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Historically Speaking: Calendar, Courthouse and Photographs--Be Involved
The Nesbit House. See notes below. It seems that the Historical Society has been working underground for the past few months. Illnesses,...
Robin Ford Wallace
Mar 12, 20173 min read
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Dade 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 Wallace
Mar 5, 20176 min read
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Beer and Loathing in Dade County, Part 2: Sinners v. Aginners
The 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 Wallace
Mar 1, 20179 min read
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Dade History: End of Watch
A 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 Wallace
Feb 26, 20173 min read
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Beer and Loathing in Dade County, Part I: The Lawsuit
On 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 Wallace
Feb 24, 20176 min read
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Dade County History: Dr. Daniel Spencer Middleton, 1871-1959
Dr. Middleton with his second wife, Mallie Hale Middleton. Recently, while waiting in a doctor’s office in Chattanooga, my brother struck...
Robin Ford Wallace
Feb 19, 20176 min read
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Halloween Hijinks Historically
With Halloween approaching, I found myself in a discussion with my friend about how Halloween has changed since “our day.” During my hour...
Robin Ford Wallace
Nov 13, 20166 min read
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Local History: Monica's Story
Monica 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 Wallace
Oct 9, 20168 min read
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Dade History: The Nisbet Murder and Paul Crane --The Rest of the Story
Editor'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...
Robin Ford Wallace
Aug 15, 20166 min read
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