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Remember When: A child’s history stories of Alabama
An elementary school book, “History Stories of Alabama,” by Mrs. Pitt Lamar Matthews was passed along to me recently. It is dated 1929 and the ...
Sue Wilson, Author at The Andalusia Star-News
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Remember When: The goings on at Stanley School House, 1911-1944
South of Andalusia just a few miles is an historical structure that is truly a treasure of Covington County. Efforts have been underway from time to time ...
by Sue Wilson, Friday, May 13, 2022 4:00 pm
Lifestyles
Remember When: The little country school
Recently I attended an afternoon wedding at the Judson Baptist Church with the reception being staged across the road at the Stanley School on the ...
by Sue Wilson, Friday, May 6, 2022 4:00 pm
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Remember When: Andalusia’s Grand Old Store
“The grand old store on Court Square in Andalusia” – That was how some local citizens remember Andalusia’s first department store. I think I jogged ...
by Sue Wilson, Friday, April 22, 2022 4:00 pm
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Remember When: 60s teens read Nancy Drew
What did “Baby Boomer” girls born after World War II that became teenagers in the 1960s do for entertainment back then? There were no cell ...
by Sue Wilson, Friday, April 1, 2022 4:00 pm
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Remember When: The post office on Three Notch
One of the big musical hits of 1935 was sung by Fats Waller – “I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter and ...
by Sue Wilson, Friday, March 11, 2022 4:00 pm
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Remember When: The new post office
When Covington County was created in December 1821, a place just south of a business known years ago as the brick yard in River Falls ...
by Sue Wilson, Friday, February 25, 2022 4:00 pm
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Remember When: The Henry Opp story
In researching and learning about the history of Covington County, it is interesting to discover that another village in the county was named after a ...
by Sue Wilson, Friday, February 11, 2022 4:00 pm
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Remember When: The New High School building-1939
A topic to write this column often pops up when sometimes I am at a complete loss. Today was no exception. On certain occasions, I ...
by Sue Wilson, Friday, February 4, 2022 4:00 pm
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The Oscar M. Duggar Sr. era of the Andalusia Star
Occasionally an old photograph jumps out of hiding at the Three Notch Museum. Maybe this one was in between something or in a file or under ...
by Sue Wilson, Friday, January 28, 2022 5:00 pm
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