHalloween Hijinks HistoricallyWith Halloween approaching, I found myself in a discussion with my friend about how Halloween has changed since “our day.” During my hour...
Robin Ford WallaceOct 9, 20168 minLocal History: Monica's StoryMonica Thomas, who integrated the Dade school system all by her 11-year-old lonesome. There’s an old saying that “History is something...
Robin Ford WallaceAug 15, 20166 minDade History: The Nisbet Murder and Paul Crane --The Rest of the StoryEditor's note: This is third in a local history series originally published by Linda Wilson in 2015. A few weeks ago, I wrote a couple of...