I found this the other day at Shorpy.com. I thought it fitting, what with this being Memorial Day weekend. As I watched this, I realized that Emmett’s father fought at Petersburg. He may have known some of the soldiers in this presentation. Regardless of what side these men fought for, […]
I’ve never been a fan of throwing something away or tearing anything down just because it is old. Our family has always been big on recycling, repurposing, and conserving resources. We’re not tree huggers by any stretch, but repurposing, to me, makes sense. We try to do what we can […]
I often wonder about the relationship Emmett had with his mother: Was it formal or relaxed? Was it “Mother” or “Mom?” At this point, even after two years of research into Emmett’s life, I still don’t know much about Emmett’s mother, Elizabeth Virginia Maxwell Wilson. I’m still looking for family […]
Quick, name a ‘second banana’ who transcended the ‘sidekick’ or second-in-command role into superstardom, after breaking from the partnership that gave him or her a sense of identity, that ‘household name-ness’. Don Knotts? Nope. Once he left The Andy Griffith Show, and struck out on his own, his star didn’t […]
One thing that stands out to me in getting to know Emmett’s closest friends is that his inner circle was consistent and remained close to him all his life. Emmett’s true inner circle were: Walter Kehoe, Big Brother Cephas, Paul Carter. Emmett wasn’t a snob. He seemed to make friends […]
Today’s post is about unconditional friendship. I believe that everyone has a friend in their lives who you know that no matter where you are, or how much time has gone by, the relationship is there. This is the person who knows you best, maybe better than your spouse knows […]
For those who have kept up with the activities surrounding the 150th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s death, check this out: “The Library of Congress has acquired 540 rare and historic Civil War stereographs from the Robin G. Stanford Collection. The first 77 images are now online, including 12 stereographs of […]
Friends, I’m glad to see March come to an end. It has been a little rough here in Emmett Wilson Research Land. The data recovery drama is pretty much over. A great lesson for me in this gigantic research project has been with every setback comes a benefit. With the […]
Back in the mid-1980’s, when I was a year or so out of journalism school with some experience writing for daily newspapers under my belt, I got the itch to move on to a bigger newspaper market, with a more interesting beat, and more exciting stories to write. Columbus, Mississippi […]
For the past two weeks, the focus has been on reading back issues of The Chipley Banner from 1893-1904, and getting details about the gaps of information during Emmett’s boyhood. I finished the reels and they are on their way back to the University of West Florida. There wasn’t much […]
Tell my story. 