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James M. Skipper commented on James M. Skipper's blog post True Life Stories"Shelli, that's a nice article and I want to see the other Arkansas Travel articles, too.
Isn't that cannon painted gold color now? I did get my picture made with it a few years ago, I'm not sure were the photos are right now. We…"
Shelli Russell commented on James M. Skipper's blog post True Life Stories"Quite by chance, I was looking at a site this morning called Arkansaw Traveler. Scrolling down through the stories there, I found one featuring the cannon at the Old State House. Click the pic and have a look!
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James M. Skipper posted a blog postTrue Life Stories
My parents lived in an apartment on Rock Street in Little Rock just a couple of blocks from MacArthur Park. As young marrieds with a newborn…See More
James M. Skipper left a comment for Bruce Guthrie"Hopefully one can find the best answers at the Grammar Girl web site: http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/hopefully.aspx
I agree with the grammar problems you point out, but I think there are many more common than those. Many public speakers have…"
James M. Skipper posted a blog postPublic Schools in Early Arkansas
Public schools didn't exist back in the Arkansas hills 120 years ago. School attendance wasn't compulsory until 1909. My step-grandfather Halbrook's first cousin, William Erwin "Uncle Willy" Halbrook was an early advocate of education in the rural areas of the northwest Arkansas hills. He was often opposed by city businessmen who felt that tax money was wasted on the education of farm children. Still he persevered and had a great part in the creation of a good system of rural schools. This…See More
James M. Skipper commented on Shelli Russell's blog post Your Post Office might be closing for good."My grandfather Skipper was postmaster at Solgohachia from 1908 to 1912. He moved to England and was postmaster there from about '22 to '31 (as long as a Republican president was in office).
The Solgohacia and Lanty post offices (both in…"
James M. Skipper commented on Sam O'Bryant's blog post Civil Discourse and the Civil War"I'm sure that I was taught that the Civil War was fought over slavery. North Arkansas wasn't really that supportive of the Confederate position and that where I grew up. (At least we were north of Little Rock.) Also, my great great…"
James M. Skipper commented on James M. Skipper's photo
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"I can't remember whether a 2nd floor was added, but I'm going to try to find some other old photos which may show a better and later view of that corner."
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- James M. Skipper
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- Pearland, Texas
- Places you have lived in Arkansas - or if none, place of interest.
- Little Rock, Conway, Lanty, Cleveland, Fayetteville.
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- Seventy.
- What kind of work do you do? If you're a student or a retiree, tell what you want to do, or what you used to do.
- I'm retired. I want to put our family story together and keep visiting Arkansas.
I worked with NASA at the Johnson Space Center in Houston directing vacuum chamber tests of space suit life support systems with human test subjects and astronauts.
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Public Schools in Early Arkansas
Posted on August 4, 2011 at 2:30pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
Public schools didn't exist back in the Arkansas hills 120 years ago. School attendance wasn't compulsory until 1909. My step-grandfather Halbrook's first cousin, William Erwin "Uncle Willy" Halbrook was an early advocate of education in the rural areas of the northwest Arkansas hills. He was often opposed by city businessmen who felt that tax money was wasted on the education of farm children. Still he persevered and had a great part in the creation of a good system of rural schools. This…
Continue Fryer Bridge
Posted on May 11, 2011 at 11:48am 1 Comment 0 Likes
I went over to photograph the remains of the Fryer Bridge yesterday and found that the recent flood had washed it about 30 - 50 feet downstream. Very few of the iron components are visible.
I don't know whether this Facebook link will work, but I'll give it a try:…
Continue Fifty-nine Years Ago
Posted on April 26, 2011 at 9:29pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
The clock on the funeral home porch stopped at 5:34:07 when the tornado cut off power to Judsonia, Arkansas, March 21, 1952.
Comment Wall (3 comments)
- At 11:42pm on April 28, 2011, Shelli Russell said…
- I'm finally remembering to send you those bridge photos. Look for them in your email.
- At 10:17pm on April 15, 2011, Shelli Russell said…
- I've got them on my office computer, so I'll send you an email Monday.
- At 9:13pm on April 15, 2011, Shelli Russell said…
- Very good to meet you James. I can get you more photos of Fryer Bridge since its collapse. Although, you won't be happy looking at them.
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