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Four brothers left home for college, and they became successful doctors and lawyers.
One evening, they chatted after having dinner together.
They discussed the 95th birthday gifts they were able to give their elderly mother who moved to Florida .
The first said, "You know I had a big house built for Mama."
The second said, "And I had a large theater built in the…
Posted on March 10, 2012 at 8:33am — 2 Comments
In my seventh-grade year, my school took a bus trip from our native Baltimore to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, the sanctified epicenter of American tragedy. It was the mid-’80s, when educators in our inner cities, confronted by the onslaught of crack, Saturday Night Specials, and teen pregnancy, were calling on all…
Posted on December 6, 2011 at 2:00pm — 1 Comment
'Back When We Were Negroes’
By Charles E. Richardson
Posted on Sun, Jul. 31, 2011 in the Macon Telegraph
There was a time until the early 1960s when the terms to describe those of African decent, like me -- African-American or Black or Afro-American -- were almost unheard of.
I remember a distinct conversation with a friend discussing descriptive terms for ourselves in 1963 or ’64. The term “black” was just coming into vogue and he didn’t like it one bit.…
ContinuePosted on September 23, 2011 at 11:31am
A young lady confidently walked around the room while leading and explaining stress management to an audience; with a raised glass of water, and everyone knew she was going to ask the ultimate question, 'half empty or half full?'..... she fooled them all... "How heavy is this glass of water?", she inquired with a smile.
Answers called out ranged from 8 oz. to 20 oz.
She replied, "The absolute weight doesn't matter. It depends on how long I hold it. If I hold it for a minute,…
ContinuePosted on September 11, 2011 at 2:14pm — 2 Comments
Vicky,
Thank you so much for the welcome! This website is a blessing and I have been researching my ancestry after watching the original airing of Roots the miniseries on television in 1978.
Thank you and God bless you!
Joan
Hi Vicky,
I am so sorry to reply so late, I suspect Emma's maiden name is Thompson but I am not sure since I am not in contact with any living people from that line. I found a name on a record for the death of Emma Johnson in Jacksonville Florida showing her fathers name as Eddie Thompson, no mothers name. Then I found a Eddie Thomson on census records in Jacksonville, showing him being born in SC.
Both Alexander and Emma were on the 1910 Florida census, I need to see if death certificates are there for them.
Glory
Thank You...
I'm sorry a wrote something to you on the previous comment that was meant as a response to someone else. I have no Williams connections in Texas as far as I know. If so, they would have located there relatively recently. My Williams are from Montgomery and Birmingham, AL.
Don't know of any wares I haven't gotten past my great grandparents
I dont know of any Lindseys in AZ
Well now you may not have heard of an Indian named BENHAM out there on the Texas plains Then there is KEELING-KEALING Plus BLACKSHEAR who changed name to KING and my famous kin from the Benham line Bessie COLEMAN of flying fame. All TEXAs related.
I know you are pn these already BUT just in case
Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1935 1,751,776 27 Sep 2012
Texas, Laredo Arrival Manifests, 1903-1955 Browse Images 27 Sep 2012
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