Photographers! Look at this great historic picture. It shows probably all of the employees of Wood Freeman Lumber in Searcy AR. On the trucks it gives the phone number as 446, Searcy and looks as if E. W. 's was 3200 and O. W. 's was 5000. Last names must be provided by Searcy Sleuths. See
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11/17/2023
About 37 years ago.My mother-in-law, Wyndelene Holmes Duncan, got this hand-done birthday card from me. I had forgotten that I did it but it just popped up a few days ago. We all called her Winnie but she preferred the real version of her name. She is also part of Searcy's history. She grew u
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11/16/2023
Old! I think so! Looks old, feels old with such precision in the making. I found it in a closet in my house! Look at all the detail and leather. And look at a name hand-written on it. Do you know him? He might have precious memories to share with us.It is a Revelation Western Auto Store ba
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11/15/2023
Is it still there?This West Point ARK old sawmill post card showed up for sale on ebay and has no date on it. I wonder how old it was and if the sawmill is still working. West Point is a neighbor to Searcy AR and was once a thriving lovely place to live. It is on the Little Red River and steam
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11/11/2023
Gone! No need to drive by. I went to the internet and found this rather old picture but not as old as the one above. I really like the way the rock has been put on....kinda creative. Through the years of blogging, I have done this eat shop at least two other times. Let's research. Click on
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11/01/2023
Old postcard for sale on ebay.Look at this fascinating picture of the old Morning Sun Tourist Cottages in Searcy AR. Morning Sun corner offered a lot. I thought it was just a filling station but here is what was offered according to the back of the card. Restaurant, Gas Service, Bar-B-Q, Sandw
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10/30/2023
Looking back through old clippings is fun and educational. This one popped up and I quickly called my old friend and asked what it was like to walk on fire. He said it didn't hurt. His feet were dark and dirty looking and he could feel the heat but it was painless. He still does not know whet
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10/27/2023
1934 Kindergarten ClassLook at this class from 1934 and notice how the kids tried to be alike in hair fashion. Bangs! Bangs were definitely in for boys and girls! But that is not the main reason I am doing this blog. I have done another blog about the girl on the back row on the right, Mary V
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10/23/2023
Dancing.....better than scaring!!But plenty of scary stuff in this yard also. Look at the size of the skeleton in the rear! If there was a contest he's be the winner. The house gets full attention from the owners each Halloween with every scary thing that you can imagine plus some fun! Skelet
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10/18/2023
The way it used to be!This might be better than today's travels. Almost 20 years ago this picture was in the Searcy Daily Citizen, turned in by us and welcomed and encouraged by the newspaper. We all loved having our picture in the paper, clipping it, and saving it for eternity. NOW, folks pu
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10/11/2023