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February 4, 2024 April 18, 2024by Donna R Causey

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I broke into Sturdivant Hall and couldn’t find my way out [vintage pictures]

September 4, 2022 August 2, 2022by Joe McKnight

Sturdivant Hall By Joe McKnight As a pre-teen growing up in Selma, AL., I once broke into Sturdivant Hall, an ante-bellem mansion which these…

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Santa Claus was shot? A very memorable Christmas

December 6, 2021 November 30, 2021by Joe McKnight

A Traumatic and Memorable Christmas by Joe McKnight One Christmas in my early childhood stands out as both traumatic and memorable. We lived at…

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A couple of good tips when researching your genealogy…..

July 21, 2021 July 16, 2021by Joe McKnight

Too Many McKnights (submitted by Joe McKnight) My Paternal grandfather, William Charles McKnight, was born in Calhoun County, GA. in 1864 and migrated to…