Yet Another Birthday!
September 17, 2023Chevy Chase, Maryland It’s that time of year again! Happy 141st Birthday to you, Emmett!
Another Emmett Anniversary
Emmett’s obituary, 114 years ago tomorrow. The haste in which the obituary was set during paste-up is obvious — Emmett died shortly after midnight as the paper was put to be; the front page had to be reset in a matter of minutes — because there are errors in the […]
Chapter 170: Emmett Wilson, Candidate
May 3, 2022Chevy Chase, Maryland Between January 7 and 11, 1912, Emmett said he was unsure about throwing his hat into the contest for U.S. Congressman from the third district; at least, that was the official story he told reporters for the Pensacola Evening News in the January 11, 1912 […]
Chapter 86: A Visit to Marianna (Part 3)
October 2, 2015Marianna, Florida After touring St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Sue and I continue to walk around downtown Marianna; she points out several buildings that are still standing from Emmett and Cephas’ time — The Acme Restaurant, Dr. Wilson’s office (no relation to Emmett, Cephas or Frank Wilson of Chipley), […]
Another Anniversary
I didn’t do this….
…but someone did. Interesting.
Wake Up, 100 Years Ago
Here’s an interesting thought: You wake up, and it’s 1918. What are you qualified to do? My automatic response is, I’d be a teacher, but maybe not, because in many jurisdictions, once a woman married, she was expected to retire. And I’d most likely not be teaching in higher […]
Jokester
When Caring Turns Ugly
As I read this wonderful and insightful post, I thought of Emmett and those close to him, who probably tried to save him from himself. I thought of Jennie Kehoe, and Emmett’s sister, Katie Meade, who probably felt the weight of their compassion as impossibly heavy at times.
Away
Poor Emmett’s blog has become a dried husk because I’ve been away for two weeks attending to a family emergency. I will return in a day or so with an update, and hopefully, be back on schedule.