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- Norfolk State College: The Untold Story July 17, 2015
- Ten Plus Two More: (Part 2) The Treasure Revealed May 22, 2015
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- Try Your Best to Stay Alive! April 19, 2015
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- The State Bank of Remington – Up Close and Personal August 7, 2013
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The Association
I’m done, I got nothing left. No more stories. I’ve completely run out of tales about growing up in Remington, Virginia. To some of you, I know this comes as good news. How many childhood stories can one person conjure … Continue reading
Ten Plus Two More: (Part 2) The Treasure Revealed
This is Part II maybe you should read Part I first. ************************************************* “There it is!”, Parlo jumped out of the hole he’d dug and pointed. – “There what is?” “What have we been looking for you idiot?” – (Lester, under … Continue reading
Ten Plus Two More: (Part 1) The Legend of the Lost Treasure of Piney Ridge
“Ten plus two more.” – “What?!” “Ten plus two more, that’s the answer, ten plus two more!” – “That’s the answer to what? What the heck are you babbling about now?” “That’s the answer to the question the little boy … Continue reading
Providence
I was baptized in the Rappahannock River in the summer of 1961. My older siblings, I and quite a few of our friends from the ridge had turned our lives over to Christ at Providence Baptist Church in Remington, Virginia, … Continue reading
Posted in Country Living
Tagged Black History, Fauquier County, Nostalgia, Remington, Reminiscing
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Just Like Hugo’s
Stan Brown with two classmates at Navy Air Traffic Control Training Center at Naval Air Station Glynco in Brunswick, GA How in the world could I have let myself be talked into a situation like this again? There I … Continue reading
Posted in Country Living, The 70s
Tagged Based on actual events, Black History, Culture, Ethnicity, History, segregation
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The Christmas Spirit
Celebrate Christmas with Jack. A company I once worked for had an Office Christmas party one year. The party took place back in the 1970s so I am guessing the statute of limitations has expired just in case something reported … Continue reading
Posted in Country Living
Tagged African American, Black History, Culpeper, Culpeper County, Fauquier, Fauquier County, Nostalgia, Remington, Reminiscing, Virginia, Warrenton
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