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Estelle Magee, my grandmother on my father's side, was the ad hoc historian of our family.  She had absolutely no equal in that regard. ...

One Saturday in early December of 2016, we drove to the village of Leipers Fork, about 25 miles southwest of Nashville, to take in the annu...

 Not too long ago, I came across one of those links on Facebook that was posted by a group with a name like "Remember the 50s," ...

Here at Brooksville, we're busy preparing for the arrival of the 13- and 17-year cicadas. In order to get a little ahead of the curve, I...

My mom and her husband had finally decided to sell their farmhouse just outside Jackson, Tennessee. Set way back from the road, it had alway...