“The Vanishing Gentleman”
Here’s an article from “The Independent” Volume 86, published 1916. The article was written by Louise Collier Willcox of Norfolk, Virginia. It gives an insightful look at what a gentleman was in the...
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One small Southern coastal community is not waiting for the Federal Government to approve their plan to protect their homes, environment and bay from the coming disaster. This community should be an...
View ArticleWhy aren’t we rising up?
I don’t have a television in my home, by choice, so I do not have any regular source of mainstream news in my home, other than what I get from the radio and internet. But since first hearing about the...
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Remembering the fallen
26 years have passed since my grandfather passed away. I was 10 years old. I remember my mother returning from the funeral with some of his belongings in old cardboard boxes. Old things, musty smelling...
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Honor, Faith and Duty
Brian Standerfer My great great Grandfather, John Newton Standerfer, was born in October of 1842 near Jonesville in Lee County, Virginia. He was the son of a farmer and Grist Mill owner. John was 19,...
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The importance of a Handshake
The handshake, is it a Southern thing? Since moving up to the pacific northwest about 7 months ago, I have come to notice many of the differences in the cultures and traditions between back home in the...
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George Washington’s 110 Rules to live by
Amongst the papers of George Washington’s estate were found manuscripts written by Washington himself during his teens. One of these manuscripts was titled, “Rules of Civility and Decent Behaviour in...
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