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WINTER 2019 • VOLUME 18, NUMBER
4 | TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Along the
Backroads: In
Another World
For a newcomer to
Georgia, there was one
things that offset the
majesty of the Altamana
River delta and the Sea
Islands.
BY DANIEL M. ROPER •
McINTOSH COUNTY
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Vanishing
Georgia: Varmints
& Critters - Why Cousin
Ruth's Burial Ended in a
Lo-o-o-ong Prayer and...
The surprise entrance of
a visitor to a funeral
triggered mayhem.
BY BRANNEN SANDERS •
PUTNAM COUNTY & STATEWIDE
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Partner in
Flight
A forgotten letter in a
filing cabinet shed
light on the partnership
that built America's
first successful
monplane.
BY DAN ALDRIDGE •
CLARKE COUNTY
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Hold that story!
It was unclear whether a
newspaper would publish
a story broken by a cub
reporter about
the infamous Anjette
Lyles poisoning cases.
BY LAMAR GUNTER •
BIBB, BLECKLEY AND
JEFFERSON COUNTIES
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Historic Rural
Churches of
Georgia: Alpine
Presbyterian
The last United States
Agent to the Cherokee
Nation in Georgia
travelled a winding road
to his final resting
place in a peaceful
valley cemetery.
STORY BY CLAYTON H.
RAMSEY, PHOTOGRAPHY BY
GAIL DES JARDIN •
CHATTOOGA COUNTY
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Ten People,
Forty Dogs, No
Reindeer
You can experience a
wonderful life in
mythical places like
Bedford Falls and
magical places like
Santa Claus.
BY DONNA SHRUM •
TOOMBS COUNTY
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Athens on the
Edge: Go Beyond
the Game in this Trendy
College Town
There's much to do and
see - a way from the
gridiron hedges - in the
historic Classic City.
BY CHERYL RODEWIG
• CLARKE COUNTY
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Searching for
the Elusive Dorough
Cemetery
Finding a
great-grandfather's name
and place of burial
takes time, tenacity,
and venturing into
tqangled, snake-infested
woodlands.
BY JO ANNE COOK WEBSTER •
OGLETHORPE COUNTY
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The Weeping Time
Slaves on Pierce
Butler's plantation near
Darien endured plenty of
sorrows but persevered,
helping create the rich
legacy of the
Gullah-Geechee culture. BY CLAYTON
H. RAMSEY •
McINTOSH COUNTY
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A Rainy Day
Treasure Hunt
A "picker" went hunting
history early one rainy
morning and unearthed a
gem.
BY LEE JOYNER •
WALTON COUNTY
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A Timeless
Letter
A 14-year-old mountain
boy displayed uncommon
gumption in writing a
New York City
industrialist.
BY DUNCAN DOBIE •
WHITE COUNTY
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Working to
Preserve a County's
Heritage
Those cataloguing Adel's
history find their work
a pleasure rather than
toil.
BY BONNE DAVIS CELLA •
COOK COUNTY
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Soul of a
Southerner
A southerner
fondly writes her
memories of growing up
and living in the South.
BY MARY ANN ANDERSON •
GEORGIA
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Genuine Georgia
Backroads: Greensboro to
Wrightsboro
An historic jaunt
through east-central
Georgia features two
important beginnings and
one important ending.
BY DAVID B. JENKINS •
EAST-CENTRAL GEORGIA
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Civil War
Portait
An unidentified member
of the Upson Guards
posed in splendid
full-dress uniform for a
memorable photograph.
BY DAVID W. VAUGHAN •
WALTON AND FULTON COUNTIES
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