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Sterling and Elvin Ganus – A story stranger than fiction
It was a cool December day in Okmulgee, Oklahoma and Christmas was just weeks away. […]
Return to Hightower Mill
I have revisited the mill dozens of times in my mind since our visit on […]
The Grandma I didn’t know: Hazel Mickelsen Ganus
Each morning while at Grandma Ganus’ house I would quickly dress, straighten the homemade quilt […]
Icing on the Cake-Visiting Burton W. Cook
Burton W. Cook feels like an old friend to me. Thanks to his appearance in […]
But wait! There’s More–The murder of Mary Ellen Gurganus Pratt
There is no question that Reece murdered Mary Ellen (Gurganus) Pratt, nor that he seriously […]
Zombies are Not My Thing
Fayetteville, Georgia. Tell people you are going there and some want to talk about the […]
Rainwater Ford-I DID go there.
Rainwater Ford on the Tallapoosa Back in 2012 I wrote about my desire to someday […]
Worshipping as Family, Neighbors and Friends, Tallapoosa Primitive Church
Inside the Tallapoosa Primitive ChurchCarrollton, Georgia I could imagine them sitting there. Grandparents, parents and […]
Rain, Wind and Fear of Snakes, Blooming Grove Cemetery
Blooming Grove Cemetery As we pulled up to the property, I felt the hair rise […]