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The history of the Pike County Courthouse clock
Frank L. Zimmerman was born in 1854 in Pennsylvania to parents William and Julia Zimmerman, who were of ...
Dianne Smith
Women of Troy to be called to conserve during 1917
In 1917, at the beginning on World War I, every American was counted on to do their part ...
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It’s Christmas time. “Hit it!”
With “Christmas time a-comin,’ “I often think of Christmases, now, too long ago, and all those who were ...
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Article from 1946 tells story of Captain Edwin S. Williams
Wikipedia describes the “Greatest Generation” as this: ‘the generation of people born from 1901 to 1927. They were ...
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Kathryn had a wonderful gift of words
Shuffling through a box of cards and letters the other day, I came across a Christmas card that ...
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’Cause it’s fruit …ain’t it?
Cold weather made an appearance the other morning. As I stood at the kitchen window, I said aloud, ...
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Pike County’s ‘Poor House’ was closed in 1936
Before Social Security and the advent of pensions and other programs, men and women who were impoverished resided ...
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The Messenger once profiled Careers of Women: Mrs. Ernest Holmes
Meeting people in a new town can pose a problem. Mrs. Ernest Holmes had the skill and enthusiasm ...
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Learning what veteran really means
I used to think of veterans as balding men who rode in parades and gathered at barbecues and ...
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In 1919 The Messenger asked ‘How long have you been married?’
In 1919, the Messenger ran a series on “how long have you been married.” Here are some more ...
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