What We Know So Far This is a wonderful write-up of the McGriff family in the US and is taken from an old 2002 forum post on Geneaology.com by Jack McGriff. My own research parallels the same sentiment so far.… Read More »McGriff Family in America
December 29, 2011 by Alan Hodge Napoleon said Time revered the pyramids of Egypt because they seemed to have been around forever. Well, people in Mint Hill might say the same thing about Penny’s Place restaurant. Founded in 1936 by… Read More »Penny’s Place: Part of Mint Hill’s history, future | Matthews – Mint Hill Weekly
The Stanly News and Press (Albemarle, NC) December 7, 2011 The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree By Marina Richardson, Staff Writer CNHI News Service Wednesday, December 7, 2011 — A homemade cider press has become part of a… Read More »The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree
By RICHARD WALKERJournal of the San Juans Editor Jun 02 2009 Where there once was an orchard, fruit trees will flourish again. A sliver of land on Market Street between the Technology Center and the Food Bank is being planted… Read More »A piece of rural heritage in an urban setting: 1800s fruit trees expected to flourish on town lot
Friday, June 5, 2009By JARED JERNAGAN, Assistant Editor Patrons of the Greencastle Post Office have likely noticed something missing during the last week. Sure, all the stamps and packing supplies are still available, but gone is the friendly smile and… Read More »First lady of Greencastle Post Office retires
Published: June 08, 2009 12:49 pm New Hope Baptist Church is a welcoming place these days with a congregation that prides itself on kindness and reverence.Once upon a time in the west of Johnson County, near the community of Goatneck,… Read More »Pete Kendall: New Hope Baptist Church was the last hope for many
Sunday, Jul. 19, 2009 By Eric Newcomer – enewcomer@macon.com After 74 years, the Public Saf-T-Oil gas station at the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Walnut Street closed Friday. Lee Hencely pumped the last tank of gas… Read More »Longtime downtown Macon business Saf-T-Oil closes
Published: June 01, 2009 02:48 pm What’s in a name? Quite a bit, if it happens to be Witham and Grafa. There are still plenty of each in these parts — 70 Withams, to be specific, in Texas, making it… Read More »Pete Kendall: Names play an integral part in the local lore of Johnson County
March 14, 2008, was a sad day in Cochran. The Mullis Howard house was demolished. It was built in 1911-1912, and my parents & I actually rented it for a year (89-90) when we were building their current house. It… Read More »Mullis Howard House Demolition
Anna Giles, 99, handed Boston Post Cane By SHIRA SCHOENBERG Monitor staff February 16. 2008 12:51AM Anna Giles is a country girl. Growing up on a Georgia farm in the early 1900s, her family grew tobacco, cotton and pecans. When… Read More »A salute for the journey