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Memories from the Homestead: Mary Elizabeth Mahnkey, Poet Laureate of the Ozarks
While a teenager, she took on a weekly newspaper column in the Taney County Republican as the Kirbyville correspondent.

John Fullerton
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Memories from the Homestead: The real Alonzo Prather
Alonzo, along with his six brothers, and their father Hiram, all enlisted in the Union Army on April 13, 1861, the day Fort Sumter (South Carolina) fell.

John Fullerton
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Memories from the Homestead: A shout-out to Sam T. and Betsy
I was always curious who this couple was, and as I read through entire Republican papers page by page, I learned "Sam T" was the correspondent at Taneyville.

John Fullerton
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Memories from the Homestead: Uncle Art Satherley, the dignified Englishman who loved the American West
In 1929 Satherley joined the American Record Corporation and was with them when Columbia Records purchased ARC in 1938.

John Fullerton
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Memories from the Homestead: Remembering the Freeland family - Taney County publishers
Freeland felt the newspaper should be viewed as a record of the people it served, as well as a chronicle, a history book; it also should entertain and inform.

John Fullerton
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Memories from the Homestead: Hollister's first post office and the Kirkham family [part two]
Reuben Kirkham's store and post office quickly became popular with the railroad workers who were building the line into Arkansas just yards from his business.

John Fullerton
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Memories from the Homestead: Hollister's first post office and the Kirkham family [Part One]
The wagon route crossing this place was well defined thanks to the ferry. One route went to Kirbyville. Another went west to Cedar Valley along Long Creek.

John Fullerton
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Memories from the Homestead: Produced by Neely Plumb
Eve without question would become the most popular member of the family! You saw her on such popular TV shows as “The Virginian,” “Big Valley,” “Lassie,” or from her most remembered series, the “Brady Bunch,” where at eleven years of age in 1969 she was cast as the middle sister Jan Brady.

John Fullerton
4 min read


Memories from the Homestead: Vintage view of the Compton Ferry
The men in this photo have been confirmed to be at left, Henry Compton, next to him is Harrison Collins, and in the wagon, his grandson William Harrison Collins. Both of the Collins men were Baptist preachers.

John Fullerton
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Memories from the Homestead: President Reagan's favorite author
What is "That Printer of Udell's" really about?
Well, it follows the character Dick Falkner, who was orphaned and homeless, and how he escaped poverty and an abusive alcoholic father.

John Fullerton
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Memories from the Homestead: ‘Twilight on the Trail’ celebrating 90 years
Paramount used the song again in 1941 in a production starring Hopalong Cassidy.

John Fullerton
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Memories from the Homestead: Uncle Ike's trip to Kansas City - 100 years ago, May 1926
Apparently, a lot of last-minute details were arranged so that Uncle Ike could attend the event.

John Fullerton
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Celebrating Sheriff Kemp: Lots of music, food and family fun
I was honored to perform vocal duties along with lead guitar and mandolin onstage with Kemp and his family for nearly seven years, dating back to summer 2005.

John Fullerton
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Memories from the Homestead: Garber school teacher Gertie Oliver Bass
On the trip back to Missouri, Johnnie had stopped the wagon for the night and took the mules to a nearby creek for water, leaving little Gertie and the family dog in the wagon. Suddenly he heard the dog barking and rushed back to the wagon to find two Indians about to steal Gertie. The dog is what had saved her.

John Fullerton
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Memories from the Homestead: A look back at the Garber notes from J.K. Ross, September 1908
As I started reading these columns by Ross over twenty years ago, I was always excited when he would mention my great grandfather Calvin Jones.

John Fullerton
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Memories from the Homestead: Baker Creek Seeds Spring Planting Festival
The historic Rippee Farm where Baker Creek Seeds is located goes way back in Wright County history.

John Fullerton
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Memories from the Homestead: Harold Bell Wright's ‘Furious Five’
I call them the "furious five" simply because they are considered rare among Wright collectors.

John Fullerton
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Memories from the Homestead: Another well-loved school teacher, Miss Dulcie Gooding
Born in Stone County on May 14, 1894, Dulcie Alice Gooding was the daughter of Basley and Laura (Brown) Gooding, and was one of nine children that made it to adulthood.

John Fullerton
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Memories from the Homestead: Lunda Palmer, Taney County teacher remembered
While pursuing her education, Lunda accepted the teaching position at Garber in July 1905, with classes starting in September for a four-month term.

John Fullerton
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Memories from the Homestead: Another weekly report from J.K. Ross
Anyway, let's see what Mr. Ross has to say in his “Garber Gleanings” column, 120 years ago, April 13, 1906.

John Fullerton
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