Sue Wilson, Author at The Andalusia Star-News

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Remember When: Answering questions about yesterday

An old friend dropped by my office today to ask me if I knew of or remembered certain things about our growing up days in Andalusia. ... Read more

by Sue Wilson, Friday, December 2, 2022 2:30 pm

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Remember When: Thanksgiving words from the past

It is always interesting, amusing, inspiring – not sure what the word is – to look back at the vintage newspapers of 100 years ago ... Read more

by Sue Wilson, Wednesday, November 23, 2022 2:30 pm

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Remember When: One-room schoolhouse, a teacher’s story

The late Miss Derlie Barnes, Covington County educator for 44 years, wrote and completed in 2002 the most delightful booklet, “Along the Way” about her ... Read more

by Sue Wilson, Friday, November 11, 2022 3:30 pm

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Remember When: Early schools in Covington County

Always when I occasionally eat a sausage, ham, or bacon biscuit like I did this morning, my thoughts take me back to the one-room schoolhouse ... Read more

by Sue Wilson, Friday, October 21, 2022 3:30 pm

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Remember When: One-room schoolhouse from the past

What a surprise when over two dozen vintage cardboard photographs were brought to me for placing at the Three Notch Museum. Mary Kirkland, an Andalusia ... Read more

by Sue Wilson, Friday, October 14, 2022 5:30 pm

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Remember When: The Caton’s cabin of yesteryear

At Homecoming 2022-23, this year at Andalusia High School, the graduation classes of the three’s are being honored and celebrated based on the years students ... Read more

by Sue Wilson, Friday, September 9, 2022 2:30 pm

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Remember When: Early settlers of Covington County – Part 2

This is a continuation or Part 2 of recognizing some early settlers of Covington County whose sketches or brief biographical stories are featured in an ... Read more

by Sue Wilson, Friday, August 26, 2022 3:00 pm

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Remember When: Early settlers of Covington County

Recently Dennis Murphy of Opp brought to me two volumes from the 1893 Tutwiler Collection of Southern History and Literature, Memorial Record of Alabama. It ... Read more

by Sue Wilson, Friday, August 12, 2022 3:30 pm

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Remember When: Life as a young person during Vietnam era

Since my life as a teenager, college student, and young adult corresponds with the Vietnam War era, I suppose my memories of living through those ... Read more

by Sue Wilson, Friday, July 29, 2022 4:30 pm

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Remember When: Whatever happened to the Class of ‘65?

You can call this a sequel if you wish. Since I heard from friends and classmates from all over regarding the last column about memories ... Read more