by Ralphine Major | Mar 12, 2017 | Columnist, Major, Stories In This Week's Focus:
The timeline of events as told by the late Woodrow Luttrell is packed full of history. Words that were meant to communicate with his family’s younger generations are being shared with Focus readers, giving a rare glimpse of life during the early 1900s. Woodrow...
by Ralphine Major | Mar 6, 2017 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major With only one snow and record-breaking warm temperatures, January and February are behind us. March has arrived with her usual windy conditions. As I pen this column, several schools have already dismissed in anticipation of the thunderstorms...
by Ralphine Major | Feb 27, 2017 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major Perhaps in the early 1900s it was a common sight. Today, it is historical. I marvel not only at the scene, but more so that anyone even had a camera and would have the presence of mind to capture on film the threshing machine event. The late...
by Ralphine Major | Feb 20, 2017 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major The question was asked by his grandson in an e-mail. “Do you remember what kind/model of car you had to travel back and forth to your grandparents’ house?” Navigating through keystrokes and clicks on his computer, the grandfather answered: “My...
by Ralphine Major | Feb 13, 2017 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major With a computer and a sharp mind, the lengthy e-mails to his grandson and nephew’s inquiries answered their questions about family. At the same time, he was describing life in the early 1900s with much clarity and detail. Informally titled “back...
