Catharine Cole(Martha R. Field) I began this letter in a tiny, rather ramshackle hotel, a hundred miles of wilderness away from the parish of which I am to write. There is a big fire on a big hearth, put there for cheerfulness’ sake, but in the open window the purple stillness of an Indian summer … Continue reading Union Parish
Memoirs
Memories of One Woman’s Contribution to the War Industry Following Pearl Harbor
Vina Greer Henry December 8, 1941, 11:30 AM Central Standard Time, Athens High School, Athens, Louisiana. I will never forget this day, no matter how long I live. Mr. Whatley, the principal, called an assembly and turned on the radio for all to hear. The President of the United States was scheduled to address a … Continue reading Memories of One Woman’s Contribution to the War Industry Following Pearl Harbor
The Memoirs Of Louisa George Tompkins
In August of 2017 I posted an article with the same title and written by the same author. Today I found another version, mostly the same but different and not near as long. The memoirs were written in 1926. The author was eighty four years old at the time, so it is very unlikely that … Continue reading The Memoirs Of Louisa George Tompkins
The Memoirs Of Louisa George Tompkins
This was sent to me by a follower. I remembered that I had read it on the Union Parish Archives that Dr. Tim Hudson is the administrator of and want to give credit where it is due. Chuck Kinnison had submitted the article to the archives. WRITTEN IN 1926 AT THE AGE OF 84 YEARS … Continue reading The Memoirs Of Louisa George Tompkins
Shiloh to Canaan 
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