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Source: https://www.ballparksofbaseball.com/ballparks/griffith-stadium/2023-02-13T19:48:08+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/04/10/familiar-faces-in-the-crowd/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/guy-in-back.jpgguy in backhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/wronghair.jpgwronghairMaybe Emmett, but wrong hair.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/slouch.jpgslouchPossible Emmett slouching in attendance.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/couldbe-him.jpgcouldbe himHe's sitting in the back row. 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VIP in bar and bench circles. Source: State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory, https://floridamemory.com/items/show/47155https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/300px-sevilletower.jpg300px-SevilleTowerThe American National Bank Building, now Seville Tower, today. Source: Pensapedia.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/shorpy_anbb.jpgshorpy_anbbAmerican National Bank Building, the tallest structure in Pensacola for many years, on the right. Emmett's office was on the 7th floor, facing Palafox and the Customs House, which was right across the street. Source: Shorpy.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/4thflocorner.jpg4thflocornerThe law offices of Evelyn Croom Maxwell, Emmett's uncle, and, law partner at this time. Maxwell and Wilson formed a partnership January 2, 1907. https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/shorpy-ecmaxwell_blount_ew.jpgSHORPY-ECMaxwell_Blount_EWThe Blount Building, 1908. 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Shot 2020-04-21 at 3.15.59 PMFrom the article titled "Gasoline in his blood," Source: The Ellensburg Daily Record, April 5, 2003, via Google Newspapers.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/pearl-spaulding-wedding-photo.pngPearl Spaulding wedding photoPearl Spaulding. This is the only photo I have of her. Source: The Birmingham News, June 28, 1925, p. 51.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/screen-shot-2020-04-21-at-2.50.25-pm.pngScreen Shot 2020-04-21 at 2.50.25 PMAlexander Winton's automobile from the race. Source: National Museum of American History, Washington, D.C.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/screen-shot-2020-04-20-at-11.16.21-am.pngScreen Shot 2020-04-20 at 11.16.21 AMSource: The New York Tribune, March 21, 1903, via ChroniclingAmerica.gov2020-05-05T18:10:34+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2020/04/15/chapter-67-ormond-beach/2020-05-05T18:10:04+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2019/06/24/chapter-20-katies-story-about-british-honduras/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/katiereflections1.jpegKatieReflections1Page one of Katie Wilson Meade's story of her childhood in Belize, British Honduras. Published with permission of Elizabeth Meade Howard.2020-04-28T16:29:45+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2019/06/25/chapter-21-katies-memories-of-british-honduras/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/katewilsonmeade2.jpegKateWilsonMeade2The second page from Katie's narrative. Source: Elizabeth Meade Howard; used with permission.2020-04-28T16:26:56+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2019/06/26/chapter-22-the-wilsons-in-british-honduras/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/comet-1882.jpgcomet 1882Great Comet of 1882 as photographed by David Gill, Cape Town. Source: Wikipediahttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/katewilsonmeade3.jpegKateWilsonMeade3Katie Wilson Meade's narrative of the Wilson family in British Honduras. Source: Elizabeth Wilson Howard.2020-04-28T16:25:16+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2019/06/30/chapter-23-more-anecdotes-of-wilson-family-in-british-honduras/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/screen-shot-2019-06-30-at-7.51.59-am.pngScreen Shot 2019-06-30 at 7.51.59 AMThis is a page from Dr. Wilson's father's will, which was written while several of Emmett's family had emigrated to British Honduras. Several Wilson brothers are still in the U.S., namely Cephas Jr. (who ultimately moved to Virginia), William, and Walter or Walker. Source: Ancestry.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/screen-shot-2019-06-27-at-10.32.41-am.pngScreen Shot 2019-06-27 at 10.32.41 AMBig Hill is a resort in Belize today.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/page4_katiesnarrativeofbelize.jpgpage4_KatiesNarrativeofBelizeKatie Wilson Meade’s narrative of the Wilson family in British Honduras. Source: Elizabeth Wilson Howard. Used with permission.2020-04-28T16:23:12+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2019/07/08/chapter-24-leaving-belize/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/screen-shot-2019-07-05-at-6.21.36-am.pngScreen Shot 2019-07-05 at 6.21.36 AMhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/may_everard_frank_wilson.jpgMay_Everard_Frank_wilsonThe summer place in Perdido Bay that Frank owned. Left to right: Everard Meade (son of Katie and Emmett Meade), Frank Jr., Katie [behind the dog], Emmett Meade, Julian Wilson, May Wilson (wife of Frank Jr. behind Julian), Jule Wilson Perry, and Jule's mother on the end. Photo courtesy of Carol Ballard.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/katiewilsonmeade5_text.jpegKatieWilsonmeade5_text2020-04-28T16:19:59+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2019/07/17/chapter-25-we-began-a-new-life/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/screen-shot-2019-07-12-at-6.52.53-am.pngScreen Shot 2019-07-12 at 6.52.53 AMEven though he was not president of the railroad in 1884, it is likely Maxwell paid the fare for the family because of the financial problems reported at this point in other Wilson family genealogies. Source: Herringshaw's Encyclopedia, page 626https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/screen-shot-2019-07-12-at-6.40.51-am.pngScreen Shot 2019-07-12 at 6.40.51 AMInformation about the "City of Dallas" from Macheca Fleet.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/katiewilsonmeade6-permission.jpegKatieWilsonmeade6-permission2020-04-28T16:17:33+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2019/07/20/chapter-26-i-suddenly-grew-up/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/katiewilsonmeadep7.jpegKatieWilsonMeadeP7Source: Elizabeth Meade Howard. Used with permission.2020-04-28T16:14:21+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2019/07/29/chapter-27-a-chicken-on-orange-hill-road/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/corbin-road-wash-county.pngcorbin road wash countyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1885-census-wash-co.jpg1885 census wash coBecause the 1890 census doesn't exist, I also tracked down the Wilson neighbors (several are listed as farmers, and kept their property in the family in subsequent generations) to confirm about where the original Wilson property was located. Source: Ancestry.com, and the Florida State Archives.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/screen-shot-2019-07-28-at-6.40.16-am.pngScreen Shot 2019-07-28 at 6.40.16 AMSource: State Library of Florida, Florida Map Collection, GEOGRAPHIC AREA 0013; 1884.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/pensacola__atlantic_schedule_nov_1885.gifPensacola_&_Atlantic_schedule_Nov_1885Here's an example of the timetable for the same railroad line, dated November 1885. This is also likely the timetable the Wilsons used for their train trip home to Chipley. Note the time it took to go from New Orleans to Chipley. Source: Florida's Panhandle Life, Vol. 1, No. 1., May 1982; ultimate source is probably the Official Guide to the Railways, 1886. Timetable is from November 15, 1885.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/pensacola_and_atlantic_rr_map_1885.jpgPensacola_and_Atlantic_RR_map_1885The Louisville & Nashville Railroad line was previously known as the Pensacola & Atlantic Railroad. Source: Chicago : Poole Brothers. 1885. - State Library and Archives of Florida (http://ibistro.dos.state.fl.us)2020-04-28T16:12:17+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2019/08/09/chapter-28-dorothy-whit-and-elizabeth/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/artifacts-mucilage.jpgartifacts-mucilageA collection of artifacts at the Washington County Historical Society. The red arrow points to a bottle of mucilage. Photo by the author.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/wedding-photo-jerry-williams-carter-1907_ew-election-manager.pngwedding photo Jerry Williams Carter 1907_EW election managerJerry Williams Carter wedding photo, 1910. Source: .xxxxxhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/wash-hist-soc-bldg-nice.jpgwash hist soc bldg nicehttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/screen-shot-2019-08-08-at-4.19.52-pm.pngScreen Shot 2019-08-08 at 4.19.52 PMhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/dorothy-and-whit.jpgDorothy and WhitWonderful friends at the Washington County Historical Society, Dorothy Odom and Whit Gainey. Photo by the author.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/products-ew-would-have-seen-.jpgproducts EW would have seenTaken on May 20, 2014 in Pensacola while touring Emmett Wilson period houses in Old Pensacola. The display features products typically found in a home between 1890-1910. Photo by the author.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/historic-society-building-train-car-on-side.jpghistoric society building; train car on sideA side view of the Washington County Historic Society building; a caboose on the grounds.2020-04-28T16:08:57+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2019/09/04/chapter-29-searching-dr-wilsons-downtown-office/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/across-from-the-watts-buildingand-bank.pngacross from the watts buildingand bankThis is the Sanford Fire Insurance map of the block across the street from the image above. Notice that there is also a drugstore on this corner. This might have been the location of Dr. Wilson's store and office as well. It isn't clear that the building on the site today is the same as it was in 1913 or earlier.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/another-row-downtown-shot.jpganother row downtown shotThis is across the street from The Watts building. Photo taken by the author.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/watts-building-1916.jpgwatts building 1916This row of stores is called The Watts Building, and has a date of 1916 over the archway. They are next to the old bank building -- the bank was there in 1913, but these stores were not. Photo taken by the author.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/bank-for-a-reference.pngbank for a referenceIf you zoom into the Sanborn map, you can see two possible locations where Dr. Wilson may have had his office. According to The Chipley Banner, he had a drugstore and an office, with the office above the store. The Banner said that he sold his stock completely after the fire. 2020-04-28T16:03:57+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2019/09/11/chapter-30-when-times-get-tough/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/screen-shot-2019-09-11-at-2.51.29-pm.pngScreen Shot 2019-09-11 at 2.51.29 PMhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/screen-shot-2019-09-11-at-2.51.06-pm.pngScreen Shot 2019-09-11 at 2.51.06 PMhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/screen-shot-2019-09-11-at-2.50.43-pm.pngScreen Shot 2019-09-11 at 2.50.43 PMAll parts of this article from The Chipley Banner, May 21, 1898, page 3 via ChroniclingAmerica.govhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/screen-shot-2019-09-11-at-2.48.13-pm.pngScreen Shot 2019-09-11 at 2.48.13 PMTh2020-04-27T14:35:35+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2019/09/22/chapter-31-doorway-to-the-past/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/screen-shot-2019-09-22-at-5.34.52-am.pngScreen Shot 2019-09-22 at 5.34.52 AMSource: Lost Collegeshttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/1900-census.png1900 censusThe 1900 U.S. Census, Chipley, Florida. The notation says this was an enumeration of Chipley town; Emmett's name has an arrow next to it. There are only five children listed as residents of the Dr. F.C. Wilson home. Source: U.S. Census for 1900, via Ancestry.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/kate-and-daughters-photo.pngKate and daughters photo(L to R): Lucille, Kate, and Catherine Caroline (late known as Miss John) Jordan. Source: xxxxxhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/kate-and-francis-wilson-wedding-announcement.jpgKate and Francis Wilson wedding announcementKate Jordan and Dr. Wilson's marriage announcement in the Columbus paper. Source: Genealogybank.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/frank_wilson_house_chipley.jpgFrank_wilson_house_chipleyDr. F.C. Wilson's house, about 1895. Photographer unknown. Photo courtesy of Elizabeth Meade Howard.2020-04-27T14:30:16+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2019/09/24/chapter-32-that-tingling-sensation/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/original-doorknob.jpgoriginal doorknobOne of the original doorknobs of Dr. Wilson's home. Photo by the author.2020-04-27T14:18:43+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2019/10/07/chapter-33-a-force-to-be-reckoned-with/2020-04-27T14:11:03+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2019/10/22/chapter-34-in-choosing-happiness/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/emmett_as_child_1890-copy.jpgEmmett_as_child_1890 copyEmmett (left), Walker (center), Julian (right), in 1890, taken for New Year's Day 1891. Source: Jule Wilson Perry, used with permission Copyright EmmettWilsonbook.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/emmett_twin_feb12_1913.jpgEmmett_twin_Feb12_1913https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/screen-shot-2019-09-30-at-6.50.00-am-1.pngScreen Shot 2019-09-30 at 6.50.00 AMhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/screen-shot-2019-09-30-at-6.50.00-am.pngScreen Shot 2019-09-30 at 6.50.00 AM2020-04-27T14:04:14+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2019/10/29/chapter-35-thoughts-on-the-road/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/screen-shot-2019-10-29-at-1.36.47-pm.pngScreen Shot 2019-10-29 at 1.36.47 PMI'm not one to criticize, but this seems to be a very weird way of doing things, especially with older children already out of the house with jobs. Jule thought so as well. https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/screen-shot-2019-10-29-at-12.00.33-pm.pngScreen Shot 2019-10-29 at 12.00.33 PMStill, that was a lot of money in 1860. Source: Wilson family genealogy.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/screen-shot-2019-10-28-at-4.44.41-pm.pngScreen Shot 2019-10-28 at 4.44.41 PMWinn-Dixie, Highway 29, Cantonment, Florida2020-04-27T13:58:13+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2019/10/30/chapter-36-a-second-chance/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/screen-shot-2019-10-30-at-12.16.45-pm.pngScreen Shot 2019-10-30 at 12.16.45 PM2020-04-27T13:53:38+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2019/11/05/chapter-37-coffee-and-a-selfie/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/2014-05-19-09.39.51.jpg2014-05-19 09.39.51Emmett's niece, located directly above Emmett. She was https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/2014-05-19-09.24.41-1.jpg2014-05-19 09.24.41-1Here he is. Photo by the author.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/2014-05-19-09.38.52.jpg2014-05-19 09.38.52The gatehouse is in the background, to the left. Note how old the stones are in this section. Photo by the author.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/2014-05-19-09.39.44.jpg2014-05-19 09.39.44Meade and his wife Carrie. They had three children; two sons who are not buried here. The plot is large; perhaps they had planned everyone to be buried here at one time. Photo by the author.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/emmett-at-st-johns.pngemmett at st johnsSection 3, Space 3, Lot 15, in St. John's Cemetery. 2020-04-27T13:44:08+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2019/11/08/chapter-38-no-one-will-ever-know-this/2020-04-27T13:29:58+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2019/11/12/chapter-39-walking-in-emmetts-footsteps-part-1/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/screen-shot-2019-11-12-at-8.58.20-am.pngScreen Shot 2019-11-12 at 8.58.20 AMBlount building today. Source: Wikipedia.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/floridamemory-of-blount-bldg.jpgfloridamemory of blount bldgThe Blount Building, about 1909. Source: Floridamemory.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/blount-bldg-downtown-pensa-copy.jpgblount bldg? downtown pensa copyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/old-christ-church-elizabeths-church.jpgold christ church -- Elizabeth's churchInside old Christ Church. Photo by the authorhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/light-fixture-old-christ-church.jpglight fixture old christ churchInside Old Christ Church. Photo by the author.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/another-old-christ-chuch.jpganother old christ chuchSide view of Old Christ Church. Photo by the author.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/lovely-sitting-area.jpglovely sitting areaAnother house. Photo by the author.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/kitchen-ew-may-have-seen.jpgkitchen ew may have seenAn old kitchen setup that Emmett may have seen. Photo by the author.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/ladies-underwear-old-house-district.jpgladies underwear old house districthttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/calling-cards-would-ew-leave-his-calling-on-people.jpgcalling cards -- would EW leave his calling on peopleCalling cards on a vestibule table in one of the houses. EW would have left his card, too. And no, his wasn't in this pile. Photo by the author.2020-04-27T13:26:18+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2019/11/13/chapter-40-awesomeness-and-context-walking-in-emmetts-footsteps-part-2/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/screen-shot-2019-11-13-at-3.02.02-pm.pngScreen Shot 2019-11-13 at 3.02.02 PMThe Montgomery Advertiser, October 27, 1914. Source: GenealogyBank.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/giant-bookcase-in-lobby-of-old-ew-office-bldg.jpggiant bookcase in lobby of old EW office bldgAs you walk through the doors, there is a giant antique bookcase on the left hand wall. I wonder if Emmett ever saw this. Photo by the author.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/jacki-at-door-old-ew-building.jpgJacki at door old EW buildingJacki inviting me into historic Seville Tower, once known as the American Bank Building. Emmett's office was on the top floor. https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/jacki-and-mcmmillan-house.jpgjacki and mcmmillan houseThe awesome Jacki Wilson showing me the old houses in historic Pensacola. Photo by the author.2020-04-26T21:08:47+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2019/11/19/chapter-41-for-once-i-feel-at-ease/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/screen-shot-2019-11-19-at-10.08.01-am.pngScreen Shot 2019-11-19 at 10.08.01 AMFrom The Chipley Banner, January 14, 1899, page 3. Source: ChroniclingAmerica.govhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/screen-shot-2019-11-18-at-4.40.11-pm.pngScreen Shot 2019-11-18 at 4.40.11 PMThe Weekly Tallahaseean, October 4, 1900. Source: ChroniclingAmerica.govhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/screen-shot-2019-11-18-at-4.29.29-pm.pngScreen Shot 2019-11-18 at 4.29.29 PMThe Weekly Tallahassean, November 22, 1900. Source: ChroniclingAmerica.gov2020-04-26T21:03:59+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2019/12/06/chapter-42-the-shape-of-a-heart/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/img_3436.jpegIMG_3436https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/screen-shot-2019-12-06-at-8.59.13-am.pngScreen Shot 2019-12-06 at 8.59.13 AMIt looked sort-of like this. Image source: amazon.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/the-old-st-joe.pngthe old st joeThe old St. Joseph High School in Jackson, Miss. The red arrow points to the typing classroom. Source: stjoebruins.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/screen-shot-2019-12-04-at-5.41.48-pm.pngScreen Shot 2019-12-04 at 5.41.48 PMThe view from the back porch of Elizabeth's beach house. I'm gonna walk down that road and right onto the sand in about five minutes. Photo by the author.2020-04-26T20:57:56+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2019/12/20/chapter-43-detour-unusual/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/1901-feb-23-emmett-studying-law-with-dj-jones.jpg1901 - Feb 23 - Emmett studying law with DJ JonesFrom the February 23, 1901 edition of The Chipley Banner. One door closed for Emmett and another opened elsewhere.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/screen-shot-2019-12-20-at-12.44.43-pm.pngScreen Shot 2019-12-20 at 12.44.43 PMU.S. Census page from 1900 via Ancestry.com: May McKinnon is single in 1900, and a telegraph operator (probably at the same railroad where Frank worked).https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/1901-feb-16-frank-jr-weak.jpg1901 - Feb 16 -Frank Jr weakFrom The Chipley Banner, February 16, 1901.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/1901-fcw-in-no-jan-19.jpg1901 - FCW in NO Jan 19From The Chipley Banner, January 19, 1901. Frank with an 'abscess of the liver.' The Wilson family genealogy mentions alcoholism among several of Emmett's brothers. https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/1900-dec-29-frank-sick.jpg1900 - Dec 29 - Frank sickFrom The Chipley Banner, December 29, 1900. Frank Wilson is Emmett's older brother, who lives in Pensacola, and is a conductor with the L&N Railroad.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/screen-shot-2019-12-12-at-10.17.08-am.pngScreen Shot 2019-12-12 at 10.17.08 AMOne small screenshot of one page. Emmett's entire timeline is well over 5,000 items long. Timelines created by the author.2020-04-26T20:52:39+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2019/12/26/chapter-44-to-be-someone-else/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/screen-shot-2019-12-26-at-10.04.07-am.pngScreen Shot 2019-12-26 at 10.04.07 AMSource: The Chipley Banner, March 31, 1900. From ChroniclingAmerica.govhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/screen-shot-2019-12-26-at-9.38.24-am.pngScreen Shot 2019-12-26 at 9.38.24 AMThe regular train schedule for the L&N. Source: The Chipley Banner, July 24, 1897. ChroniclingAmerica.govhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/screen-shot-2019-12-26-at-9.02.34-am.pngScreen Shot 2019-12-26 at 9.02.34 AMKate Langley Jordan Wilson, or Mother Kate. https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/telegraph_chipley-at-chipley-museum-ew-may-have-used-it.jpgtelegraph_chipley - at chipley museum-EW may have used itA telegraph machine in the holdings of the Chipley Historical Society museum. Photo courtesy of Dorothy Odom.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/screen-shot-2019-12-26-at-8.49.15-am-1.pngScreen Shot 2019-12-26 at 8.49.15 AMhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/screen-shot-2019-12-26-at-8.49.15-am.pngScreen Shot 2019-12-26 at 8.49.15 AMWade Hampton Blake. Source: findagrave.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/screen-shot-2019-12-26-at-8.43.45-am.pngScreen Shot 2019-12-26 at 8.43.45 AMMay 21, 1898 edition of The Chipley Banner. The story about the fire takes up most of the third page of the issue. Source: ChroniclingAmerica.gov2020-04-26T20:48:39+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2020/01/05/chapter-45-on-frank-jr/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/aug-6-1912-the-may.pngAug 6 1912 -- the MayFrom The Pensacola Journal, August 6, 1912. Source: ChroniclingAmerica.govhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/screen-shot-2019-12-30-at-10.45.46-am.pngScreen Shot 2019-12-30 at 10.45.46 AMFrank and May's only child, Mary Elizabeth was five months old when she died. Source: Findagrave.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/may-short-a-example.pngMay short a examplehttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/screen-shot-2019-12-29-at-2.19.35-pm.pngScreen Shot 2019-12-29 at 2.19.35 PMSource: The Washington Examiner, 1912.2020-04-26T20:43:15+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2020/01/06/chapter-46-what-we-call-fortuitous/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/albert-murphree.jpgalbert-murphreeAlbert Murphree, president of WFS; one of Emmett's professors. Source: https://president.fsu.edu/president/past-presidents/albert-murphree/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/screen-shot-2020-01-06-at-5.20.22-pm.pngScreen Shot 2020-01-06 at 5.20.22 PMA 1998 photo of comet Giacobini-Zinner, which was reported to have been seen in the skies over North American in the last week of December, 1900. Source: Gary W. Cronk's Cometography; photo copyright 1998 by Michael Jager2020-04-26T20:40:51+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2020/01/08/chapter-47-i-cannot-go-home-again/2020-04-26T20:37:55+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2020/01/16/chapter-48-she-wore-a-white-ribbon/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/from-ebay-antique-womans-christian-temperance-union-wctu_1_4edf5df2eb106ccbe5af7968b6537ab5.jpgfrom ebay antique-womans-christian-temperance-union-wctu_1_4edf5df2eb106ccbe5af7968b6537ab5Source: ebay.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/wctu-membership.pngwctu membershiphttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/all-at-the-deathbed.pngall at the deathbedhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/the-hornes-residence.pngthe horne's residencehttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/drink-causing-convulsions.pngdrink causing convulsionshttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/emmetts-mother-dies.-june-26-1891.-the-pensacola-news.pngEmmett's mother dies. June 26, 1891. The Pensacola NewsSource: The Pensacola News, from June 26, 1891, via Newspapers.com2020-04-26T20:34:17+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2020/01/31/chapter-49-following-clues/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/1901-feb-23-emmett-studying-law-with-dj-jones.jpg1901 - Feb 23 - Emmett studying law with DJ JonesEmmett is studying law with local attorney D.J. Jones.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/screen-shot-2020-01-30-at-9.55.39-am-e1580396250602.pngScreen Shot 2020-01-30 at 9.55.39 AMFrom The Argo, 1901-1902; Photo of the junior class. Source: FSU archive.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/screen-shot-2020-01-30-at-9.55.28-am.pngScreen Shot 2020-01-30 at 9.55.28 AMFrom The Argo, 1901-1902, a list of the junior class members. Source: FSU Archiveshttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/screen-shot-2020-01-30-at-9.40.46-am.pngScreen Shot 2020-01-30 at 9.40.46 AMScreen shot of the 1900-1901 catalog, once again showing Emmett with a double classification. The catalog itself was issued in 1901, but may have been printed early that year, or in late 1900, when Emmett was still a student. Source: FSU archives.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/screen-shot-2020-01-27-at-10.39.33-am.pngScreen Shot 2020-01-27 at 10.39.33 AMA screenshot from the 1899-1901 catalog of WFS. Note that Emmett is classified both as a third-year high school student AND a college freshman. Source: FSU Archives.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/ouch-poor-emmett-arrow-1.pngouch! Poor Emmett-arrowFrom the 1900-1901 Issue of The Argo. Source: FSU archivehttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/ouch-poor-emmett-arrow.pngouch! Poor Emmett-arrowhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/emmett-wfs-program_001.jpgEmmett WFS program_001https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/emmett-_page-2_wfsprogram_002_img.jpgEmmett _page 2_WFSprogram_002_imgEmmett speaking during a debate for West Florida Seminary.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/screen-shot-2020-01-29-at-12.01.27-pm.pngScreen Shot 2020-01-29 at 12.01.27 PMScreenshot of the item online from the Florida State University Archives2020-04-26T20:30:17+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2020/02/05/chapter-50-a-curious-notation-in-the-argo/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/screen-shot-2020-02-05-at-9.42.42-am.pngScreen Shot 2020-02-05 at 9.42.42 AMEmmett is mentioned on this page as having attended -- and his friends ate his supper for him. Curious. Source: FSU Archiveshttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/screen-shot-2020-02-05-at-9.42.31-am.pngScreen Shot 2020-02-05 at 9.42.31 AMAn essay on Inauguration Day for Governor xxx; Emmett and some of his friends from WFS attended. Source: FSU Archives2020-04-26T20:26:08+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2020/02/14/chapter-51-inauguration-blues/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/ceph_stateexeccomm-1901.jpgceph_stateexeccomm 1901From the 1901 Jennings Inauguration Scrapbook, from the Florida State University archives. Cephas and Walter Kehoe were invited to participate in the inauguration festivities; Emmett likely stayed with his brother as they were reported to be at the Leon Hotel in the Tallahassee newspapers. Source: Florida State University Archives.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/leon-hotel.jpgLeon hotelThe lobby of The Leon Hotel, Tallahassee, Florida; 1905-1910. Source: State Archives of Florida2020-04-26T20:22:38+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2020/02/15/chapter-52-walter-steps-in/2020-04-26T20:20:22+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2020/02/20/chapter-53-emmetts-fortune-turns/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/1901-feb-23-emmett-studying-law-with-dj-jones.jpg1901 - Feb 23 - Emmett studying law with DJ JonesFrom the February 23, 1901 issue of The Chipley Banner. Source: ChroniclingAmerica.gov2020-04-26T20:18:10+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2020/02/26/chapter-54-in-bits-and-pieces/2020-04-26T20:16:03+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2020/03/10/chapter-55-enter-nancy/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/screen-shot-2020-03-10-at-7.47.10-am.pngScreen Shot 2020-03-10 at 7.47.10 AMA snippet of the file uploaded by Nancy Rayburn. Source: USGWArchiveshttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/nancys-reply.pngNancy's replyShe always like to correspond using Comic Sans. One of the many things I liked about her right away!https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/firstletter-to-nancy.pngfirstletter to Nancyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/screen-shot-2020-03-09-at-4.42.35-pm.jpgScreen Shot 2020-03-09 at 4.42.35 PMPage 2, The Pensacola Journal, December 2, 1918, via ChroniclingAmerica.govhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/screen-shot-2020-03-09-at-4.41.11-pm.jpgScreen Shot 2020-03-09 at 4.41.11 PMEmmett is eulogized seven months after his death in an Elk's ceremony. Source: The Pensacola Journal, December 2, 1918 via ChroniclingAmerica.gov2020-04-26T20:13:25+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2020/03/12/chapter-56-learning-through-dialog/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/screen-shot-2020-03-12-at-1.31.12-pm.pngScreen Shot 2020-03-12 at 1.31.12 PMhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/screen-shot-2020-03-12-at-1.23.55-pm.pngScreen Shot 2020-03-12 at 1.23.55 PMhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/screen-shot-2020-03-12-at-1.23.20-pm.pngScreen Shot 2020-03-12 at 1.23.20 PMNancy had attached screenshots of Robert H. Anderson's biography to here message, and the note had lots of interesting questions. Source: Correspondence between Nancy Raburn and Judy Smith, Sept. 14, 20132020-04-26T20:11:49+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2020/03/19/chapter-57-secretarial-school/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/screen-shot-2020-03-19-at-9.39.15-am.pngScreen Shot 2020-03-19 at 9.39.15 AMSource: The Chipley Banner, May 1902.2020-04-26T20:08:55+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2020/03/23/chapter-58-an-interview-with-cephas/2020-04-26T19:58:10+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2020/03/24/chapter-59-i-begin-at-stetson/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/screen-shot-2020-03-24-at-7.24.43-pm.pngScreen Shot 2020-03-24 at 7.24.43 PMFlagler Science Hall. This was the location of the original Stetson University Law School Source: http://www.stetson.edu/other/about/history.php 2020-04-26T19:49:20+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2020/03/27/chapter-60-emmett-wilson-law-student/2020-04-26T19:29:05+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2020/03/29/chapter-61-the-goal/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/screen-shot-2020-03-29-at-8.33.13-am.pngScreen Shot 2020-03-29 at 8.33.13 AMThe Stetson Collegiate. http://digital.archives.stetson.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/Newspapers; October, 1902.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/screen-shot-2020-03-29-at-8.29.42-am.pngScreen Shot 2020-03-29 at 8.29.42 AMPaul Carter was popular among the girls at Stetson. The Stetson Collegiate. http://digital.archives.stetson.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/Newspapers/ p. 7, December, 1902.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/screen-shot-2020-03-29-at-8.25.28-am.pngScreen Shot 2020-03-29 at 8.25.28 AMThe Stetson Collegiate. http://digital.archives.stetson.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/Newspapers/id/1153/rec/56, p. 10, Feburary, 1902.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/screen-shot-2020-03-29-at-8.21.49-am.pngScreen Shot 2020-03-29 at 8.21.49 AMEmmett was classified as a junior his first year at Stetson; administrators credited his two years' work at WFS. Source: Stetson University College Catalog, 1901-02, http://digital.archives.stetson.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/Unidocs/id/2865/rec/42020-04-26T17:54:38+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2020/04/13/chapter-67-not-a-poler/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/screen-shot-2020-04-26-at-1.44.47-pm-1-e1587923236169.pngScreen Shot 2020-04-26 at 1.44.47 PMAbout Berry Sturgeon. Source: History of the Bench and Bar of Southern California; Willoughby Rodman. Publisher: W. J. Porter, 1909 - California - 267 pages. Google Bookshttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/screen-shot-2020-04-26-at-1.44.47-pm.pngScreen Shot 2020-04-26 at 1.44.47 PMhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/screen-shot-2020-04-13-at-2.14.35-pm.pngScreen Shot 2020-04-13 at 2.14.35 PMDean Albert Farrah, Stetson University College of Law. Source: Stetson.eduhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/seabreeze_clarendoninn_flamem_pearlrace.jpgseabreeze_clarendoninn_flamem_pearlraceThe Clarendon Inn, Seabreeze, Florida. Source: FloridaMemory.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/abouttherace.jpgabouttherace2020-04-26T17:49:32+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2020/04/05/chapter-62-my-grandfather/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/screen-shot-2020-04-05-at-10.40.13-am.pngScreen Shot 2020-04-05 at 10.40.13 AMSarah Roane Brockenbrough Maxwell. Source: find-a-grave.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/ae-maxwell-1890s.jpgAE Maxwell 1890s2020-04-26T17:19:39+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2020/04/06/chapter-63-emmetts-roommates-at-stetson/2020-04-26T01:13:46+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2020/04/07/chapter-64-calmes-merriday/2020-04-26T01:12:38+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2020/04/08/chapter-65-emmett-decottes-sturgeon/2020-04-26T01:11:21+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2019/05/25/chapter-15-irony-and-uselessness/2019-07-12T13:51:31+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2019/06/14/chapter-18-denies-hes-a-foreigner/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/denial-2.pngdenial 2https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/denial-1.pngdenial 1The interview with Emmett, as he explains his birth in British Honduras.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/denies-foreigner.pngdenies foreignerI've annotated the page so you can see where the information on Emmett is located. Source: Richmond (VA) Times-Dispatch, Sunday June 1, 1913.2019-07-06T12:12:32+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2019/06/17/chapter-19-dual-citizen-or-crown-subject/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/affidavit-of-citizenship.jpgaffidavit of citizenshipSource of document: Elizabeth Meade Howard2019-06-17T14:52:48+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/12/02/bovina-mississippi-interesting-new-twist/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_9905.jpgIMG_9905https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_9898.jpgIMG_9898They are, left to right, Emma O Maxwell, Emma the daughter; John, and Simeon. The foot stones have the initials of the deceased.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_9889.jpgIMG_9889Father is Simeon; Mother is Emma O Maxwell. The youngest daughter was also named Emma.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_9887.jpgIMG_9887St. Alban's Episcopal Church, Bovina, Mississippi. https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/emigration_maxwell_1879.jpgemigration_maxwell_1879The Simeon Maxwell family sailed out of Belize on the E.B. Ward, Jr., into the port of New Orleans on October 22, 1879. Emmett's grandfather left about this time as well; Emmett's parents would stick it out until 1874, when they pretty much had lost everything in the failed sugar plantation venture. Source: Ancestry.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/51a8ivdyqtl-_sx332_bo1204203200_.jpg51a8IvdYqTL._SX332_BO1,204,203,200_Confederate expats settled in British Honduras with the idea that they would recreate another plantation world. Very few were successful; Emmett's family tried to get a sugar plantation going, but it failed miserably. Source: Amazon.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1900census_bovina.jpg1900census_bovina1900 U.S. Census, Bovina, Mississippi. https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/bovina_googlemaps.jpgBovina_googlemapsBovina, Mississippi; a tiny community in Mississippi. Source: Google maps2025-07-31T17:43:08+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2019/06/10/chapter-17-clues-in-the-obituary/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/screen-shot-2019-06-09-at-6.06.40-am.pngScreen Shot 2019-06-09 at 6.06.40 AM"...woe betide the man...." Makes me wonder if anyone else thought Emmett's short fuse about a fact he couldn't change was him fearful of a damaging truth? Source: Chronicling America.gov2019-06-10T12:44:09+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2019/06/05/chapter-16-the-end-and-the-beginning/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/deliriumtremens-withdrawal-diagnosis-timeline-symptoms-original.jpegdeliriumtremens-withdrawal-diagnosis-timeline-symptoms-originalNote that modern treatment of delirium tremens has a lower mortality rate; this table assumes the patient has access to medical help. Still, even with medical help, a 5% mortality rate is reported from DTs. Source: www.grepmed.com2019-06-05T09:40:38+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2019/05/31/a-quick-thank-you/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/screen-shot-2019-05-31-at-3.19.40-pm.pngScreen Shot 2019-05-31 at 3.19.40 PMI have been looking for this one for quite a while -- thank you, loyal reader!2019-06-07T19:42:47+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2019/05/29/another-anniversary/2019-05-29T08:26:06+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2019/05/21/chapter-14-what-is-he-to-me/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/connection-to-graves.pngconnection to gravesAnd there it is: Emmett and I are related. Note the common ancestor, Graves. Source: Geni.com2019-05-21T15:53:37+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2019/05/13/chapter-13-disappointing-diagnosis/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/eulogy-query.pngeulogy queryhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/fannin-wilson-genealogy.pngfannin wilson genealogyExcerpt from Belle Fannin Wilson's genealogy.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/mikeburke-emal.pngmikeburke emal2019-05-13T14:14:27+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2019/05/05/chapter-12-clues-in-the-genealogy/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/emmett-1-replace.pngEmmett 1 replacehttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/emmett-2.pngEmmett 2https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/emmett-1.pngEmmett 1The story about Emmett's generation goes into detail about his siblings; Emmett's story is at the bottom of the section, starting with this paragraph.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/intro-genealogy-2.pngintro genealogy 2https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/intro-to-genealogy.pngintro to genealogyThe introduction to the genealogy, by John Evans Wilson.2019-05-05T11:16:35+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2019/05/01/chapter-11-first-contact/2019-05-01T09:42:22+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2019/04/24/chapter-10-emmetts-funeral-record/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/wait_wut.jpegwait_wut"Cause of death: D.T." Delirium tremens?https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/img_3194.jpegIMG_3194Page two includes cause of death....https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/img_3193.jpegIMG_3193Wonderful -- the actual burial record for Emmett with new information.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/img_3192.jpegIMG_31922019-04-24T14:12:49+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2019/04/21/chapter-9-continued-what-i-learn-about-uremia/2019-04-21T15:10:10+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2019/04/20/chapter-9-emmetts-death-certificate/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/cause-of-death.pngcause of deathUremia. Kidney failure.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/wilson_deathcert_copy-1.jpgWilson_deathcert_copyCause of death: Uremia. The certificate is signed by Emmett's father. 2019-04-20T21:13:03+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2019/04/15/writing-break-norma/2019-04-15T15:10:36+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2019/04/10/chapter-8-something-awry/2019-04-10T14:26:32+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2019/04/05/writing-break-death-records/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/screen-shot-2019-04-05-at-3.16.17-pm.pngScreen Shot 2019-04-05 at 3.16.17 PMSource: American Journal of Public Health, p 922, A Statistical Report of Infant Mortality for 1926.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/screen-shot-2019-04-05-at-3.08.30-pm.pngScreen Shot 2019-04-05 at 3.08.30 PMThese are the two pages at the bottom left of the photo above.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/0.jpgHard copies of available death records from the Florida Death Index. 2019-04-05T19:24:00+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2019/03/30/chapter-7-library-of-congress/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/readers-card.jpgreaders cardAnyone can get a reader's card to do research in the Library of Congress. It is renewable every year. And this is the t-shirt I tried to peel off my back.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/loc-reading-room.jpgloc reading room2019-04-01T14:55:48+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2019/03/17/chapter-1-suffrage-jerk/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/interruptors.pnginterruptorshttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/smithsonian-marche.jpgsmithsonian marcheThe 1913 march higher up Pennsylvania Avenue. Source: Smithsonian Magazinehttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/women-onpennsylvania.jpgwomen onPennsylvaniaCrowds blocking the women's suffrage parade; this is on Pennsylvania Avenue close to the U.S. Treasury Building. Source: The Ohio State University & the Library of Congresshttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/richard-countryman.jpgrichard countrymanMy great grandfather, Richard H. Countryman Sr. Family photo.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/sewall_belmont_house_courtesy_sewallbelmontorg_.jpgsewall_belmont_house_courtesy_sewallbelmontorg_Sewall-Belmont House. Source: Smithsonian.gov2019-03-30T22:57:36+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2019/03/07/chapter-1-family-connection/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/vicksburg-337.jpgvicksburg-337The old St. Francis Xavier Academy convent, where Rosa attended school, and where Richard Sr. installed electrical wiring. Source: Mercy.nethttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/east_mississippi_state_hospital.jpgEast_Mississippi_State_HospitalFrom Meridian, Miss., East Mississippi Insane Hospital. Sysid 92221. Scanned as tiff in 2008/08/18 by MDAH. Credit: Courtesy of the Mississippi Department of Archives and Historyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_0050.jpegIMG_0050.JPGRosa is not buried next to Richard Sr.; she's interred with her sister's family. https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_0416.jpegIMG_0416https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_0414.jpegIMG_04142019-03-30T22:24:00+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2019/02/23/chapter-1-strategy/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/0.jpgYeah, I'm a nerd. I transcribe all of my handwritten notes. It makes them searchable. 2019-03-30T22:23:36+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2019/02/11/chapter-1-dissection-homework-from-the-wfgs/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/the-funeral-writeup.pngthe funeral writeuphttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/1918_pj_may30_emmetts-funeral-today.jpg1918_PJ_May30_emmett's funeral todayFrom the May 30, 1918 issue of The Pensacola Journal, page two.2019-03-30T22:23:14+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2019/02/08/repository/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/screen-shot-2019-02-08-at-6.49.36-am.pngScreen Shot 2019-02-08 at 6.49.36 AMFrom ChroniclingAmerica.gov.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/wfgs-seal.jpegwfgs sealWFGS official seal. Source: WFGS2019-03-30T22:22:47+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2019/02/07/emmettism/2019-03-08T12:39:12+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2019/02/05/whos-emmett/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/chip.jpgchipNo matter how far along we are in the program, it is always one day at a time.2019-02-11T15:08:22+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2019/01/31/sinister-underpinning/2019-01-31T15:45:45+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2019/01/21/i-didnt-do-this/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/screen-shot-2019-01-21-at-9.04.57-am.pngscreen shot 2019-01-21 at 9.04.57 amEmmett joining Facebook from beyond the grave, maybe.2019-01-21T14:10:13+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2019/01/17/platonically-yours/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/screen-shot-2019-01-17-at-4.31.28-pm.pngscreen shot 2019-01-17 at 4.31.28 pmI've got the minutes! Here's a snippet from the minutes book of the Platonic Debating Society for 1901. Good old Emmett is right at the top! https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/screen-shot-2019-01-17-at-4.13.45-pm.pngscreen shot 2019-01-17 at 4.13.45 pmFlorida State Debate Team's historic webpage. Source: floridastatedebate.com2019-01-18T10:59:07+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2019/01/09/jule/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/screen-shot-2019-01-09-at-1.19.40-pm.pngscreen shot 2019-01-09 at 1.19.40 pmMy dear cousin, Emmett's grand niece. 2019-01-10T19:28:06+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2019/01/03/dora-wilson-smith-john-milton-the-v/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Screen-Shot-2019-01-03-at-11.22.33-AM.pngScreen Shot 2019-01-03 at 11.22.33 AMSource: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution via Ancestry2019-02-07T13:05:37+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2019/01/01/an-interview-with-minnie/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Screen-Shot-2019-01-01-at-7.39.59-AM.pngScreen Shot 2019-01-01 at 7.39.59 AMhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Screen-Shot-2019-01-01-at-7.38.28-AM.pngScreen Shot 2019-01-01 at 7.38.28 AM2019-01-01T18:22:43+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2018/12/25/merry-christmas/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Santa-postcard-1913.jpegSanta-postcard-1913Source: Yellow Springs Heritage2018-12-25T15:37:19+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2018/11/29/not-her-fathers-daughter/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/screen-shot-2018-11-29-at-5-49-51-am.pngScreen Shot 2018-11-29 at 5.49.51 AMhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/screen-shot-2018-11-29-at-5-39-42-am.pngScreen Shot 2018-11-29 at 5.39.42 AMBy 1916, she had her own office, again, separate from her brother Walter. According to family information, she ALWAYS did it HER way.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/screen-shot-2018-11-29-at-5-37-29-am.pngScreen Shot 2018-11-29 at 5.37.29 AMPensacola City Directory for 1913. Note that brother Walter has a different office address.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/arrow-practice.pngarrow practiceJohn Kehoe died before 1913, so, even if he was an attorney, Minnie couldn't have practiced with him.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/ervin-error.pngErvin errorThe first error in the rectangle.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/screen-shot-2018-11-28-at-6-54-11-am.pngScreen Shot 2018-11-28 at 6.54.11 AMA Who's Who of the first woman lawyers of Florida. https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/screen-shot-2018-11-28-at-6-47-37-am.pngScreen Shot 2018-11-28 at 6.47.37 AMDetails of the book.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/screen-shot-2018-11-28-at-6-46-57-am.pngScreen Shot 2018-11-28 at 6.46.57 AMSource: Florida Bar2018-12-01T18:44:10+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2018/11/21/e-meade-the-second/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/screen-shot-2018-11-21-at-7-00-32-am.pngScreen Shot 2018-11-21 at 7.00.32 AMhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/pj_sunaug29_1920_1.pngPJ_SunAUG29_1920_1Source: The Pensacola Journal, August 29, 1920. 2018-11-21T12:06:56+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2018/11/20/application-for-membership/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/usf_seaboard.gifUSF_seaboardUniversity of South Florida map of Seaboard Air Lines routes in and around Tampa, 1917.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/walkers-application.jpgWalker's applicationSource: Train Dispatchers Association of America, 1913, via Google Docs.2018-11-20T12:47:31+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2018/11/16/his-death-came-as-a-great-shock/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/pensacola_journal_1920-08-05_91.jpgPensacola_Journal_1920-08-05_9https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/screen-shot-2018-11-16-at-5-19-11-am1.pngScreen Shot 2018-11-16 at 5.19.11 AM2018-11-20T12:34:04+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2018/11/15/i-m-o-louise/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/screen-shot-2018-11-14-at-10-36-04-am.pngScreen Shot 2018-11-14 at 10.36.04 AMTeeny tiny typeface, a little note in the back of a old newsletter from April, 1973!2018-11-15T10:16:15+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2018/11/14/database-update-louise-adelaide-hughes-wilson/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/screen-shot-2018-11-14-at-10-26-22-am.pngScreen Shot 2018-11-14 at 10.26.22 AMScreenshot from Jacksonville National Cemetery database records. 2018-11-14T15:32:08+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2018/11/11/remembrance/2018-11-11T11:30:14+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2018/11/09/coffee-spit-worthy-clip/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/pensacola_journal_1917-01-03_9.pngPensacola_Journal_1917-01-03_9Source: GenealogyBank.com2018-11-09T10:46:15+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2018/11/08/member-of-the-fourth-estate/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/fourthestate_mar29_1919.pngFourthEstate_Mar29_1919Source: U.S. Army archives, March 29, 1919.2018-11-08T13:41:31+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2018/10/26/cemetery-picnics/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/soul-stroll.pngsoul strollSource: Congressional Cemetery2018-10-26T18:52:52+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2018/10/23/circle-of-friends-j-walter-kehoe/2018-10-23T09:37:38+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2018/10/16/wake-up-100-years-ago/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/cuppett01.jpgCuppett01Source: WVU Library2018-10-16T09:23:00+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2018/10/13/a-structure-worth-saving/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/today_marianna.pngtoday_MariannaA lot of damage especially to the ancient oaks. Source: Jeffrey Burlew, Tallahasee Democrathttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img_9369.jpgIMG_9369.JPGCephas' old office has the blue awning. https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/cephs_office-damage.pngceph's_office damageCephas' old office, on the right. The top floor appears to have been badly damaged; it's hard to tell about the bottom floor. Source: https://postimg.cc/jWW1JwNx2018-10-13T06:39:41+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2018/10/04/the-gold-medal/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/ew_interdeptdebate_goldmedal_jan30_04.jpgEW_Interdeptdebate_goldmedal_Jan30_04Source: The Stetson Collegiate, January 30, 1904.2018-10-04T12:53:02+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2018/10/01/confirmation/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/basement-hallway.jpgIMG_9308.JPGEmmett's room was down this hallway.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/vestibule_ph.jpgIMG_9290.JPGThe vestibule in between the patient rooms in the alcoholic ward.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/img_9319.jpgIMG_9319.JPGThe original Pensacola Hospital.2018-10-01T09:54:16+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2018/09/21/i-wonder/2018-09-21T12:47:39+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2018/09/17/136/2018-09-17T17:33:08+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2018/09/16/but-for-the-grace-of-god/2018-09-16T16:38:38+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2018/08/14/modeste-sierra-hargis/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/modestes-mom.pngModestes MomObituary for Modeste's mother. Source: Pensacola Daily News, Jan 22, 1904.2019-06-06T20:13:50+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2018/08/07/new-information-on-percy-brockenbrough-wilson/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/percy_son_robert.pngPercy_son_RobertObituary of Robert Wilson, son of Percy Wilson. Source: Legacy, via Atlanta Constitutionhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/1895-birmingham-med-college-fees.png1895 Birmingham Med College feesSource: Birmingham Medical College Bulletin, 1895, from the University of Alabama-Birmingham archives.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/1899-operation-training-mcalabama-percy.png1899 operation training mcalabama percyMedical students in a surgical training class, 1899. Source: The University of Alabama Archives, Tuscaloosahttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/southmedj1911b.jpgSouthMedJ1911BAn image of Percy's alma mater in Mobile. Source: https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/lastatemedsocjournal_vol47.pngLaStateMedSocJournal_Vol47A confirmation of Percy's graduation from the Medical College of Alabama in Mobile, 1895. The school closed in the 1920s, and records were transferred to the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. Source: Louisiana State Medical Society Bulletin, 1895, via Google Books2018-09-14T12:14:07+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2018/08/06/one-shot-at-a-free-ride/2018-08-06T14:31:42+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2018/08/01/eclectic-research-findings/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/modest-ceph.pngmodest cephhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/wp_june-15_1913.pngWP_June 15_1913From microfilm of The Washington Post, June 15, 1913.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/copyright-entry-ew_1913_harris-ewing-photos.jpgcopyright entry EW_1913_harris & ewing photosCopyright data for Emmett's official congressional portrait. The first copyright date of August 6, 1913 is attached to the main photo of Emmett in the upper left corner of this blog. Source: Google Books.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/ew-copyright-entry-for-1913.pngew copyright entry for 19132018-08-01T17:32:26+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2018/07/30/family-disease/2018-07-30T17:50:25+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2018/07/28/not-quite-the-moc/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/ew-and-the-window-in-petersburg.pngEW and the window in petersburgSource: The Richmond Times-Dispatch, Friday, June 21, 1912.2018-07-28T23:34:59+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2018/07/25/jokester/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/1913_oct6_flintjournalemmetts_joke.jpg1913_Oct6_FlintJournalemmett's_jokeSource: Flint (MI) Journal, October 6, 1913.2018-07-25T11:06:39+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2018/07/24/dual-classification/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/emmett-as-hs-and-freshman_99-00.pngEmmett as HS and Freshman_99-00From the 1899-1900 catalog of The Seminary West of the Suwannee (better known as West Florida Seminary). Source: FSU Digital Repositoryhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/wfs_fsc_fsu.pngWFS_FSC_FSUSource: FSU digital archivehttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/44thcatalog_fsc_1900-01.png44thcatalog_FSC_1900-012018-07-24T17:28:47+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2017/08/07/pleas-the-photographer/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/manandwomaninblack.jpgManandwomaninblackMan and woman in black, photographed by Charles E. Pleas during the 1890s. Source: University of West Florida Archiveshttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/kudzu_hgtv.jpegkudzu_hgtvHorticulturists report that kudzu can grow up to a foot a day. Source: HGTV.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/1904_cb_june23_pleasad.jpg1904_CB_June23_pleasadCharles Earl Pleas' advertisement in the June 23, 1904 issue of The Chipley Banner. 2018-07-23T21:42:18+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2018/06/12/that-which-is-most-familiar/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/psych-today_jan2018.pngpsych today_Jan2018Source: Psychology Today2018-07-10T13:55:39+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2018/07/10/history-of-florida-past-present/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/nancy.pngNancyNancy. I miss her every day.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/hof.pngHOFhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/interestingfamily.pnginterestingfamilySnippet is from page 349 of History of Florida. Source: Google Books.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/lofty.pngloftyI wonder if Cephas wrote some of the copy for the bio. Source: Google Books2018-07-10T10:42:00+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2018/06/26/wilson-tradition/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/img_2719.jpgIMG_27192018-06-26T09:51:07+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2018/06/25/hospital-college-of-medicine-louisville-kentucky/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/not-our-fcw.pngnot our FCWDoppelganger! Maybe. Maybe not. https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/aamc_hospcollof-med.pngAAMC_hospcollof medThe bulletin of the Hospital College of Medicine, 1880-1881. Source: AAMC archival holdings2018-06-25T10:53:15+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2018/06/07/he-drank-to-cover-up-the-sadness/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/david_cassidys_mugshot.jpgdavid_cassidys_mugshot...to police mugshot.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/cassidy_heartthrob_gettyimages_rollingstone.jpgcassidy_heartthrob_gettyimages_rollingstoneSource: Rolling Stone/Getty Images2018-06-07T21:13:13+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2018/05/29/100-years-ago-today-2/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/smithwick-bests-kehoe.pngSmithwick bests KehoeSource: The Pensacola Journal, May 29, 1918, page 1, via ChroniclingAmerica.govhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/front-page.pngfront page2018-05-29T08:32:13+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2018/05/26/the-pensacola-fla-memorial-association/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/confed_veteran_vol20.pngConfed_Veteran_Vol20Source: The Confederate Veteran, Volume 20, via Google Books.com2018-05-26T20:27:58+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2018/05/16/congressional-directory-63rd-congress-2nd-session/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/img_2678.jpgIMG_2678https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/img_2676.jpgIMG_2676https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/3527-13th-st.png3527 13th st3527 13th St. NWhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/img_26741.jpgIMG_2674Great details of staff members.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/img_2673.jpgIMG_26732018-05-16T14:11:38+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2018/05/12/jerry-williams-carter-serving-punch/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/punchserved.jpgpunchservedJerry, age 74, serving punch. Source: Find-a-grave.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/carters1957_floridamemory.pngcarters1957_floridamemoryThe Carter's 50th wedding anniversary. Source: Florida Memory.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/jerrycarter_1964_floridamemory.pngJerrycarter_1964_floridamemoryJerry in 1964. Source: Florida Memory.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/jwcarter_1926_family_floridamemory1.pngjwcarter_1926_family_floridamemoryThe Carter family at home; Jerry and Mary Frances had seven boys! Source: Florida Memory.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/carters-1925_floridamemory.pngCarters 1925_floridamemoryJerry and Mary Frances Carter, 1925. Source: Florida Memory.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/wedding-photo-jerry-williams-carter-1907_ew-election-manager.pngwedding photo Jerry Williams Carter 1907_EW election managerJerry and Mary Frances Hope Holifield, on their wedding day, 1907. Source: Florida Memory.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/jerrycarter_1932_floridamemory.pngJerryCarter_1932_FloridaMemoryCarter for Governor, 1932. Source: Florida Memory.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/jerrywcarter_1926_floridamemory.pngJerryWCarter_1926_FloridaMemoryCarter for Senator, 1926. Source: Florida Memoryhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/mays-withdraws-1912.pngmays withdraws 1912Mays Withdraws. Source: The Pensacola Journal via Chronicling America.govhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/wilson_carter_st-pete_times_1966_mar_12.jpgWilson_Carter_St.Pete_Times_1966_Mar_12Source: St. Petersburg Times, March 12, 1966, via Google Newspapers2018-05-12T17:38:50+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2018/05/09/hathitrust-digital-library/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/hearing.pnghearingEmmett's committee met on January 10, 1917. But Emmett wasn't present. Source: HathiTrust Digital Libraryhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/1st-congdire.png1st congdireCongressional Directory for the 63rd Congress, 1st Session. Source: HathiTrust Digital Libraryhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/hathitrust.pnghathitrustThe HathiTrust Digital Library. 2018-05-09T11:21:37+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2018/05/06/the-gift-of-time/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/another-spreadsheet-example.pngAnother spreadsheet exampleAnother example from the Emmett spreadsheets.2018-05-06T15:57:14+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2018/04/23/wise-wislogels/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/st_andrews_bay_news_12_12_1935_p4.pngSt_Andrews_Bay_News_12_12_1935_p4Source: St. Andrews Bay News, December 12, 1935, page four, via 2018-04-23T23:58:26+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2018/04/20/henry-lee-bell-photograph-collection/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/view.jpegviewMay McKinnon Wilson. Source: Bell Photograph Collection, University of West Florida Archiveshttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/frank_first-photo.jpegfrank_first photohttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/frank-jr-second-photo-bell-photo.pngFrank Jr. second photo Bell PhotoFrancis C. Wilson Jr. Source: Bell Photograph Collection, University of West Florida Archives2018-04-20T19:23:54+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2018/04/17/wedding-anniversary/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/today.pngTodayhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/emmetts-nephew-gets-married-_georgia.pngEmmett's nephew gets married _GeorgiaFrank Maxwell Wilson and Louise Mildred Brown, April 17, 1918. Source: Ancestry.com2018-04-17T14:42:24+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2018/04/16/dr-wilson-and-the-u-c-v-reunion-july-1908/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/img_5530.jpgIMG_5530Proceedings from a UCV meeting in Chipley Florida, January 1913. Source: The Chipley Bannerhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/confed_reunion_scottsville.jpgconfed_reunion_scottsvillePanoramic photograph of the rally and reunion of Confederate veterans in Scottsville, Virginia on July 21, 1908. Source: Scottsvile Museumhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/mcknight_photo_book_reunion_fcw_ucv.pngmcknight_photo_book_reunion_FCW_UCVA scan from a limited production book, A Treasury of Family Heritage, compiled and edited by Martha B. McKnight. Copyright 1992 by Milton Dekle Everette. Copy provided by Joan Chance. 2018-04-16T15:55:13+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2018/04/09/evelyn-c-maxwell-in-1890-pensacola/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/317-n-barcelona-pensacola.png317 N Barcelona PensacolaEvelyn C. Maxwell's one-time residence at 317 N. Barcelona in Pensacola. https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/202-204-s-palafox.png202-204 S PalafoxThe block where Mallory & Maxwell's original office stood in 1890. Source: Google mapshttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/law-office-mm-1890.pnglaw office M&M 1890The address of Mallory & Maxwell's law firm, from Webb's Pensacola Directory for 1890. Source: Ancestry.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/maxwells-in-1890_penscola.pngMaxwells in 1890_PenscolaEvelyn C. Maxwell in 1890 Pensacola, according to Webb's Pensacola (City) Directory. Source: Ancestry.com2018-04-09T15:48:18+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2018/04/06/the-sporting-emmett/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/working-boys_baseball_1899.pngworking boys_baseball_1899Emmett was likely one of the boys who couldn't make the game. Source: The Chipley Banner, June 10, 1899. https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/jul18-1912mtc1.pngjul18-1912=MTC=1Cephas L. Wilson as baseball player for the Fats vs. Leans game. Source: Marianna Times-Courier, July 18, 1912, https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/1899-ew-baseball-game-with-paul.jpg1899 - ew baseball game with paulEmmett played center field, and his best friend, Paul Carter, played right field. Source: The Chipley Banner, 1899.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/baseball_ew.jpgbaseball_ewEmmett, back row, far left. Source: The Argo, 1900-1901, Florida State University Archives2018-04-06T16:21:46+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2018/04/03/in-my-dreams/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/giphy-2101.gifgiphy-210Source: Giphyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/giphy-210.gifgiphy-2102018-04-04T01:43:19+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2018/03/21/groundhog-prescient/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/snowballing1899.jpgsnowballing1899Snowball fight on the steps of the Florida capital building, February 13, 1899. Source: Florida Memoryhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/img_2538-jpg.jpegIMG_2538.JPG2018-03-21T13:06:33+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2018/03/19/signature-moments/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/april-29_1918_signature.pngApril 29_1918_signatureEmmett in 1918.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/ew-in-1911_santarosa-case.pngEW in 1911_santarosa caseEmmett in 1911.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/emmetts-handwriting-1901_wfs.pngEmmett's handwriting 1901_WFShttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/pauls_marriage_license_ewsignaturewith-arrow.pngPauls_marriage_license_EWsignaturewith arrow2018-03-19T16:31:00+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2018/03/13/new-to-me-background-on-u-s-vs-penton/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/january-8_1911_pentonvscorbin.pngJanuary 8_1911_PentonvsCorbinThe Pensacola Journal, January 8, 1911, page 1. Source: ChroniclingAmerica.govhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/dec9_1910_times-picp13.pngDec9_1910_times picp13The (New Orleans) Times-Picayune, December 9, 1910, page 13.2018-03-13T15:55:44+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2018/03/12/percys-funeral/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/percys-obit-march-1918.jpgPercy's Obit March 1918The Chipley Banner, March 1918.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/percy-ama_vol70no14p1025_1918.pngpercy AMA_vol70No14p1025_1918Percy's death, as reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association, 1918, Vol 70, No. 14, page 1025. Source: Google Bookshttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/ama_p1025_percy.pngama_p1025_percyJournal of the American Medical Association, page 1025, 1918. Source: Google Books2018-03-12T15:16:11+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2018/03/09/when-caring-turns-ugly/2018-03-09T18:12:22+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2018/03/07/emmetts-regular-getaway/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/last-minute-sub-by-ew-january-1912.pnglast minute sub by EW January 1912The Pensacola Journal, January 6, 1912https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1912vacationpanama.png1912vacationPanamaEmmett on vacation, again during the first week of August, in 1912. Source: The Pensacola Journalhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1908emmettmanteo.png1908EmmettmanteoEmmett on the steamer Manteo, August 1908. Source: The Pensacola Journalhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/gulf-view-inn-1910-ad_pcp_p4_mar17.pngGulf view inn 1910 ad_PCP_p4_Mar17Advertisement of the Gulf View Inn's room rates, from the March 1910 Panama City Pilot.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/gulf_view_inn1910.jpggulf_view_inn1910The Gulf View Inn, 1910. Source: The Panama City Pilot, July 28, 1910, p.12018-03-07T14:54:49+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2018/02/21/namesake-coincidence/2018-02-21T10:54:10+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2018/02/18/price-drop/2018-02-18T12:38:38+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2018/02/17/following-the-money/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/emmetts-house-908-n-spring-st.jpgEmmett's house 908 N. Spring St.908 N. Spring Street, Pensacola. Source: Google Mapshttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/whoswhoinamericavol4.pngwhoswhoinAmericavol4Source: Who's Who in America, Volume 4, 1906, p. 1201https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/ew_attygenreport1907p143googlebooks.pngEW_attygenreport1907p143GooglebooksEmmett was named to the clerkship, then temporary assistant district attorney in 1906, which terminated in 1907.2018-02-18T00:44:24+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2018/02/14/hmmm/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/photo-on-2-14-18-at-12-12-pm.jpgPhoto on 2-14-18 at 12.12 PM2018-02-15T00:22:12+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2018/02/13/life-expectancy/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/ourworldindata_1883.pngOurworldindata_1883The chart shows data for the years 1881 and 1882. If you hover over the U.S., a box pops up with the life expectancy for that country. Source: Our World in Data2018-02-13T19:50:11+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2018/02/04/good-orderly-direction-g-o-d/2018-02-05T22:21:55+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2018/02/05/why-everything-is-not-digitized/2018-02-06T02:56:49+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2018/02/03/away/2018-02-03T20:04:33+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2018/01/17/papist-or-protestant/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/april1939.pngApril1939John Stokes died April, 1939. Source: The Miami Herald, via GenealogyBank.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/june7_1914_editorialp4.pngJune7_1914_editorialp4Stokes concedes gracefully. Source: The Pensacola Journal, June 7, 1914, p4, via ChroniclingAmerica.govhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/may31_1914_denies.pngMay31_1914_deniesEmmett doesn't say so directly, but his ad states *he* didn't do anything wrong. Source: The Pensacola Journal, via ChroniclingAmerica.govhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/what-happened.pngWhat happenedStokes and his wife were married by a Catholic priest. That was the problem. Source: The Pensacola Journal, in ChroniclingAmerica.govhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/may31_1914_pj_chronam.pngMay31_1914_PJ_chronamStokes claims Emmett's campaign using religious prejudice. Source: The Pensacola Journal, May 31, 1914, in ChroniclingAmerica.gov2018-01-17T16:06:28+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2018/01/15/death-came-as-he-slept/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/feb27_1910_pensajournal_stokes.pngFeb27_1910_PensaJournal_StokesSource: The Pensacola Journal, February 27, 1910 from ChroniclingAmerica.govhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/jwk_obit_miamiherald_sunday_aug21_1938.pngJWK_obit_MiamiHerald_Sunday_Aug21_1938Source: Miami Herald, August 21, 1938, via GenealogyBank.com2018-01-15T14:17:06+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2018/01/10/death-takes-mrs-wilson/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/meade-and-carrie_wilson-plot_findagrave.jpgmeade and carrie_wilson plot_findagraveMeade (left) and Carrie (right), the Wilson family plot at St. John's Cemetery in Pensacola. Source: Find-a-Grave.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/carrie_findagrave.jpgcarrie_findagrave2018-01-10T15:59:27+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2018/01/09/great-source-sanborn-fire-maps-for-pensacola-1907/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/211w_cervantes_sanborn.png211W_cervantes_sanbornSanborn Fire Insurance Maps, Pensacola Florida, 1907. Source: University of Florida2018-01-09T15:50:17+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2018/01/08/aka-plagiarism/2018-01-09T10:19:30+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2018/01/01/resolutions/2018-01-01T14:08:46+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2017/12/29/update-new-article-on-emmetts-twin-brother-julian/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/julian_traindispatcher_vol32-22_p674.pngJulian_TrainDispatcher_Vol32-22_p674Source: The Train Dispatcher, Vols. 32-33, 1950, via Google Books2017-12-29T23:53:07+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2017/12/26/wanderlust-journal/2017-12-26T14:53:35+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2017/12/25/happy-holidays-everyone/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/chron-christmas.jpgchron christmasSource: Chron2017-12-25T14:51:40+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2017/12/24/good-news-sad-news/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/julesinvitation-copy.jpgjule'sinvitation copyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/edith_wilson_gordon-2.jpegedith_wilson_gordon 2Edith Wilson Snyder. Source: www.legacy.com2017-12-24T15:28:50+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2017/12/20/update-a-max-wilson/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/max_obit_lacochee_findagrave.jpgMax_obit_lacochee_findagraveSource: Find-a-grave.com2017-12-20T10:43:43+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2017/12/19/failing-well/2017-12-19T17:28:06+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2017/12/14/mojo-knows-best/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/img_2241.jpgIMG_2241Emmett's research binder.2017-12-14T20:48:49+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2017/12/12/marketing-emmett-wilson/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/200w_d.gif200w_d2017-12-12T13:51:19+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2017/12/06/hildur-dahlstrom-beall/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/june12_1914_wedding.pngJune12_1914_weddingInteresting details to parse in this article! Source: The Pensacola Journal, June 12, 1914.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/philip_beall_sr-1913_florida_state_archive.jpgPhilip_Beall_Sr.1913_Florida_State_ARchivePhillip Beall in 1913. Source: Florida State Archive.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/dahlstrom_1913.pngdahlstrom_1913By 1913, Hildur is living in a boarding house, and is the stenographer for Walter Kehoe, now in solo law practice. Source: The Pensacola City Directory for 1913 via Ancestry.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/dahlstrom1909.pngdahlstrom1909Hildur's first job out of steno school. Source: The Pensacola City Directory, 1909, via Ancestry.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/dahlstrom1911.pngdahlstrom1911From the Pensacola City Directory, 1911. Source: Ancestry.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/gustogetout1911.pnggustogetout1911From the December 26, 1911 issue of The Pensacola Journal. Gus' house sat unsold for five years by this time. Source: ChroniclingAmerica.govhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/1013-ejackson_pensacola_dahlstrom.png1013 ejackson_Pensacola_dahlstromThe Dahlstrom's house at 1013 E Jackson in Pensacola is still standing -- it was built in 1900 -- is charming. I wonder why Gus had such a hard time selling it? Source: GoogleMapshttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/housein1906_dahlstrom.pnghousein1906_dahlstromThe Dahlstrom house was put on the market in late 1906. Gus had a hard time trying to sell this house, as the listing ran on and off for years between 1906 and 1910. https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/gusmoving_1910.pnggusmoving_1910A want ad in the June, 28, 1910 issue of The Pensacola Journal indicates Gus had a successful fruit and lunch business in Pensacola for 10 years when he decided to sell it and move to another state. Source: ChroniclingAmerica.gov2017-12-07T14:51:32+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2017/09/17/135/2017-12-04T11:04:15+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2017/11/23/just-for-today/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/turkeypinterest.jpgturkeypinterestSource: Pinterest2017-12-04T11:01:38+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2017/11/29/typecasting/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/lushington_1908pensa-city-dir.pnglushington_1908Pensa city dirSource: 1908 Pensacola City Directory2017-12-04T11:00:52+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2017/12/04/homework/2017-12-04T10:59:11+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2017/12/03/on-faith/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/the-smart-setapril1913p119.pngThe smart setApril1913p119Source: The Smart Set, April 1913, p. 119, via Google Books2017-12-04T00:46:57+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2017/11/28/whoa-nellie/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/nellie_possible_1945_boardinghouse_fl.pngNellie_possible_1945_boardinghouse_FLSource: Florida Census for 1945https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/nellie_for_mardigras_queen_1915.pngNellie_for_mardigras_queen_1915Source: ChroniclingAmerica.govhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/jan17_1917_mardigras_nelliebrowningmills.pngjan17_1917_Mardigras_NellieBrowningMillsThe Pensacola Journal, January 17, 1917. Source: GenealogyBank.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/nellie_millscolliers_jul25_1914vol53.jpgNellie_MillsColliers_Jul25_1914vol53Source: Colliers Magazine, July 25, 1916, via Google Books.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/oct2_1916_weddingsancarlos.pngOct2_1916_weddingSanCarlosNotice who officiated at the wedding -- and who the witnesses were! Source: ChroniclingAmerica.govhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/masseybuscollege1920.jpegmasseybuscollege1920An historic postcard featuring the typing class at Massey Business College, 1920. Nellie is not in this photo, alas. Source: Digital Archives of Alabama.govhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/nellie_arrivesin_pensa_1910.pngNellie_arrivesin_Pensa_1910Nellie arrives in Pensacola, and it makes news! Source: ChroniclingAmerica.govhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/nelliemills_expert.pngNellieMills_expertNellie's ad that ran in The Pensacola Journal, April 19, 1917. The San Carlos Hotel promoted itself as a 'home away from home,' which included top-notch administrative services to its customers. Emmett used her secretarial services when he stayed there between 1914-1917. Source: ChroniclingAmerica.gov2017-11-28T22:10:30+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2017/11/23/emmetts-secretaries-b-a-murphy/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/1945census_bertha.png1945census_berthaBertha and her siblings in 1945. Source: Ancestry.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/bertmurphy-in-nyc_1919.pngBertMurphy in NYC_1919Bertha is in the Big Apple. Source: The Pensacola Journal, May 18, 1919, via chroniclingamerica.govhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/50ba_1911_doing-well.png$50BA_1911_doing wellBertha made a personal $50 cash donation to this cause. Source: The Pensacola Journal, 1911, via chroniclingamerica.govhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/june15_1911_bataxes.pngjune15_1911_BA&taxesBertha owes back taxes on property in Pensacola. But I don't believe she was in trouble. Source: The Pensacola Journal, 1911, via chroniclingamerica.govhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/bamurphy_1911_notary.pngBAMurphy_1911_NotaryBertha maintains her notary public bond. She's definitely self-sufficient. Source: The Pensacola Journal, March 1911, via chroniclingamerica.govhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/bamurphy_june16_1912.pngBAMurphy_June16_1912B.A. Murphy, in partnership with Minnie Kehoe, running a school! Source: The Pensacola Journal, June 16, 1912, via ChroniclingAmerica.govhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/june16_1912_bertha-second-on-same-page.pngjune16_1912_bertha second on same pageBertha is now in business with none other than my heroine, Minnie Kehoe! Source: The Pensacola Journal, June 16, 1912, via ChroniclingAmerica.govhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/bertasnotary.pngbertasnotaryBertha is a notary public and a stenographer, working in the law offices of Maxwell and Reeves. Source: The Pensacola Journal, October 27, 1906, via ChroniclingAmerica.govhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/roberts-florida.jpgroberts floridaRoberts, Florida is in the blue oval. Source: University of South Floridahttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/findagrave_earthangel_bertmurphy.pngfindagrave_earthangel_bertmurphyBert Murphy. Photo by Earth Angel of Find-a-grave.com2017-11-23T14:16:11+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2017/11/20/a-gps-adventure-in-boligee-alabama/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/cem24630_1393542797.jpgCEM24630_1393542797This is the church I was looking for near Boligee, Alabama. Source: Stephen McBride for Find-A-Gravehttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/mt-hebron-to-the-north.pngmt hebron to the northWe did find Mt Hebron Cemetery -- and S.R. 128 -- on a map when we got home. Source: Google Mapshttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/ontheroad_boligee.pngontheroad_boligeeSource: Google Maps2017-11-21T11:54:49+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2017/11/13/secretarial-musings/2017-11-13T06:06:56+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2017/11/06/a-galaxy-of-stars/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_2288.jpgIMG_2288https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_2287.jpgIMG_2287Poor unloved thing. Who trashes books?https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_2286.jpgIMG_2286Who Was Who in Florida, by Henry S. Marks, 1973, published by The Strode Publishers, Huntsville, Alabama.2017-11-06T18:24:32+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2017/11/04/for-the-living/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_2285.jpgIMG_2285In paradisum, which is where I like to think Nancy and Emmett are at this moment. https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_2281.jpgIMG_2281https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_2282.jpgIMG_2282https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_2280.jpgIMG_22802017-11-04T17:41:04+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2017/11/01/i-bit-off-more-than-i-can-chew/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_2270.jpgIMG_2270The hideous animated thing my kids love to put out every Halloween. I have to keep it in a bin until the actual day.2017-11-01T13:40:12+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2017/10/23/the-hardest-ride-a-man-can-take/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/was-it-ew.pngwas it EWCould Emmett have been the speaker? He did go through an intervention around New Year's Day, 1915 -- but no, the speaker has five years as of this writing (August 1915). https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/a-part-of-foster-2.pngA part of Foster 2Whoa. An example of cold-turkey sobriety in the days before AA. Source: McClure's Magazine, August 1915, via books.google.com2017-10-23T11:00:27+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2017/10/20/judging-favorably/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/miller-williams-poem.pngmiller williams poemSource: Your Daily Poem2017-10-20T18:17:40+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2017/10/18/celebrity-sightings-1908/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/evelyn-harris.jpgevelyn harrisEvelyn Harris. Source: Find-a-grave.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/evelyn-harris-in-town.pngevelyn harris in townEvelyn Harris is in Pensacola as of March 1 -- perhaps the dinner took place on March 1 or March 2. Source: ChroniclingAmerica.govhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/foster_in_pensacola_jan_1908.pngfoster_in_Pensacola_Jan_1908Foster is in Pensacola as of January 19. The Rev. Whaley was pastor of Christ Episcopal Church, which was Emmett's church.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/maximilian_foster_passport_photo_1918_ancestry.pngMaximilian_foster_passport_photo_1918_ancestryMaximilian Foster. Passport photo from 1918, via Ancestry.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/rest-of-evelyn-harris-story.pngrest of evelyn harris storyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/emmett-and-evelyn-harris.pngemmett and evelyn harrisSource: The Pensacola Journal, March 3, 1908. From ChroniclingAmerica.gov2017-10-18T13:20:28+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2017/10/17/without-a-star/2017-10-17T22:12:38+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2017/10/12/emmett-texter/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/cb_dec2_1899_nightop.jpgCB_dec2_1899_nightopEmmett was 17 when he was dispatched to run small-town train stations on his own, which included the telegraph. Source: The Chipley Banner, December 2, 1899, in ChroniclingAmerica.gov2025-08-01T08:47:12+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2017/10/09/the-miracle/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/michelle.jpgmichelleMy dear friend, Michelle.2017-10-18T00:29:53+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2017/10/03/aging-famously/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/410h1h0pcil-_ac_us436_fmwebp_ql65_.jpg410h1h0pCIL._AC_US436_FMwebp_QL65_Aging Famously: Follow Those You Admire to Living Long and Well by Elizabeth Meade Howard2017-10-03T21:49:53+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2017/10/01/filling-in-blanks-about-cephas-love-wilson-jr/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/cl-a-mechanic-in-1930_citydirdc.jpgCL a mechanic in 1930_citydirDCHe's a mechanic -- makes sense, since he was with the 1st Engineers during World War I. But, it isn't his true vocation. Source: ancestry.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/ceph-a-salesman-in-1925_city-dir-dc.jpgceph a salesman in 1925_city dir DCCephas Jr. is now a salesman. Source: Ancestry.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/daughter_birth_ceph_and_mamie_jan23_23.jpgdaughter_birth_ceph_and_mamie_jan23_23Birth of daughter Shirley, January 23, 1923, in The Washington Evening Star. Source: ChroniclingAmerica.govhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/1922_citydir_dc_cephjr.jpg1922_citydir_DC_CephJrThe 1922 D.C. City Directory, in which data was collected in 1921 for this to be published in early 1922. Ceph Jr. is working at a pharmacy on K Street. Source: Ancesrty.com2017-10-01T11:07:52+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2017/09/23/when-cephas-jr-came-home/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/1919_aug27_pj_clwjr_gas_attack.jpg1919_Aug27_PJ_CLWJr_gas_attackThe Pensacola Journal, August 27, 1919.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/1920-census-marianna.jpg1920 census MariannaSource: 1920 U.S. Censushttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/aug17_1919_cephjr-at-walter-reed_washstarp7.jpgAug17_1919_CephJr at Walter Reed_WashStarp7From The Washington Star, August, 1919. Source: ChroniclingAmerica.govhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/uss_pastores_id_-_4540.jpgUSS_Pastores_(ID_-_4540)Photo of the U.S.S. Pastores in 1919, from Wikipedia.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/ceph-jr-returns-home-aug-21_1919.jpgCeph Jr returns home Aug 21_1919https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/sr-visiting-jr-in-dc-hospital_sept18_1919.jpgsr visiting jr in DC hospital_sept18_1919Note the date on this article -- September 18, 1919 -- almost a year after Cephas Jr. was injured. Source: GenealogyBank.com and ChroniclingAmerica.govhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cephwilsonjr-_wwi_card_floridamemo.jpgCephWilsonJr._WWI_card_FloridamemoThe notation on Cephas Love Wilson Jr.'s WWI service card that his injury was 'slight' is somewhat incongruous with the fact that he was at Walter Reed Hospital recovering for several weeks. Image source: Floridamemory.com 2017-09-24T11:12:40+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2017/09/18/cephas-jr-and-the-great-war/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/touching-one-by-clw.jpgtouching one by CLWhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2ndcephasjr.jpg2ndcephasjrOften too close for comfort, was it?https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cartoon-attributed-to-ceph-jr.jpgCartoon attributed to Ceph JrA humorous drawing by Cephas, Jr.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/honoring-dead.jpghonoring deadSeveral pages honoring the dead. https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/ceph-on-the-finland-shot-at.jpgceph on the finland, shot atCephas WAS on the U.S.S. Finland, en route to France from Hoboken, N.J., hadn't even landed yet, and was fired upon! OMG. Did he write home to his parents about this?https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/page-five_editors.jpgpage five_editorsCeph Jr.was an ART EDITOR for this book -- and -- yes, his drawings are in here! Booyah!https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/a-passage-from-page-five.jpga passage from page fiveThe birth and infancy of the regiment, page five. This is the story of the regiment, by the men, in their OWN words. This is wonderful!https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/a-history-of-cephs-unit.jpga history of Ceph's unit!A History of the 1st U.S. Engineers Division. Source: University of North Carolina: Chapel Hill archives.2017-09-18T20:01:21+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2017/09/13/cephas-jr-s-declaration-of-independence/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/army-transport-list-for-cephas.jpgarmy transport list for cephasArmy Transport List, with Cephas Love Wilson, Jr., en route to France. Source: Ancestry.com2017-09-13T13:58:01+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2017/09/11/the-junker/2017-09-11T10:05:12+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2017/09/08/in-search-of-himself/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cartoonists_mag_vol9_issue2.jpgCartoonists_Mag_Vol9_issue2Cartoonists Magazine, 1914. Source: Archive.orghttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/april_20_1913_clwjr_pj_uofgainesville.jpgApril_20_1913_CLWJR_PJ_UofGainesvilleApril 13, 1913 issue of The Pensacola Journal. Source: ChroniclingAmerica.govhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/clwjr_ato_1913_seminole_closeup.jpgCLWJr_ATO_1913_Seminole_closeupCephas Love Wilson, Jr. Source: 1913 Seminole, University of Florida archive.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/clwjr_possibly_ato.jpgCLWJr_possibly_ATOSource: 1913 Seminole, University of Florida archivehttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/clwjr_atofrat_1913_seminole.jpgCLWJr_ATOfrat_1913_seminoleFully involved in campus life -- Cephas Jr. as an ATO. Source: 1913 Seminole; University of Florida archive.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/clw_jrlawclass_1913.jpgCLW_Jrlawclass_1913Cephas Jr. in the junior law class of The Seminole for 1913. Source: University of Florida archivehttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/u-of-fl-catalog-1912-13_p241_clwjr.jpgU of FL catalog 1912-13_p241_CLWJrCatalog of the University of Florida, 1912-1913. From Archive.orghttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/pj-may-11_1911wclwjr.jpgPJ May 11_1911w:clwjrAnother clue of what's going on, as reported on page 3 of the May 11, 1911 issue of The Pensacola Journal, from ChroniclingAmerica.govhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/san-carlos-for-may-11-1911.jpgSan carlos for May 11, 1911The roster of the San Carlos for May 11, 1911. From The Pensacola Journal, in ChroniclingAmerica.gov2017-09-08T12:53:37+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2017/09/06/why-this-is-taking-so-long-part-iv/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/alex_dc_chronam_database.jpgAlex_DC?_chronAm_databaseThis. Source: www.chroniclingamerica.gov2017-09-06T10:00:58+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2017/09/03/the-puzzler/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/clwjr_1905_puzzler_sept17.jpgclwjr_1905_puzzler_Sept17Another 'also ran' for Ceph Jr., in the September 17, 1905 edition of The Pensacola Journal. Source: ChroniclingAmerica.govhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/june4_1905_first-try.jpgJune4_1905_first tryCeph Jr.'s first try at the puzzler contests found in The Pensacola Journal. June 4, 1905. Source: ChroniclingAmerica.govhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/clwjr_puzzle_june11_1905.jpgclwjr_puzzle_June11_1905The Pensacola Journal, June 11, 1905. From ChroniclingAmerica.gov2017-09-03T23:19:11+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2017/09/01/the-runaway-incident/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/mentalfloss_carseat.jpgmentalfloss_carseatThe carseat I had as a child looked similar to this one. Source: Mentafloss.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/aug25_1894_lula_clwjr_runaway.jpgAug25_1894_lula_clwjr_runawayLula was likely scared out of her wits. Cephas Love Wilson, Jr., the baby, was less than a month old. Source: The Chipley Banner, August 25, 18952017-09-02T10:34:03+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2017/08/25/to-accept-the-things-i-cannot-change/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_2042.jpgIMG_2042https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_2040.jpgIMG_2040https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_2039.jpgIMG_2039https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_2038.jpgIMG_2038https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_2035.jpgIMG_2035https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_2034.jpgIMG_20342017-08-26T13:41:18+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2017/08/24/rebirth-eclipse/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/totality.jpgtotalityThe 2017 eclipse, 100 percent totality, in Charleston, South Carolina, at the South Carolina Aquarium.2017-08-24T20:49:52+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2017/08/15/cephas-love-wilson-jr-and-louise-adelaide-hughes/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/louise_flstate_1930.jpgLouise_FLState_1930Louise Adelaide Hughes, Freshman, Florida State University, 1930. Source: Ancestry.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/1929_relee_highschool.jpg1929_RELee_HighschoolLouise Adelaide Hughes, Senior, class of 1929, Robert E. Lee High School. Source: Ancestry.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/1936_actuallicense_clwjr_louise_marriage.jpg1936_actuallicense_CLWJr_Louise_marriageCephas Love Wilson Jr. and Louise Adelaide Hughes' marriage license. Source: Ancestry.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/clwjr_marriagelicense_louise_1936.jpgCLWJr_marriageLicense_Louise_1936Cephas Love Wilson Jr. and Louise Adelaide Hughes. This is the second marriage for Cephas Jr., his first wife, Mary Baker, died in Washington, D.C. Source: Ancestry.com2019-06-07T07:01:58+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2017/08/10/telecommunication/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/unfortunate-or-coincidence.jpgunfortunate or coincidenceWas the article on drinking an unfortunate placement or was the publisher sending a message? Source: The Pensacola Journal, December 21, 1914, page 1, in ChroniclingAmerica.govhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dec21_1914p1_pj.jpgDec21_1914p1_PJSource: The Pensacola Journal, December 21, 1914, page 1, in ChroniclingAmerica.govhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/cb_feb18_1899_p3.jpgCB_feb18_1899_p3Rural folks cutting telegraph and telephone lines for clothes lines. Priorities! Source: The Chipley Banner, February 18, 1899, p. 3 in ChroniclingAmerica.gov2017-08-10T11:41:01+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2017/07/25/julian-wilson-the-steamer-gertrude/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/steamboat-gertrude-2.jpgsteamboat gertrude 2A side view of the steamboat "Gertrude," taking on a supply of wood. Source: Florida Memoryhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/steamboat-gertrude.jpgsteamboat gertrudeThe steamboat "Gertrude", between Apalachicola and River Junction. Source: Florida Memory2017-07-25T12:54:19+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2017/07/24/chipleys-telephone-girl/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/moremcgeachy_jan4_1912_cb.jpgmoremcgeachy_Jan4_1912_CBStephen McGeachy, pharmacist. Source: The Chipley Banner, January 4, 1912; www.chroniclingamerica.govhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/lucile-cook-mcgeachy.jpgLucile cook McGeachyMarriage license of Stephen McGeachy and Lucile Cook. Source: Ancestry.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/lucile.jpgLucileLucile Cook McGeachy. Source: Find-a-grave.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/feb1_1912_pjp4_telgal.jpgFeb1_1912_PJp4_telgalSource: The Pensacola Journal, February 1, 1912. www.chroniclingamerica.govhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/women-telephone-operators-at-work-4.jpgWomen Telephone Operators at Work (4)A switchboard operator in Richardson, Texas, around 1900. Source: Vintage Everyday2017-07-24T21:48:32+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2017/07/21/time-out/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/killers-of-the-flower-moon.jpgkillers of the flower moonKillers of the Flower Moon. Source: Amazon.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_2016.jpgIMG_2016I read these in 10 days. No kidding. https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_2009.jpgIMG_2009The parade was over with in 15 minutes.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_2005.jpgIMG_2005The parade consisted of two marching bands, three antique cars, a group of citizens representing the miner families in the Province, and mine pony.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_1994.jpgIMG_1994There was a Miner's Day parade in downtown Canmore.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_1985.jpgIMG_1985Mountain flowers galore.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_1971.jpgIMG_1971My children and their cousins swimming in one of the glacier-fed lakes. It was 92 degrees that day in Alberta.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_1940.jpgIMG_1940There were bear sightings along the way.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_1956.jpgIMG_1956Grassi Lakes, Alberta.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_1938.jpgIMG_1938Mt. Rundle, Alberta.2017-07-21T21:02:55+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2017/07/19/who-we-are/2017-07-19T12:39:52+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2017/07/18/the-brent-warren-wedding/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/warren-wedding-2.jpgwarren wedding 2Source: The Pensacola Journal; www.chroniclingamerica.govhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/warren-wedding1.jpgwarren wedding1Source: The Pensacola Journal, www.chroniclingamerica.govhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/warren_wedding_april16_1911.jpgwarren_wedding_april16_1911The Brent-Warren wedding was one of the society events of 1911. Source: The Pensacola Journal, www.chroniclingamerical.gov2017-07-18T19:22:42+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2017/07/07/circle-of-friends-alba-houghton-warren/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/1909_pensacitydir.jpg1909_PensacitydirAt least we know where Warren was in 1909! Pensacola City Directory for 1909. Source: Ancestry.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/1901worcestercitydir_albaremoved.jpg1901worcestercitydir_albaremoved1901 Worcester, Mass. City Directory. Source: Ancestry.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/1909-boston-mass-city-dir_alba.jpg1909 Boston Mass city dir_AlbaAt least we know Warren was in Boston before 1909. Source: Ancestry.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/pensacitydir_1910_elecco.jpgPensacitydir_1910_eleccoPensacola City Directory for 1910. Source: Ancestry.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/find_a_grave_alba.jpgfind_a_grave_albaThe distinguished Alba H. Warren. Source:Find-a-grave.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/1910census_albawarren.jpg1910census_albawarren1910 U.S. Census. Source: Ancestry.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/albawarren1913.jpgalbawarren1913Warren moves to Galveston, Texas. Source: The Pensacola Journal, October 17, 1913, in www.chroniclingamerica.gov2017-07-07T23:05:26+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2017/07/04/july-4th-1898/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/july4_1898_chipley.jpgJuly4_1898_chipleyJuly 4th, 1898, from the July 8, 1898 issue of The Chipley Banner. Source: chroniclingamerica.gov2017-07-04T14:04:51+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2017/06/23/june-23-1891/2017-06-24T01:22:10+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2017/06/21/medical-history/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_1914.jpgIMG_1914An X-ray tube. https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_1905.jpgIMG_1905No wonder most of the casualties of The Civil War were due to infection.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_1904.jpgIMG_1904Portable dental and autopsy kits.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_1903.jpgIMG_1903Yikes.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_1901.jpgIMG_1901Pocket surgical kit belonging to Dr. Mary Walker.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_1899.jpgIMG_1899https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_1898.jpgIMG_1898https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_1891.jpgIMG_1891https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_1892.jpgIMG_1892Also on display is the bullet that killed Abraham Lincoln.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_1885.jpgIMG_18852017-06-21T15:25:18+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2017/06/20/portrait-of-a-father/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/fcw_fathersday_sunday.pngfcw_fathersday_sundayDr. Francis C. Wilson, Emmett's father, taking it easy in the back yard, @ 1895, Chipley, Florida2017-06-20T20:34:04+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2017/06/16/congressional-baseball-game/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/ew-not-on-the-1916-roster.jpgew not on the 1916 rosterAugust 10, 1916 article on the Congressional baseball team. Source: The Washington Times and ChromiclingAmerica.gov https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/not-on-the-1914-roster.jpgNot on the 1914 rosterAugust 1, 1914 article on the Congressional baseball game. Source: The Washington Times, ChroniclingAmerica.govhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/1913_roster_congrbaseball_raleigh.jpg1913_roster_congrbaseball_RaleighMay 17, 1913 Congressional baseball game article and roster, from Raleigh, N.C. Source: ChroniclingAmericalgovhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/congressionalbball_games_emmett.jpgCongressionalbball_games_EmmettCongressional baseball games from 1913-1917. Source: Wikipedia and U.S. House of Representatives Archives2017-06-16T11:30:32+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2017/06/14/mega-talented-but-self-destructive/2017-06-14T19:39:50+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2017/06/07/hal-lawson-scott/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/hals_will.jpgHals_willHal L Scott's will, dated 1910. Source: Ancestry.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/1909-overland-model-30-double-bucket-roadster.jpg1909-Overland-Model-30-Double-Bucket-RoadsterOverland Automobile. Source: myautoworld.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/oct24_1915_overlandautos.jpgOct24_1915_overlandautosThe Pensacola Journal, October 24, 1915https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/chipley-vs-hal-scott-re-ews-selection.jpgChipley vs Hal Scott re EW's selectionHal slugged Chipley Jones in defense of Emmett in the refined San Carlos Hotel bar! A real barroom brawl all for Emmett! Source: GenealogyBank.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/halscott_settleewwill.jpghalscott_settleEWwillA portion of a document from Emmett's will. 2017-06-14T14:27:53+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2017/06/09/double-the-ll-b/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/may29_1906_sucatalog.jpgMay29_1906_SUcatalog1907 Stetson University Catalog. Source: Stetson University Archiveshttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/june8_1906_delandwklynews_chronam.jpgJune8_1906_Delandwklynews_chronamThe Deland Weekly News, June 8, 1906. Source: Chronicling America.govhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/june8_1906_washevestar_chronam.jpgJune8_1906_washevestar_chronamThe Washington Evening Star, June 8, 1906. Source: Chronicling America.gov2017-06-09T09:21:13+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2017/06/01/emmetts-will/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/emmettswill_ancestry.jpgEmmettswill_ancestryEmmett's will, as it appears in the Florida probate documents. Filed June 1, 1918 by his brother, Cephas Love Wilson, executor. Source: Ancestry.com2017-06-02T09:26:59+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2017/05/31/anniversary-part-three/2017-05-31T09:16:55+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2017/05/30/anniversary-part-two/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/may30_1918_funeraltoday.jpgmay30_1918_funeraltoday"Numerous friends...were visibly shocked...." See what I mean? The Pensacola Journal, May 30, 1918.2017-05-30T09:14:41+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2017/05/29/anniversary/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/may29_1918_ewobituary.jpgMay29_1918_EWobituaryThe Pensacola Journal, May 29, 1918, page one.2017-05-29T14:33:36+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2017/05/21/a-tragic-find/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/pen_colemandeath2.jpgPEN_colemandeath2https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/pen_colemandeath3.jpgPEN_colemandeath3https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/pen_colemandeath1.jpgPEN_colemandeath1https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/pen_colemandeath.jpgPEN_colemandeathSource: Pensacola Evening News, September 1, 1912, p.1 (microfilm). 2017-05-21T13:45:43+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2017/05/20/spring-cleaning/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2divorceinfl_blount.jpg2divorceinFL_blountSource: University of West Florida Archiveshttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/1divorceinfl1916_blount.jpg1divorceinFL1916_blountD-I_V-O-R-C-E, 1916-style. Source: University of West Florida Archives2017-05-20T18:08:39+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2017/05/16/judge-francis-beauregard-carter/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/judgemrscarter_florida-mem.jpgjudge&mrscarter_florida memMargaret and Francis B. Carter. Undated. Source: Florida Memoryhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/findagrave-carter.jpgfindagrave-carterSource: Find-a-grave.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/judgefcarter_floridamem_1901.jpgjudgefcarter_floridamem_1901Judge Francis Beauregard Carter, about 1901. Source: Florida Memory2017-05-16T14:42:51+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2017/05/11/florida-gazetteer-business-directory/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/flagaz_archive.jpgflagaz_archiveFlorida Gazetteer & Business Directory. Source: Archive.or2017-05-11T17:03:52+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2017/05/04/john-smithwick-a-kind-of-renaissance-guy/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/smithwick_money.jpgsmithwick_moneySource: Richmond Times, May 15, 1947. Genealogybank.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/wickedcapitolhill_pohl_2012_googlebooks.jpgWickedCapitolHill_Pohl_2012_googlebooksSource: Wicked Capitol Hill: An Unruly History of Behaving Badly by Robert S. Pohl. Source: Amazon.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/sk-good-sports.jpgS&K good sportsSource: ChroniclingAmerica.govhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/ballot-sample-1916-primary-pj.jpgBallot sample 1916 primary PJSample 1916 primary ballot, as it appeared in The Pensacola Journal, June 1916. Source: Chroniclingamerica.govhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/smithwicks-plans_farming.jpgsmithwicks plans_farmingSource: The Pensacola Journal, April 27, 1913, www.chroniclingamerica.govhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/smithwick_navalstores.jpgsmithwick_navalstoresSource: 1910 Pensacola City Directory, Ancestry.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/1908-pensacola-dir-kehoe.jpg1908 Pensacola Dir KehoeKehoe in single practice. Source: 1908 Pensacola City Directory, Ancestry.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/1908-city-directory-pensa_smithwick.jpg1908 city directory Pensa_smithwickSmithwick is partners with T.F. West. Source: 1908 Pensacola City Director, Ancestry.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/smithwick_knickerbocker-accident.jpgsmithwick_knickerbocker accidenthttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/jhsmithwick.jpgJHsmithwickJohn Harris Smithwick. Source: Find-a-grave.com2017-05-04T20:55:34+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2017/05/03/wilson-myers-house-essay-is-published/2017-05-03T12:34:24+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2017/04/30/thanks-sue-monk-kidd/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/suemonkkidd.jpgsuemonkkiddMy favorite book by Sue Monk Kidd. Source: Amazon.com2017-04-30T19:04:26+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2017/04/29/emmett-catholicism-faith-amends/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/img_1815.jpgIMG_1815Ten years.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/bluesbrothers.jpgBluesBrothersShe's whip everyone into shape, including Emmett -- which might not have been such a bad thing. Source: http://hothardware.com/Reviews/iBuyPowers-CZ17-Review-of-the-Valkyrie/?page=32017-04-29T11:46:36+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2017/04/21/publication/2017-04-21T20:34:06+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2017/04/17/not-so-unexceptional-sources/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/crawfordbros_firm_1907citydir.jpgcrawfordbros_firm_1907citydirThe Crawford brothers practicing law. The partnership didn't last but a few years. Source: 1907 Pensacola City Director, Ancestry.com https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/brent-bldg.jpgbrent bldgMy photo of the Brent Building from my last trip to Pensacola. https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/600px-brentbuilding19051.jpg600px-BrentBuilding1905A 1905 rendering of the Brent Building. Kehoe & Smithwick were on the third floor. Source: Pensapedia.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/600px-brentbuilding1905.jpg600px-BrentBuilding1905https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/kehoesmithwickoffice.pngKehoe&smithwickofficeKehoe & Smithwick, located at 306 Brent Building, Pensacola. Source: 1907 Pensacola City Directory, from Ancestry.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/feb20_1907pj_emmettatparty.jpgFeb20_1907PJ_EmmettatpartyA private party for certain members of The Pensacola Bar. Source: The Pensacola Journal, February 20, 1907, 2017-04-17T22:59:01+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2017/04/12/thesis-on-old-blandford-church-tiffany-windows/2017-04-12T14:34:35+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2017/04/09/in-praise-of-sponsorship/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/aa-promises_art.jpgAA-Promises_artThe AA Promises. From pages 83-84 of Alcoholics Anonymous' big book.2017-04-09T23:25:53+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2017/04/04/emmett-and-petersburg/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/img_1605-1.jpgIMG_1605 (1)History detecting and hanging out with friends in graveyards = fun!https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/img_1674.jpgIMG_1674The article about the dedication. Notice Emmett's name is misspelled. So much for popularity! Petersburg Index-Appeal, June 25, 1912.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/img_1651.jpgIMG_1651Emmett's window; also known as the Florida window. Old Blandford Church, Petersburg, Virginiahttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/img_1644.jpgIMG_1644Sneaky!https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/img_1634.jpgIMG_1634The marker of John Taliaferro, age 27.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/img_1626.jpgIMG_1626Old Blandsford Church, surrounded by the cemetery. The path to the church winds through fragile and weather-worn tombstones, which were there when Emmett visited in 1912.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/img_1671.jpgIMG_1671Timetable from the Petersburg Index-Appeal, June 23, 1912 via microfilm.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/img_1585.jpgIMG_1585The ceiling of the Main Street Station. Lots of gorgeous details.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/img_1597.jpgIMG_1597Main Station, Richmond, Virginia2017-04-06T13:14:10+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2017/04/05/three-years/2017-04-05T13:47:24+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2017/04/03/something-to-think-about/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/img_1770.jpgIMG_1770Doesn't seem to matter to the tree, does it?https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/img_1769.jpgIMG_1769The side view of the tree. https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/img_1768.jpgIMG_1768It is hollowed out, and has been this way for at least the past five years.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/img_1767.jpgIMG_1767It is the first tree to bloom of this little grove, every year, without fail. 2017-04-03T14:26:34+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2017/03/28/one-less/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/newrejection.jpgnewrejectionhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/rejection2.jpgrejectionhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/rejection1.jpgrejectionhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/rejection.jpgrejectionFrom The Ponder Review.2017-03-28T15:33:29+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2017/03/24/heirlooms-united/2017-03-24T16:25:37+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2017/03/23/grits-the-dog/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/earlsofeasthall.jpgEarlsofEastHallMore on East Hall and their mascot, "Grits." Source: The Stetson Collegiate, April 1903.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/labrabullpitadorlabradorretrieveramericanpitbullterrierhybriddogsben15monthsoldtim1.jpgLabrabullPitadorLabradorRetrieverAmericanPitBullTerrierHybridDogsBen15MonthsOldTim1Source: Dogbreedinfo.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/grits-the-dog-of-east-hall_jan03.jpgGrits the dog of East hall_Jan03'Grits' the dog. Source: The Stetson Collegiate, January 19032017-03-24T00:12:16+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2017/03/23/st-pauls-in-richmond/2017-03-23T13:13:04+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2017/03/20/on-to-the-second-draft/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_1513.jpgIMG_1513And sometimes, the problem with the text simply comes down a need for clarification.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_1515.jpgIMG_1515The bad news is that this is the first rough draft, and frankly, it looks like it.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_1512.jpgIMG_1512The good news is that I have enough information, but about a third of it needs to be put somewhere else and massaged into shape.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_1508.jpgIMG_1508Complete with notes to self, on the text, on hot pink Post-Its, and note cards. 2017-03-20T23:44:48+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2017/03/19/modestes-license/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/modiste-hargis-002.jpgModiste Hargis-002Modeste's pharmacy license! Source: UWF Historic Trust2017-03-19T19:40:18+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2017/03/14/today-in-pictures/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_1506.jpgIMG_1506https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_1495.jpgIMG_1495Chapter three, with notes.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_1494.jpgIMG_1494By S.A. Frost, copyright 1871https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_1493.jpgIMG_1493My most recent haul from a used book sale this weekend.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_1500.jpgIMG_1500...and a kiss from my youngest son.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_1499.jpgIMG_1499Sledding and fort-building. https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_1501.jpgIMG_1501Spring, meet Winter. My poor frozen daffodils.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_1492.jpgIMG_1492A view of the chicken coop in the snow behind my house.2017-03-14T17:09:31+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2017/03/08/patchwork-progress-petersburg/2017-03-08T23:39:41+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2017/03/07/not-dead/2017-03-07T04:33:52+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2017/02/23/and-now/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/andnow.jpgandnow2017-02-27T17:33:21+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2017/02/27/journaling-self-editing-finds/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/20170124233249jekyllhyde1931.jpg20170124233249jekyllhyde1931https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/durmar6.jpgdurmar6https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/lpr.jpglpr2017-02-27T17:32:18+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2017/02/21/places-to-stand-in-chipley/2017-02-21T14:10:52+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2017/02/19/dissecting-the-message-part-iv/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/jerisey.jpgjeriseyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/lastsection.jpglastsection2017-02-19T16:53:18+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2017/02/16/dissecting-the-message-part-iii/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/elizabeths_sister_lucy.jpgelizabeths_sister_lucyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/snippet-three.pngsnippet-three2017-02-19T16:24:53+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2017/01/28/why-we-study-history-chapter-25/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/lincoln-know-nothings.jpglincoln-know-nothings2017-02-15T16:17:08+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2017/02/15/awp-conference/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/0211171303.jpg0211171303https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/immersionwriting.jpgimmersionwritinghttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/img_1462.jpgimg_1462https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/img_1461.jpgimg_1461https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/photo_of_bookfair.jpgphoto_of_bookfair2017-02-15T16:16:39+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2017/01/31/the-value-of-the-negative-review/2017-02-15T16:16:18+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2017/02/10/dissecting-the-message-part-ii/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/jeanet-visit_1914.jpgjeanet-visit_19142017-02-10T20:34:49+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2017/02/09/dissecting-the-message-part-i/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/burton_marriagelicense.jpgburton_marriagelicensehttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/lettercut2.pnglettercut2https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/goldengeese.jpggoldengeesehttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/firstof-letter.pngfirstof-letter2017-02-09T22:26:00+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2017/02/08/medium-message-context/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/intestateman.jpgintestatemanhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/cephas-letterheadletter.jpgcephas-letterheadletterhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/letterhead.pngletterheadhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/cephus-letter-original.jpegcephus-letter-original2017-02-08T22:56:52+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2017/02/06/finite-windows-precious-artifacts/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/george-hervey.jpggeorge-herveyGeorge S. Hervey. Source: The Pensacola Journal, 1909https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/m2007-04-cottrell-collection-362.jpgm2007-04-cottrell-collection-3622017-02-06T15:39:49+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2017/02/04/the-mystery-of-the-pocket-watch/2017-02-04T12:54:01+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/01/22/circle-of-family-lula-wilson-grether/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/lulacover.jpglulacover"Chipola River" by Mrs. Lulu (Lula) May Grether. Source: Floridasheetmusic.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/pr13526.jpg_pr13526WWI Red Cross volunteers in Florida rolling bandages. Very likely Lula was instrumental in setting up this group. Source: State Archives of Floridahttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/gov_mansion_1912_downsized_supergraphic.jpggov_mansion_1912_downsized_supergraphicThe Florida governor's mansion, 1912. This building was torn down in 1955 because it was structurally unsound and rebuilt on the same site. Source: www.floridagovernorsmansion.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/lula.jpglulaLula Wiselogel Wilson. Source: FloridaMemory.com2017-01-30T16:15:34+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/08/19/working-the-media/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/cephtie21.jpgcephtie2Striking resemblance between father and son, down to the bow tie.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/cephshyclip1.jpgcephshyclipThe clip was a reprint in another Florida state paper; the type does not look like the style used by the Marianna Times-Union between 1900-1918 (based on my reading of all available hard copy). I'd estimate the date of this article around 1902, based on the issue in the article.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/cephtie2.jpgcephtie2All but one photo I have of Cephas features him in a bowtie. Nice detail of his watch chain. 2017-01-30T16:13:08+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2017/01/29/telephones-history/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/sep16_1899_wilsonphone.jpgsep16_1899_wilsonphonehttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/july-13_1911p6.jpgjuly-13_1911p6https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/abstract-office-marianna.jpgThe Abstract Office MarkerThe Abstract Office Markerhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/bannerphone.jpgbannerphone2017-06-30T00:39:01+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2017/01/27/manuscript-progress-publication/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/linda.jpglinda2017-01-27T13:53:56+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2017/01/19/emmett-the-protest-march/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/president_forbes2.jpgpresident_forbes2https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/1903-mar-5-stetson-sued-student-riot.jpg1903-mar-5-stetson-sued-student-riot2017-01-20T00:29:36+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2017/01/17/buell-cook/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/buellsfuneral_feb15_cb.jpgbuellsfuneral_feb15_cbhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/montadv_feb7_genbank.jpgmontadv_feb7_genbankhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/pj_feb7_samepage.jpgpj_feb7_samepagehttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/pj_feb7.jpgpj_feb7This article appeared https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/oldfnb_corner5thrrchipley.jpgoldfnb_corner5thrrchipleyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/1905-step.jpg1905-stephttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/feb8_02_buggyaccident_vernon.jpgfeb8_02_buggyaccident_vernonhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/feb23_1911_buellscar.jpgfeb23_1911_buellscarhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/1911_open_touring.jpg1911_open_touringhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/buell_1909_may6_joke.jpgbuell_1909_may6_joke2017-01-17T18:13:49+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2017/01/15/the-chipley-florida-phone-directory-for-1906/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/1906_cb_feb28_chipley-phone-book.jpg1906_cb_feb28_chipley-phone-book2017-01-24T21:58:24+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2017/01/11/remembering-nancy/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/lastsupper.jpglastsupperhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_9211.jpgIMG_9211.JPGhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_8919.jpgIMG_8919.JPGNancy never allowed me to take photos of her during our work together in Pensacola! But, in the courthouse archive photo, you can see her arm in the far left corner of the photo, as we were both reading docket books.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/cowbell.jpgcowbellNancy's cowbell. Source: Year of the Cowbell, via Etsy.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/unnamed.jpgunnamed2017-01-12T10:17:08+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2017/01/09/an-unlikely-yet-profound-kinship/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/p100_histdemparty.jpgp100_histdempartyCash, W. Thomas. (1936). History of the Democratic party in Florida: including biographical sketches of prominent Florida democrats. Tallahassee: Florida Democratic Historical Foundation.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/p99_histdemparty.jpgp99_histdempartyThis is on page 99. Source: Cash, W. Thomas. (1936). History of the Democratic party in Florida: including biographical sketches of prominent Florida democrats. Tallahassee: Florida Democratic Historical Foundation.2017-01-09T15:23:39+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2017/01/07/not-a-hoax/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/acs.jpgacsThe American Community Survey. Source: ACS2017-01-07T18:22:01+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2017/01/07/nmah-database/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/nmah.jpgnmahIt's wonderful! Source: americanhistory.si.edu2017-01-07T17:23:02+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2017/01/05/new-details-emerge-as-final-draft-concludes/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/evestar_jun12-06.jpgevestar_jun12-06The Evening Star, June 12, 1906, p.13. Those in attendance were listed. Paul was there; Emmett was not, though he attended Paul's graduation. Source: Chronicling America.loc.govhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/paulsgradfrom-gu_ewattend.jpgpaulsgradfrom-gu_ewattendhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/wblamar.jpgwblamarhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/paul_carter_1899_argo.jpgpaul_carter_1899_argoPaul H. Carter, from the 1899-1900 WFS yearbook, The Argo. Source: FSU Archives.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/night-classes-excerpt.jpgnight-classes-excerpthttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/1906-07catalog_gradjune14_06.jpg1906-07catalog_gradjune14_062017-01-06T02:20:18+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2017/01/03/breaking-into-society/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_1237.jpgimg_1237https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_1233.jpgimg_1233https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_1232.jpgimg_12322017-01-03T19:26:00+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/12/31/a-decent-year/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/julejulian.jpgjulejulianJule & Emmett's brother, Julian A. Wilson, about 1940. Happy 99th birthday to a wonderful lady!2017-01-03T16:25:36+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2017/01/02/banished-words-for-2017/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/11222236_1029546797108299_4659423972767408065_n.jpg11222236_1029546797108299_4659423972767408065_n2017-01-03T16:25:02+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2017/01/01/january-1-1917/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/more-of-nyd-19171.jpgmore-of-nyd-1917https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/more-of-nyd-1917.jpgmore-of-nyd-1917https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/overheadoldpd.jpgoverheadoldpdhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/across-the-street-corner-jefferson-main.jpgacross-the-street-corner-jefferson-mainhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/corner-of-jefferson-main-today.jpgcorner-of-jefferson-main-todayhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/pd-signal-boxes-in-1916.jpgpd-signal-boxes-in-1916https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/pensacola-pd_1916.jpgpensacola-pd_1916https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/a-bell-tower.jpga-bell-towerhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/100yrsagotoday.jpg100yrsagotoday2017-01-01T15:04:38+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/12/29/notes-on-emmetts-funeral/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/funeral-commute.jpgfuneral-commutehttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/pou_undertaker_citydir1916.jpgpou_undertaker_citydir1916From the 1916 Pensacola City Directory.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/frpou.jpgfrpouFrancis Robinson Pou. Livery stable owner, one-time Mayor of Pensacola, and funeral director. Source: Pensapedia.com2016-12-30T21:54:53+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/10/17/the-process/2016-12-30T21:48:07+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/11/01/what-we-get-wrong-about-history/2016-12-30T21:47:44+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/12/11/primary-sources/2016-12-30T21:47:22+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/12/20/so-close/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_1172.jpgimg_1172https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_1170.jpgimg_1170https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/charles-dickens-writing-1900x1400gty.jpgcharles-dickens-writing-1900x1400gtyEven Charles Dickens would have proofread his work himself! Source: Charles Dickens, Getty Images.2016-12-29T20:43:55+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/12/24/chris-gift/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_1202.jpgimg_1202https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_5551.jpgimg_5551https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_1198.jpgimg_1198https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_1199.jpgimg_1199https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_1200.jpgimg_1200https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_1175.jpgimg_1175https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_1177.jpgimg_1177https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_1176.jpgimg_1176https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_1173.jpgimg_11732016-12-24T13:46:35+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/12/14/the-pensacolian/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/pj_may9_12p4_editorial.jpgpj_may9_12p4_editorialhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/backcoverpensacolian_easter.jpgbackcoverpensacolian_easterhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/front-cover-pensacolian-easter.jpgfront-cover-pensacolian-easter2016-12-14T15:12:38+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/12/09/break-up/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/emmett-breakup.jpgemmett-breakuphttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dec9_1915.jpgdec9_19152016-12-09T22:24:04+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/12/06/when-im-not-writing/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/race_2998_photo_49559020.jpgrace_2998_photo_49559020Not bad time considering my friends and I didn't train AT ALL. https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/race_2998_photo_49580666.jpgrace_2998_photo_49580666At the halfway point at the Rehoboth Beach Half Marathon. It was freezing, but at 6 miles, I was entirely overdressed.2016-12-06T22:57:06+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/12/02/the-hidden-capitol/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_0060.jpgimg_0060https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_0056.jpgimg_0056https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_0080.jpgimg_0080https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_0086.jpgimg_0086https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_0051.jpgimg_0051https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_0068.jpgimg_0068https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_0049.jpgimg_0049It is mostly limestone and concrete here. Lovely details still intact, despite the moss and acid rain.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_0039.jpgimg_0039https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_0045.jpgimg_0045Some of the stones are neatly arranged, some are scattered about; they are heavy as hell, and deep in the woods. The U.S. Park Service is close by, and near the one point of access, so visitors can walk among the stones.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_0053.jpgimg_0053My husband walking among the aisles of stone. 2016-12-02T20:40:48+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/11/27/editing-emmetts-manuscript/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/twitter_proofreader.jpgtwitter_proofreaderSource: Twitter2016-11-28T02:08:34+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/11/25/to-tweet-or-not-to-tweet-in-search-of-ceph-jr/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/johngrether1.jpgjohngretherhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/johngrether.jpgjohngretherhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/farenthold.jpegfarentholdDavid Farenthold, a reporter with The Washington Post turned to Twitter as he worked through Donald J. Trump's charitable contribution story. It's wonderful research. Photo source: The Washington Post2016-11-28T01:28:56+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/11/24/we-gather-together/2016-11-24T11:46:42+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/11/11/election-judgment/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/rollingwood-elementary3-533x400.jpgrollingwood-elementary3-533x400Rollingwood Elementary School, my voting precinct. Source: Moderncapitaldc.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/i-voted-sticker.jpgi-voted-stickerhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/halls.jpeghallsThe chief judges had a giant bag of these lozenges going around the room. Thank goodness.2016-11-11T22:53:20+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/11/07/the-last-35-pages/2016-11-07T11:44:53+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/11/06/what-could-be/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/valegacy__20341478267890.jpgvalegacy__20341478267890Source: Library of Virginia, as published with the story in The Washington Post, November 5, 2016.2016-11-06T12:05:36+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/11/05/all-in-the-family/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/voter-judge.jpgvoter-judgeSee you at your neighborhood precinct!2016-11-05T20:46:38+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/10/28/that-kind-of-discovery/2016-10-28T10:12:24+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/10/26/crowd-sourcing-research/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/1908_stergaz_ewsub.jpg1908_stergaz_ewsubThe Sterling Evening Gazette, 1908, editorial page.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sept27_07_p1_sterevegaz.jpgsept27_07_p1_sterevegazSeptember 27, 1907. The only way the Sterling paper would have known this is through Nicholas Van Sant, via a letter from Emmett. Source: Sterling Evening Gazette, page 1.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/oct4_06_sterevegazp5.jpgoct4_06_sterevegazp5October 4, 1906. Emmett tells Nick about the hurricane that did a million dollars (1906 dollars) damage. Source: Sterling Evening Gazettehttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/emmetts_will_p2.jpgemmetts_will_p2Emmett's will, page two. Emmett Wilson Kehoe was the son of his best friend, J. Walter Kehoe. Emmett lived with the Kehoes starting in the summer of 1910 until his death.2016-10-26T11:52:36+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/10/24/first-intervention/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/bedal_mar20_1906_sterlingstandard.jpgbedal_mar20_1906_sterlingstandardMarch 20, 1906, The Sterling Standard.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/srvansant-official.jpgsrvansant-officialGovernor Samuel R. Van Sant. Nick's brother, and Governor of Minnesota (1901-1905). Source: Wikipedia2016-10-25T00:38:54+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/10/11/an-expensive-lesson/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/stbksterling_1906feb22.jpgstbksterling_1906feb22From The Sterling Evening Gazette. February 22, 1906, 2016-10-11T17:36:32+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/10/09/worth-remembering/2016-10-09T16:04:44+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/10/06/alcoholic-deja-vu/2016-10-06T18:30:24+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/09/26/no-one-to-blame/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/ffbingham.jpgffbinghamF.F. Bingham. Source: Pensapedia.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/icegorge.jpgicegorgeDetails on the Ice Gorge of 1906. Source: Historical Centennial Program, Rock Falls, Illinois2016-09-27T08:59:25+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/09/23/out-of-desperation/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sozodont.jpgsozodontSozodont had 37% alcohol. Source: NMAH Archives Center 0060 Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Series: Dentistry Box 2 Folder 16 Advertisment for Sozodonthttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sterlingsaloons2.jpgsterlingsaloons2The rest of the listing for Sterling's saloons in 1906. Source: Ancestry.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/saloons_sterling1.jpgsaloons_sterling1Emmett's office was right across the street from Dietz & Maxfield's saloon, but there were plenty right there on Third Street. Source: Ancestry.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/cb_feb17_1900_loc.jpgcb_feb17_1900_locNot that he would have taken this kind of thing, but Wine of Cardui was 19% alcohol by volume. Addicts will drink anything, including mouthwash, so who knows? Maybe Emmett would have drank this thing if he were desperate. Source: The Chipley Banner, February 1900, ChroniclingAmerica.gov2016-09-23T14:51:58+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/09/20/102-east-third-street/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/il-sterling-illinois-third-street-looking-east-vintage-postcard.jpgil-sterling-illinois-third-street-looking-east-vintage-postcardThe red arrow is the approximate location of the Van Sant & Wilson law firm. Source: https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/today102.jpgtoday102A bank is located on the original site of Emmett's office. Source: Google maps.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/102-east-third-today.jpg102-east-third-todayThe green arrow indicates location of 102 East Third Street today. Source: Google maps.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/shoes.jpgshoesSource: Sterling Daily Standard, Nov. 22, 1906https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/address1906.jpgaddress1906Source: Sterling & Rock Falls, Illinois City Directory for 1906; www.ancestry.com2016-09-20T15:46:48+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/09/18/speaking-of-the-new-30/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/mbah_gotho_bbc.jpgmbah_gotho_bbcMbah Gotho of Indonesia, allegedly the oldest man living. Born 12 years before Emmett. Source: www.bbc.com2016-09-18T10:48:02+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/09/17/the-new-30/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/oldenough.pngoldenoughSource: Someecards.com2016-09-17T10:21:10+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/09/16/update-emmetts-pharmacy/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/hargpharm_anbb_bullofpharmvol24.jpghargpharm_anbb_bullofpharmvol24The Hargis Pharmacy, brand new, located in the brand new American National Bank Building. Note the multiple brass spittoons on the floor. Source: The Bulletin of Pharmacy, Volume 24, published by E.G. Swift, 1910, page 131.2016-09-16T10:02:04+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/07/30/modeste-hargis-whistling-pharmacist/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/1942_dirmodeste.jpg1942_dirModesteBy 1942, Modeste was out of retirement and the director of the WPA Writer's Department in Pensacola. From the 1942 Pensacola City Directory. Source: Ancestry.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/hurston-zora-neale-loc.jpgHurston-Zora-Neale-LOCZora Neale Hurston. Source: Library of Congresshttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/611nbarcelona.jpg611Nbarcelona611 North Barcelona, Pensacola, Florida. Source: Trulia.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/1916-pensadir.jpg1916 pensadirPensacola City Directory for 1916. Modeste's pharmacy delivered, too! Source: Ancestry.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/hargis_pharmacy_bottles.jpghargis_pharmacy_bottlesSource: Mr.Bottles.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/1927-2-21-greensboronc-record_radioprog.jpg1927-2-21-GreensboroNC Record_radioprogSource: The Greensboro (N.C.) Record; February 21, 1927.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/1898dirmodeste.jpg1898dirModestePensacola City Directory for 1898. Source: Ancestry.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/amdruggistpharmrec_vol23_1893_amdrugpublco.jpgAmDruggist&pharmrec_vol23_1893_amdrugpublcoSource: American Druggist & Pharmaceutical Record, Vol. 26, September 14, 1893.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/modeste_hargis_photo_twitter.jpgmodeste_hargis_Photo_twitterModeste Hargis, about 1900. Source: womenofhistoricpcola2020-04-26T19:19:47+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/09/15/the-surrogate/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/ellavs-and-booze1.jpgellavs-and-boozeThe crusading Ella Van Sant. Source: The Sterling Gazette, 1907https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/ellavs-and-booze.jpgellavs-and-boozeThe crusading Ella Van Sant. Source: Sterling Gazette, 1907https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/emmetts_residencesterling.jpgemmetts_residencesterlinghttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/anning_802wthirdst_sterling.jpganning_802wthirdst_sterlingFrom the Sterling-Rock Falls City Directory, 1906. Source: Ancestry.com2016-09-15T14:45:52+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/09/12/im-not-ignoring-you-emmett/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/finish-line-with-kate.jpg2016 Parks Half Marathon - Photo by Dan Reichmann, MCRRC2016 Parks Half Marathon - Photo by Dan Reichmann, MCRRC2016-09-12T18:30:31+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/09/07/emmett-in-pensacola-1902/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/1900census20belmont.jpg1900census20belmontHere's the census of 1900 showing that Emmett's grandfather (who went by 'Emmett'; hence the "E.A." in the list) was living with his son and daughter-in-law on Belmont Street in Pensacola. Source: U.S. Census, 1900https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/emmetts_school_meux_aug30_01.jpgemmetts_school_meux_aug30_01Advertisement from August 30, 1901 edition of The (Pensacola) Daily News. Emmett had been clerking for Judge D.J. Jones, during this time -- but he could only do so much without knowledge of shorthand. It is likely Jones recommended Emmett obtain shorthand training. Emmett was visiting family during the summer of 1901, and this advertisement got his attention. Source: The (Pensacola) Daily News, August 30, 1901.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/pn_feb14_1902_uf.jpgpn_feb14_1902_ufNotice the faded text on the left side of the page. Unfortunately, this is the situation for the left side of the pages throughout the bound book of newspapers. Source: The Pensacola Daily News, Feb 14, 1902, page 1. University of Florida2016-09-07T18:28:42+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/09/06/book-progress-emmetts-vacation/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/1908aug5pj_vacay.jpg1908Aug5PJ_vacayEmmett would make sure to let the newspapers know when he was headed off on vacation every year. Thanks, Emmett! Source: The Pensacola Journal, August 5, 1908https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/standrewsbuoy_aug21_1902_cephfam.jpgstandrewsbuoy_Aug21_1902_ceph&famSt. Andrew's Buoy, August 21, 1902 -- Cephas and family renting a cottage. This was routine for Cephas and other Wilson family members. https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/yellowfever_pensa.jpgyellowfever_pensaIn previous years, he'd likely have gone to Pensacola to stay with the Kehoes or his uncle Evelyn Maxwell's family, but this year there was a serious yellow fever outbreak. Source: The Pensacola Journal, page 1, Sept 5, 1905.2016-09-06T08:27:56+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/09/01/something-new/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/may2_1909pj.jpgMay2_1909PJThe Pensacola Journal, May 2, 1909.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/apr25_09_pj.jpgApr25_09_PJMeade Wilson was an election judge, at least up until the point he ran for office in 1909. Source: The Pensacola Journal, April 1909.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_0856.jpgIMG_08562016-09-01T13:48:33+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/08/27/ebay-surprise/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/van_sant_house.jpgvan_sant_houseA photo postcard of Nicholas Van Sant's house in Sterling, Illinois. No date, but I estimate this to be around 1920. Photo and postcard are the author's.2016-08-27T16:05:05+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/08/24/emmett-lived-here/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/211wcervantes_trulia.jpg211Wcervantes_trulia211 West Cervantes St., Pensacola, Florida. Source: Trulia2017-04-14T21:00:23+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/08/22/attention-taphophiliacs/2016-08-23T00:30:27+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/08/21/not-the-villain/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/ewswornin_jxncty_parkhill_04.jpgEWswornin_Jxncty_Parkhill_04Emmett sworn in mid-June, 1904. But he had already been sworn in the day after he graduated law school back in May, in Jacksonville. What gives? Source: Jackson County (FL) Courthouse2016-08-21T23:01:24+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/08/20/i-wish/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/i-wish.jpgI wishShared by a friend/fellow writer. Oh, how I wish!2016-08-20T20:43:54+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/08/17/a-history-vacation/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_0821.jpgIMG_0821My son dressed up as one of King George's soldiers. This was a great hands-on, educational visit for kids of all ages.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_0818.jpgIMG_0818Fort George musicians and historians discussing the fort and their duties during the War of 1812. The soldier in red translated for French-speaking guests.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_0816.jpgIMG_0816Ft. George. The buildings were rebuilt during the depression as a Canadian Make Work project; the wood was brought in from old forests in the northernmost provinces, and all of the work was done by hand -- only one building on the site is original, as the fort was burned by the U.S. forces as they took the fort from the British.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_0815.jpgIMG_0815https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_0814.jpgIMG_0814The kids playing on the cannon outside of Ft. George, Ontario.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/niagara2.jpgniagara2https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_0806.jpgIMG_0806Preparing to fire the cannon. This was done with much ceremony, and a great history lesson by the reenactors.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_0798.jpgIMG_0798The plaque on the castle wall.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_0793.jpgIMG_0793Incredibly well maintained dining quarters and storage areas.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_0787.jpgIMG_07872016-08-17T20:26:32+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/08/09/lynx-eyed-guardian/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/ceph_bow2.jpgceph_bow2Great details with dates that confirm what I've dug up about the Wilson family over the past three years. And -- surprise to me -- Cephas was once a schoolteacher! Source: Katie Wilson Meade's granddaughter. Photo of image by the author.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/ceph_bow_1.jpgceph_bow_1I've noticed Cephas favors bow-ties. Source: Katie's granddaughter.2016-08-13T18:29:28+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/08/02/i-love-you-george-a-smathers-libraries/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/1902-feb-15-emmettshorthand.jpg1902 - feb 15 emmettshorthandSource: The Chipley Banner, February 15, 1902https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/geosmathers_thedailynews.jpgGeosmathers_thedailynewsThe Daily News. Pensacola's -other- daily newspaper not published by Frank Mayes. Source: University of Florida Smathers Library2016-08-02T21:01:06+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/08/01/wonderful-distraction-vanished-washington/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/17th-and-k-street.jpg17th and K streetCorner of 17th & K, about 1925 (photo from the Library of Congress & Vanishing Washington). I used to work at 1750 K St. NW, which was someone's house once upon a time. https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/10th-pennsylvania-nw_franklinstatue.jpg10th & Pennsylvania NW_franklinstatueEmmett would have definitely passed this statue on his way down Capitol Hill to visit with Postmaster General Albert Burleson, or to meetings at The White House. Source: theruinedcapitol.com2016-08-01T14:33:38+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/07/25/a-study-of-perserverance/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/apr9_1891_stergazres.jpgApr9_1891_SterGazresSource: The Sterling Gazette, April 9, 1891https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/apr3_1890_stergaz_results.jpgApr3_1890_SterGaz_resultsSource: The Sterling Gazette. April 3, 1890https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/april3_07_longelected.jpgApril3_07_LongelectedSource: The Sterling Evening Gazette. April 3, 1907.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/mar29_1890_sterlgaz.jpgMar29_1890_SterlGazOne year after his losing both of his legs, he's doing what he can to find gainful employment. Not a slacker. Source: The Sterling Gazette, March 29, 1890. https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/jan-9-06_sterlingevegaz.jpgJan-9-06_SterlingEveGazSource: Sterling Evening Gazette, January 9, 1906.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_6137.jpgIMG_6137Source: The Sterling Evening Gazette, April, 1906.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_6136.jpgIMG_6136Source: The Sterling Evening Gazette, April 1906. 2016-07-26T00:27:24+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/07/19/joseph-e-lee/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/feb15_03_suicide.jpgFeb15_03_suicideFebruary 15, 1913. Editorial page, The Pensacola Journal. Source: ChroniclingAmerica.govhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/stillman_on_lee_customs.jpgStillman_on_Lee_customsA snippet of the large article, with Stillman explaining Joe Lee's appointment as internal revenue collector. Source: The Pensacola Journal, October 20, 1912.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/joelee_bystillman.jpgjoelee_bystillmanA large article featuring Joe Lee by John Stillman, local Pensacola Republican, on Joe Lee. Source: The Pensacola Journal, October 20, 1912https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/joe_lee_1900s.jpgJoe_Lee_1900sJoseph E. Lee, about 1900. Source: FloridaMemory.com2021-03-19T16:55:19+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/07/15/freshman-mistake/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/pj_p1_april25_1913.jpgPJ_p1_April25_1913Lee out, Lewis in. Source: The Pensacola Journal, April 25, 1913, p.1https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/fletcher-senator-duncan.jpgFletcher-Senator-DuncanSenator Duncan Fletcher. Source: www.old-picture.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/pjp1april10_1913.jpgPJp1April10_1913Emmett calls on President Woodrow Wilson literally within hours of being sworn in, to do the bidding of the part bosses. Source: The Pensacola Journal, April 10, 1913, page 1.2016-07-15T21:31:24+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/07/14/difficult-truth/2016-07-14T20:05:18+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/07/13/hot-water/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/spaceagelookingwater-heater.jpgspaceagelookingwater heaterA space-age looking water heater. Source: Pinterest.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/waterheaterwheart.jpgwaterheaterwheartA water heater with a heart! Source: Pinterest.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/san-carlos-hotel-hot-water.pngsan carlos hotel hot waterThe San Carlos Hotel boasted many amenities, including full baths (sometimes shared) between rooms, complete with hot and cold water! Source: ChroniclingAmerica.govhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/humphreyautomaticc1.jpgHumphreyAutomaticC1The Humphrey hot water heater. This model is from 1920. Source: waterheaterrescue.com2016-07-13T13:32:00+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/07/10/the-first-100-years/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_0705.jpgIMG_0705https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/54621629.jpg54621629https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_0707.jpgIMG_0707https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_0704.jpgIMG_07042016-07-11T01:33:29+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/07/08/i-see-the-light/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/addictiontreatmentrecovery.jpgaddictiontreatment&recoveryHistoric study of the treatment of alcoholism and addiction in America. I refer to this source often in Emmett's biography. Source: Amazon.com2016-07-09T01:45:06+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/07/04/walker-wilson-part-two/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/1st_st_jax.jpg1st_st_jaxU.S. Census for 1940. Source: Ancestry.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/oct31_1924_walker.jpgOct31_1924_walkerFrom the October 31, 1924 issue of the Tampa Tribune. Source: genealogybank.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/1930jxnv_citydir.jpg1930Jxnv_citydirThe 1930 Jacksonville city directory.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/1929tampacity-dir.jpg1929TAmpacity dirThe 1929 Tampa city directory.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/walkerwwi.jpgwalkerWWISeptember 12, 1918. Source: Ancestry.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/fcwtotampa_may17_1912.jpgFCWtoTampa_May17_1912From The Pensacola Journal, May 17, 1912.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/borardhoteloliver_walker.jpgborardhoteloliver_walkerFrom the 1913 R.L. Polk City Directory for Tampa, Florida.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/ewmaybenotthere.jpgewmaybenotthereEmmett may not have been present at the wedding in Gainesville, else he would have been listed here, too. Source: The Pensacola Journal, June 22, 1910https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/walkerjesse.jpgWalker&JesseFrom The Pensacola Journal, June 22, 1910.2016-07-04T11:45:44+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/06/29/circle-of-family-walker-wilson/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/walker-katie-wilson-meade_1908_july4.jpgWalker & Katie WIlson Meade_1908_July4Walker and his sister Katie Wilson Meade, in front of the Washington Monument, July 4, 1908. Photo was taken by their first cousin, Lizzie Meade.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/1904_cb_wakerinmarianna.png1904_CB_wakerinmariannaWalker was visiting his father in Chipley. Source: The Chipley Banner, 1904.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/genealogycomment_education.jpggenealogycomment_educationI wonder if, perhaps, Walker resented having to pay for Emmett's higher education, because Emmett was the only Wilson sibling in school while Walker was still living at home and under his father's authority. Source: John Evans Wilson Genealogy, 1990.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/feb_1903_walkergradeschool.jpgfeb_1903_walkergradeschoolThis was unusual, I thought: Walker, 19, is still in grade school as of January 1903. Source: The Chipley Banner, February 1903.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/1902_july_walkerstunned.jpg1902_July_WalkerstunnedThe telegraph operator's job was important -- and dangerous at times. Source: The Chipley Banner, July 1902https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/walker_6.jpgwalker_6Walker Wilson, about 6 years old, December 1890.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/walkerbadluck-at-camp-july1899.jpgwalkerbadluck at camp July1899From The Chipley Banner, July 1899. Source: ChroniclingAmerica.gov2016-06-29T22:22:49+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/06/26/scandal-sidetrack/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/theschooljournaljan01.jpgTheschooljournalJan01From The School Journal, January 26, 1901. Source: Google Bookshttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/petition_delandpaper1903.jpgpetition_delandpaper1903Emmett signed the petition in support of Forbes and against John B. Stetson's attempts to denigrate Forbes. Source: Deland Weekly News 1903.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/tempinju_tampatrib_mathes.jpgtempinju_TampaTrib_mathesFrom the Tampa Tribune, September 29, 1905. Source: GenealogyBank.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/exonerated.jpgexoneratedExonerated, but the damage was done. Source: The DeLand Weekly News, 1904.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/minneapolisjournal_jan20_03.jpgMinneapolisJournal_Jan20_03From The Minneapolis Journal, January 30, 1903https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/su_mar1902_mathes-convalescent.jpgSU_Mar1902_Mathes convalescentConvalescent from what? Source: Stetson University Archives, March 1902https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/lawschool_program1904.jpglawschool_program1904Emmett's law school commencement program. Source: Stetson University Archiveshttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/commencement1_volctyrec_may281904.jpgCommencement1_VolCtyRec_May281904The commencement coverage from The Volusia County Record, May 28, 1904 -- but the lead is about an unnamed 'scandal'. Source: The Volusia County Record, May 28, 19042016-06-26T17:07:24+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/06/23/julia-anderson-maxwell/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/julia.jpgjuliaJulia Anderson Maxwell. Source: www.findagrave.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/florida-window.jpgFlorida windowThe Florida window at Blandford Church, Petersburg, Virginia. This is the window Emmett helped dedicate in June, 1912. Source: Florida Memory.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/mldekle_makersofambk.jpgMLDekle_MakersofAmbkMatthew Leonidas Dekle, of Marianna, Florida. Source: Makers of Americahttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/kahlert2_gbank_1925.jpgkahlert2_gbank_1925https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/kahlert1.jpgkahlert1It's Belgium Week for the YWCA campers! Source: Washington, D.C. Evening Star, 1925https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/times-disp_richmond_jun23_1912.jpgtimes-disp_richmond_Jun23_1912The unveiling of the Florida window at Blandsford Church. Source: The Richmond Times-Dispatch, June 23, 1912.2016-06-23T18:22:34+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/06/17/an-update-on-walker-anderson-maxwell/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/its-a-wonderful-life-3.jpgits-a-wonderful-life-3In the movie, George is in debt to the evil Potter to the tune of $8,000. He doesn't have the money, but, according to his life insurance policy, he's worth more dead than alive.2016-06-18T00:45:26+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/06/06/the-company-he-kept/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/chron_am_pj_may21_09p3.jpgchron_am_PJ_May21_09p3From the May 21, 1909 edition of The Pensacola Journal. Source: Chronicling America.govehttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/richdisp_jan15_02p12.jpgrichdisp_Jan15_02P12Wedding announcement from The Richmond Dispatch, January 15, 1902. There must be an error in the reporting, as Judge Augustus E. Maxwell's actual death was in 1903. Source: Virginia Herald archives.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/tr_biography-dot-com.jpgTR_biography-dot-comEmmett meets this guy, Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the United States. I wonder if he could have imagined that, 18 months earlier? Source: Biography.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/emmett-meets-the-president-jan-11-1908.jpgEmmett meets the president Jan 11 1908Emmett in Washington, D.C., in high-powered company. Source: Genealogybank.com2016-06-16T08:51:13+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/06/14/circle-of-family-percy-brockenbrough-wilson/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/percymar10.jpgpercymar10The quote on the headstone says: "We knew no sorrow, knew no grief, till that bright face was missed." Source: Findagrave.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/brush1910.jpgbrush1910A 1910 Brush Runabout. It cost $495. Source: http://www.brushauto.net/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/percyin-texas_aug29_1917.jpgPercyin TExas_aug29_1917Percy had been spending time in San Antonio, in a sanitarium, for tuberculosis. Source: The Pensacola Journal, August 29, 1917.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/percypostmaster1914.jpgpercypostmaster1914Percy was appointed Postmaster of Sneads, Florida, Marcy 18, 1914. Source: U.S. Appointments of Postmasters, 1832-1971, via Ancestry.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/hupp1.jpgHupp1A 1911 Hupmobile. Source: Theoldmotor.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/1913_percydrovehupp.jpg1913_PercydroveHupp1913 Florida Secretary of State's Report. Percy had a Huppmobile! I'm not sure if the certificate number was the same as a 'tag' number; but I do know you could purchase your car tag for only $1 back then! Source: Florida Secretary of State's Report for 1913.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/statemedexamr_1901_sectystatrep.jpgstatemedexamr_1901_sectystatrepPercy was named State Medical Examiner for the Florida first judicial district in 1901. Source: 1901 Florida Secretary of State's Report.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/1903-feb-12-percys-child-died.jpg1903 - feb 12 Percys child diedWe don't know the cause of death, but at this time, several Wilson family members had come down with scarlet fever, and Dr. F.C. Wilson had recently gone to Pensacola to help treat Frank Jr.'s daughter, Clara for scarlet fever. Unfortunately, Clara died. Source: The Chipley Banner, February 12, 1903.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/irenewilson.jpgIreneWilsonIrene Elizabeth Wilson, the first child of Percy and Bonnie Wilson. Source: Findagrave.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/lulie.jpgLulieLulie Butler Wilson. A child bride. Source: findagrave.com2016-06-14T19:17:18+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/06/12/burnout-writing-mojo-inspiration/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/parks-half-marathon-2016_150px.pngparks-half-marathon-2016_150pxSunday, September 11, 2016! 2016-06-12T16:54:13+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/06/07/party-line/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/mcwilliams_floridamemory.jpgmcwilliams_floridamemoryWilliam A. MacWilliams. Source: Florida Memory.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/jcliffordrfoster.jpgBrig. General J. Clifford FosterPhoto from St. Augustine Historical SocietyBrig. Gen. J. Clifford Foster Photo from St. Augustine Historical Society, and Ancestry.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/1907_pen_sept7_emmett-photo-from-front-page.jpg1907_PEN_Sept7_emmett photo from front pageEmmett appointed acting U.S. District Attorney, until Fred Cubberly would come along in 1908. Source: PEN, September 7, 1907.2016-06-09T09:32:40+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/06/01/field-trip-congressional-cemetery/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_0432.jpgIMG_0432https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_0402.jpgIMG_0402The cemetery is well cared for. People were walking about, tending plots; there is also a series of events held each month. https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_0439.jpgIMG_0439Joseph Nicollet, Astronomer.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_0426.jpgIMG_0426Taza, son of the Cochise Chief of the Chipicahua Apaches.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_0423.jpgIMG_0423J. Edgar Hoover. https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_0407.jpgIMG_0407William Wirt, American author and statesman; credited with turning the U.S. Attorney General's position into one of influence. https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_0433.jpgIMG_0433Major John Kinney, Revolutionary War hero.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_0437.jpgIMG_0437One of the signers of the Declaration of Independence is here. His grave is the far right dark slab, which is almost completely illegible. https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/distantrel.jpgdistantrelJohn Q.A. is distantly related! https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_0412.jpgIMG_0412Selfie with John Quincy Adams' cenotaph. Why? 2016-06-02T00:46:49+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/05/29/the-best-sort-of-teaching/2016-05-29T14:35:43+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/04/29/we-interrupt-this-research-project/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/photo-on-4-29-16-at-2-12-pm.jpgPhoto on 4-29-16 at 2.12 PMApril 27. 2016-05-29T13:42:34+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/05/01/officially-frozen-over/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_0323.jpgIMG_0323That cold breeze you just felt was Hell freezing over. 2016-05-29T13:42:08+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/05/28/98th-anniversary/2016-05-28T22:55:14+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/05/27/tight-circle/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/meadedeathcert.jpgmeadedeathcertMeade died in Buncombe County, North Carolina. Notice who was the informant. Source: Ancestry.com2016-05-27T10:58:28+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/05/26/circle-of-family-everard-meade-wilson/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/meade-wilson-obit-1914.jpgmeade wilson obit 1914Tampa Tribune, July 6, 1914. Source: GenealogyBank.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/jul4_1914_meadeillsurprisep2.jpgjul4_1914_meadeillsurprisep2July 4, 1914. The Pensacola Journal. Source: ChroniclingAmerica.govhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/meade_health_resigns_1907_jul30.jpgmeade_health_resigns_1907_Jul30As of July 30 1907, Meade resigns from the railroad. This was probably a tough decision for him. Source: The Pensacola Journal, in ChroniclingAmerica.govhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/october4_06_rehurricanesept26pj.jpgOctober4_06_rehurricanesept26PJFrom the October 6, 1906 edition of The Pensacola Journal. Source: Chronicling America.govhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/april8_09_meadeannounceald.jpgapril8_09_meadeannouncealdApril 8, 1909 -- Meade announces for 13th precinct alderman race. Source: The Pensacola Journal, in Chronicling America.govhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/meade_alderman_1909_may2p5.jpgmeade_alderman_1909_may2p5Alderman race, May 2, 1909 returns. He ran a close race, but unfortunately, didn't win. Source: The Pensacola Journal in ChroniclingAmerica.govhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/membcardorc_ebay.jpgmembcardORC_ebayAn example of the ORC membership card from 1900. Source: Ebay.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/1870census-miss.jpg1870census-MissThe 1870 Census of Holly Springs, Marshall County, Mississippi. Source: Ancestry.com2016-05-27T09:42:16+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/05/23/a-study-of-notoriety/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/tersely.jpgterselyAn example of the Tersely Told column, April 26, 1914. Source: The Pensacola Journal, in Chronicling America.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/oct-14-1914-pj.jpgoct-14-1914-PJOctober 14, 1914. The Pensacola Journal. Source: Chronicling America.govhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/fcbrent.jpgfcbrentF.C. Brent. Source: Pensapedia.com2016-05-24T09:38:31+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/05/13/elizabeth-maxwell-wilson-part-iii/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/belize.jpgbelizeThe Wilsons lived in Toledo Settlement, Punta Gorda, British Honduras (now Belize). They emigrated from the Port of New Orleans to Belize City; then traveled by ox cart down to Punta Gorda. There were few roads; this was not an easy move for this family. Source: www.scf.usc.eduhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/lam259_66-0384.jpgLAM259_66-0384Manifest of the passengers on the City of Dallas, June 1884. The Wilsons only had a few trunks of possessions and clothing to take back to the United States, not much more than they had brought with them on the original trip to British Honduras back in 1875. Source: NARA, via Ancestry.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/swett.jpgSwettCharles Swett's Travelogue of 1868. It really is more of a field report of the Confederate expatriates' life in the unsettled tropics. The book is expensive, but, I obtained a copy from InterLIbrary Loan. Source: Amazon.com2016-05-22T09:51:31+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/05/21/circle-of-family-julian-anderson-wilson/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/kelly-barber.jpgKelly-barberSource: The Daily Northwestern, Oshkosh, Wisconsin. May 29, 19142016-05-22T01:24:58+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/03/04/that-rumbling-sound-you-hear/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/salon.jpgsalonEnough, already. Source: Salon.2016-05-21T11:06:24+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/05/18/elizabeth-maxwell-wilson-part-iv/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_0115.jpgIMG_0115The house and property that were given to Elizabeth by her father, Judge Augustus Emmett Maxwell, in 1884. https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/emmetts-mother.jpgEmmetts-MotherElizabeth Maxwell Wilson, about 1865.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/rockcreekstation_nps.jpgRockCreekStation_npsThe painting Rock Creek Station. This is an image depicting the settlement of the American West, to give you an idea of an ox-drawn wagon. There's a great paper by Dixon Ford and Lee Kreutzer in the Overland Journal on using oxen in overland emigration. Source: www.nps.gov2016-05-18T14:39:48+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/05/10/elizabeth-maxwell-wilson-part-ii/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/lizziemaxwell_1860.jpgLizzieMaxwell_1860Elizabeth "Lizzie" Maxwell's family was wealthy, too. Source: www.ancestry.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/comparison_1860census.jpgcomparison_1860censusNotice that Dr. Wilson is the oldest son of C.L. Wilson, planter and owner of a wealthy estate. Source: Ancestry.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/aug_19_1870datecensus.jpgaug_19_1870datecensusThe date on the U.S. Census for Holly Springs is August 19, 1870. The youngest child is Frank Jr., only two months old. Cephas, the next youngest was born in Pensacola in 1868. The Wilsons may have been in Holly Springs for at least a year.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/fcwevm_weddinglicense.jpgFCW&EVM_weddinglicenseDr. Frank and Elizabeth Wilson's marriage record. https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/oakfieldtoday.jpgoakfieldtodayToday, what was known as Oakfield Plantation is a subdivision bisected by a railroad line, a few miles away from Interstate 110 in Pensacola. Source: Google Mapshttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/2014-05-23-12-09-24.jpg2014-05-23 12.09.24Dr. Wilson took pride in his service during the Civil War. Officially, he entered as a private, and, he was mustered out as a private. Family genealogy reveals that he had a field promotion to Captain before Appomattox, but it was never made official. Someone who didn't like Dr. Wilson's official rank pried if off of the brass plaque. 2018-11-20T22:05:04+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/05/08/elizabeth-maxwell-wilson-part-i/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/elizabeth-v-maxwell.jpegElizabeth V MaxwellElizabeth Maxwell Wilson. This photo was taken at about the time the letter was written.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_0121.jpgIMG_0121A letter from Emmett's mother to her stepmother, Julia Hawkes Maxwell.2016-05-10T14:24:41+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/05/02/spring-break-at-ormond/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/themotorway_07_googlebooks.jpgTheMotorWay_07_googlebooksA snapshot of the races at the beach, from 1907. Source: The Motor Way magazine, from Google Books.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/googlebks_automtrjour.jpggooglebks_automtrjourH.T. Thomas driving the "Pirate" along Ormond Beach at the races, March 26-28, 1903. Emmett and his friends would have seen this. Source: The Automotor Journal. Google Bookshttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/two-of-the-race-participants.jpgtwo of the race participantsSource: The Automotor Journal, May 2, 1903. Google Bookshttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/why1903racenot-official_theauto_vol8.jpgwhy1903racenot official_Theauto_vol8Source: The Auto, Vol. 8, 1903. Google Bookshttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/1903-winton.jpg1903-winton1903 Winton. An earlier model (1898) cost $1000. The 1904 model pricetag was $1500. Source: earlyamericanautomobiles.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/buick_1903.jpgbuick_1903The first person to own a car in Emmett's family was -- of course -- Cephas Love Wilson, bank president, judge, mayor of Marianna, and state senator. According to the Florida Secretary of State's archive, Cephas bought one if the first cars in Jackson County, Florida, between 1903-05. Cephas' first car was a Buick. Image Source: www.buick.com.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/1903_olds_periodpaperdotcom.jpeg1903_olds_periodpaperdotcom1903 Oldsmobile, for $650. Source: Periodpaper.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/fordmobile.jpgfordmobileThe Fordmobile of 1903, $850. Source: www.adbranch.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/triptoormond_mar27_03.jpgtriptoOrmond_Mar27_03The foursome took the train to Ormond Beach, likely skipping out on their classes Friday. Source: Deland Weekly News2016-05-02T19:45:57+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/04/30/the-earls-of-east-hall-part-iv/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/fredfee_1925_passport-photo_ancestry.jpgFredFee_1925_passport photo_ancestryPassport photo of Fred Fee. Source: Ancestry.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/earlsofeasthall1.jpgEarlsofEastHallWorley and Fee are mentioned in the red box. Source: Stetson University Archives.2016-04-30T11:23:49+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/04/29/the-earls-of-east-hall-part-iii/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/alcohol-poisoning.jpgalcohol poisoningCause of death: "Natural causes possibly due to alcoholic poisoning." Source: Ancestry.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/sturgeon_venereal.jpgSturgeon_venerealThey had hospitals specific to the disease? Source: New Orleans Passenger Lists; www.Ancestry.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/berry-sturgeon-childancestry.jpgBerry Sturgeon childancestryBerry Sturgeon as a child. Source: Ancestry.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/hist_barbench_scal.jpgHist_bar&bench_scalBerry Albert Sturgeon. Source: History of the Bar and Bench of Southern California, 1901. Ancestry.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/1918_decottes-widower_military.jpg1918_decottes widower_militaryWhen the local military board said he couldn't join up, DeCottes goes to Washington D.C. and joins anyway. In your face, Sanford recruitment chumps. Source: Genealogybank.Comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/georgedecottes.jpgGeorgeDeCottesGeorge A. DeCottes. Source: Find-a-grave.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/1902sucatalog_hamiltonhouse.jpg1902SUcatalog_HamiltonHouseHamilton House. From the 1902 Stetson University bulletin. Source: Stetson University Archiveshttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/emmetts-dorm_hamilton_east.jpgemmetts dorm_hamilton_eastEmmett's dorm, East Hall, is in the upper right hand corner. Hamilton is right below it. Source: Stetson University Archives2016-04-29T10:00:39+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/04/28/the-earls-of-east-hall-part-ii/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/tampa_trib_nov1_03b.jpgTampa_Trib_Nov1_03Bhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/tampatrib_nov1_03a.jpgTampaTrib_Nov1_03Ahttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/stpetetimes_may25_55.jpgStPeteTimes_May25_55From the St. Petersburg Times, May 25, 1955. Source: Google News Archivehttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/pelot_aka_pluto_may03su.jpgPelot_aka_pluto_May03SuPelot playing tennis as 'Pluto.' Source: Stetson University Archiveshttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/intersting_clip_calmes_su_may03.jpgintersting_clip_Calmes_SU_May03Calmes thinks he's gotten himself out of a jam. Maybe he did; his worldview was common in 1903. Source: Stetson University Archiveshttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/stetson-campus-1903.jpgstetson campus 1903A map of Stetson University's campus in Deland, in 1903. Emmett's dorm, East Hall, is the blue oval at the top of the map. Hamilton Hall is the blue square at the bottom of the map. Chaudoin Hall is in the red oval, and is where a large dining hall was located on the campus. Chaudoin Hall was also a women's dormitory. Source: Stetson University Archives.2016-04-28T11:06:13+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/04/27/the-earls-of-east-hall-part-i/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/pelotforjudgeship_1916_tampatrib.jpgPelotforjudgeship_1916_TampaTribPelot was up for a circuit court judgeship. Kirke Monroe and Cooper Griggs were friends of Emmett's. Source: Genealogybank.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/1911_stetson-catalog_pelot.jpg1911_Stetson catalog_pelotPelot as President of the Jacksonville Stetson Club, 1911. Source: Google Bookshttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/fulghum_jan03_su.jpgFulghum_Jan03_SUOne of many campus parties attended by Fulghum. Source: Stetson University Archiveshttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/ladiesman_louisemfoote.jpgladies'man_LouiseMFooteThe lady in question was Miss Louisa M. Foote, resident of Chaudoin Hall, enrolled in the Academy. Source: Stetson University Archiveshttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/anthonyoratordec02_stetcoll.jpganthonyoratorDec02_StetcollAnthony in search of oratory assistance. Source: Stetson University Archiveshttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/emile_anthony-photoancestry.jpgEmile D. AnthonyEmile D. Anthony, in later years. Source: Ancestry.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/earlsofeasthall.jpgEarlsofEastHallThe "Earls of East Hall": Anthony, Carter, Fulgham, Pelot, Calmes, "Happy" Merryday, Wilson, DeCottes, "Berry" Sturgeon, Worley, and Fee. Emmett is noted as the authority on "Hamilton Hall," which was a cottage women's dormitory. Source: Stetson University Archives2016-05-22T09:33:16+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/04/26/thanks-minnie-kehoe/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_0322-e1461682497880.jpgIMG_0322Fresh from the polls!2016-04-27T01:05:58+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/04/22/emmett-wilson-law-student/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/emmett_law_lib1903.jpgEmmett_law_lib1903Students in the law library in the upper left corner. Notice the guy in the pale vest? Does he look familiar? He should! Source: Stetson University Archiveshttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/science-hall.jpgscience hallA description of the law school facilities in 1903-04. They were 'second to none' at the time. Source: Stetson University Archiveshttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/1903-4catalogsrs.jpg1903-4catalogsrsThe 1904 graduating class with 10 students. Emmett's best friend, Paul Carter, is in here as well. Source: Stetson University Archives2016-04-22T16:29:43+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/04/20/days-of-creative-nonfiction/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/andersonreolympia.jpgandersonreolympiaAnderson Island, Washington, with Olympia in the lower left. Source: Google maps2016-05-15T21:58:53+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/10/12/i-might-just-do-that/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/ejaculated.jpgejaculatedWriting advice from The Worst Muse. Because I'm grading papers today and need a laugh. Source: The Worst Muse2016-04-15T22:53:39+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/10/31/happy-halloween/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/trump-mask-hed-2015.jpgtrump-mask-hed-2015Source: www.adweek.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/justcreepy1900.jpgjustcreepy1900Source: www.rebeatmag.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/1900halloween.jpg1900halloweenPapier mache animal masks or clown masks were popular. Source: pinterest.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/halloweenadults.jpghalloweenadultsA Halloween party from 1915. No Theda Baras or anything shocking in there (at least shocking from 2015 standards). Source: pinterest.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/1915halloween_tumblr.jpg1915halloween_tumblrI have no idea what these guys were supposed to be dressed as. Source: Pinterest.com; tumbler.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/chaplinbiography.jpgchaplinbiographyCharlie Chaplin. Source: biography.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/harryhoudinihed.jpgharryhoudinihedHarry Houdini in a straightjacket. Source: MentalFloss.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/theda-bara-cleopatra.jpgtheda-bara-cleopatraTheda Bara, as Cleopatra. Source: MentalFloss.com2016-04-15T22:53:11+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/11/10/todays-inspiration/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/iceberg.jpgicebergSource: The Music Empowers Foundation2016-04-15T22:52:38+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/12/23/the-sky-and-tomorrow/2016-04-15T22:51:32+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/03/08/look-closely/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/martinwilson-house-background.jpgmartin&wilson house backgroundCephas Love Wilson's son-in-law, Ira Martin, with Ceph's grandson, Ira Jr., in 1917. This was taken in front of Ceph's house, on Jefferson Street. Source: Ancestry.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/cephshouse.jpgCephshouseIn search of Cephas Love Wilson's house, on Jefferson Street, in Marianna, Florida.2016-04-15T22:50:51+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/04/15/another-confirmation/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_0318.jpgIMG_03182016-04-15T22:50:10+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/04/15/brotherly-confirmation/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_0100.jpgIMG_0100This is a deposition signed by Frank C. Wilson, Jr., witnessed by his wife, Mae, in 1945. This document is in in the possession of Katie Wilson Meade's granddaughter, Elizabeth, in Charlottesville. There is a lot of useful detail about Emmett's family in it.2016-04-15T09:46:31+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/04/12/debunking-a-family-story/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/martinvb.jpgmartinvbSource: Geni.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/cousin.jpgcousinMeet my cousin. Martin Van Buren. Source: Geni.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/a-long-path.jpga long pathA threadbare connection! Source: Geni.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/mathew_brady_1875_cropped.jpgMathew_Brady_1875_croppedMathew Brady, 1875. Source: LOC Prints and Photographs Division.2016-04-12T22:07:21+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/04/07/old-photos-brought-to-life/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/animatedoldphotos.jpganimatedoldphotosSource: Fubiz2016-04-07T17:38:01+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/04/05/an-update-on-cephas-jr/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/arlington.jpgarlingtonArlington National Cemetery's search engine. It's nice. Check it out. Source: http://www.arlingtoncemetery.mil/#/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/at-bottom.jpgat bottomThis information appears to be current as of the end of World War I, because Ceph Jr. was in D.C. until around the late 1920s.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/cephrec.jpgcephrecCephas Jr.'s enlistment information.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/11416416_10207146999687409_7580088607995818429_o.jpg11416416_10207146999687409_7580088607995818429_oSource: Jackson County (Florida) Genealogical Society2016-04-05T21:33:34+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/03/10/another-piece-of-the-puzzle/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/grether-wilson1935census.jpggrether-wilson1935census1935 Florida Census. Source: Ancestry.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/livingwithwiselogels.jpglivingwithwiselogelsCeph Jr. and daughter, Shirley, living in Marianna as of the date of this census, April 2, 1930. Source: Ancestry.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/5thbaptist-church-5the-sw-dc.jpg5thBaptist Church, 5th&E SW, DCFifth Street Baptist Church, located and 5th and E Streets, SW, Washington, DC. Source: Library of Congresshttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/ceph_jrmarriagewashtimes_2-8-22.jpgceph_jrmarriageWashTimes_2-8-22From The Washington Times, February 8, 1922. Source: GenealogyBank.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/hof_ppresent_vol2p349.jpgHOF_P&Present_vol2P349From History of Florida: Past & Present, Vol. 2. Source: Google Books.2016-04-05T10:04:20+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/04/04/two-years/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/toleration.jpgtolerationMaybe Emmett would have sent me this cake if we knew each other in real life. Source: Pinteresthttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/maryc-ow-anniversaryintentional.jpgmary+c.ow.anniversary+intentionalSource: cakewrecks.com2016-04-05T00:59:55+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/04/01/congressional-jokester/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/loc_kelly.jpgLOC_KellyImage of Fred C. Kelly from the Library of Congress. Some of his correspondence is digitized here. Source: LOChttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/aprilfoolsew.pngaprilfoolsEWSource: The Daily Northwestern, Oskosh, Wisconsin, May 28, 19142016-04-01T15:05:48+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/03/27/in-living-color/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/dearsirs1902-preview.jpgDearSirs1902.previewAs it must have appeared in color. Source: Shorpy.com2016-03-27T21:57:19+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/03/25/how-not-to-drown-in-a-sea-of-data/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/birthplace-pedigree.jpgbirthplace pedigreeThis chart is copyright Miriam J. Robbins at AnceStories: The Story of My Ancestors. Very interesting source for genealogical information and research.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/timeline-bk.jpgtimeline-bkYou can use whatever headings you prefer. The center column is where I make notes on what I've found.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/timeline.jpgtimelineSource: www.Ourtimelines.com2016-03-25T21:41:44+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/03/24/just-ask/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/cephsdeath-ceret.jpgcephsdeath ceretSource: The most awesome Jackson County Genealogical Society. 2016-03-24T20:26:45+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/03/17/wherefore-art-thou-cephas-and-does-it-matter/2016-03-23T08:30:09+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/03/22/the-lesson-of-rejection/2016-03-22T18:30:35+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/03/21/intestate-man/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/intestateman1.jpgintestatemanCephas Love Wilson, Jr. Source: State Archives of Florida.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/intestateman.jpgintestatemanCephas Love Wilson. Intestate Man. Source: State Archives of Floridahttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/surprise.jpgsurpriseSource: memegenerator.net2016-03-21T23:42:21+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/03/19/save-yourself/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/dceaglehatch.jpgdceaglehatchThe first lesson is survival. Source: © 2016 American Eagle Foundation, EAGLES.ORG.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/sleepwalker_burger.jpgSleepwalker_burgerHamilton Burger. He had a positive influence on Sonia Sotomayor, ergo, he wasn't such a 'loser.' Source: perrymason.wikia.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/npr_krisha.jpgnpr_krisha"We didn't get that we couldn't save them." Source: NPR2016-03-19T18:11:22+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/03/16/i-hope-im-wrong-about-kathleen/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/kathleen.jpgkathleenKathleen Wilson Martin Reynolds Byford. In St. Luke's Cemetery, Marianna, Florida. Source: Findagrave.com2016-03-17T00:26:19+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/03/15/channelling-helen-crump/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/helencrump.jpeghelencrumpHelen Help Me. Source: www.tagsrwc.com2016-03-15T12:54:48+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/03/13/how-the-states-voted/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/statevote.jpgstatevoteSource: Business Insider2016-03-14T09:55:31+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/03/11/a-major-grain-of-salt/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/martin.jpgmartinKathleen's husband was Ira H. Martin. The son was Ira H., Jr. Source: U.S. Census, Florida State Census, Florida Marriages.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/baker.jpgbakerShe actually went by "Mamie." Also, she was born in the District of Columbia. Source: U.S. Censushttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/wiseloyel.jpgwiseloyelIt's officially Wiselogel. Source: Interview with Nannett Wiselogel Jordan.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/the-credible-hulk.jpgthe-credible-hulkSource: Weknowmemes.com2016-03-11T14:28:53+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/03/07/the-more-things-stay-the-same/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/temperance-movement.jpgtemperance-movementSource: Socialwelfarehistory.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/antisuffrageshadow.jpgantisuffrageshadowSource: Smith College Archiveshttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/13jan1898.jpg13Jan1898https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/ulthistproject.jpgulthistprojectSource: Ultimate History Projecthttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/mcclures_1915stopdrink.jpgMcclures_1915stopdrinkFrom McClure's Magazine, August, 1915. Back then, even without AA (which didn't exist until 1935), the man in this article understood that stopping drinking was the easy part. The hard part was staying sober. Source: Google Books; McClure's Magazine.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/wapo_lawyersdrinkingprob.jpgwapo_lawyersdrinkingprobEmmett would probably say, 'well, duh.' Source: The Washington Post2016-03-07T15:32:40+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/03/05/the-cousins-met/2016-03-06T01:37:58+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/03/03/in-appreciation-of-patience/2016-03-03T17:29:06+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/03/01/recipient-most-likely/2016-03-01T16:37:17+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/02/27/odds-and-ends-and-ironies/2016-02-27T11:32:06+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/02/26/lurking-with-love/2016-02-26T22:17:06+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/02/23/cephs-house/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_9393.jpgIMG_9393.JPGThe bank now on the site of what was Cephas Love Wilson's home. Note the huge oak tree in front, which is at least 125 years old.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_9405.jpgIMG_9405.JPGSt. Luke's Episcopal Church, where Cephas was a member. Emmett certainly attended services here. The actual church they attended burned down in the 1940s, but was rebuilt.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/keytomaps.jpgkeytomapsKey to the Sanborn maps.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/oslateroof.jpgo=slateroofNotice the porch on the front of the house. Ira and his son, Ira Jr., are posed at the lower right hand of this diagram.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/marianna_1922_jeffersonclinton_sts.jpgMarianna_1922_Jefferson&clinton_stsA different orientation of the house, still facing the high school, in 1922. Source: Sanborn Fire Insurance maps, from the University of Florida archivehttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/cephshouse_1913.jpgcephshouse_1913Cephas' house, which was located at the corner of Jefferson and Clinton, in Marianna, Florida. Source: Sanborn Fire Insurance Map, 1913, from the University of Florida archives.2016-02-24T07:07:40+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/02/20/a-much-bigger-deal/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/1954_clipapr3_pancitynews.jpg1954_clipApr3_PancitynewsWoodrow's byline. April 3, 1954. Source: Panama City Newshttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/1953article_woodrow.jpg1953article_woodrowAccording to this article, Woodrow is now the city editor of the Panama City News. Source: Panama City Newshttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/woodrow_newreporter_1953_sept4.jpgwoodrow_newreporter_1953_sept4September 4, 1953: Woodrow on the job. Source: Panama City Newshttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/lakelandledger1963.jpgLakelandLedger1963From the Lakeland (Florida) Ledger, 1963. Source: news.google.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/1967-obit-text.jpg1967 Obit textThe text looks strange because I had to type it in using my notepad function on my computer. Long story. :-) Source: Panama City (Florida) News Herald.2016-02-21T01:52:27+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/02/18/update-emmett-the-pds/2016-02-18T23:29:12+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/02/15/dealing-with-sobriety/2022-06-23T09:03:19+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/02/13/god-knows-i-am-sorry/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/fanninwilson1979.jpgFanninWilson1979Fannin's grave. He's in Biloxi National Cemetery. Source: Find-a-grave.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/flstatecensus1945.jpgFlstatecensus1945Florida State Census for 1945. Source: Ancestry.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/gambling2.jpggambling2The rest of the first column of the sentencing article, above, from The Lexington Herald. Source: Genealogybank.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/gambling1.jpggambling1The Lexington Leader, p2, January 19, 1927. Source: Genealogybank.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/sentenced2_jan20_1927_lh.jpgsentenced2_Jan20_1927_LHThe second part of the story. January 20, 1927, page 11, The Lexington Herald. Source: Genealogybank.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/sentenced1_jan20_1927_lh.jpgsentenced1_Jan20_1927_LHJanuary 20, 1927, page 1, The Lexington Herald. Source: Genealogy Bank.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dec13_1926_lexherald.jpgdec13_1926_lexheraldDec 13, 1926 edition of the Lexington Herald. Fannin spent Christmas at the big house instead of Belle's house. Source: Genealogybank.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/lexldrjan19-1927guilty.jpgLexLdrJan19-1927guiltyThe Lexington Leader for January 19, 1927. At the hearing, Fannin plead guilty for embezzling 10Gs. Source: Genealogybank.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/jfw_lexherald1926.jpgJFW_LexHerald1926J. Fannin Wilson, 23, of Lexington, Ky., late of New Orleans, late of Calhoun County, Florida. As reported in the Lexington (Ky) Herald for December 6, 1926. Source: Genealogybank.com2016-02-13T17:43:27+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/02/07/the-rev-dr-fcw/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/1959worcester.jpg1959WorcesterThe Rev. FCW and Margaret Wilson, living at the same address as Theodore Jungas. Source: Ancestry.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/jungas_student_worcester_1959.jpgJungas_student_Worcester_1959Worcester, Mass. City Directory, 1959. Source: Ancestry.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/jungas_clerk_1952_boston.jpgJungas_clerk_1952_BostonCity Directory for Boston, 1952. Source: Ancestry.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/wvwesleyan-coll_buckhannon_1955.jpgWVWesleyan Coll_Buckhannon_1955Theodore Jungas Wilson, in the red box. From the West Virginia Wesleyan Seminary in Buckhannon, WV. Source: Ancestry.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/wilson_obit_findagrave.jpgwilson_obit_findagraveThe obituary of Margaret Grove Wilson, from Ancestry.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/theodore-j-wilson.jpgtheodore J WilsonThe Rev. Theodore J. Wilson, in Arlington National Cemetery. Source: Ancestry.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/revfcwpublisher.jpgrevfcwpublisherThe Rev. FCW had this published in 1985, privately (i.e., he likely financed it, and there are only a few copies around). Source: Worldcat.com2016-02-13T14:50:25+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/02/09/bible-stories/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/julia-maxwell.jpgjulia MaxwellJulia Hawkes Anderson Maxwell. Source: find-a-grave.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_0214.jpgIMG_0214Pages from the Maxwell family Bible. 2016-02-09T17:48:31+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/02/06/emmett-john-gorrie/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/johngorrie.jpegJohnGorrieJohn Gorrie. Source: www.phys.ufl.eduhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/ironic-quote-ew-speech.jpgironic quote EW speech"...that posterity has found his worth..." Emmett Wilson, in the dedication speech. Source: The Pensacola Journal; Chronicling America.gov https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/gorriestatuespeechew.jpgGorriestatuespeechEWEmmett accepts the statue for the state of Florida. Source: The Pensacola Journal; Chronicling America.govhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/1914_pj_feb1_gorriespeech.jpg1914_PJ_Feb1_GorriespeechThe story of John Gorrie. The dedication speech was given by Emmett Wilson. Source: The Pensacola Journal.2016-02-06T12:59:46+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/02/04/the-odds-of-98/2016-02-05T19:39:31+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/02/03/two-of-a-kind/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/lois_alaselectmarriages.jpglois_alaselectmarriagesLois Wilson, bride of Clark, as of March 25, 1937, reported in Alabama Select Marriages database. Source: Ancestry.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/labellealaselectmarriage.jpgLabellealaselectmarriageWhen you click on the spouse's name in both records, it reveals their parents -- and Labelle and Lois have the same parents, according to the record. Source: Ancestry.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/lois_1940.jpgLois_1940Lois is now married to Clark. Not Kent. Gillespie. Source: Ancestry.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/1930census_birmingham.jpg1930Census_birmingham1930 U.S. Census, Birmingham, Alabama. Source: Ancestry.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/labellesdeathindex.jpgLabellesdeathindexLabelle was not quite 30 years old when she died, according to the Alabama Death Index. Also, the Elmwood Cemetery in Birmingham has only 50 percent of the burials photographed in Find-a-grave; alas, Labelle's has not yet been recorded. Source: Ancestry.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dvdtalkdotcom.jpegdvdtalkdotcomWith apologies to The Patty Duke Show. Source: dvdtalk.com2016-02-03T15:06:09+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/01/30/gill-hood-wilson/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/cephas-jr-also-on-this-page.jpgCephas Jr also on this pageThere's Max in the oval, but you know what's really interesting? That's Cephas Love Wilson's oldest son, Ceph Jr., in the red box! He's also living in Jacksonville, at the same time as his first cousin Max Jr.! I wonder if they hung out together? I really wasn't looking for Ceph Jr. yet ...Now that was a surprise! Source: Ancestry.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/1921_margaret-gill-wilson-notary.jpg1921_Margaret Gill Wilson notarySource: GenealogyBank.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/maxinny.jpgmaxinNYMax was listed as a 'Reviewer' for the W.P.A. project in New York City in 1940. Source: Ancestry.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/maryhood.jpgmaryhoodhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/miltonhood.jpgmiltonhoodMary G. and Milton Y. Hood. Source: Ancestry.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/maryegill.jpgMaryEGillMary was born in 1870; died in 1933. Source: Ancestry.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/margaret-gill-wilson.jpgmargaret gill wilsonMargaret Gill Wilson, A. Maxwell Wilson Jr.'s wife. She died in 1968. Source: Ancestry.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/1930censusgill.jpg1930censusGillA snippet of the 1930 U.S. Census. Source: Ancestry.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/gillhoodwilson.jpggillhoodwilsonThe marker in Evergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville, Florida. Source: Find-a-grave.com2016-01-30T14:25:39+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/01/28/emmetts-niece-lalla-wilson/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/gallaudetnow.jpeggallaudetnowGallaudet University. Source: Gallaudet.eduhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/lalla.jpgLallaLalla's buried in Jacksonville. There are no other Wilson family members in the same plot. Source: Find-a-gravehttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/clarke_schoolfordeaf_mass.jpgClarke_schoolfordeaf_MassAnnual Report of the Clarke School for the Deaf, Northampton, Massachusetts, 1918. Source: Google Bookshttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/lalla-thesis-mention.jpgLalla thesis mentionhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/buffblue_gallaudet_1936p1.jpgBuff&Blue_Gallaudet_1936p1Article from 'The Buff & Blue', (the student newspaper) at Gallaudet. Issue date is October, 1936. Source: Gallaudet Archiveshttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/clubs-lalla.jpgclubs LallaShe managed the basketball team and was a member of the Jollity Club! Source: Gallaudet Archivehttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/lalla_wilson_gallaudet.jpgLalla_Wilson_GallaudetLalla's local contact and sponsor was her Aunt who lived in Clarendon -- that would be Katie Wilson Meade! Source: Gallaudet Archiveshttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/1920-census-dc.jpg1920 census DCLalla's in Washington, D.C. in 1920! Source: Ancestry.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/1910-census-blountstown.jpg1910 census blountstown1910 U.S. Census, Blountstown, Florida. Source: Ancestry.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/1900-us-census_puntagordafl.jpg1900 US census_puntagordaFlU.S. Census, 1900. Punta Gorda, Florida. 2025-05-18T16:58:50+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/01/27/maxed-out/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/a-max-wilson-photo.pngA. Max Wilson photoAugustus Maxwell Wilson, oldest son of Dr. F.C. and Elizabeth Wilson. Source: Florida Memory.com2016-01-28T21:20:34+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/01/25/cold-facts/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/emmett_backrow_bowtie.jpgEmmett_backrow_bowtiePlatonic Debating Society, 1900. Emmett is in the back row, fifth from left. Source: FSU archiveshttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_0213.jpgIMG_0213My neighbor's house is behind that big pile of snow, which is over my head. https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_0212.jpgIMG_0212Looking back at my house.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_0211.jpgIMG_0211The view of my driveway to the street -- as if we could drive anywhere. That's 30 inches of snow at the end of my driveway.2016-03-15T21:23:31+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/01/23/down-time/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/notbad.jpgnotbadhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/rockcreekinwinter.jpgRockCreekinWinterRock Creek Park. We took a hike about 10 am this morning. Another foot of snow is on the way; it was knee-deep.2016-01-23T18:26:33+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/01/21/snowmageddon-continuity/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/old-call-box.jpgold call boxLook to the right; the old red fire call box right on the corner! Source: Google Maps.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/olddcphoto_loc.jpgoldDCphoto_LOC17th and F Streets, NW, 1922; the Knickerbocker storm. Funny thing: I used to work at AIA on New York Avenue, NW, only a block south of this photo. The Renwick Gallery is the big building in the back (and still there!). This street looks pretty much the same today, believe it or not. Source: LOC2016-01-21T22:26:00+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/01/21/a-tragedy-of-records/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/moldy-books1-330-220.jpgmoldy books1 330 220Moldy books prior to cleaning. This was taken at Emory University. Source: Emory University.2016-01-21T16:18:39+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/01/20/a-seeker-from-another-time/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/james_walter_kehoe_in_1917.jpgJames_Walter_Kehoe_in_1917J. Walter Kehoe in 1917. Kehoe, Emmett's law partner, also succeeded him in Congress. Source: Wikipedia.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/letter.jpegletterSomeone else, once upon a time, was looking for Emmett. 2016-01-20T19:16:04+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/01/19/the-planning-day-in-praise-of-cold-calls/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/weather.jpgweatherOh goody. Just one degree short of today's high.2016-01-19T15:11:27+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/01/17/whats-in-a-name/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/nowaugustus.jpgnowaugustusNow he's Augustus. Not that it really matters. He's still the same guy to me. Source: Argo, Florida State University Archiveshttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/1885floridacensus.jpg1885FloridacensusThe 1885 Florida Census. Emmett's mother, Elizabeth, was the one who provided the information to the census-taker. I doubt she'd get her own son's name wrong. And, that's clearly "Archibald" in the blank. Source: Ancestry.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_0102.jpgIMG_0102He's 'Archibald Emmett Wilson.' Archibald? The penciled-in information has several errors; this content was added later, in the 1960s.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/everardsdelayedbcert.jpgEverardsdelayedbcertEverard's delayed birth certificate. If you look midway in the document, there's reference to a family Bible as proof of his birth. Source: Ancestry.com2016-01-17T23:46:52+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/01/16/better-than-scrapbooks/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/sheldondna.jpgsheldon&DNASheldon realizes he holds the DNA of Leonard Nimoy in his hands. Source: CBS, via YouTubehttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_0131.jpgIMG_0131The front of Emmett's envelope.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_0132.jpgIMG_0132The back of the envelope of a letter Emmett wrote to Katie in 1913.2016-01-16T18:51:32+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/01/14/new-information-new-questions/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/1885_census_washco.jpg1885_census_washco1885 Census of Washington County, Florida. Source: NARAhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/shdallas.gifshdallasThe steamer "City of Dallas," a ship of the Macheca Line, which ran between the US from 1868 to 1900. This is the ship that carried Emmett and his family back to the U.S. in 1884. Source: http://onewal.com/jpmacheca/mships.html2016-01-14T22:52:46+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/01/10/tempted/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/coolacknowledgement.jpgcoolacknowledgementSource: Shit Academics Say via @Not_Ophelia (Twitter)2016-01-10T21:24:32+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/01/09/pre-charlottesville/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/remember-who-up-are-kin-to-title-page00011.jpgRemember Who Up Are Kin To-Title Page0001(1)Belle Fannin Wilson's genealogy. The original document is in the archival holdings at the Miami-Dade Library.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/charlottesville_uva.jpgcharlottesville_UVACharlottesville & the University of Virginia. Katie Wilson Meade's son was on faculty at UVA for decades. Source: www.southernenvironment.org2016-01-09T17:35:16+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/01/08/quinquennial/2016-01-08T13:11:21+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/01/07/take-me-to-1911/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/stacktierdocloc.jpgstacktierdocLOCThis is what it looks like in the stacks, folks. I wasn't allowed to take a photo while I was in there, but it does look just like this, many rows, many rooms. Most of this is not digitized. Source: LOChttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/stetsonarchivecatalog.jpgstetsonarchivecatalogStetson University Archives has been moving their holdings to digital format. What's nice is that the holdings are also searchable -- a great resource. Source: Stetson University Archiveshttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/ferrymanpic.jpgferrymanpicA 1936 pic of the Mississippi River at Vicksburg by Walker Evans. Source: NPR, via the NYPL2016-01-07T13:09:42+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2016/01/02/a-special-gift/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_0015.jpgIMG_0015A good old New Orleans praline and a cup of tea.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_0018.jpgIMG_0018Our tree, before we dismantle it tomorrow. Alas, it stopped drinking water the day before Christmas.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/p83_bigbook.jpgp83_bigbookSource: Alcoholics Anonymous (Big book, p. 83)2016-01-03T14:58:56+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/12/30/rm-wa-view-then-some/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/cannonhobphoto_1908.pngcannonHOBphoto_1908Another view of the office space in the Cannon House Office Building, taken around 1908. Notice that it was a pretty tight fit: It would have had to accommodate both Emmett and his executive secretary, Jeff Davis Stephens, and visitors, too. Source: www.loc.govhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/icewaterspigot_inchob1908.pngicewaterspigot_inCHOB1908Right in the center of the sink, which is conveniently located by your office door, is an ice water spigot. Source: www.loc.govhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/chob_1908.pngchob_1908The office averaged 15x23 feet. Check out the sink right there in the office, which is right next to your phone. Source: history.house.govhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/npr_photo.jpgNPR_photoLawmakers sleeping on the job? Staying up all night for their constituents? As if! Source: NPR via MCT via Getty Images.2015-12-30T15:54:40+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/12/27/holidaze/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/grinch.jpeggrinchNo grinches here. Just a good holiday dinner! Source: boweryboogie.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_9971.jpgIMG_9971Dogwood. In December.2015-12-27T20:29:35+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/12/22/100-years-ago-today/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/440px-dannite_hill_mays.jpg440px-Dannite_Hill_MaysDannite H. Mays. Source: Wikipedia.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/weather_p14_12_22_15_wh.jpgWeather_p14_12_22_15_WHThe Washington Herald, December 22, 1915, page 14.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/ew_viastarwars.jpgEW_viastarwars2015-12-22T20:15:41+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/12/20/persistent-digging-payoff/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/uwfslideshow.jpguwfslideshowGarner with some of the artifacts. There is a UWF slideshow embedded within the PNJ article. Source: Pensacola News Journal; UWFhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/colleaguebig_find.jpgcolleaguebig_findSource: Pensacola News Journal2015-12-20T09:57:23+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/12/18/doppleganger/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/distance.pngdistanceDistance between Milton and Lake Butler, Florida: 308 miles. Today, 4 hours one way. In Emmett's day, about 10 hours one way. Source: Google mapshttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/epw_stjohns.jpgEPW_stjohnsEmmett Paul Wilson, buried at St. John's Cemetery in Pensacola, not far from where our own Emmett is buried. Source: Findagrave.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/oes_sept15_1911.jpgOES_sept15_1911Emmett Wilson got the thimble...very interesting, considering he just got 'engaged.' LOL. Source: Ocala Evening Star, September 15, 19112015-12-18T23:05:12+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/12/17/the-gift-you-need/2015-12-17T17:31:56+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/12/15/whats-it-worth/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/calculator.jpgcalculatorDo the math: $30 times eight months = Expensive education in 1899.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/10amonth_wfs.jpg$10amonth_wfs$10 a month room, board, including sanitary plumbing! Source: Florida State University, Argo, 1902 2015-12-15T16:58:19+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/12/14/relief/2015-12-14T22:36:31+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/12/11/one-down/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/hodges.jpghodgesWilliam C. Hodges. Also known as "Woeful Chastity Hodges," in one of CHB Floyd's editorials in the Pensacola Evening News. Source: Floridamemory.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/hodges_find_a-grave.jpghodges_find_a-graveWilliam C. Hodges photo and obit. Source: Find-a-grave.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/wc-hodges.jpgWC HodgesWilliam C. Hodges. Also known as "Woeful Chastity Hodges," in one of CHB Floyd's editorials in the Pensacola Evening News. Source: Ancestry.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_9942.jpgIMG_9942I'm interested in the chapter about the 'honorable men.'https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_9943.jpgIMG_9943https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_9940.jpgIMG_99402015-12-11T22:33:06+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/12/09/hall-of-fame/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/chbf_pic.jpgCHBF_picA youthful CHB Floyd. Unfortunately, he died at the end of the influenza pandemic, in Florida, about 1920.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/charles_swayne.jpgCharles_swayneCharles Swayne, Impeachment survivor.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/fla_agriculturist_p219_vol25_1898.jpgfla_agriculturist_p219_vol25_1898From the Florida Agriculturist, vol 25, p. 219, for 1898. The reporters didn't know about Lou Pinnell, obviously.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/alice_johnson.jpgalice_johnsonAlice H. Johnson, of Live Oak. https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/kehoe_youngman.jpgKehoe_youngmanA young J. Walter Kehoe, 1899, as photographed from the Bench and Bar of the State of Florida. Source: Florida Memoryhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/hubbells-legal-dir-for-lawyers-vol32.jpghubbells legal dir for lawyers vol32Source: Hubbell's Legal Directory for Lawyers, Vol. 32.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/flabar_louisepinnell.jpgflabar_louisepinnellLou Ella Pinnell and her father, Ethan Pinnell. Source: Florida Memory.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/aemaxwell.jpgAEMaxwellA.E. Maxwell, who also went by "Emmett;" our Emmett's role model & hero.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/charles_parkhill.jpgcharles_parkhillCharles Parkhill, family man and handlebar mustache aficianado.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/nathan-p-bryan.jpgNathan P BryanNathan P. Bryan, a man without a comb.2015-12-09T19:41:50+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/12/06/road-map/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_9939.jpgIMG_9939Excerpt from "A Scandal in Bohemia," describing Holmes' addiction to morphine.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_9938.jpgIMG_9938Great stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, several of which are 'new' to me.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_9934.jpgIMG_9934No copyright date was anywhere on the inside pages, but I looked this one up -- it is from 1928.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_9935.jpgIMG_9935The back of the book. The gilding has worn off the edges of the pages.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_9932.jpgIMG_9932https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_9931.jpgIMG_9931The cover is leather and gilded. Worn, well read, well loved.2015-12-06T18:54:29+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/11/30/that-clammy-feeling/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/tampatrib_ew_june1.jpgtampatrib_ew_june1The June 1 edition of The Tampa Tribune mentioned his death, but his hometown paper had nothing about Emmett's death. At all. Source: Genealogybank.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/thwae_p347.jpgTHWAE_p347Excerpt from The Hare with Amber Eyes by Edmund DeWaal, p. 347.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/thwae_p346.jpgTHWAE_p346Excerpt from The Hare with Amber Eyes, by Edmund DeWaal, p. 346.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_9925.jpgIMG_9925https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/theharewithambereyes.jpgtheharewithambereyesSource: Amazon.com2015-11-30T22:05:40+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/11/25/becoming-shabby/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/vintage-thanksgiving-turkey-pumpkin-fruit-clipart.jpgvintage-thanksgiving-turkey-pumpkin-fruit-clipartSource: Vintageholidaycrafts.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/pen_march19_1912.jpgPEN_March19_1912Pensacola Evening News, March 19, 1912https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/velveteenrabbitcover.jpegvelveteenrabbitcoverSource: Google Bookshttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/velveteenrabbit.jpgvelveteenrabbitFrom The Velveteen Rabbit., by Margery Williams2015-11-25T22:30:18+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/11/21/intervention/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/acoa.jpgacoaSource: Amazon.com2015-11-22T02:32:13+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/11/20/the-maxwell-papers/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_9878.jpgIMG_9878https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/supcts.jpgsupcts2015-11-20T22:10:54+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/11/17/smile/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/emmetts-nephewsecond-cousin.jpgEmmett's nephew&second cousinEverard Meade, 1928. Grinning, big time.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/emmett_19131zoom.jpgemmett_19131zoom"Does this photo make me look like I have all the answers?" -- Emmett Wilsonhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/familyresemblance.jpgfamilyresemblanceA close-up of Everard Meade.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/everard_katie_emmett_meade.jpgEverard_Katie_Emmett_MeadeEverard, Katie, Emmett Meade. Charlottesville, Virginia, about 1930.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1912_feb12_dailynwesternoshkoshwis.jpg1912_feb12_dailynwesternoshkoshwisIt's a joke, but as we know, there can be a lot of truth in humor. Source: The Daily Northwestern, Oshkosh, Wisconsin, 1912.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/sortofsmirk.jpgsortofsmirk?Emmett is first row, third from the left. Hard to tell if he is smirking or not. Source: The Daily News, Denver, Colorado, September, 1913https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/emmett_19131.jpgEmmett_1913Emmett Wilson 1882-19182015-11-17T14:35:13+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/11/14/orchid-or-dandelion/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/blackeyedsusanexaminer.jpegblackeyedsusanexaminerSource: examiner.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/fotonindotcomdandelion.jpegfotonindotcomdandelionSource: fotoin.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dandelion.jpegdandelionhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/phalbaldanskaleidoscope.jpgPhalBaldansKaleidoscopeSource: American Orchid Societyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dandelion.jpgdandelionSource: The Atlantic2015-11-14T20:30:33+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/11/08/ucsb-audio-archive-emmetts-voice/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/stanthony2.jpgStAnthony2I'll ask. It's worth a shot. Source: www.eachdayisacelebration.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/another-cylinderebay.jpganother cylinderebayAnother cylinder for sale on Ebay. Source: Ebayhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/waxcylinderebay.jpgwaxcylinderebayA nice set of wax cylinders. Source: Ebayhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dictaphone-cylinder-machine.jpgdictaphone-cylinder-machineA dictaphone using wax cylinders, hugely popular in 1907. Source: Dictaphone Historyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/ucsbpage.jpgUCSBpageUCSB Cylinder Audio Archivehttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/cylinder_logo_402px.pngCylinder_Logo_402px2015-11-08T22:29:39+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/11/07/writing-the-past/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/quantum_physics_niels_bohr_postcards_package_of.jpgquantum_physics_niels_bohr_postcards_package_ofSource: quotesgram.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/digitaljournal.jpgdigitaljournalhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/lucy-shrink.jpeglucy shrinkSource: peanuts.wikia.com2015-11-07T12:25:30+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/11/06/obscure-camera/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_9856.jpgIMG_9856https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_9855.jpgIMG_9855https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_9853.jpgIMG_9853https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_9852.jpgIMG_9852https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/kodak-1a-folding.jpgKodak 1A foldingSource: digicamhistory.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/kodakpocketad.jpgKodakPocketAdSource:digicamhistory.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_9851.jpgIMG_9851https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_9850.jpgIMG_98502015-11-06T14:40:18+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/11/04/we-remember/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_9865.jpgIMG_9865https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_9863.jpgIMG_9863https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_9864.jpgIMG_9864https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_9861.jpgIMG_98612021-10-30T15:02:20+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/11/03/acquisitions/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_9841.jpgIMG_9841I'm not sure why my great grandfather would have obtained his glasses from Greenville, as he lived in Vicksburg at the time. Perhaps he knew this optometrist personally.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_9847.jpgIMG_9847I looked at printed words on a page through them, and the text was pretty clear! https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_9844.jpgIMG_9844The frame is silver, with some gold detail around the lens. It is heavy in my hand. The chain is tarnished silver.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_9845.jpgIMG_9845Surprise! It's a pince-nez!https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_9839.jpgIMG_9839It came in a hard shell leather case about the size of a pencil.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/wired.jpegwiredMacBook Pro. Source: wired.com2015-11-03T23:40:20+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/10/28/being-frank/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/frankmarianna.jpgfrankmariannaSource: findagrave.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/everardmeade_1897.jpgeverardmeade_1897I'm pretty sure this is Meade's son, Everard Meade Wilson. Buried in Sumter County, Florida. Source: findagrave.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/meade.jpgmeadeMeade's grave, at St. John's, Pensacola. Source: findagrave.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/stpetetimesjun16_1956.jpgstpetetimesJun16_1956From the St. Petersburg Times, June 16, 1956. The article calls the Wilson couple 'young.' Meade's son, Frank, was born in the early 1900s, so, this is not Meade's son. Grandson, maybe?2015-10-28T17:23:17+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/10/28/caught-in-a-draft-and-loving-it/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/offbeaticanrelate.jpgoffbeaticanrelateSource: Offbeat.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/41dtozisuvl-_sx321_bo1204203200_.jpg41DTOzISUVL._SX321_BO1,204,203,200_Source: Amazon.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/dali.jpegdaliSource: thequotepedia.com2015-10-28T14:32:05+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/10/07/in-praise-of-county-courthouse-archivists/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/topfloorcephoff.jpgtopfloorcephoffThe corner windows where Ceph's office was located. He and Emmett would have looked out the windows at the Courthouse across the street, probably while waiting for juries to reach decisions.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/cephplaque.jpgcephplaqueCeph's plaque in St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Marianna.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/cephbrickbldg.jpgcephbrickbldgCephas built the red brick building, directly across the street from the Courthouse, in 1910. Emmett was not living in Marianna at this time, but, he would have come to Ceph's office. Ceph's law office was on the top floor, right. The bottom floor was a hardware store.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/origcourtcases.jpgorigcourtcasesOriginal court case documents from one of Cephas' cases. Most of the records here featured Cephas rather than Emmett, since Emmett was such a junior lawyer when he lived here. https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/jcc.jpgjccObviously, not the original courthouse where Emmett and Cephas worked; but, the current courthouse is on the original site.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/santarosabooks.jpgsantarosabooksAnother case of reading through the books page-by-page, but it was worth it!https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/santa-rosa-archive.jpgsanta rosa archiveSanta Rosa County Court Archives. A nondescript building with a lot of valuable information within. Also, wonderful archivists ready and happy to assist researchers.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/index.jpgindexThe 'starred' list on the far right? That's where Emmett's case numbers were supposed to be listed. The documents for the specific cases aren't available. Where are they? The mystery continues....https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/pccourtboks.jpgpccourtboksA small section of court records available at Escambia County Courthouse Archives. 2015-10-27T18:32:47+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/10/27/what-a-coal-burning-fireplace-can-teach-you/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/main-parlor1-sharp.jpgmain-parlor1-sharphttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/main-parlor1.jpgmain-parlor1Sorry that it is so dark. The coal burning fireplace has a sofa in front of it at present. https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/coal-fireplace.jpgGeneral CollectionChildren in front of a coal-burning fireplace in Greenwood, Florida. Source: Florida Memory2015-10-27T18:12:15+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/10/23/what-was-there/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/fadeinand-out.jpgfadeinand outThe Blount Building, then and now. Source: What Was There2015-10-23T23:36:16+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/10/21/tracing-your-roots/2015-10-21T13:02:40+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/10/21/he-just-stopped-coming-around/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/it-works-if-you-work-it.jpgit-works-if-you-work-it2015-10-21T10:17:01+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/10/18/emmetts-boyhood-home-gets-freshened-up/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/swing.jpgswingOne of my favorite things about this house -- the porch swing. I can see Emmett sitting there, rocking back and forth, perhaps seated with his father, talking.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/frontporch-new.jpgfrontporch newThe front porch, freshly painted. https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/newroof_paintedsides.jpgnewroof_paintedsidesA new roof, and the finished painted left side of the house.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/formerkitchen.jpgformerkitchenThis was the entrance to the former kitchen, in the rear of the house.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/ceilingbackporch.jpgceilingbackporchThe ceiling of the back porch to the former kitchen.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/backporch_oldkitchen.jpgbackporch_oldkitchenThe back porch steps to what was the kitchen during Emmett's time. https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/drwilsonsoffice.jpgdrwilsonsofficeSide entrance, once Dr. Wilson's home office entrance. 2015-10-18T18:12:44+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/10/17/studying-stones/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/foot2fcw.jpgfoot2FCWIn brass, the years 1861 and 1865. This is right below the footstone with his initials.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/foot1fcw.jpgfoot1FCW"Dr. FCW", positioned at least six feet away from the headstone. He was a tall man.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/sides-fcw.jpgsides FCWOn the north and south sides of Dr. Wilson's headstone. It looks like ivy, or perhaps, dogwood.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/closeupbrassplate.jpgcloseupbrassplateSomeone's doctored the Doctor's brass marker.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/saviour.jpgsaviour"Saviour" -- the English spelling of savior. This was, perhaps, a nod to the fact Dr. Wilson was a practicing Episcopalian.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_30371.jpgIMG_3037Dr. Wilson's stone is the same height as Elizabeth's. It is different in that his last name is prominent. Also, note the brass service plate at the bottom.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/footstoneevw.jpgfootstoneEVWWe had to feel the initials on the stone, the letters are rather worn down.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/baseevm.jpgBaseEVMNote the diamond pattern above the sentiment.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/forcontrast.jpgforcontrasthttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/sidesevw.jpgsidesEVWAn unusual plant on Elizabeth's stone.2016-01-25T14:46:23+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/09/30/stories-from-st-michaels/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/avery.jpgaveryOwen Miner Avery. https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dalemberte.jpgdalemberteW.A. D'Alemberte, who was the father of one of Emmett's good friends, J. H. D'Alemberte. He was a druggist. There is an interesting story about his life here.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/mallory.jpgmalloryStephen Russell Mallory was Emmett's grandfather's law partner. Emmett's grandfather was A.E. Maxwell (buried at St. John's only a few rows up from Emmett).https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/sullivan1.jpgsullivan1This is Daniel F. Sullivan, who 'gave Pensacola the First National Bank and the Opera House, according to the Daily Register of Mobile, Alabama. He died in 1884. It isn't stated clearly if he is related to the other Sullivans of the masoleum, but he was also big into timber, and originally from Ireland. They could be related. I haven't determined it yet.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/sullivan2.jpgsullivan2Martin & Kate Sullivan. Martin was a railroad and timber capitalist. Born in Ireland, died in Baltimore, buried here.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/stmichaels-gate.jpegstmichaels gateYou can't drive in, but the gate opens to allow walk-throughs. Source: ncptt.nps.gov2015-10-16T18:04:27+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/10/15/just-in-time-for-halloween-the-death-tour/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/emmetts-funeral-writeup.jpgEmmett's funeral writeupThe Pensacola Journal, May 31, 1918.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/lamb.jpglambNot a great photo, but a beautifully moving stained glass window. I wonder if Emmett liked it, too.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/side-view.jpgside viewhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/rearofchurch.jpgrearofchurchFacing the rear of the church.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/directlyoverhead.jpgdirectlyoverheadStars. Hundreds of them. Painted onto the dome of the ceiling.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/at-the-center.jpgat the centerEmmett's casket would have been placed right before the marble steps, at the center.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/christchurch1.jpgchristchurch1https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/hospital-artifacts.jpghospital artifactsOne of several cases of artifacts found while the building has been undergoing renovation.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/hospital3.jpghospital3Original casement windows throughout -- and in beautiful condition.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/hospital2.jpghospital22015-10-15T20:57:56+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/10/13/to-sum-up/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/look.jpglookSource: Pinterest2015-10-13T21:58:41+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/10/10/one-of-those-days/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_0090.jpegIMG_0090Drama when you least expect it.2015-10-11T02:19:45+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/10/05/in-thanks/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/dorothygal.jpgdorothygalDorothy moving artifacts in preparation to opening up a glass display case! I talked her out of it for the time being. It was too heavy, and there wasn't enough time. But I got a rain check.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/sueat-st-lukes.jpgsueat st lukesSue exploring historic St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Marianna. Cephas is buried in the cemetery behind the church. https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/books.jpgbooksPam and Brett have the most wonderful collection of antique books from Emmett's time (and earlier). https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/historygals.jpghistorygalsJacki, myself, Nancy. History detective gals.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/ladies-who-lunch.jpgladies who lunchJacki, myself, Nancy. 2015-10-08T17:56:56+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/10/03/radio-silence-headed-home/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/ad_chipleybanner.jpgad_chipleybannerAd from The Chipley Banner, 1894. DJ Jones was a well-established attorney and judge for many years. Source: Chronicling America.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/entohfshheal0xwknhas.pngentohfshheal0xwknhasWriting advice courtesy of The Worst Muse. This is hilarious. Source: 2015-10-03T13:24:32+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/09/30/more-st-michaels-stories/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/shells.jpgshellsIt is a lot of shells embedded within concrete. No other marker or information.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/hiddenbeneath.jpghiddenbeneathCharles Will Sutherland. That was all it said.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/massiveoaks.jpgmassiveoakshttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/interesting-stones.jpginteresting stonesAnother set of interesting graves. Note the small outline of the stone framework. These weren't children's graves. https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/wooden.jpgwoodenThis is a wooden marker. Nancy thought it cypress. Great condition for its age.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/minniekehoe.jpgMinnieKehoeMinnie Eloise Kehoe. Requiescat in pace.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/kehoes.jpgkehoesThe topmost marker is that of Minnie's parents, Anne and John Kehoe. Minnie's is the bottom marker. The rain has disintegrated much of the engraving on these flat stones.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/minnie-kehoe1924.jpgminnie-kehoe1924Minnie Kehoe, 1924, passport photo. Source: Ancestry.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dr-wilson-at-butler-house.jpgDr Wilson at Butler house2016-09-03T17:53:43+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/09/27/speaking-of-cemeteries/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/flower_clover.jpgflower_cloverIt looks like dogwood, doesn't it?https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/2014-05-21-07-48-18.jpg2014-05-21 07.48.18https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/atlasobscura.jpgatlasobscuraI often forget to look beyond just the words we see on tombstones. The symbols are also quite eloquent. Source: Atlas Obscura2015-09-27T16:43:47+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/09/26/cinematery/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/movienight-at-congr-cemetery_psycho.jpgmovienight at congr cemetery_psychoTonight, September 26, is movie night at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C. Source: Congressional Cemetery2015-09-26T20:55:02+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/09/25/squeamish/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/375px-citharischius_crawshayi_hembra_adulta.jpg375px-CITHARISCHIUS_CRAWSHAYI_HEMBRA_ADULTAHuge. Scary. The poor folks handling baggage at BWI, you know? Source: Wikipediahttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/e69ab461-12dc-485e-a7f8-e6fa8e52e128-large16x9_fc82e6f3261641019362bc44b8d569c2bug20and20butterfly20fest20pic.jpge69ab461-12dc-485e-a7f8-e6fa8e52e128-large16x9_fc82e6f3261641019362bc44b8d569c2BUG20AND20BUTTERFLY20FEST20PICBig. Hairy. Tarantula. Source: WJLA.com2015-09-25T16:29:37+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/09/25/what-deniro-said/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/12046729_10153551620091291_7392661814161244198_n.jpg12046729_10153551620091291_7392661814161244198_n2015-09-25T08:43:07+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/09/24/qualitative-discomfort-trip-prep/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/archives.jpgarchivesArchives on Blount Street. Source: Google2015-09-24T17:23:29+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/09/20/a-lesson-in-history/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_8892.jpgIMG_8892https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_8891.jpgIMG_8891https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/sanborn1913.jpgsanborn1913Chipley, 1913. Sanborn Fire Insurance map. Souce: UFDC2015-09-20T21:06:54+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/09/17/133-and-holding/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_8884.jpgIMG_8884Surprised? Pope Frank isn't in town yet, but this is in the vestibule. I have to say that it is rather realistic, especially since the vestibule is a little dark. I jumped when I saw it, thinking it the real thing. Then, I recovered quickly and snapped this for the fun of it.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_6719.jpgIMG_6719Blessed Sacrament, Washington, DChttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/jds2_pen1908.jpgJDS2_PEN@1908Jefferson Davis Stephens' campaign photo. He ran for Emmett's seat while still serving as Emmett's private secretary. I wonder if that was awkward for them in the office. Source: The Pensacola Journal, 1908 https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/desiglitterscom.gifdesiglitterscomI doubt he'd care about his horoscope. Source: desiglitters.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/twitter-facebook-tweet-update-birthday-ecards-someecards.pngtwitter-facebook-tweet-update-birthday-ecards-someecardsWonder what he'd think of e-cards anyway? Source: someecards.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/oldcar.jpgoldcarNot applicable, is it? He didn't own a car, anyway. Source: someecards.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/funny-birthday-cake-chuck-norris.jpgfunny-birthday-cake-chuck-norrisProbably not. Source: marinerfan.buzznet.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/poor-choice-buzzfeedcom.jpgpoor choice buzzfeedcomOr this? Source: Buzzfeed.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/17-cake-messages-that-get-the-point-across-15.jpg17-cake-messages-that-get-the-point-across-15Did Emmett's family and friends consider this approach? Source: Sheknows.com2015-09-17T16:34:02+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/06/22/the-50000-pound-pencil-resentment/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/capitalists.jpgcapitalistsYoung capitalists learning a trade. A useful distraction from writing.2015-09-15T11:19:07+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/09/15/dialogue-voices/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/bird.jpgbirdThe excellent "Bird by Bird" by Anne Lamott. I refer to this all the time. For my writing sanity, you know. Source: Amazon.com2015-09-15T11:17:49+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/09/10/the-second-research-trip-to-pensacola/2017-05-16T08:42:47+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/09/08/emmetts-alma-mater-grammar-woes/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/doccop.jpgdoccopDoc Cop, one of the free plagiarism checking programs available (and one that my students use to check their work). Source: www.doccop.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/what-emmett-studied-wfs.jpgwhat-emmett-studied-wfsBasic requirements to pass your Freshman year: Proficiency in BOTH Greek and Latin. Source: FSU Archivehttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/fsu_fans_orlando.jpgFSU_fans_orlando2015-09-08T19:26:25+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/09/07/labor-day-then-and-now/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_8788.jpgIMG_8788A 1903 Oldsmobile -- electric, people!https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_8774.jpgIMG_8774Her costume looked very accurate!https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_8818.jpgIMG_8818https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_8830.jpgIMG_8830Falun Dafa...which I don't know anything about.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_8808.jpgIMG_8808Jews for Jesushttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_8762.jpgIMG_8762It was a bunch of wild and crazy senior citizens dancing to "Disco Inferno" from this place! Crazy! I hope I'm like them when I grow up.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_8760.jpgIMG_8760A bunch of crazy youthful hippies, with Elvis, of course. What's a parade without Elvis?https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_8756.jpgIMG_8756An antique ambulance --https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_8739.jpgIMG_8739The sheriff was followed by the Harmony Cornet Band (alive and kicking since 1916)https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_8735.jpgIMG_8735You get the Montgomery County Sheriff AND the Registrar of Wills (!)2015-09-08T01:24:40+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/09/04/maroon-friday-part-ii/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/godawgs.jpggodawgsThe law firm is not upset. Source: WJTV.com2015-09-04T17:57:57+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/09/04/maroon-friday/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/hailstate.jpghailstateHail State!https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/ring-true.jpgring trueWe Ring True. Go MSU! Source: Mississippi State University2015-09-04T17:44:39+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/09/03/in-search-of-editor-goats-i-talk-too-much/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/08062015-goat1-2-thumb-995xauto-96942.jpg08062015-goat1-2-thumb-995xauto-96942Will eat the poison ivy of writing -- adverbs and prepositional phrases -- at no cost. Source: Washingtonian.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/ecogoats080713.jpgecogoats080713Goats clearing Congressional Cemetery, with fans at the fence. Source: Rollcall.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/3045291.jpg304529Goats at the cemetery. Source: WTOP.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/304529.jpg3045292015-09-03T13:29:52+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/08/31/transitions/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/the-boys.jpgthe boysHope your first day of school is good, wherever you are!https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/lunches.jpgluncheshttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/mysonbus.jpgmysonbusIn line to get on the bus!2015-08-31T17:21:46+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/08/30/impatience/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/teilhard_de_chardin1.jpgTeilhard_de_Chardin(1)Pierre Teilhard de Chardin2015-08-31T02:07:41+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/08/29/wear-it-well/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/the-great-gatsby.jpgThe Great GatsbyThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald -- readable on a t-shirt! Source: www.litographs.com2015-08-29T12:14:02+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/08/27/his-brand/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/9f8508760fa9a96d927621fdaa5f2ebb.jpg9f8508760fa9a96d927621fdaa5f2ebbThe review on AlcoholReviews.com said of Wilson Whiskey: "...clearly this was made for knocking back in sweltering weather." If so, then I can see Emmett probably drinking this stuff in Florida. Or, in August in Washington, D.C. Source: Pinterest.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/wilson-whiskey_thumbnail.jpgWilson Whiskey_thumbnailAn interesting story from the blog Tales of Things and how Wilson Whiskey connected to Woodrow Wilson, just as temperance was more widespread.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/wilson3l.jpgWilson3LA half-empty bottle of Wilson Whiskey. Source: www.ne.jphttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/34a37d1aa5f33207d01c1e7391996e7f.jpg34a37d1aa5f33207d01c1e7391996e7fWilson Whiskey, and the two-word slogan: "That's All." Source: Pinterest.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/wilsonwhiskey.jpgwilsonwhiskey2020-10-30T23:42:31+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/08/25/correct-spelling-homage-to-robert-frost/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/probransspellcheck.jpgprobransspellcheckThe spell check program wouldn't have caught that. Source: Huffingtonpost.com2015-08-25T20:19:36+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/08/23/delay-not-defeat/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/download.jpegdownloadSource: Yaylife.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/quotation-e-l-doctorow-talking-planning-people-meetville-quotes-153301.jpgQuotation-E-L-Doctorow-talking-planning-people-Meetville-Quotes-153301Time to write. Source: meetville.com2015-08-23T19:05:34+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/08/20/a-dream-about-deland/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/9780205313426_p0_v1_s192x300.jpg9780205313426_p0_v1_s192x300It is only a dream. Source: Barnes & Noble.com2015-08-20T12:15:10+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/08/18/the-old-college-try/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/51lxdusizl-_sx321_bo1204203200_.jpg51lxDuSi+zL._SX321_BO1,204,203,200_A favorite and entertaining book about history and hands-on research. Source: Amazon.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/symonsm.jpgSymonsMThe flowers are always either yellow or red, Maryland state flag colors. That's McKeldin Library in the background. Source: extension.umd.eduhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/51lerbkvl1l-_sx340_bo1204203200_.jpg51LERbKvL1L._SX340_BO1,204,203,200_Ann Pancake's book, Strange as this Weather Has Been. Source: Amazon.com2015-08-18T12:29:07+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/08/17/process-naturally/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_8668.jpgIMG_8668Another view of the impressive web.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_8669.jpgIMG_8669A spider web about a foot and a half across. 2015-08-17T13:52:47+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/08/14/work-in-progress/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/painting7.jpgpainting7The screened-in porch is getting a nice renovation, too. https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/painting6.jpgpainting6The shutters are also getting repaired and cleaned up. https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/painting4.jpgpainting4The back of the house. The section on the right was part of Dr. Wilson's surgery once upon a time. That little structure that is unpainted was added on in modern times as part of a bathroom.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/painting3.jpgpainting3Already the house is looking much better. The new roof was completed last week. The chimney appears to have been power-washed, as has the rest of the house.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/painting1.jpgpainting1The shutters are off, and the scraping well underway. All photos are courtesy of the owner's son, Kevin R.2015-08-14T15:31:45+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/08/13/vindication/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/death-leaves-unresolved-whether-harding-fathered-illegitimate-child.jpgDeath-leaves-unresolved-whether-Harding-fathered-illegitimate-childNan Britton and her daughter, Elizabeth Ann. Source: Toledoblade.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/warren-harding-435x580.jpgwarren-harding-435x580Was it, perhaps, the heavy eyebrows that drove the dames wild? Source: People.com2015-08-13T23:41:08+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/08/12/all-in-the-cards/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_8207.jpgIMG_8207It looks like the back of a playing card.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_8206.jpgIMG_8206A gentleman's calling card tucked into the second half of this book. https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_8208.jpgIMG_8208Here's the back of the book. The central inlay is not ceramic, but it seems to be an enameled wood, perhaps? I'm not sure. It is in great shape for something that is about 160 years old.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_8201.jpgIMG_8201Notice the drugstore stamp at the upper right, where (presumably) it was purchased. I like also how someone practiced writing the name of the book on this page. https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_8203.jpgIMG_8203No date, no author given, but I dug around and discovered the author was a Mrs. John Sandford. https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_8202.jpgIMG_8202The title page. There is no date in this edition, but I looked it up, and there were different versions of this book produced between 1838 and 1858. The best guess for this particular book is 1853.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_82001.jpgIMG_8200"Affection's Gift." https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_8199.jpgIMG_8199That's a mother-of-pearl on the cover, which is a hard black cover. It isn't leather, and it isn't fabric on the cover.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/escort5.pngescort5Source: mentalfloss.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/27e0a90d00000578-3052889-these_comical_printed_cards_were_handed_out_by_men_to_women_they-a-3_1429862827213.jpg27E0A90D00000578-3052889-These_comical_printed_cards_were_handed_out_by_men_to_women_they-a-3_1429862827213Source: dailymail.co.uk2015-08-12T16:17:38+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/08/11/information-sleuthing-research-envy/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/chevychasetopensa.jpgchevychasetopensahttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/histdet.jpghistdetSee, they use a LOT of legs for that legwork, AKA 'research assistants.' Otherwise, our friends Wes and Elyse, et al. would not be able to produce this show every week.2015-08-11T19:46:49+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/08/09/half-a-loaf/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/genbk_tampatrib_jul3_1914.jpgGenBk_Tampatrib_Jul3_1914The Truth About Floyd, from The Tampa Tribune, July 3 1914. Source: GenealogyBank.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/genbk_jun1_1914.jpgGenBk_Jun1_1914A typical Floydism from The Tampa Tribune, June 1, 1914. Source: GenealogyBank.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/theambar_1918_chb.jpgTheAmbar_1918_CHBWho was CHB Floyd? Source: The American Bar, 1918.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/floyd_uga_1895pandora.jpgFloyd_UGA_1895pandoraCHB Floyd in 1895. Source: UGA Pandora2015-08-10T02:02:17+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/08/06/examining-character-flaws/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/flaws.jpgflawsSource: The Writer's Circle2015-08-07T02:41:22+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/08/04/a-type-of-poitrature/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/51eshvlllyl-_sx323_bo1204203200_.jpg51eshVLlLyL._SX323_BO1,204,203,200_E.L. Doctorow's "Homer and Langley". Source: Amazon.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/guiding.jpgguidingGood advice for the writing life. Source: The Diane Rehm Show. https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/portraiture.jpgportraitureSource: The Diane Rehm Show2015-08-04T19:21:01+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/08/03/what-brings-you-to-your-desk/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/poe.jpgpoeSource: The Writer's Circlehttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/writing4kids.jpgwriting4kidsUpdike wrote Rabbit Run while parenting four young children. Source: PBS' Blank on Blank2015-08-03T07:33:06+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/07/28/changes/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/so-pleased-to-see-this.jpgso pleased to see thisSource: Kevin Russellhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/pressure-washing-too.jpgpressure washing tooSource: Kevin Russellhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/new-roof-on-emmetts-home.jpgnew roof on Emmett's homeA new roof is going onto the house! Source: Kevin Russelhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/walking-to-emmetts-house.jpgwalking-to-emmetts-houseI took this photo of Emmett's boyhood home in May, 2014. 2015-07-29T01:23:30+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/07/23/lushy-lushington/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/boozyeuphemisms.jpgboozyeuphemismshttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/lushylushington.jpglushylushingtonOne of many euphemisms in the book for drinking and/or alcoholics of the Gilded Age.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/lateunpleasat.jpglateunpleasatI've actually seen this written in reference to the Civil War in magazine articles of Emmett's time.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/really.jpgreally?This I did not know. I wonder if the author wrote this tongue-in-cheek.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/obnoxlobby.jpgobnoxlobbyThis is one of many examples from the dictionary indicating that nothing really changes in 100 years.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/lightningjerker.jpglightningjerkerEmmett was one of these as a teenager. I wonder if someone ever called him this.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/humping.jpghumpinghttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/barnburners.jpgBarnburnersThis was an interesting history lesson.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/gay.jpggay2015-07-23T23:26:14+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/07/21/well-summer/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_7582.jpgIMG_7582I bullshit you not. These were grown from seeds planted at the end of last May when I came home from Pensacola. It is a Festivus-kind of miracle. Those who know me know I have terrible luck growing things or keeping plants alive.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_7589.jpgIMG_7589Baraaack Obama mugging for the camera. She is so named because her clucks sound like she's saying 'baraaaak.'https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_7586.jpgIMG_7586The Black Ostrolorp hen pecking my toe in welcome is named Henrietta. https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_7585.jpgIMG_7585The hens welcome me to the coop. On the left is Butterball (the Barred Rock hen), next is Barrrack Obama (the Cuckoo Maran hen). The orange hen is named Yellow One. The hen at the top right is Easter Egger.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_7594.jpgIMG_7594Zora and her brother on the stone bear at the National Zoo.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/welsummer.jpgwelsummerA Welsummer hen. Source: mypetchicken.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/bromo-seltzer-bottles.jpgbromo-seltzer-bottlesHere's what the Bromo Seltzer bottle looked like. Source: www.glassbottlemarks.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/bromo1_amstampdealer.jpgbromo1_amstampdealerEmmett quaffed a lot of this. It was OTC, as was morphine and codeine. Source: www.americanstampdealer.com2015-07-22T09:51:46+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/07/19/emmetts-enneagram/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/tumblr_m64q6sgq0v1ryqzcno1_500.jpgtumblr_m64q6sgq0v1ryqzcno1_500Source: steele magnoliashttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/the-loyalist.jpgThe loyalistThe Loyalist. Source: www.playbuzz.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/tumblr_inline_mpxq86gm8v1qz4rgp.jpgtumblr_inline_mpxq86gm8V1qz4rgp"The only thing that separates us from the animals is our ability to accessorize." Clairee Belcher, Steel Magnolias. Source: bongotimes.com2015-07-20T00:02:55+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/07/16/you-go-girl/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/minnie_1904.jpgminnie_1904Does Minnie not resemble Meryl a slight bit?https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/19th-amendment-m.jpg19th-amendment-mThe 19th Amendment. https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/suffragette.jpgsuffragetteSuffragette. Source: Jezebel.com2015-07-16T22:23:03+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/07/13/man-powered/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/beer_116393.jpgbeer_116393There's a beer for folks like that, too. Who knew? Source: www.ratebeer.com2015-07-13T21:58:06+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/07/09/a-conundrum-about-a-gilded-age-otis-campbell/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/dr-wilson-at-butler-house.jpgDr Wilson at Butler houseDr. Wilson and his buggy, probably the same one Emmett drove.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cow.jpegcowOtis riding a cow. Source: Mayberry.wikia.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/otis15.jpgOtis15Otis Campbell, doing penance. Source: mayberry.wikia.com2015-07-10T08:57:35+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/07/06/great-oaks-part-ii-floridas-version-of-scarlett-ohara/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/bellamy3-210x138.jpgbellamy3-210x138The Bellamy Mansion, which is no longer standing. Source: http://www.exploresouthernhistory.com/bellamybridge.htmlhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_6941_2.jpgIMG_6941_2The inside jacket story.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_6942.jpgIMG_6942Back cover information on the author, Rubylea Hall.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/51hsvww7izl-_sx373_bo1204203200_.jpg51hSvWW7IzL._SX373_BO1,204,203,200_A little more interesting. Source: Amazon.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_6940.jpgIMG_6940The Great Tide, by Rubylea Hall. https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/greatoaks.jpggreatoaksGreat Oaks, Greenwood, Florida. Source: www.city-data.com2022-02-09T15:59:25+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/07/05/a-fourth-of-july-block-party/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_6977.jpgIMG_6977We can report a great time had by all!https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_6976.jpgIMG_6976https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_6980.jpgIMG_6980We hung out with friends as the kids played on the playground.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_6984.jpgIMG_6984There was a lot of free barbecue, ice cream, and juice-type-things, which my kids love.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_6982.jpgIMG_6982There were politicians shaking hands. The blonde woman in the blue and white in the center is Kathleen Matthews, a former reporter for the ABC affiliate here in DC running to unseat longtime congressman Chris Van Hollen.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_6974.jpgIMG_6974There was old time rag music, the kind that Emmett probably would have liked.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_6993.jpgIMG_6993I did ask if I could drive it. The chief asked if I could drive a vehicle with a double clutch. Alas, no. But, I did get to sit in the driver's seat with my youngest son, who cranked the siren and rang the bell. Good times!https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_6965.jpgIMG_6965After just driving it around the block twice, the fireman had to refill the radiator.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_6969.jpgIMG_6969A straight-four cylinder engine. I said, "I was expecting something like a V-12" The chief said, "You have to remember. it was 1926. They had V-nothing."https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_6958.jpgIMG_69582015-07-05T19:31:05+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/07/04/just-call-1088-ask-for-emmett/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/hotelroomphone.jpghotelroomphoneSource: www.ebay.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/outsideshot-oval.jpgoutsideshot-ovalSource: Pensacola Historical Societyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/bilde.jpegbildeSource: Pensacola Historical Societyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/ancestry.jpgancestryEmmett's 'home address' is actually the Kehoe's address. Also, that's the Kehoe's phone number. Emmett didn't have his own, separate line. Source: Ancestry.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/beatriceco.jpgbeatricecoThis one may be closer to what the San Carlos had in the rooms. Notice the bells are more flat on the top of the phone box. This comes from a great phone information source page, by the way. Source: www.beatriceco.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/pinterestroomphone.jpgpinterestroomphoneNotice the bell on top of this one. I can't see a bell on the one in the PHS image, but it may be located lower on the box. Source: Pinterest.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/wallmountphone.jpgwallmountphoneSee it? No rotary dial. You had to speak to an operator. Source: Pensacola Historical Societyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/san-carlos-001.jpgSan-Carlos-001The $1-a-day hotel room in the San Carlos, circa 1913. Source: Pensacola Historical Society2015-07-04T14:42:28+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/06/30/boxers-or-briefs/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/atthebeach.jpgatthebeachA serge suit at the beach. Swimsuits were made of wool, by the way. Wonder what kind of undies he's sporting? Source: Vintage Victorian.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/hamptonsmag_bvd.jpghamptonsmag_BVDBVDs for any occasion. Source: Vintage Skivvies and Hampton's Magazine.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/gotham_hamptonsmag.jpggotham_hamptonsmagSerious convo in his underwear. Wonder if Emmett ever had to do that? I kind of doubt it. Source: Vintage Skivvies and Hampton's Magazinehttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/colorhamptons.jpgcolorhamptonsA man's underwear was a serious garment. Source: Vintage Skivvies and Hampton's Magazine.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/ew-pack-underwear.jpgew pack underwearTah-dah! And check out the garters! Source: Pensacola Evening News, 19092015-06-30T22:17:09+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/06/27/experiencing-becoming/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/7372045524_239a699c0f_o.jpg7372045524_239a699c0f_o"If I'm not a writer, then I'm nothing." Source: Lettersofnotehttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/vonnegut.jpgvonnegutSource: Huffington Post2015-06-27T12:47:06+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/06/20/the-magic-school-bus/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/ojchase.jpgojchaseSource: LATimes.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/missfrizzle.jpegmissfrizzleGood advice from The Frizz. Source: Twitter.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/img_67351.jpgIMG_6735One out of three hive boxes, now full. The bees have moved on to the second box, which is below this one.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/img_6935.jpgIMG_6935She's read this book three times already. We checked it out from the library yesterday.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/img_6934.jpgIMG_6934My youngest daughter and a favorite library book: Great facts about bees!2015-06-20T19:58:01+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/06/18/temporary-luddite-technology-blessing/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/sagecamp.jpgsagecampSage (far right) and her friends on a hayride. Yep, she's having fun. Source: BRRhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/amish.jpegamishNot my daughter, but a group of Amish girls. Source: CBSnews.com2015-06-18T11:12:31+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/06/14/the-credible-secondary-source-biography/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/giantstackofpages.jpggiantstackofpagesYes, I am still desperately seeking Emmett Wilson's scrapbooks. This one is on the Panama Pacific International Expo in San Francisco. Source: SFPLhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/wright.jpgwrightThe Wright Brothers, by David McCullough. Source: Amazon.com2015-06-14T22:12:08+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/06/10/happy-founders-day/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/images1.jpgimagesThe original Big Book. Source: AA General Serviceshttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/quote.jpgquoteSource: Mashable.2015-06-10T18:49:28+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/06/09/field-trip-emmitsburg-maryland/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/img_6880.jpgIMG_6880Holdings at the Provincial Archive specific to Pensacola Hospital.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/img_6927.jpgIMG_6927There were a few people at prayer in the Basilica; I don't like taking photos when people are praying in a church, so I don't have many photos of the interior of the Shrine for that reason.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/img_6930.jpgIMG_6930A tiny relic close up, at the kneeler.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/img_6928.jpgIMG_6928St. Elizabeth Ann Seton. This is a small altar on the right side of the basilica, with her relics.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/img_6741.jpgIMG_6741St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Shrine and Daughters of Charity Provincial Archive2015-06-10T01:42:21+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/06/08/get-me-to-the-nunnery/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/images.jpgimagesPensacola Hospital, 1915. Source: Pensapediahttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/cropped-blog-stone-house.jpgcropped-blog-stone-houseDaughters of Charity Provincial Archive, Emmittsburg, Maryland. Source: DOCPA2015-06-08T22:25:23+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/06/07/the-wisdom-to-just-shut-up/2015-06-07T14:57:35+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/12/31/high-notes-from-2014/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/hnew-600x384.jpgHNew-600x384Happy New Year! Image source: www.theoldmotor.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/pj_dec29_19081.jpgPJ_Dec29_1908An example from the December 31 post of this blog, where Emmett's first name is misspelled.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/pj_dec29_1908.jpgPJ_Dec29_1908Edwardian-era tweeting. Emmett plays at the celeberati game. Source: Pensacola Journal, Dec 29, 19072015-06-04T19:32:53+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/06/04/circle-of-family-dora-wilson-smith/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/52321715_135568634322.jpg52321715_135568634322All I have is a graveyard shot of Dora's head stone. I'd love to see a photo of her. Source: Find-a-grave.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/websmith.jpgWEBSmithAnd heeerrreeee's Bryan! Third row, third from the right. Source: State Archives of Florida, Florida Memoryhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/rc00535.jpgrc00535Members of the 1909 House of Representatives, Tallahassee, Florida. Source: State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory2015-06-04T19:20:09+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/06/02/station-break-hell-no-libraries-cant-go/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/libraries.jpglibrariesThe Institute of Museum and Library Services is facing extermination, folks. That's not good. Source: blog.theliteracysite.com2015-06-03T00:53:07+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/06/02/if-diana-nyad-could-do-it/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/ap67692951039-bd3dab5865c32ee6efb13f0e5a5dfd759a14aa34-s700-c85.jpgap67692951039-bd3dab5865c32ee6efb13f0e5a5dfd759a14aa34-s700-c85Go Diana! Source: Ramon Espinoza/AP2015-06-02T13:47:22+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/06/01/beware-the-swirling-hormonal-preteen-katrina-like-storm/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/katrina-08-28-2005.jpgkatrina-08-28-2005I wonder when there will be a Hurricane Sage? I guarantee you it will probably be a lot more intense than Hurricane Katrina. Souce: web.mit.edu2015-06-01T20:21:05+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/05/29/he-just-went-to-sleep/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_6725.jpgIMG_6725Emmett's candle, in St. Therese's corner at church. https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/2014-05-21-07-48-18.jpg2014-05-21 07.48.18May 29, 1918.2015-05-29T10:11:16+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/05/28/the-dean-will-see-you-now/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/plgmisdemeanor.jpgplgmisdemeanor?See item number 12. Plagiarism may have been considered a misdemeanor; still, such a misdemeanor could have serious ramifications: Expulsion, for instance. Source: www.stetson.eduhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/honorcode_stetson.jpghonorcode_stetsonSee paragraph four, referencing an honor code. That was enough to safeguard against academic dishonesty for the most part? Souce: www.stetson.edu https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/1905_stetsonbull_lawsch.jpg1905_stetsonbull_lawschEmmett had to write a thesis prior to graduation from law school. This only gives minor specifications; nothing about it having to be 'original work.' Perhaps that was more understood back in the day. Source: www.stetson.eduhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/duncecap.jpgduncecapWhatever happened to dunce caps in class anyway? Wish I could give a few students a virtual dunce cap, but I can tell you that can't happen. Image source: The Media Speaks.2015-05-28T13:01:19+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/05/27/leora-sutton-pensacola-archaeology/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/womeninpensa.jpgwomeninpensaThis book is out of print; unfortunately. I wonder if, perhaps, Emmett's friend Minnie Kehoe is mentioned in this? Source: Google Books.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/419p6e-k5wl-_uy250_.jpg419P6E-k5WL._UY250_One of Leora's published research reports. Source: Amazon.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/fpan_cool.jpgFPAN_coolFlorida Public Archaeology Network. Source: FPANhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/whatsinthefile.jpgWhatsinthefileRestricted, eh? For me, that's like waving a red flag in front of a bull. I'm going after this. Source: www.uwf.eduhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/c672233.jpgc672233Leora M. Sutton, looking over pottery pieces from an excavation in Pensacola. Source: State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory, http://floridamemory.com/items/show/840282015-05-27T17:53:13+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/05/22/personality-archetype-character-development/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/westeros-personality-types-320.jpgwesteros-personality-types-320An interesting look at the personality types of Westeros. Source: Humanmetrics. Click here to read the expanded chart.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/personality_archetypes.jpgpersonality_archetypesThe 49 Personality Archetypes. Created by Sally Hogshead at howtofascinate.com. Go to the link here to read the research behind the chart development and to launch the matrix.2015-05-22T23:05:56+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/05/22/requiem/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/shorpy_memday_petersburg.jpgshorpy_memday_petersburgSlideshow with music from Luigi Cherubini, from Shorpy.com. Photos are from Petersburg, 1865. Source: YouTube2015-05-22T17:06:35+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/05/17/writing-up-a-storm/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/rainy.jpgrainyYour own personal rainstorm. Source: RainyMood.com2015-05-17T15:57:41+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/05/15/renovation-repurposing-demolition/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_6304.jpgIMG_6304One of the many strawberries ready to eat! Most of our fresh vegs come from the grow tent every day!https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/cukestringbeans.jpgcukestringbeansThe light is actually red right now; it varies from green to blue to red depending on what is going on with the plants (blooming, producing fruit, resting). The yellow blooms are cucumbers. The pink blooms are string beans.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/grotent.jpggrotentA growtent in the sun room. It is fitted out with tomatoes, lettuce, and a lot of herbs. The plants you see are about six to eight weeks old.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/bankbuilding.jpgbankbuildingChipley Bank. This was built around 1904, and Emmett would have seen this building. His friends had offices there.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/time-capsule.jpgtime-capsuleTime capsule photos, from the Washington County News.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/washcocourthouse_chipley_down.jpgwashcocourthouse_chipley_downWashington County Courthouse demolition. Image source: Washington County (FL) Newshttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/cain_photo_2.jpgcain_photo_2Washington County Courthouse. Image source: James Cain, Chipley, Floridahttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/wcc_flicker.jpgwcc_flickerImage source: Flicker2015-05-15T19:05:03+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/05/12/whats-in-the-trunk/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/sterling_hist.jpgsterling_histBanner from the Sterling-Rock Falls Historical Webpage.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/spl-awesome.jpgSPL-awesomeSterling Public Library's Digital Archives2015-05-13T01:02:42+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/05/09/honoring-mother-mom-and-mamaw/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/emmett_bowtie.jpgemmett_bowtieEmmett in a fancy bow tie, age 8. Photo was taken December, 1890. https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/emmetts-mother.jpgEmmett's motherThe inscription at the base of Elizabeth's tombstone. https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/evw_findagrave.jpgEVW_findagraveElizabeth Virginia Wilson, at Glenwood Cemetery, Chipley, Florida. Source: Find-a-grave.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/mamaw_irs.jpgIMG_0102.JPGMamaw at the IRS, about 1942. You didn't mess with her, or she'd audit your ass. https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/mom-engagementphoto.jpgmom-engagementphotoMom, 1962. This was her engagement photo.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/dirtyjokewithgrandma.jpgdirtyjokewithgrandmaMe with my grandmother about 15 years ago. I was telling her this really dirty joke, and she was laughing so hard the swing started to crack. She died not long after this photo was taken. I miss her terribly.2015-05-10T00:32:01+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/05/06/voice-from-the-past/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/columbia-graphophone-modela.jpgColumbia-Graphophone-ModelAEmmett's family had a graphophone that looked something like this model. Source: Phonojackhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/01_edison-talking-doll-of-1890_baehr-proeschild_custom-4ca23349e9f646c88800301129acc711e4f3e2a6-s300-c85.jpg01_edison-talking-doll-of-1890_baehr-proeschild_custom-4ca23349e9f646c88800301129acc711e4f3e2a6-s300-c85Two-foot creepy talking doll from 1890. Source: NPR2015-05-06T14:27:40+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/05/05/field-trip-florida-house/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/fl-society-wstar.jpgFl society WstarThe Washington Star, November 17, 1915.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_5819.jpgIMG_5819https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_5821.jpgIMG_5821https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_5824.jpgIMG_5824Florida House, at the corner of Second St. NE and East Capitol NE.2015-05-05T08:11:10+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/05/04/doing-the-next-right-thing/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/resentment-is-like-taking-poison.jpgResentment-is-like-taking-poisonhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/25270-p-2.jpg25270-P-2Mmmm. I feed my resentment with this stuff. Source: Sanderscandy.com2015-05-04T14:39:34+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/05/03/wanting-to-be-found/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/802wthird_sterling_1900.jpg802Wthird_sterling_1900Where Emmett lived in 1906. Source: Zillowhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/trulia_vansant.jpgtrulia_vansantThe Van Sant house today. Source: trulia.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/van-sant-house-ebay_601-second-avenue.jpgvan-sant-house-ebay_601 second avenueVan Sant house in Sterling. Source: Ebayhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/ew_802wthirdst_sterling.jpgEW_802WthirdSt_SterlingEmmett's address in Sterling. Source: Ancestry.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/ew-and-vansant-directory-ad.jpgew and vansant directory adSterling City Directory. Source: Ancestry.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/12.jpg$_12Nick Van Sant's brother, Sam, was big in Republican politics in the early 1900s. You can't say the same thing about Ceph or Emmett. Image source: Ebay2015-05-04T02:00:13+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/04/30/life-lessons-from-second-bananas/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/paul_e199a.jpgPaul_e199aPaul Drake, second banana and owner of a successful detective agency. https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/vivianvancebiography.jpgvivianvancebiographyThe wonderful, 'near-great' Vivian Vance. Source: Biography.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/tumblr_inline_nmlj3gixl21qic8pr_540.jpgtumblr_inline_nmlj3gixl21qic8pr_540Source: Tumblr.com2015-04-30T14:04:19+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/04/27/the-sterling-dilemma/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/54709441.jpg54709441https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_5941.jpgIMG_5941Both Sterling, Illinois newspapers from 1905-06! 2015-04-28T00:38:24+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/04/26/accidental-outing/2015-04-27T11:50:31+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/04/25/field-trip-national-archives-ii-at-the-u-of-maryland/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_5854.jpgIMG_5854McKeldin LIbrary, in the heart of the University of Maryland campus, College Park.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/threeofakind.jpgthreeofakindAnyone else notice that Tricky Dick, Emmett, and Testudo all have the same expression?https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/nixon.jpgnixonSock it to me? Source: www.avclub.com2015-04-25T21:17:16+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/04/25/i-pause-grateful/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_5856.jpgIMG_5856One day at a time. Because that's all we have, really.2015-04-27T02:00:42+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/04/22/field-trip-the-national-archives/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_5818.jpgIMG_5818Yes, Indeed.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_5816.jpgIMG_5816The rear of the Archives; researcher's entrance. Also, bike parking!https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_5813.jpgIMG_5813About two thirds of the way to the Archives, the trail takes you along the Potomac, with the Kennedy Center on the left.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_5812.jpgIMG_5812You also pass under the historic Indian Head bridge in Georgetown. https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_5808.jpgIMG_5808One of the sights along the route is historic Oak Hill Cemetery in Georgetown.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_5805.jpgIMG_5805DC has a large cyclist community. Several other commuters passed me on the way downtown.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_5804.jpgIMG_5804Sights along the way. The bike trail parallels the parkway; the traffic still bumper-to-bumper all the way into the city. My route is clear and quiet.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_5797.jpgIMG_5797This traffic shot is only about 75 feet to the left of the Rock Creek Park entrance. Typical DC gridlock, first thing in the morning. This is why I bike instead of drive.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_5796.jpgIMG_5796Rock Creek Park, which runs through Washington, DC, is a great commuter route for cyclists. Auto traffic is limited, on purpose.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/visit-us-main-image.jpgvisit-us-main-imageThe National Archives. Source: www.archives.gov2015-04-23T00:09:07+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/04/17/something-in-the-air/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_3178.jpegIMG_3178https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/tp8plfmwsepgzn-leznpvkoz5wbqx-_crulapt472dxwudweenc5xojzx5uacue15zlmzxidabzvklstvss2hhw6ytmkitjlamgox71a45cgdwfmrgsc0mmxv1r0r0lzlvrveosmk0takynrisdosu_8ejw0a8tovrsoxek4giwnaylrceoombu3wo.jpgTp8PLfMwSEpgzN-leZNPvkoz5WBQX-_cRulaPt472dxWuDWeENc5XOJZX5uAcuE15ZlmzXIDABzvklstVSs2HHw6yTmkItJlAMGOX71a45CGdwFmrgsc0mmXV1r0R0lzlvrVEoSmk0takYnriSdOSu_8EJW0a8toVrsOxEk4gIwNaYlRCeOoMBU3wogOImWwYTk4JwJWtK7cTpILkC6iQr7DrDYSpring has sprung in D.C. Nice!2015-04-17T14:59:08+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/04/14/circle-of-friends-part-two-paul-hayne-carter/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/69fb07df4e101c363bf.jpg69fb07df4e101c363bfIllinois in January! It would be a whole new adventure!https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/ab1a7df4ef2f10253.jpgab1a7df4ef2f10253One big adventure! Image: FaceinHole.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_2142.jpgIMG_2142Mayor Paul Carter of Marianna, Florida. Source: The Pensacola Journal, 1912.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/nvs2-e1429037109321.jpgnvsNicholas Van Sant. Source: Ancestry.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/nvs1.jpgnvshttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/nvs.jpgnvsNicholas Van Sant. Source: Ancestry.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/cephas.jpgcephasWho would not want to bask in my hotness 24/7, anyway?https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/friendshiptroika.jpgfriendshiptroikaFriendship troika (top to bottom): Walter, Cephas, Paul.2015-04-14T21:15:39+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/04/13/circle-of-friends-paul-hayne-carter/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/difficulttests.jpgdifficulttestsA feature from 1951 about the difficult entrance exams at WFS. Source: Florida Flambeau.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/2014-05-23-12-02-561.jpg2014-05-23 12.02.56Inscription on the side of Paul Carter, Sr.'s tombstone.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/helpwanted_argo.jpghelpwanted_argoEmmett's debating skills were still in transition. Source: FSU archivehttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/besties_in_picture.jpgbesties_in_pictureEmmett (R) and Paul. Roommates, friends, sometimes debate rivals. Paul was (supposedly) related to Judge Francis B. Carter of Marianna. Source: FSU archive.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/pds.jpgpdsPlatonic Debating Society. 1900-01 Argo. Source: FSU archiveshttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/2014-05-23-12-02-40.jpg2014-05-23 12.02.40Paul H. Carter, Sr. in Chipley, Florida.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/paul_carter_1899_argo.jpgPaul_Carter_1899_ArgoPaul Carter, from the 1899 Argo, the yearbook of the West Florida Seminary (now Florida State University). The original valedictorian of the 1904 Stetson University Law Class. He didn't finish at Stetson; rather, he took classes at Georgetown University while he was private secretary to William Bailey Lamar.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/paul_h_carter_sr.jpgPaul_h_carter_srPaul H. Carter, Sr. in Greenwood Cemetery, Chipley, Florida. Source: Findagrave.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_5793.jpgIMG_5793Me and Blanche, graduation, 1981. 2015-04-13T21:13:44+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/04/10/a-good-look-at-data-management/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_5792.jpgIMG_5792This is a great 128 GB zip drive. It is amazing that it will hold the contents of my entire computer, with room left over. https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/dropbox.jpgdropboxDropbox is a fairly decent program. It is free, which is one reason why I like it.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/partmicrofilmcht.jpgpartmicrofilmchtA snapshot of the microfilm master chart.2015-04-10T23:01:01+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/04/08/rheumatism-as-euphemism/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/lithiawaterad.jpgLithiawateradLithia water was touted as a 'cure' for 'rheumatism.' Literature from the spa Emmett visited 1914 also claimed to 'cure' alcoholism with their healing waters. Image source: MyFWBS https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/nqtitlepage.jpgN&Qtitlepagehttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/radways2.jpgradways2The government fined Radway's for false and fraudulent claims. Source: Nostrums & Quackery, JAMA, Google Ebook, 1921https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/radwas_27percentoh.jpgRadwas_27percentOHIn this example, Radway's was 27 percent alcohol. Source: Nostrums & Quackery, JAMA, Google Ebook, 1921.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/1914_ocalabanner_dec22_ewarmy-navybreakdown.jpg1914_OcalaBanner_Dec22_EWarmy-navybreakdownRheumatism. Really? Source: Ocala Banner, Dec 22, 1914.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/cardbordeaux.jpgcardbordeauxI knew it was the end. I didn't even catch a buzz the last time I had a drink. Source: someecards.com2015-04-08T13:41:23+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/04/05/one-year-in-the-blogosphere/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/kane.jpgkaneAriel & Shya Kane's book. Source: http://www.amazon.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/blog_happy-first-anniversary.jpgBlog_Happy-First-AnniversarySource: Intern3d.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/resistance.jpgresistanceI ask you. Who would be able to resist Jean-Luc anyway? Source: i-am-bored.com2015-04-05T13:28:24+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/04/03/civil-war-stereographs-at-the-loc/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/transcript_fcw_kljw.jpgtranscript_FCW_KLJWTranscript of the speech by Dr. Wilson about his Civil War experiences. The speech was transcribed by his wife, Kate Jordan Wilson, Emmett's stepmother. This is Kate Jordan Wilson's handwriting.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/1s04303r.jpg1s04303r"Lincoln Lies in State." Stanford Collection. Source: http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2015645312/resource/2015-04-03T13:25:37+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/03/04/emmett-wilson-in-two-sentences-or-less/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/albert-einstein-if-you-cant-explain-it-simply-you-dont-understand-it-well-enough-300x225.pngalbert-einstein-if-you-cant-explain-it-simply-you-dont-understand-it-well-enough-300x225Source: www.linkedin.com2015-04-02T01:23:54+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/04/01/no-fooling/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/20040709-199jcgirafferandle.jpg20040709-199JCGiraffeRandle"Hello. May I please speak to Mr. G. Raffe?" Source: nationalzoo.si.eduhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/1913_oct6_flintjournalemmetts_joke.jpg1913_Oct6_FlintJournalemmett's_jokeEmmett should probably stick to his day job. Source: Flint Journal, 1913.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/jokester.jpgjokesterVictorian shysters. Source: The Chipley Banner, 1894.2015-04-02T01:21:00+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/03/31/bully-for-you/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/theodore_roosevelt_despise_bully_coward_voluptuary_invitation-r5d399d1ef8524460afa65e7e73fa1848_zk91q_1024.jpgtheodore_roosevelt_despise_bully_coward_voluptuary_invitation-r5d399d1ef8524460afa65e7e73fa1848_zk91q_1024A bully quote. Source: www.zazzle.com2015-03-31T15:19:02+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/03/27/ive-seen-it-all/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/oddtypo.jpgoddtypoInteresting land mass found only in Macau.2015-03-27T12:15:55+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/03/26/the-illinois-experiment/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/wtd_aug24_1906_emmett.jpgWTD_Aug24_1906_emmettInitially, I thought this was wrong. Source: Weekly True Democrat, August 24, 1906https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/images1.jpgimagesThe Commercial Dispatch. Same building for decades. Source: flicker.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/firstyrlawyervansant.jpgfirstyrlawyervansantSource: Stand By Magazine, December 12, 1936.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/nvs_nov20_1905_robinsonconstitut.jpgNVS_Nov20_1905_RobinsonconstitutSource: Robinson Constitution, November 20, 1905https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/1906_cb_july26_hesbaaack.jpg1906_CB_July26_he'sbaaackSource: The Chipley Banner, July 26, 1906. https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/1905-dec_illexperiment.jpg1905-Dec_illexperimentSource: The Chipley Banner, 19052015-03-27T00:02:19+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/03/25/is-110-years-still-too-close-for-comfort/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/bastardly.jpgbastardlyEither the State of Florida did not mess around with people behaving like bastards, or, this was about something else. Source: CB, June 8, 1905https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/deming.jpgdemingA favorite quote. Source: www.twtrland.com2015-03-26T00:54:48+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/03/21/rebuilding-discovery-breaking-the-very-habit/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/al_franken_official_senate_portrait.jpgFranken-071009-18449 0003This Franken is fine. Frankenwriting, however, is not. Source: senate.govhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/mark_twain.jpgmark_twainSource: quoteshelp.com2015-03-22T01:05:32+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/03/16/missing-files-a-teachable-moment/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/cephasoleomargarine.jpgcephasOleomargarine2015-03-16T11:22:51+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/03/13/when-your-source-is-mostly-silent/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/2015-03-11-14-01-21.jpg2015-03-11 14.01.21I kept all of my old clips, and old journalism class notes.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/2015-03-11-14-01-12.jpg2015-03-11 14.01.12https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/emmettknockknoc.jpgemmettknockknochttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/may25_1907pj.jpgMay25_1907PJNotice that his name is misspelled -- not quite 'famous' enough at this point. Source: The Pensacola Journal, October, 1907.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/emmettwilsonoct241911columbusledger.jpgEmmettWilsonOct241911ColumbusLedgerSource: The Columbus Ledger, October 24, 1911https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/scary.jpgscarySource: The Writer's Circle2015-03-13T22:06:40+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/03/08/wtf/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/twain_profanity.jpegtwain_profanityhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/cuss.jpgcusshttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/clean-reads-300x300.jpegClean-Reads-300x300The Clean Reader App blocks curse words in e-books. If you buy Emmett's book in traditional format, well, tough s*it. Source: www.washingtonpost.com2015-03-08T11:23:20+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/03/06/the-barney-fife-connection/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/ballad.jpgballad"The Ballad of Andy and Barney," also known as "The Gangster's Mistake." https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/donknotts.jpgdonknottsSource: Geni.com2015-03-06T14:26:38+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/03/05/good-advice-to-beginners/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/i-wish.jpgI wishCredit to Ira Glass; Source: The Writer's Circlehttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/doctorow.jpgdoctorowSource: The Writer's Circlehttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/10406810_10206257068370706_7339605672858241268_n1.jpg10406810_10206257068370706_7339605672858241268_n2015-03-05T23:38:42+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/02/27/coveted-artifacts/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/wishbone.jpgwishboneLook closely. A wishbone for good luck!https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/notary-seal5lbs.jpgnotary-seal5lbsThis was not something you just schlepped around in a briefcase. This model (approximately 110 years old) weighs five pounds. Source: www.etsy.com2015-02-28T00:12:38+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/02/27/a-writerly-quote-for-today/2015-02-27T16:59:31+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/02/26/how-to-write/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/how-to-write.jpghow to writeSource: The Writer's Circle2015-02-26T20:11:41+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/02/22/there-is-movement/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/2015-02-21-17-20-15.jpg2015-02-21 17.20.15I live only a mile and a half from my parish. Typically, the walk is 25 minutes. Last night, it took twice as long, because it was like walking in deep sand.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/heatwave.jpgheatwave2015-02-22T19:45:35+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/02/20/the-big-question-mark/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/mardi-gras48.jpgmardi gras48Fun at Mardi Gras in New Orleans. Source: www.sacbee.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/no-respect-1915.jpgno respect 1915The big question: Is there a photo of this float out there somewhere? Source: The Pensacola Journal, 19152015-02-20T18:32:51+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/02/18/it-is-all-about-the-arc/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/story-arch-as-graphic.jpgstory arch as graphic"Stick with my arc, baby, and you can't go wrong." With apologies to Aristotle for paraphrasing. Image source: http://www.swensonbookdevelopment.com/blog/2012/the-importance-of-narrative-arc-in-non-fiction-and-memoir/2015-02-19T01:47:25+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/02/17/love-and-the-lottery/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/allthesingleladies.jpgallthesingleladiesI call this one, "All the Single Ladies." Source: The Chipley Banner, 1894.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/2015-02-17-13-13-34.jpg2015-02-17 13.13.34Easy shoveling, and it isn't all that cold, really.2015-02-17T19:46:41+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/02/13/new-impressions-from-old-film/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/kljw.jpgKLJWKate Langley Jordan Wilsonhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/chipley-historic-photos-bir.jpgChipley-Historic-Photos-BirChipley, Florida, 1906. Image source: www.Cityofchipley.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/yay.jpgYay!Hooray! The Escambia Courthouse Archives has reopened! https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/dsc00111.jpgDSC00111Image source: civilwarbadges.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/battleaxe.jpgbattleaxeTaken out of context, it would seem that Chipleyites were preparing to wage war on something? Source: The Chipley Banner, 1904https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/battle_axe.jpgbattle_axeAn ad for the Battle Axe shoe. Source: theredrivermuseum.orghttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/buttonsbadges.jpgbuttonsbadgesSource: Florida Historic Capitol Museum2015-02-14T02:48:26+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/02/11/i-wish-youd-known-chris/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/ls.jpglsLights display at the Mormon Temple. Source: www.yelp.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/chris_norwoodtalk.jpgchris_norwoodtalkChris giving a talk at a local elementary school. He had a large collection of Civil War artifacts he liked to show during his talks. Source: Norwoodhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/chrisb.jpgchrisbMy dear friend, Chris.2015-02-12T00:16:00+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/02/09/eyewitness/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/briwi.jpgbriwiA colleague at Alcorn State University sent this to me. 2015-02-09T20:40:22+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/02/04/the-poet-laureate-of-jackson-county/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/luteplayer.jpgluteplayerCome ye single ladies and listen to my lays, I'm Cephas the Bard, the loosener of stays. https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/cephcb1895.jpgcephCB1895I'm curious why Ceph's poem was not published in 1890, when it was fresh from the Bard's pen. Source: The Chipley Banner, 1895.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/chipleyvscall.jpgchipleyvscallChipley vs. Call, a poem by the Hon. Cephas L. Wilson, Esq. Originally composed in 1890. Wonder why the editor held it back five years? Source: The Chipley Banner, 18952015-02-04T16:38:33+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/02/03/falling-into-place/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/wallwork3.jpgwallwork3https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/percymd.jpgpercymdA piece of the puzzle falls into place. Source: The Chipley Banner, 1895.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/wallwork2.jpgwallwork2https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/2015-02-03-10-43-19.jpg2015-02-03 10.43.19You can't see the wall behind me. It is similarly covered with the story architecture.2015-02-03T18:43:27+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/01/31/all-good/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/film.jpgfilmLooking forward to film!https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/acquisition.jpgacquisitionIt is in excellent shape for being over 100 years old.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/proustonthewall.jpgproustonthewallI wonder if Marcel would have considered using butcher block paper too? Source: www.pinterest.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/proust_8_msfile_04_01-copy.jpgproust_8_msfile_04_01-copyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/wallwork.jpgwallworkOnly one of three walls. https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/handprints.jpghandprintsMy son's handprints in the snow. Not much of a 'blizzard'.2015-01-31T21:42:00+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/01/28/the-writing-life-part-ii-framing-the-story-surprising-find/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/puzzle5000.jpgpuzzle5000I love putting large puzzles together: The more difficult they are, the better I like them. Source: www.librarything.com2015-01-28T16:22:37+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/01/24/pantsing/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/sampleplan.jpgsampleplanIt's rough. But hey, it's a structure in the works.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/wall.jpgwallBig, messy, work-in-progress.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/works.jpgworksIt is a mess. But it works for me.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/w-i-p.jpgW-I-PEarly version of the story architecture. There's a lot more to map out.2015-01-25T01:55:38+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/01/19/ironic-architecture/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/p_sanitarium-st_anthonys001.jpgP_Sanitarium-St_Anthonys001St. Anthony's Hospital, also known as the Pensacola Sanitarium, post move. Source: Pensacola Historical Societyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/p_sanitarium-st_anthonys0021.jpgP_Sanitarium-St_Anthonys002https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/stanthony2.jpgstanthony2St. Anthony of Padua. Patron saint of the lost.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/4a23654r.jpg4a23654rOsceola Club, corner of Garden and Baylen, taken around 1910. Source: LOC.govhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/osceola.jpgosceolaOsceola Club, corner of Garden and Baylen, taken around 1910. Source: LOC.govhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/halloweennightfire.jpgHalloweenNightFireThe original Osceola Club was right in the middle of the ruins in this photo. Source: https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/jan5_1907_hospital-site-osceola.jpgJan5_1907_hospital site-osceolaNotice what will be built at the corner of Garden and Baylen? The Osecola Club. Source: PJ, January 5, 1907.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/p_sanitarium-st_anthonys002.jpgP_Sanitarium-St_Anthonys002Promo piece for Pensacola Sanitarium, which also went by St. Anthony's Hospital and Sanitarium. Source: Pensacola Historical Society.2025-06-29T20:17:42+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/01/14/the-writing-life/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/not-thatwilson.jpgnot thatwilsonNot this Wilson. The other Wilson. Image source: www.oldpoliticals.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/jeannierueschusedit.jpgjeannierueschuseditThis is how the writer Jeannie Ruesch used it in one project. I can see how it would apply in my own organization of inf. Source: http://jeannieruesch.com/2013/03/how-writers-can-use-mindmeister/2015-01-15T21:45:12+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/01/11/identity-crisis-research-update/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/220px-james_w-_locke.jpg220px-James_W._LockeJudge James W. Locke. An appointee of President U.S. Grant. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_William_Lockehttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/reagan.jpgreaganRonald Regan. The only Republican I ever voted for in my life. Source: http://grandfather-economic-report.com/1980-88.htmhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/how-ew-sworn-in.jpghow EW sworn inEmmett presented his diploma to Judge Locke in Jacksonville and was duly sworn in. Source: Stetson University archives.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/vucetich1911_personalidcard.jpgvucetich1911_personalIDcardIdentification card for Juan Vucetich, who pioneered a viable fingerprint identification system for law enforcement. Source: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/visibleproofs/galleries/biographies/vucetich.html2015-01-11T22:31:09+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/01/08/emmettus-wilsonius/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/nomeni.jpgnomeniEight students in Emmett's graduating class. Source: Stetson University Archives.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/pr13069.jpgpr13069Mrs. G. Prentice Carson is the first on the left, doing something 'domestic' in the Domestic Science Lab, basement of Flagler Hall, Stetson U. Image source: Florida Memory.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/excerpt_swc.jpgexcerpt_SWCThe diplomas appear to have been in Latin. Why Latinize a graduate's name and not the entire document?2015-01-08T20:02:43+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/01/07/much-ado-about-vernon/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/switchboard-operator.jpgswitchboard-operatorOperators at the time this story came out were mostly women anyway. Vernon wouldn't have worked at the switchboard. Image source: u.osu.eduhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/vernon.jpgvernonJohn Vernon Hinson. Death by accident? Image Source: find-a-grave.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/lane3.jpgLane3So, where is Hinson's rebuttal? Nowhere. This is Ruth Lane's 15 minutes of fame.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/005150411_01190.jpg005150411_01190John Vernon Hinson, WWI draft cards. Source: Ancestry.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/lane2.jpgLane2The saga of Ruth Lane continues...https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/lane_part1.jpgLane_part1The headline got my attention. Source: The Pensacola Journal, January 1907.2015-01-07T12:22:44+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/12/07/the-class-prophet/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/vansantgraduated.jpgvansantgraduatedStetson's University Bulletin for 1905. Image Source: www.archives.stetson.eduhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/vansant2.jpgvansant2Van Sant celebrating his 92nd birthday. Image source: www.ancestry.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/nvs.jpgNVSNicholas Van Sant, 50-something, Class Prophet for the law class of 1904, and Emmett's classmate. Image source: www.ancestry.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/voluctyrec-5281904.jpgVoluctyrec-5281904Writeup of Emmett's graduation ceremony from The Volusia County Record, May 28, 1904, page 3. Note: There was a report on the past and future of the Class of 1904. Where is that document?2015-01-06T01:21:34+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2015/01/02/using-typos-to-your-advantage/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/metal_movable_type.jpgMetal_movable_typeMetal movable type. Great information about typesetting here. Source: www.bergsland.org2015-01-02T17:42:03+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/12/30/personal-morlock/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/timemachine06.jpgtimemachine06They aren't pretty, but we can learn to deal with them. Source: www.ign.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/morlocks.jpgMorlocksMorlocks. The Time Machine. Source: timemachine.wikia.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/b-0_bigbook_75th_briefhistory.jpgB-0_bigbook_75th_briefhistoryAA's Big Book, First Edition, 1939. It is now in its Fourth Edition. Source: aa.orghttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/chattahoochie.jpgchattahoochieChattahoochie, around 1910. Image Source: State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory, http://floridamemory.com/items/show/158099https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/minnie_appreciation.jpgMinnie_appreciationMinnie was a trailblazer for professional women. She knew she had to keep her cool even in the face of cads, whereas I would have just told them where to go.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/time_machine_05.jpgtime_machine_05We're off to visit Emmett and his friends! Source: www.oocities.org2014-12-31T15:12:56+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/12/31/lets-go-everyone/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/letsgo.jpgletsgo2014-12-31T15:12:15+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/12/29/room-board-in-d-c-1914/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/cccircle_apts.jpgcccircle_aptsChevy Chase Circle fountain; the Chevy Chase apartment building is the white building to the right. Source: www.townofchevychase.orghttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/chh-loc.jpgCHH-LOCCongress Hall Hotel, about 1914. Emmett lived here during his entire tenure as Congressman. Source: LOC.govhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/seq-6-1003x1024.jpgseq-6-1003x1024Several of these apartment buildings still exist today -- but you could expect to pay about $2500/mo in rent. Source: www.ghostsofdc.org2014-12-30T17:06:49+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/12/23/two-steel-magnolias/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/amwomensleague.jpgamwomensleagueMinnie Neal, bottom row, last photo on the left. She was a State Regent for the American Woman's League. I had a feeling Minnie was a woman ahead of her time. Source: https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/minnie_neal.jpgminnie_nealMinnie Neal was the photographer of Emmett's law school graduating class. Ad from the 1905 Stetson Weekly Collegiate, February 15, 1905. https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/grad-photo-studio.jpggrad photo studioMagnolia Studios was run by Miss Emma Neal -- a woman-run business in what was then a cutting-edge profession. Source: Stetson University Archives2014-12-27T00:37:16+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/12/24/old-school-christmas-2/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/amerboyhandybook.jpgAmerBoyHandybookThe American Boy's Handy Book, 1890, by Daniel Carter Beard. It was been reissued by Scribners in 1995. https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/00504u_1-preview.jpg00504u_1.previewThe Christmas tree at Orville & Wilbur Wright's family home, 1900. My first reaction was pity for the fool who had to hang wallpaper on the ceiling. Source: http://www.shorpy.com/node/21192014-12-26T22:00:05+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/12/21/a-few-days-distance/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/885516_960536287307248_7598625244638309175_o.jpg885516_960536287307248_7598625244638309175_oLetting go, letting God. Source: https://www.facebook.com/RadioFreeBabylonhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/burnout.jpgburnoutGood advice. Source: www.briancollinson.ca2014-12-21T20:17:15+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/12/19/drivers-ed-teachable-moments/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/amer1185.jpgamer1185The pricetag on this was out of range for most people in 1905. Source: www.earlyamericancars.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1905buick.jpg1905buickEmmett never owned a car, but Cephas did -- a Buick. This is a 1905 Buick. Image source: http://www.prewarbuick.com/cars/20/1905-Buick-https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/dont-jerk-and-drive_606.jpgdont-jerk-and-drive_606Surely the approval of this advert was not made by one person. Image source: http://www.wjla.com/articles/2014/12/-don-t-jerk-and-drive-campaign-yanked-by-south-dakota-after-focus-on-innuendo--109932.html2014-12-19T18:33:45+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/12/18/common-sense-and-lack-thereof/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/festivuspoleamazon.jpgfestivuspoleamazonAmazon carries Festivus poles. Who knew? Source: Amazon.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/floridafestivus.jpgfloridafestivusFloridian & Festivus in Tallahassee. Source: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/fla-atheist-places-festivus-pole-capitol-building-article-1.2046226https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/rubberstamp.jpgrubberstampGod, I love these. Image source: https://www.etsy.com/listing/63738748/proofread-monster-rubber-stamp-for2014-12-19T02:12:49+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/12/17/its-like-christmas/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/tonsoftubes.jpgtonsoftubesThis truly is pioneering public history project. Image source: http://noladna.com/about/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/517ab0143c8c9_157030b.jpg517ab0143c8c9_157030bMimeograph ad from 1900. Source: oldadstore.ecrater.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/32246u-preview.jpg32246u.previewChristmas office party, Western Electric, 1925. Source: Shorpy.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/photostat1910.jpgphotostat1910Image source: http://www.brown.edu/Facilities/John_Carter_Brown_Library/I%20found%20it%20JCB/mar2010.htmlhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/holiday-part-alcoholic-funny-ecard-zkw.pngholiday-part-alcoholic-funny-ecard-ZKW2014-12-18T00:28:08+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/12/16/gratias-ago-tibi-fr-brock/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/histpubed.jpghistpubedA good source for information on public school in Florida. Source: Google Bookshttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/brock.jpgbrockFr. Brock died about four years ago. I wish I'd thanked him while he was still around. Image source: SJHS https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/guadeamus.jpgGuadeamus!A 1936 Bachelor of Arts diploma from Stetson University -- in LATIN! Typical college diploma? Source: http://digital.archives.stetson.edu/cdm/ref/collection/Memorabilia/id/2542014-12-16T19:34:04+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/12/14/21st-century-lens-syndrome/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/european-enlightenment-timeline.jpgeuropean-enlightenment-timelineEr, yeah, to say Emmett lived during the Dark Ages would be a bit of a stretch. Image source: www.education-portal.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/ed_grimley.jpged_grimleyThe real, not perceived, Ed Grimley. Image source: http://www.salon.com/2014/11/02/martin_short_my_saturday_night_live_hell/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/meetmeinstlouis.jpgmeetmeinstlouisA sanitized look at life in 1904. Image source: IMDB.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/shorpy_deadend.jpgshorpy_deadendA shot from real life in 1905. Not exactly pretty. Image source: http://www.shorpy.com/node/75212014-12-15T20:06:24+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/12/10/bluemont-virginia/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/peoples_drug_store_8th_and_h_streets_ne.jpgPeoples_Drug_Store,_8th_and_H_Streets_NEPeoples Drug Store, 8th and H Sts. NE, Washington, DC. 1920. Image source: www.shorpys.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/katie-meade-1936-reverse.jpgKatie Meade 1936 ReverseKatie Meade, Bluemont, Virginiahttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/kati-meade-1936.jpgKati Meade 1936Katie Wilson Meade, June 23, 19362014-12-11T20:06:37+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/12/09/a-second-opinion/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/wilsonwilson1970sversion.jpgwilson&wilson1970sversionHopefully polyester leisure suits were not the dress code at Wilson & Wilson. Source: http://www.plaidstallions.com/fashion.htmlhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/brick_mantooth_plaid-stallions.jpgbrick_mantooth_plaid stallionsBrick Mantooth. Ladies' man. Up and coming lawyer, maybe. Source: www.plaidstallions.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/sample_char_profile.jpgsample_char_profileAn abbreviated model of a form. Source: http://suspense.net2014-12-09T19:22:09+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/12/03/how-another-writer-handled-a-bio-subject/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/hd_cushingahc.jpgHD_cushingAHcCushing smoking his Meerschaum pipe. Image source: www.housedivided.dickinson.eduhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/cushing.jpgCushingCushing of Gettysburg by Kent Masterson Brown. Image Source: www.amazon.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/alanzo-cushing_vert-8d61af4c4b5841f806419d085eac75270cde0f6b-s300-c85.jpgalanzo-cushing_vert-8d61af4c4b5841f806419d085eac75270cde0f6b-s300-c85Alonzo H. Cushing, in furlough uniform, taken about 1860. Source: www.npr.org and the Wisconsin Historical Society2014-12-03T13:04:24+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/12/02/franken-writing-the-bio/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/alive.jpgalivehttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/young-frankenstein.jpgyoung-frankensteinNo brains required to create your own character profile form. Image source: www.borg.com2014-12-02T10:39:29+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/11/28/taboo-topics-thanksgiving-gatherings/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/big-fam_many_dogs.jpgbig-fam_many_dogsBig family, many dogs, lots of off-topic issues, you can be certain.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/off-limitstopics.jpgOff-limitstopicsFamily Powerpoint Pre-Thanksgiving Dinner. A worthwhile idea. Source: www.theonion.com2014-11-29T04:25:19+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/11/26/ya-never-know/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/ewk_1930_uoff.jpgEWK_1930_UofFEmmett Wilson Kehoe, son of Jennie and Walter Kehoe. 1930, University of Florida. Source: Ancestry.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/shakespeare-master675.jpgSHAKESPEARE-master675Photo source: The New York Times.com2014-11-27T12:07:32+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/11/24/family-stats-recommended-reading/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/butterball1.jpgbutterball1A chicken on my shoulder. This is Butterball. She's now 15 weeks old, and still sits on my shoulder, though I don't recommend it. :-)https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/51em0ot2n0l-_bo2204203200_pisitb-sticker-v3-bigtopright0-55_sx278_sy278_pikin4bottomright122_aa300_sh20_ou01_.jpg51EM0oT2N0L._BO2,204,203,200_PIsitb-sticker-v3-big,TopRight,0,-55_SX278_SY278_PIkin4,BottomRight,1,22_AA300_SH20_OU01_The Day Dixie Died. Image Source: www.amazon.com2014-11-25T14:55:50+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/11/23/the-100-year-uphill-climb/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/10-1.jpg10-1Image Source: www.msstate.edu2014-11-24T04:18:01+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/11/20/wanted-an-operator/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/the-girlish-age.jpgthe girlish age2014-11-20T17:47:24+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/11/18/what-would-andrew-jackson-say/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/world-of-beer.jpgworld of beerOnce the site of President Andrew Jackson's home. Today: the home of World of Beer. Source: Escambia County Property Appraiser's Officehttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/mallorymaxwell.jpgmallory&maxwellSource: The West Florida Commercial, March,1867.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/mallory-buildingnowwob.jpgMallory-BuildingnowWOBThe Mallory Building, about 1925. It was located at the corner of Palafox & Interdencia Streets. Source: Pensacola Historical Society2014-11-18T18:58:11+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/11/02/cowbell-gripping-good/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/hailstate.jpghailstateNot a pretty victory, but we'll take it. Clanga!2014-11-18T01:08:55+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/11/17/the-value-of-negative-space/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dirtydog.jpgdirtydogRefreshing honesty of old-school journalism. Source: The West Florida Commercial, July, 1869.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/holly_springs_christ_church_1185x1540.jpgholly_springs_christ_church_1185x1540Christ Episcopal Church, Holly Springs, Mississippi. Built in 1858.2014-11-17T19:29:40+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/11/15/and-the-wisdom-to-know-the-difference/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/sjh_serenity-prayer_0.jpgSJH_Serenity-Prayer_02014-11-15T21:30:35+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/11/11/i-found-this-amusing/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/disunion.jpgdisunionhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/welldonebama.jpgwelldonebamaNote the team spellings. Source: AJC.com2014-11-11T10:57:15+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/11/09/like-the-spanish-inquisition/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/the-dreaded-rack_spanish-inquisition.jpgthe dreaded rack_spanish inquisitionThe Dreaded Rack. Image Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WJXHY2OXGEhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/usatoday.jpgusatodaySource: USA Today.com2014-11-09T17:42:12+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/11/07/marriage-as-business-arrangement-part-ii/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/weddingann.jpgweddingannThe wedding was in Chipley. Image Source: GenealogyBank.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/baptistminister.jpgBaptistministerThe minister listed here is "J.P. Smith", the license appears to say "J.T. Smith".https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/datediff.jpgdatediffThe license came from Vernon, but the wedding could have taken place anywhere in Florida.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/scratchmarks.jpgscratchmarksThese scratch-outs would not necessarily have rendered the certificate null and void.2014-11-08T19:14:46+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/11/06/on-the-desk-this-week/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/2014-11-05-16-20-20.jpg2014-11-05 16.20.20The pile on the right belong to me; the pile on the left courtesy of my UMUC LIbrarian Overlords. I also have a reel of microfilm on the cued up. Busy!2014-11-06T20:49:16+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/11/04/to-minnie-kehoe-and-her-sisters-in-suffrage-thank-you/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/19th-amendment-m.jpg19th-amendment-mThe 19th Amendment. Image Source: The National Archives (www.archives.gov)https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_4673.jpgIMG_4673That's Minnie on my shirt. Excuse the rough look. I ran before I hit the voting booth.2014-11-04T18:20:31+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/11/03/marriage-as-business-arrangement/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/fcwklj.jpgFCW&KLJMarriage License of Dr. Frank Wilson and Kate Langley Jordan. Source: Florida, Marriages, 1830-1993," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/23C7-JXH : accessed 03 Nov 2014), F C Wilson and Kate Langley Jordain, 22 Sep 1893; citing Washington, Florida, United States, p. Washington, Florida, United States; FHL microfilm 000931851 2014-11-03T19:36:27+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/11/01/game-on/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/photo-on-2014-11-01-at-19-18-2.jpgPhoto on 2014-11-01 at 19.18 #2Bully Bell ready to go! MSU vs. Arkansas, at MSU! https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/photo-on-2014-11-01-at-19-21.jpgPhoto on 2014-11-01 at 19.21The historian who wrote the introduction to this book complained about the historic inaccuracies. The writing isn't so hot, either.2014-11-01T23:47:14+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/10/30/emmett-wilson-living-skeleton/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/vintage-halloween-cat-image-graphicsfairy.jpgVintage-Halloween-Cat-Image-GraphicsFairyImage source: Thegraphicsfairy.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/wfs-cemetery-club-1900.jpgWFS cemetery club 1900From: The Argo, 1900. West Florida Seminary (now Florida State University). 2014-10-31T00:29:27+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/10/29/what-emmett-saw-in-pohick/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/2014-10-28-09-53-45.jpg2014-10-28 09.53.45The lightning rod's wire runs down the side of this magnificent tree.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/2014-10-28-09-53-47.jpg2014-10-28 09.53.47There's the scar of the other strike.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/2014-10-28-09-52-24.jpg2014-10-28 09.52.24A majestic oak, about 50 feet from the Meade family plot.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/2014-10-28-10-01-03.jpg2014-10-28 10.01.03Elizabeth Massey, age 66, died in 1805.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/2014-10-28-10-01-49.jpg2014-10-28 10.01.49https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/2014-10-28-09-40-14.jpg2014-10-28 09.40.14The old church building. https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/meades_headstone.jpgmeades_headstoneGreat details on the headstone. "Gentleman, Solider, Man of God."2014-10-29T12:54:54+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/10/28/field-trip/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/twochildren.jpgtwochildrenFrancis Emmett Meade, age 10 months (left) and Emmett Augustus Meade, age 10 days right). Note the odd third footstone on the bottom right of the photo.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/katieemmett.jpgKatie&emmettKatie Wilson Meade and her husband Emmett Meade, about 1932, Charlottesville, Virginia. Emmett Meade was also Katie and Emmett Wilson's first cousin.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/2014-10-28-09-42-07.jpg2014-10-28 09.42.07Katie E. Wilson Meade, in historic Pohick Church Cemetery, Lorton, Virginia.2014-10-28T18:39:52+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/10/27/a-strategy-for-research-organizing-data/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/sample_researchgrab.jpgsample_researchgrabI use a basic spreadsheet program with my own headings. Information is organized by year. 2014-10-27T14:31:50+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/10/25/clenched-fist-typing-research-update/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/rothstein.jpgrothsteinAmerican Physicians in the 19th Century, published right up the road, The Johns Hopkins University Presshttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/tense1.jpgtenseThis game got a little too tight for my comfort here and there. Image source: ESPN.com2014-10-26T01:06:28+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/10/23/creative-sleuthing/2014-10-23T15:03:15+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/10/21/a-new-mystery-unfolds/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/smiley_badfadscom.jpgsmiley_badfadscomImage source: www.badfads.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/main_box_perry.jpgMain_box_perryImage source: www.perrymason.wikia.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/splash.jpgsplashPeculiar detail, indeed. Image source: www.lileks.com2014-10-21T17:39:11+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/10/17/the-dud/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/carswell.jpgcarswellE.W. Carswell. Source: Washington County Historical Society, Chipley, Floridahttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/hammond_page2.jpgHammond_page2Numerous factual errors. https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/starts_out_interesting.jpgstarts_out_interestingIt starts out interestingly...https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/2014-10-17-17-01-45.jpg2014-10-17 17.01.45The Medical Profession in 19th Century Florida by E. Ashby Hammond, Ph.D, published in 19962014-10-18T02:38:16+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/10/15/the-sad-decline-of-writing-quality/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/what-emmett-studied-wfs.jpgwhat emmett studied WFSNotice Greek AND Latin were required for FRESHMEN. Source: FSU archiveshttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/remedial.jpgremedialSoure: Someecards.com2014-10-15T15:52:20+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/10/13/no-offense/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dak_onefortheteam.jpgDak_onefortheteamPrescott takes a hit in the groin and still makes the touchdown pass. Hail State!2014-10-13T15:49:47+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/10/11/oh-hell-yeah/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/yeahemmett.jpgyeahemmettYeah, gotta add the photo of Emmett in here, too, as this post does have a law theme. https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ohellyeah.jpgohellyeahSource: espn.com 2014-10-12T01:19:24+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/10/10/rolling-right-along/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/boring-or.jpgboring-orThank God, here's our exit. Source: newsfeed.time.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/statevsauburn.jpgstatevsauburnMSU vs Auburn on CBS Source: 2014-10-10T17:27:30+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/10/08/narrative-nonfiction/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/tense.jpgtenseTense? Me? Source: dragnetstyle.blogspot.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dragnet-gutter-mouth-punk.jpgdragnet-gutter-mouth-punkJust give me the facts and none of the creative writing crap, you punk. Source: www.screeninsults.com2014-10-08T19:02:19+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/10/06/angry-at-emmett/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1_wool_crazy_fragment.jpg1_Wool_Crazy_fragmentEmmett's life story is like assembling a crazy quilt of information. Source: whyquiltsmatter.org2014-10-06T16:16:55+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/10/04/pardon-this-interruption/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/oh-yeah.jpgoh yeahSource: espn.com2014-10-04T20:38:55+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/10/04/the-skeleton-in-the-closet/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/cowbell.jpgcowbellGo State! Source: students.msstate.eduhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/kim-jong-un-cartman.jpgkim-jong-un-cartmanYeah. My g-grandfather was of this mindset. Source: flavorwire.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/correction.jpgcorrectionJournalistic klutziness. The Milton Gazette, Jan. 30, 1914, page one. 2014-10-04T14:01:55+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/10/03/progress-report-convo-with-jule/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/2014-10-03-07-35-46.jpg2014-10-03 07.35.46Margie (short for Margarine, left) and Butterball, sitting on me this morning. Yes. I have chickens as pets. We call them "Pets with Benefits."2014-10-03T17:07:43+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/10/01/best-job-ever/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/wormser.jpgwormser2014-10-01T20:45:09+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/09/30/dr-francis-wilson-mash-doctor/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/frankburns.jpgFrankburns2014-09-30T16:14:47+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/09/29/it-feels-sisyphean/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/c11781b8-5442-4005-acee-3f60cd640d07.jpgc11781b8-5442-4005-acee-3f60cd640d07Yep. That's about what it feels like.2014-09-29T19:09:17+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/09/28/whats-more-difficult-childbirth-or-chapter-writing/2014-09-28T21:36:29+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/09/26/first-chapter-underway/2014-09-26T15:31:40+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/09/25/gratitude-and-buckram-binding/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/buckramno.jpgbuckramnoWhy buckram's not a good idea. Source: The Changing Role of Book Repair in ARL Libraries, Issue 190, p. 40, 1993.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/54709441.jpg54709441An appreciation meme for librarians everywhere. Source: memegenerator.net2014-09-25T15:26:02+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/09/23/facebook-1902/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/facebook1902.jpgfacebook1902Source: www.retronaut.com2014-09-23T17:10:50+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/09/22/the-missing-mojo-the-sausage-machine/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/career-advice-for-girls_sausage_1915pj.jpgcareer advice for girls_sausage_1915PJ"Get into the sausage machine and work." That's his career advice for girls? And what, pray tell, did he mean by the 'sausage machine?' Source: The Pensacola Journal, 1917.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/1897_retronaut.jpg1897_retronautEr...yeah. Bust cream OR food. Good old Sears. Source: www.retronaut.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/oct1898_ring_problemcbp4.jpgoct1898_ring_problem?CBp4Notice that this features a 10-day free trial! Did the Capital Cure Co. of Atlanta, Georgia, have many returns? Source: The Chipley Banner, 1898.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/dark-brown.jpgdark brown?What, exactly, IS the "Dark Brown Taste?" Source: The Pensacola Journal, 1918.2018-08-25T00:32:58+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/09/19/family-bible/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/2014-09-18-10-27-46.jpg2014-09-18 10.27.46This thing takes up most of the space on my large desk, even minus its wrapping. Closed, it was slightly larger than 11x17.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/nophotos.jpgnophotosSeveral pages, unused, for photos. I wonder why they didn't use them?https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/deaths.jpgdeathshttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/lulusbible.jpglulu'sbiblehttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/presentedto.jpgpresentedtohttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/leo13.jpgLeo13https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/notinlatin.jpgnotinLatinhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/color-page-with-fern.jpgcolor page with fernThe Bible has several color photographs, but this was the only one with a fern pressed on the page. I didn't see any other pressed flowers or ferns in this book, although I'll bet it was used for that purpose. This book weighs 13.5 pounds. I put it on the scale before I opened it up.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/cemeterybill.jpgcemeterybillThe bill for my great grandfather's headstone and the setup of the family plot in Vicksburg. It has marble outlining the plot. Also, they took a tree down from it for all of six bucks. https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/what.jpgwhat?A receipt from the old Valley Department Store from downtown Vicksburg. What was it that my great grandmother purchased that she put this in the Bible? 2014-09-19T15:59:30+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/09/17/someones-having-a-birthday/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/toomany-candles.jpgtoomany candlesSource: cheezburger.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/birthday_serenade-1911.jpgbirthday_serenade 1911Birthday Serenade, 1911. Source: Nation's Jukebox, LOChttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/birthdayboy.pngbirthdayboyHappy Blog Birthday! Source: My talented daughter, Sage.2014-09-17T13:16:02+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/09/16/proof-of-existence/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/chipleytrain.jpgchipleytrainThe original train station in Chipley is long gone; this is the current Amtrak station. Source: www.trainweb.orghttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/belize2.jpgBelize22014-09-16T18:01:39+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/09/15/if-only/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/ew_club_organized_may1912.jpgEW_club_organized_May1912The Emmett Wilson Club organizes. Source: The Pensacola Journal, 1912https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/10641264_1547571025457791_3783689350260290999_n.jpg10641264_1547571025457791_3783689350260290999_n2014-09-15T21:41:04+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/09/14/for-love-or-money/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/quotation-marie-cornelio-joy-success-experience-meetville-quotes-113957.jpgQuotation-Marie-Cornelio-joy-success-experience-Meetville-Quotes-113957Source: meetville.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/microfilm.jpgmicrofilmMicrofilm: It's reel time consuming! Photo by the author.2014-09-14T20:53:34+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/09/12/minnie-kehoe-femtor-extraordinaire/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/minnie_first_suit_1912.jpgminnie_first_suit_1912Minnie was all that. Source: The Pensacola Journal, 1912.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/minnie-to-take-bar-exam.jpgMinnie to take bar examThe fact she was the only woman taking the exam actually made this a 'special.' Source: The Pensacola Journal, 1912.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/minnie-kehoe1924.jpgMinnie Kehoe1924Minnie Kehoe, passport photo, 1924. Source: Ancestry.com2016-06-19T16:01:38+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/09/08/the-village-people/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/6-suffragist-picketing4.jpg6 Suffragist Picketing(4)Here's a clue as to what got me into Emmett's story.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/villagep.jpgvillagepNot exactly the Village People I had in mind, but you get the idea. Source: officialvillagepeople.com2014-09-08T17:56:52+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/09/07/what-the-hell/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/bomb-thing.jpgbomb thingJohn Parker, who made the threat, was allowed to walk around in the Navy building (next door to The White House), and left, 'unmolested.' Source: The Pensacola Journal, Jan. 8, 1917.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/anticatholic.jpganticatholicThe anti-Catholic sentiment was not felt only in Georgia at that time. Florida's next governor, Sidney Catts, ran on an anti-Catholic (as well as a prohibition) platform.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/babyforsale.jpgbabyforsaleThis was a gimmick to get theatre attendance up at a local Pensacola theatre in 1917. Source: The Pensacola Journa, 1917. https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/coffee-yay.jpgcoffee yayThis is a true Coffee Face.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/148297_1647135494769_1077423_n.jpg148297_1647135494769_1077423_nIf someone tried to sneak Postum instead of dark roasted Columbian into my cup...https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/coffee-face.jpgcoffee facePersonally, without coffee, I would be without personality. Source: The Pensacola Journal, 1917.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/one-eye.jpgOne eyeShaming those with normal vision into the stores. Yeah. Great marketing ploy. Source: The Pensacola Journal, 1917.2014-09-07T17:50:40+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/09/06/boom-er-lang-bulldogs-cowbells/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/ew_football1899.jpgEW_football1899https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/msu-fight-song.jpgMSU fight songMSU's Fight Song. Click the image to hear the Fabulous Maroon Band! Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbQ8fYlwShohttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/511cgs43ail-_bo2204203200_pisitb-sticker-v3-bigtopright0-55_sx278_sy278_pikin4bottomright122_aa300_sh20_ou01_.jpg511CGs43aIL._BO2,204,203,200_PIsitb-sticker-v3-big,TopRight,0,-55_SX278_SY278_PIkin4,BottomRight,1,22_AA300_SH20_OU01_The Opening Kickoff. Source: Amazon.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/n044028.jpgn044028Wide receiver? Guard? Tight end? Who knows -- but these guys played without a lot of padding. Notice a few of them with faceguards. Source: State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory, http://floridamemory.com/items/show/152050https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/cowbell.jpgcowbellLet's go, Bulldogs! Source: alumni.msstate.eduhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/wfscheercolors.jpgWFScheer&colorsCorny! What they needed was some cowbell. Source: 1901 Argo, Florida State University2014-09-06T23:20:27+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/09/03/the-comeback-kid/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/moot_court1903ewstetson.jpgmoot_court1903EWStetsonEmmett at moot court. He's either arguing the case or sitting in as the court reporter. Source: Stetson.eduhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/wfs_1901_studentbody.jpgwfs_1901_studentbodyEmmett's in there somewhere! WFS student body, 1901. Source: State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory, http://floridamemory.com/items/show/25064https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/ba-degree-freshman-year-su.jpgBA degree freshman year SUI don't know about you, but my Freshman year BA general curriculum was nothing like this. Source: http://digitalcollections.net.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/CFM/id/91626https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/nxtpg_classicalsucurr.jpgnxtpg_classicalSUcurrThis is the second page of Stetson's Freshman curriculum. Not for suckers or the lazy. Source: http://digitalcollections.net.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/CFM/id/91626https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/su_froshreq_1901typclassical.jpgSU_froshreq_1901typclassicalLatin AND Greek! This was a basic Freshman curriculum from Stetson University (Emmett's alma mater), 1901. It was considered a typical Freshman course of study -- but this is only ONE PAGE of it! Source: http://digitalcollections.net.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/CFM/id/91626https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/1899wfs_football_ewfarleft.jpg1899WFS_football_EWfarleftKicker? Tight End? Wide Receiver? It's impossible to know his position, but Emmett's on the far left, first row. Source: State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory, http://floridamemory.com/items/show/152050https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/wfs_built-1891.jpgWFS_built 1891The main WFS building, also known as College Hall. It was constructed in 1891; it was then replaced by Westcott Hall in 1909. Source: State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory, http://floridamemory.com/items/show/115722014-09-03T14:49:35+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/08/31/outlier-outcast-one-of-us/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/7.jpg7Still moving forward, one day at a time.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/percys-obit-march-1918.jpgPercy's Obit March 1918Article on Percy Wilson's death, March 1918, The Chipley Banner.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/chipleybanner.jpgchipleybannerSome issues of The Chipley Banner are available online via the Library of Congress' section, Chronicling America. The 1918 edition is on microfilm only, and available through my institution's InterLibrary Loan service. I have much appreciation for U of Maryland's Library Overlords.2014-08-31T20:47:28+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/08/29/the-perfect-storm/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/judge_patterson.jpgjudge_pattersonWashington County Circuit Court Judge Chris Patterson discusses the courthouse closure & mold cleanup. Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2Ka9cYUbAQhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/uh_oh.jpguh_ohThis was one of the key places I needed to visit back in May. Looks like that still may be on hold. 2014-08-29T16:12:59+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/08/28/show-me-the-money/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1917-dollar-back.jpgOne dollar bill, reverse, from 1917. Source: www.treasurenet.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1917-dollar-front.jpgA one dollar bill from 1917. Source: www.treasurenet.com2014-08-28T13:38:03+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/08/26/the-addicted-life/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/ambition.pngambitionSource: someecards.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/worthambition.jpgworth&ambitionEmmett was probably familiar with this quote. Source: quotesvalley.com2014-08-26T19:14:32+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/08/24/tracking-the-obscure/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/feartheturtle.jpgfeartheturtleAlumni helping faculty! Go Terps! Source: UMD.eduhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/archivegrid.jpgarchivegridSample image of ArchiveGrid's site. Source: http://beta.worldcat.org/archivegrid/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/elks.jpgelksSource: Floridaelks.orghttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/badge-tr.jpgbadge-trIs this for real? I love it, regardless!2014-08-24T21:11:06+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/08/21/emmett-wilson-analog-man/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/walsh.jpgwalshEmmett is more analog than Joe, I think. (With apologies to Joe Walsh. Source: http://www.atlinernotes.com/2013/03/joe-walsh-analog-man-review.html)https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/chicboxers.jpgchicboxersI doubt the hats stayed atop the heads for long.2014-08-21T19:52:43+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/08/20/ancestors-antlers/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/bpoe_logo.pngBPOE_logoEmmett was a member of the Pensacola Elk's Lodge, now defunct, unfortunately.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/antle.jpgantleAntle family banner. Source: Ancestry.com2014-08-20T23:55:33+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/08/14/deja-vu-anyone/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/portrait_of_brand_whitlock.jpgPortrait_of_Brand_WhitlockBrand Whitlock. Source: wikipedia.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/whitlock_1902_13thdist.jpgWhitlock_1902_13thdistThe 13th District, by Brand Whitlock. 19022014-08-16T17:19:35+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/08/15/so-damn-irritating/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/inv2.jpginv2"But dear, if I get to vote, I'll grow hair on my chest and become a man. Then what will become of me? Wahhh." https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/inv_1.jpginv_1Her Infinite Variety, by Brand Whitlock. 1904. Free via Google Books.2014-08-15T19:04:39+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/08/11/tribute/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/safe_image-php.jpgsafe_image.phpRest in peace, and thank you for making us laugh.2014-08-12T01:46:57+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/08/10/oddities-and-ironies/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/oliverhaney.jpgoliver&haneyHaney haranguing Oliver. Business as usual in Hooterville.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/greenacrestitle.jpggreenacrestitlehttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/mrhaney.jpgMrHaneyPat Buttram, aka, Mr. Haney from the 1960's sitcom, Green Acres. Source: maggiore.net2014-08-10T01:22:03+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/08/06/writers-angst/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/writers_crampmagneto01.jpgwriters_crampmagneto01A magnetic outfit that cures everything, including writer's cramp! Who couldn't use one of these? Source: weirduniverse.nethttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/index.jpgindex2014-08-06T10:02:53+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/08/03/worlds-longest-book-title-ever/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/titleshaftb_thumb.jpgtitleshaftb_thumbWith a title like this, you don't have to read the book!2014-08-03T13:08:35+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/08/02/a-lucky-guy/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/220px-warren_g_harding-harris__ewing.jpg220px-Warren_G_Harding-Harris_&_EwingThe studly Warren G. Harding. https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/portrait_of_carrie_fulton_phillips_holding_two_puppies.jpgPortrait_of_Carrie_Fulton_Phillips_holding_two_puppiesCarrie Phillipshttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/51fokj8nvvl-_bo2204203200_pisitb-sticker-v3-bigtopright0-55_sx278_sy278_pikin4bottomright122_aa300_sh20_ou01_.jpg51fokJ8NVVL._BO2,204,203,200_PIsitb-sticker-v3-big,TopRight,0,-55_SX278_SY278_PIkin4,BottomRight,1,22_AA300_SH20_OU01_The Harding Affair: Love and Espionage During the Great War. Source: Amazon.2014-08-02T04:07:36+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/07/28/in-the-public-eye/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/images.jpgimagesImagine! A Kardashian-free world! https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/200px-hobbleskirtpostcard.jpg200px-HobbleSkirtPostcardSource: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobble_skirthttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/admission_reasonstala_pinterest.jpgadmission_reasonsTALA_pinterestSource: Pinterest.2014-07-28T15:38:17+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/07/26/a-slow-day-at-wilson-wilson/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/better.jpgbetterhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/slowday.jpgslowday2014-07-26T21:13:01+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/07/25/clubman/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/index.jpgindexEmmett, circa 20,000 B.C.?https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/text_pj_nov1912.jpgtext_PJ_nov1912https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/elkosceola.jpgelk&osceolaElk's (left) and Osceola Clubs, Pensacola. Neither building survives today, although the Elk statue is elsewhere in the city. Source: State Archive of Florida.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/ws-keyser_yalealum.jpgWS Keyser_YalealumW.S. Keyser, 1910. Yale alumni, prosperous lumberman from Massachusetts. Source: A History of the Class of Eighty, Yale College, 1876-1910.2014-07-25T22:54:19+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/07/24/just-breathtaking/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/201.jpeg201Mark Twain, 1900. Source: http://www.inspire52.com/colored-old-photos/2014-07-24T01:15:29+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/07/20/bicycle-face/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/emmett_bike.jpgEmmett_bike"He failed utterly." Source: Stetson Weekly Collegiate, Dec. 5, 1903. 2014-07-20T12:30:39+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/07/16/home-away-from-home/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/congress-hall-hotel-1907.jpgCongress Hall Hotel, 1907The Congress Hall Hotel was built in 1907. Sadly, by 1929, this site was razed and construction began on Longworth in 1930. It was needed, as Cannon was overcrowded. Source: The Pensacola Journal, 1907https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/chh_delcampedotnet.jpgCHH_delcampedotnetI love these colorized images. Cannon HOB on the right. Notice the rocking chairs outside by the street! Source: www.delcampe.nethttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/chh_loc.jpgCHH_LOCThe Congress Hall Hotel, circa 1915. The Longworth House Office Building is on this site now. Source: LOC.gov2014-07-17T00:16:53+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/07/15/a-wealth-of-information/2014-07-15T02:37:01+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/07/09/just-between-friends-and-frenemies/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/mjaxmi0ynwuzotzknzfmndiwmzu3.pngMjAxMi0yNWUzOTZkNzFmNDIwMzU3I believe he was glad to get out of office at the end. Source: Someecards.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/mjaxmy05otnhmgi1n2u3zmrjnzm1.pngMjAxMy05OTNhMGI1N2U3ZmRjNzM1Source: Someecards.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/mjaxmi1hzjgzmmjlngvknzq5ntqx_523b15cec6dc4.pngMjAxMi1hZjgzMmJlNGVkNzQ5NTQx_523b15cec6dc4It wasn't a real engagement... Source: someecards.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/1254177780serving.gif1254177780servingLula did file for divorce, but apparently dropped her suit, probably at the request of other family members. Source: bluntcards.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/know-feeling-overworked-workplace-ecard-someecards.jpgknow-feeling-overworked-workplace-ecard-someecardsSource: someecards.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/ahtja6selfish-benefit-job-promotion-workplace-ecards-someecards.pngahtja6selfish-benefit-job-promotion-workplace-ecards-someecardsSource: Someecards.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/1296617284248_3279666.png1296617284248_3279666I kinda think Cephas would have, too. Source: someecards.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/endure-multiple-subway-transfers-thinking-of-you-ecard-someecards.jpgendure-multiple-subway-transfers-thinking-of-you-ecard-someecardsUnfortunately, the relationship was long distance, and didn't work out. Source: someecards.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/1335288627695_8202550.png1335288627695_8202550I'm sure this was the impression Cephas gave...everyone. Source: someecards.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/wondering-noticed-any-tension-workplace-ecard-someecards.jpgwondering-noticed-any-tension-workplace-ecard-someecardsThe committee was famous for its members extremely contentious relationships. Source: someecards.com2014-07-09T18:37:57+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/07/07/emmett-the-dark-side-of-research/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/51xvcpaxmrl-_bo2204203200_pisitb-sticker-arrow-clicktopright35-76_aa300_sh20_ou01_.jpg51xvcpAxMRL._BO2,204,203,200_PIsitb-sticker-arrow-click,TopRight,35,-76_AA300_SH20_OU01_Eric Yellin's Racism in the Nation's Service. Source: Amazon.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/220px-frank_clark.jpg220px-Frank_ClarkFrank Clark, Florida Congressman, well-known racist. https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/wp_april30_1913.jpgWP_April30_1913Fair Play Association Meeting. Source: The Washington Post, April 30, 19132014-07-07T23:17:49+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/07/04/1916-democratic-national-convention/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/child-as-liberty.jpgChild-as-LibertyChild-as-Liberty, 1916. Photo: Harris & Ewing, Library of Congresshttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/1916_convention.jpg1916_conventionFootage from the 1916 Democratic National Convention in St. Louis, Missouri. Source: YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVG45k5oJrYhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/possible-atendance.jpgpossible atendanceSource: The Pensacola Journal, June 5, 1916.2014-07-04T00:33:15+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/07/01/i-believe-it-could-have-been-caught/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/sajous-life-insurance-factor-hbp.jpgSajous -- life insurance factor hbpLife insurance industry taking the lead in blood pressure measurement. Souce: Sajous, 1912.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/sajous-variety-of-healthy-bpreadings.jpgSajous -- variety of healthy bpreadingsThere was no one standard for a healthy blood pressure reading in 1912. Source: Sajous, 1912.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/sphygmomanometer.jpgSphygmomanometerSphygmomanometer, 1910. 2014-07-01T15:24:26+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/06/30/the-dry-dig-of-research/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/cannonhouse-office-building.jpgcannonhouse-office-buildingEmmett's offices for both terms were in the Cannon House Office Building. 2014-06-30T02:19:48+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/06/26/throwback-thursday-emmett-style/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/baldpate_mccluresjune1915.jpgbaldpate_mccluresjune1915Imagine going to the store and asking for a bottle of this stuff. It was probably 20 percent alcohol. McClure's Magazine, July 1915.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/cosmo_mccluresjuly1915.jpgcosmo_mccluresjuly1915Cosmopolitan Magazine ad, from McClure's Magazine, July 1915.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/westinghouse_mccluresjuly1915.jpgwestinghouse_mccluresjuly1915Westinghouse Fans. From McClure's Magazine, July 1915https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/shredwheat_mccluressept1915.jpgshredwheat_mccluressept1915Got a flat? Shredded Wheat to the rescue!https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/parkerfountainpen.jpgparkerfountainpenParker's Fountain Pens. From McClure's, September 1915.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/waterman_sept1915-mcclure.jpgwaterman_sept1915 mcclureWaterman's is still around, alive and well. From McClure's, September 1915.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/july11_1909pj.jpgJuly11_1909PJCoca-Cola, also from The Pensacola Journal, 1909.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/colawarsin1909.jpgcolawarsin1909Pepsi ad from The Pensacola Journal, 1909. 2014-06-26T19:25:29+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/06/23/research-humor/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/1915-typo_broad-loaf.jpg1915 typo_broad loafHow many folks turned up at The City Bakery asking for a fresh, 'toothsome broad'? 2014-06-23T16:02:28+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/06/23/a-snapshot-of-summer-in-emmetts-day/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/tillie.jpgtillieTillie's Punctured Romance, was shown at either the Bonita or the Isis Theatre in Pensacola in 1914.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/1909rentasuit.jpg1909rentasuitI just don't think Emmett would have 'rented' a bathing suit, though.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/july1909_fun.jpgJuly1909_funPalmetto Beach was another fun place Emmett may have visited with his family and friends.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/two-piece-mens-undies.jpgtwo piece mens undiesThat's a lot of buttoned-up layers to wear, even in cold weather, if you think about it.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/fans.jpgfanshttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/june22_1909.jpgJune22_1909The high was 80 almost 100 years ago; today is about 88 with 61 percent humidity. Not bad.2014-06-23T02:02:53+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/06/20/emmett-minnie-and-a-star-is-born/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/chipley_jones2.jpgchipley_jones2Chipley Jones. Emmett's campaign manager, and somewhat jackass.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/220px-janet_gaynor_in_a_star_is_born.jpg220px-Janet_Gaynor_in_A_Star_is_BornI think Minnie resembled Janet Gaynor a bit. From: "A Star is Born," 1937.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/minnie_1904.jpgMinnie_1904Minnie Kehoe, a woman ahead of her time. Source: TJCE, Vol. 24, No. 5, p. 278.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/225px-a_star_is_born_1937_poster.jpg225px-A_Star_Is_Born_1937_poster2014-06-20T18:19:14+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/06/16/ambiance/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/ucsb_victor_35422_01_c15327_01_160.jpgucsb_victor_35422_01_c15327_01_160The Hits of 1915. https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/taft.jpgtaftWilliam Howard Taft, speaking in 1912, in his campaign for reelection against Woodrow Wilson.2014-06-16T18:15:01+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/06/16/emmett-and-the-grizzly-bear/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/nasajohnsonstyle.jpgnasajohnsonstyleEmmett might like this one, though. https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/futureofscreen.jpgfutureofscreenA prescient editorial.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/grizzlybear.jpggrizzlybearA demonstration of the "Grizzly Bear." I just don't see Emmett doing this dance. It seems too casual for him.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/movies-in-summer-1915.jpgMovies in summer 1915Movies and movie-making technology was revolutionizing entertainment for Emmett and his friends.2014-06-16T01:09:14+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/06/13/aaugh-with-apologies-to-charles-schulz/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/wilson_emmett_uremia.jpgwilson_emmett_uremiaEmmett almost died in December, 1914.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/aaugh.jpgaaughYes, Lucy represents the elusive data on Emmett that I still must uncover in the research process.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/sarah.jpgsarahSarah Pekkanen, New York Times bestselling author, and, I'm humbled to say, my friend.2014-06-13T19:10:14+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/06/11/emmetts-home/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/built-ins-original-emmett.jpgbuilt-ins original emmettThe built-in cabinets over the door are original to the house; this doorway probably led to a small bedroom instead of the bathroom you see today.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/part-porch-part-kitchen.jpgpart porch part kitchenProbably good sleeping out here back in Emmett's day.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/porch-to-original-kitchen.jpgporch to original kitchenIf it got too hot in the kitchen, you could come outside and cool off!https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/dr-wilsons-surgery.jpgDr. wilson's surgeryThe shelves are original; the glass doors separating the home from the office probably are not.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/side-porch-dr-wilsons-entrance.jpgside porch dr wilsons entranceLovely entrance for a home office. Patients may have sat on rockers waiting on their appointments.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/main-parlor1.jpgmain parlorThe room could be closed off by folding doors, should the gentlemen need to discuss politics in private (as they did, often in the Wilson family). That's a wood-burning fireplace between the windows.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/front-room.jpgfront roomThe room straight back (currently a dining room) was a bedroom -- the owners believe that one was where Emmett and his brothers slept.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/looking-out-the-front-door.jpglooking out the front doorI can visualize Emmett walking through the screen door, probably slamming it behind him as boys will do.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/have-a-seat21.jpghave a seat2When he visited, Sen. Duncan Fletcher would sit on this porch with Emmett's father, just talking politics. They were good friends.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/have-a-seat2.jpghave a seat2When he visited, Sen. Duncan Fletcher would sit on this porch with Emmett's father, just talking politics. They were good friends.2014-06-12T10:17:06+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/06/09/patience-young-grasshopper/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/kungfu_.jpgkungfu_https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/desk-uwf.jpgdesk uwfTwo tables worth of research materials, when I was at the University of West Florida. About half of the artifacts I handled were in good condition. None of these artifacts are digitized.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/index.jpgindexGo Terps! https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/7.jpg7The Oracle at Delphi, the 'Google' of antiquity.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/delphivapors.jpgdelphivapors2014-06-09T21:28:58+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/06/07/coffee-vs-postum/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/colgate-octagon-soap.jpgColgate-Octagon-SoapColgate only recently stopped manufacturing Octagon soap.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/postum.jpgpostumThe Pensacola Journal, June 1915.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/bigfam.jpgbigfamSee? Big family. And a few folks were missing, believe it or not.2014-06-08T11:00:40+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/06/05/first-in-flight/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/curtiss-jenny_jn4d-300px.jpgcurtiss-jenny_JN4d-300pxEmmett's ride was most likely in the Curtiss JN-4, also known as a Jenny. These were standard for flight training. Curtiss also had water-landing craft.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/emmett-in-flight.jpgEmmett in FlightThis was the equivalent of a tag-along in space flight today!2014-06-05T09:46:07+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/06/03/emmetts-chipley/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/2014-05-23-12-52-35.jpg2014-05-23 12.52.35https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/2014-05-23-12-53-03.jpg2014-05-23 12.53.03Beautiful building; I wonder what it was in Emmett's day?https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/2014-05-23-12-51-35.jpg2014-05-23 12.51.35The railroad runs right down the center of downtown Chipley.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/2014-05-23-12-57-42.jpg2014-05-23 12.57.42Along the sidewalks in Chipley.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/2014-05-23-12-55-04.jpg2014-05-23 12.55.04The structure has lovely bones on the inside; it is worth saving. You have to see it in person to appreciate it.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/chipley_bank.jpgChipley_bankFirst National Bank under construction, about 1905. Source: State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory, http://floridamemory.com/items/show/1532https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/2014-05-23-12-53-22.jpg2014-05-23 12.53.22A view of the Dunn Building, dating frm 1917, downtown Chipley. The historic bank building at the far right is in desperate need of repair.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/2014-05-23-12-22-02.jpg2014-05-23 12.22.02Curator Dorothy Odom with local historian Whit Gainey. Two of the nicest people I've ever met.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/2014-05-23-09-56-48.jpg2014-05-23 09.56.48Washington County Historical Society. Great set of artifacts, even better hospitality!https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/emmetts-mother.jpgEmmett's motherElizabeth Wilson. She must have, truly, been someone to know.2014-06-03T16:57:37+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/06/01/move-over-rodney-dangerfield/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/p_rodney_dangerfield_1.jpegP_Rodney_Dangerfield_1https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/no-respect-1915.jpgno respect 1915I just wish I had a photograph of that thing. Source: The Pensacola Journal, Feb. 17, 1915.2014-06-01T17:58:00+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/05/30/family/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/2014-05-30-13-31-30.jpg2014-05-30 13.31.30Jule and Julian Wilson in the 1940s. Jule still has that lovely smile.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/545px-earl_of_caithness_arms.jpg545px-Earl_of_Caithness_armsEarl of Caithness arms, Scotland.2014-05-30T22:35:18+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/05/29/emmetts-pr-posse/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/emmettasstda.jpgemmettasstdaEmmett got the assistant DA position, ahead of others with more experience.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/freshmanbeanie.jpgfreshmanbeanieI hope Emmett wasn't made to wear a beanie to court his first years as a lawyer. Source: http://www.univdistcol.com/eggfight.htmlhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/road-to-damascus-1.jpgroad to damascus-1I doubt Emmett's idea to run for Congress was so instantaneous or life-changing. https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/june241908terselyexample.jpgJune241908terselyexampleExample of a Tersely Told column from The Pensacola Journal, June 24, 1908. Source: LOC.2014-05-30T22:27:17+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/05/26/emmetts-pensacola/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/2014-05-20-12-05-361.jpg2014-05-20 12.05.36The best part of this trip is hanging out with new friends!https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/2014-05-20-11-22-41.jpg2014-05-20 11.22.41City Hall back in Emmett's day, but now the T.T. Wentworth Museum.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/2014-05-20-11-53-23.jpg2014-05-20 11.53.23The Theissen Building. Emmett didn't work here, but he passed by it every day on his way to work. It is in excellent condition.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/2014-05-20-10-33-18.jpg2014-05-20 10.33.18The inside of the trolley car, restored to what it would have looked like in Emmett's day.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/2014-05-20-10-32-28.jpg2014-05-20 10.32.28One of the actual trolley cars from Emmett's time. Jacki feels quite confident he rode in this car when he lived her.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/2014-05-20-10-29-22.jpg2014-05-20 10.29.22A barbershop chair. Emmett likely sat in this once and had a shave.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/2014-05-20-10-31-58.jpg2014-05-20 10.31.58A courting bicycle. The chaperon would sit on the third seat behind the courting couple, who did all the work/pedaling. https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/2014-05-20-11-27-35.jpg2014-05-20 11.27.35The Customs House today.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/elkosceolaclub.jpgelk&OsceolaclubElk's Club (left) and Osceola Club (right). Source: State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory, http://floridamemory.com/items/show/118376https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/2014-05-20-11-24-52.jpg2014-05-20 11.24.52The fountain at Plaza Ferdinand VII.2014-05-27T16:28:38+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/05/26/travel-reflections/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/170px-leon_hoteln042295.jpg170px-Leon_Hoteln042295The Leon Hotel in Tallahassee. Emmett stayed here when legislature met. Source: FloridaMemory.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/300px-lnpassengerdepot.jpg300px-LNPassengerDepotL&N Depot at Pensacola. Emmett used this depot; it is still in Pensacola, but part of a large hotel today. Source: Pensapedia.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/chipley-to-chevy.jpgchipley to chevyA 15 hour tour.2014-05-26T16:22:18+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/05/24/back-to-washington/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/old-customs-house.jpgold customs houseCustoms House, about 1910. Source: Pensapedia.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/2014-05-20-12-05-36.jpg2014-05-20 12.05.36Lunch with the most awesome Jacki Wilson after the grand tour of historic Pensacola!https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/2014-05-20-11-07-55.jpg2014-05-20 11.07.55A hair sculpture. This was considered a common Victorian work of 'art.'. 2014-05-25T18:07:43+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/05/22/temporary-roadblock/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/2014-05-21-09-22-43.jpg2014-05-21 09.22.43The fragile Marianna Times-Courier for 1913. https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/2014-05-21-08-04-20.jpg2014-05-21 08.04.20The archive should be open again in a few months.2014-05-22T19:40:28+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/05/22/coffee-with-emmett/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/2014-05-19-09-29-53.jpg2014-05-19 09.29.53Selfie with Emmett. Photo by the author.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/aemaxwell.jpgAEMaxwellAugustus Emmett Maxwell, Emmett's grandfather.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/drivingdist.jpgdrivingdistAdd in the stress of driving through Atlanta at any time of the day or weekend, with out--of-state tags for a real driving adventure.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/2014-05-19-09-08-31.jpg2014-05-19 09.08.31Good night.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/2014-05-19-09-17-58.jpg2014-05-19 09.17.58Coffee with Emmett. 2014-05-22T03:40:19+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/05/20/research-heaven/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/2014-05-19-14-20-11.jpg2014-05-19 14.20.11A thing of beauty to a research nerd: Full desk of archival material to read!https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/beach.jpgbeachPensacola Beach2014-05-20T12:42:13+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/05/19/what-emmett-saw-in-montgomery/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/2014-05-18-11-34-10.jpg2014-05-18 11.34.10Stained glass over the train shed archway. https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/2014-05-18-11-36-45.jpg2014-05-18 11.36.45Seating in the electric trolley car.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/2014-05-18-11-36-30.jpg2014-05-18 11.36.30Electric trolley car from 1897.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/2014-05-18-11-39-08.jpg2014-05-18 11.39.08Stained glass in the train shed. https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/2014-05-18-11-30-29.jpg2014-05-18 11.30.29Note the stained glass upstairs and downstairs. Gorgeous arched doorway.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/2014-05-18-11-31-39.jpg2014-05-18 11.31.39Union Station, Montgomery.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/2014-05-18-12-05-12.jpg2014-05-18 12.05.12Commerce Street, 2014https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/looking-down-commerce-street.jpgLooking down Commerce Streethttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/2014-05-18-11-16-54.jpg2014-05-18 11.16.54Looking up Dexter Street; the old "I. Levystein" building on the right still stands.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/2014-05-18-11-17-12.jpg2014-05-18 11.17.12The bank is now a catering business. 2014-05-19T02:12:32+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/05/18/montgomery/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/4a13405a-preview.jpg4a13405a.previewMontgomery Alabama, 1906. Talk about a 'wired' city back in the day. Source: Shorpy.com2014-05-18T04:50:39+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/05/17/heading-out/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/pensacola__atlantic_schedule_nov_1885.jpgPensacola_&_Atlantic_schedule_Nov_1885A timetable for a train that Emmett frequently caught to Chipley. 2014-05-17T13:50:08+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/05/14/the-research-trip/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/palafox-street-1910.jpgPalafox street 1910Palafox Street, 1910. Emmett worked in the tall building to the right, now known as Seville Tower, on the 7th floor. Source: Shorpy.com2014-05-14T14:40:13+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/05/13/its-what-i-do/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/gwen-another-personal-hero.jpgGwen, another personal heroMy favorite History Detective, Gwen Wright. Source: History Detectives, PBS2014-05-14T00:52:17+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/04/19/a-conversation-with-atticus-finch-anthony-weiner-and-emmett-wilson/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/top_part_emmett_mad.jpgtop_part_Emmett_madEmmett in a campaign ad.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/browniecamera.jpgBrownieCamerahttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/brownie.jpgbrownieHigh tech photo equipment, circa 1910. Source: https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/weiner_businsider.jpgweiner_businsiderAnthony Weiner. Source: BusinessInsider.comhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/mob_jail.jpgmob_jailMob rule at the jail. Source: Film at the Paramount.2014-05-12T18:34:36+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/05/12/call-me/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/tarbell_mcclures.jpgtarbell_mccluresEmmett would have read McClure's magazine, and Tarbell's articles. McClure's was a Progressive's magazine.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/kellogcandlestick2.jpgKellogCandlestick2This was the standard phone in Emmett's day. No dial! No keypad! No privacy (party lines, you know.) Source: www.telephonecollecting.org2014-05-12T11:43:12+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/05/08/for-what-its-worth/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/telegram_2618017b.jpgTelegram_2618017bIndian telegraph employee processes telegram on last day of 163-year-old service. Source: telegraph.co.ukhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/2014-05-07-12-22-34.jpg2014-05-07 12.22.34I hope it wasn't a case of deadly halitosis. Source: PEN, October 1912https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/2014-05-07-12-07-27.jpg2014-05-07 12.07.27Alas, this is the last edition on film. In search of the hard copy in two weeks. 2014-05-09T00:02:21+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/05/05/visiting-emmett-research-nerves/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/emmett_grave.jpgEmmett_graveEditor from beyond? I wish. Source: Findagrave.com2014-05-05T17:48:10+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/04/28/nothing-really-changes/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/2014-04-27-21-26-00.jpg2014-04-27 21.26.00Ballgame or hot, sweaty hearing room? Source: The Pensacola Journal, August 24, 1914.2014-05-03T22:30:58+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/05/03/denouement/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/mayes73gbs.jpgmayes73gbsFrank L. Mayes of The Pensacola Journal. Champion grudge holder.https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/2014-05-01-15-24-44.jpg2014-05-01 15.24.44Editor Frank Mayes (and other political bosses) came to believe Emmett didn't care enough about this project to see it through. Source: The Pensacola Journal, Oct 1914.2014-05-03T18:06:10+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/04/21/progressive-stand-patter-bull-moose/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/fierce-discontent.jpgfierce discontenthttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/tyranny_change1.jpgtyranny_changehttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/tyranny_change.jpgtyranny_change2014-04-21T18:51:20+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/04/13/a-face-in-the-crowd/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/wilson2ndingaug.jpgwilson2ndingaugWilson's second inauguration. Emmett is also in the crowd there...somewhere. Source: www.loc.govhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/faceinthecrowd.jpgfaceinthecrowdhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/historic_filmfaceincrowd.jpghistoric_FilmfaceincrowdMarch 3, 1913, Woodrow Wilson sworn into office. Emmett is there...somewhere. Source: www.historicfilms.com2014-04-13T21:16:59+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/04/11/the-second-opinion/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/pcp_1911_cover.jpgPCP_1911_cover2014-04-11T01:12:07+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/04/09/kvelling/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/2014-04-09-08-03-19.jpg2014-04-09 08.03.192014-04-09T16:26:22+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/04/08/the-cad-as-mentor/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/cephhead.jpgcephheadCephas Love Wilson, 1906. Source: http://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/143975https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_2172.jpgIMG_2172He loves the women. Source: Pensacola Evening News, August 12, 1912.2014-04-08T19:11:12+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/04/07/the-elusive-emmett/2014-04-07T01:14:28+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/2014/04/06/what-a-jerk/https://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/suffrage.jpgsuffragehttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/honorable-emmett-wilson.jpgHonorable-Emmett-WilsonThe photo that got my attention.2014-04-06T16:06:13+00:00monthlyhttps://emmettwilsonbook.com/about/2024-04-22T11:09:30+00:00weekly0.6https://emmettwilsonbook.comdaily1.02025-08-01T08:47:12+00:00