Danville

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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...

Article

a yellow paper and faded print shows a dog with his mouth open, tongue hanging out. He has dark fur that is wavy, thick all the way down to his furry paws. He has floppy ears. He has four legs in this image. Below the image of the dog it says

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...

Article

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...

Blog Post