Articles

A small selection of Pages from our Past articles written by Bill Kemp

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Before railroads, stage lines crisscrossed the prairies

One of the more striking modern day conveniences we take for granted is the ease of long distan...

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Beloved ‘Rags’ rode the rails to local fame

The story of “Rags” is proof that most everyone loves a shaggy dog story, especially those of t...

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Biographies

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Malone, Simon Booth

Simon Booth Malone was born into slavery on December 18, 1842 in Tippah County, Mississippi.  S...

Biography

Blog

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McHistory: When socialism really was socialism

Listen to the audio on WGLT's website hereMcHistory goes back in time to explore big momen...

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