W L Winkles in his sparkling WW II Army uniform.
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
Pictures lost?
A few years ago, a friend gave me a packet of pictures from Meriwether County. I love old pictures and these made me sad for the folks who lost them. The school class pictures make me want to find even one of the people in the photos. I just imagine what the occasion was when these ladies and gent got dressed up for. Was it Easter, Mothers day, or maybe the Fourth of July??
I can spend hours looking at old pictures, so if you have some you don't know who they are, pass them on to me, I would treasure them forever.
I can spend hours looking at old pictures, so if you have some you don't know who they are, pass them on to me, I would treasure them forever.
Korean War exhibit
Most people forget about the Korean War. I recently took someone to the VA Hospital in Atlanta, it was a nice trip (except for the traffic). Before I was so rudely interrupted from taking pictures I didn't know I wasn't supposed to be taking I got a few.
Newnan-Coweta Veterans Park Downtown
In case you've been living under a rock, Newnan has a wonderful Veterans park. They sell bricks so you can put your military relative or anything you wish on them. They install the new ones every year before Veterans day. This pic is of my son, dtr in law, and my fathers stone.
Memorial Day
My son got married two weeks ago. We had the grandchildren for 8 days.
So if anyone missed me at the Memorial Day activities, now you know why. Grands are nice, but too much of a good thing can be bad. We were so wrapped up in them that before I knew it, it was noon, and too late to go take my normal 1000 pictures.
These pictures are from Sept 2012.
So if anyone missed me at the Memorial Day activities, now you know why. Grands are nice, but too much of a good thing can be bad. We were so wrapped up in them that before I knew it, it was noon, and too late to go take my normal 1000 pictures.
Every year the POW/MIA ceremony includes a missing man table with six empty chairs set up around a table on the Court Square to represent service men and women from the Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force and Coast Guard -- along with a final seat for civilians, American Red Cross volunteers and media who were killed in war.
The table is round -- to show our everlasting concern for our missing men.
The tablecloth is white -- symbolizing the purity of their motives when answering the call to duty.
The single red rose, displayed in a vase, reminds us of the life of each of the missing, and their loved ones and friends of these Americans who keep the faith, awaiting answers.
The vase is tied with a red ribbon, symbol of our continued determination to account for our missing.
A slice of lemon on the bread plate is to remind us of the bitter fate of those captured and missing in a foreign land.
A pinch of salt symbolizes the tears endured by those missing and their families who seek answers.
The Bible represents the strength gained through faith to sustain those lost from our country, founded as one nation under God.
The glass is inverted -- to symbolize their inability to share a toast.
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Friday, April 19, 2013
1907 Female Schools, LaGrange, GA
I think it would have been nice to go to school with all girls.
No boys to pull your hair or hurt your feelings.
1929, The Mission of the God Shepherd Hospital, Hillside Cotton Mills, LaGrange, GA
For use of Employees?
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Carnegie Library plans, Atlanta GA 1917
I wonder if this is the way the library was built? or if they changed some of the plans?
Old letterheads had character
One from RD Cole & Bros in Newnan 1876,
one from Y J Freeman in Greenville 1900,
and one from The Lee Pope Fruit Co in Lone Oak, GA.
Money, meant to stay in the states or federalized?
I didn’t know until about 5 years ago that there used to be paper money in 25 and 50 cents. It seems that it would not have been worth writing on the paper for a quarter, and then someone had to actually sign each and every bill. Crazy!
Olympia Hotel, Newnan GA
Old postcards show us a view into the past that we may not think of. It gives us a way to see into the past to think about what their lives may have been like. Did they work hard on the farm, did they get any recreation time, how did they endure the bad times?
Monday, April 1, 2013
Post cards show a towns history
My husband and I have acquired a few postcards in the last year. Many are scenes of the downtown Newnan area. I love old pictures and postacards, they show the life blood of a town or community.
This is a picture of the Telegraph School that was on the court square.
I purchased a telegraph machine and with it was this postcard, but I bought it on layaway. When I paid my last payment, the postcard was gone. I found it on ebay 8 years later and bought it. I am glad that the 2 pieces are finally back together.
This is a picture of the Telegraph School that was on the court square.
I purchased a telegraph machine and with it was this postcard, but I bought it on layaway. When I paid my last payment, the postcard was gone. I found it on ebay 8 years later and bought it. I am glad that the 2 pieces are finally back together.
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Life is short, live honestly
Life can be too short for some folks and too long for others. You know the old saying "Only the Good die young", some times that is soooo true.
The last three weeks have been a wonderful godsend for the museum. We have had around 20 visitors all wanting family research. It is great to see people understanding the importance of recording their family history.
I have been very busy and it is GREAT!!!! I enjoy a challenge in attempting to find relatives of my visitors. Some only remember way way back in their memories. But please don't allow my flood of new research deter you from contacting me to help you.
Happy researching!
The last three weeks have been a wonderful godsend for the museum. We have had around 20 visitors all wanting family research. It is great to see people understanding the importance of recording their family history.
I have been very busy and it is GREAT!!!! I enjoy a challenge in attempting to find relatives of my visitors. Some only remember way way back in their memories. But please don't allow my flood of new research deter you from contacting me to help you.
Happy researching!
There have been many communities in Coweta, all did not last, but some towns made it to today.
Grantville, Haralson, Madras, Moreland, Newnan, Raymond, Sargent, Senoia, Sharpsburg, and Turin
Grantville, Haralson, Madras, Moreland, Newnan, Raymond, Sargent, Senoia, Sharpsburg, and Turin
| Arnall | Kidron, Kedron | Powers Crossroads | ||
| Arnco Mills | Kirby | Puckett Sta. | ||
| Bee | Lenora | Puckett's | ||
| Bexar | Location | Raymond | ||
| Bexton | Lodi | Rio | ||
| Bohanon Crossroad | Longstreet | Roscoe | ||
| Buck | Lynhaven | Rose Bower | ||
| Bullsboro | Madras | Saint Charles | ||
| Callico Corner | Major | Saluda | ||
| Coweta | McBride | Sargent | ||
| Cureton Springs | McBrides | Senoia | ||
| Dodson | McCollum | Sharpsburg | ||
| Doolittle | McIntosh Mill Village | Skeins | ||
| Dresden | Mills | St. Charles | ||
| East Newnan | Mineral Springs | Stallings Crossroad | ||
| Elders Mill | Moreland | Thomas Crossroads | ||
| Farmdale | Newnan | Turin | ||
| Filmore | Oaklawn | Vineyard Crossroads | ||
| Gloverton | Orrs | Wares Store | ||
| Grantville | Pages | Watsons | ||
| Handy | Paris | Welcome | ||
| Haralson | Pearl Spring | West Newnan | ||
| Height | Peeks | Wilcoxen | ||
| Hurricane District | Pickett Sta. | Willow Dell | ||
| Johnsons | Pleasant Hill | Willow Grove | ||
| Johnstons Store | Powell's | Wood's Store | ||
| Kedron, Kidron | Powellville | Yates | ||
| Kesterton |
Coweta County Beginnings
Coweta County was part of the Creek Nation, named for the tribe headed by William McIntosh, Jr. McIntosh was a half-Scot, half-Creek who relinquished lands to the federal government in the 1825 Treaty of Indian Springs. McIntosh was slain by an irate group of fellow Creeks at his home on the Chattahoochee River. Legend has it that McIntosh received gold in exchange for the lands and that the gold was buried and never found.
Early settlements in Coweta included Calico Corner (Grantville), Willow Dell (Senoia – named after William McIntosh’s mother,) Bullsboro and the county seat of Newnan, established in 1828.
By 1840, the beginning of the golden era in the South, orderly streets lined with mansions and cottages reflected the growing prosperity of Coweta County.
By mid-century the railroads brought greater fortune and sophistication to the community. The Male Academy and College Temple -- a prestigious school and the first to offer a Master of Arts for women -- were providing educational opportunities in Newnan.
The War Between the States caused a slowing in Coweta County's growth as sawmills fell silent, the railroads became part of the war effort and cotton production severely diminished.
The beautiful antebellum homes found throughout Coweta County are said to have survived because of superb craftsmanship, tireless restoration efforts and the strategies of Confederate General Joe Wheeler who routed brigades of Union troops in the July 1864 Battle of Brown's Mill, just southwest of Newnan. Local churches, private homes, College Temple and the courthouse were turned into makeshift hospitals with wounded from both armies being treated.
The Battle of Brown’s Mill is significant in Civil War history because, even though the South won, it was a turning point for Union forces. General Sherman changed his approach based on the losses at Brown’s Mill and the rest is history.
Coweta County citizens worked hard after the devastation of the war and through that work and resilience, by the early 1900’s, a surge in industrial development had been firmly established.
http://www.coweta.ga.us/index.aspx?page=26
Early settlements in Coweta included Calico Corner (Grantville), Willow Dell (Senoia – named after William McIntosh’s mother,) Bullsboro and the county seat of Newnan, established in 1828.
By 1840, the beginning of the golden era in the South, orderly streets lined with mansions and cottages reflected the growing prosperity of Coweta County.
By mid-century the railroads brought greater fortune and sophistication to the community. The Male Academy and College Temple -- a prestigious school and the first to offer a Master of Arts for women -- were providing educational opportunities in Newnan.
The War Between the States caused a slowing in Coweta County's growth as sawmills fell silent, the railroads became part of the war effort and cotton production severely diminished.
The beautiful antebellum homes found throughout Coweta County are said to have survived because of superb craftsmanship, tireless restoration efforts and the strategies of Confederate General Joe Wheeler who routed brigades of Union troops in the July 1864 Battle of Brown's Mill, just southwest of Newnan. Local churches, private homes, College Temple and the courthouse were turned into makeshift hospitals with wounded from both armies being treated.
The Battle of Brown’s Mill is significant in Civil War history because, even though the South won, it was a turning point for Union forces. General Sherman changed his approach based on the losses at Brown’s Mill and the rest is history.
Coweta County citizens worked hard after the devastation of the war and through that work and resilience, by the early 1900’s, a surge in industrial development had been firmly established.
http://www.coweta.ga.us/index.aspx?page=26
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