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Back in the Day in Fauquier County, Virginia – 1978
The year was around 1978 and as you can already guess, “those were the good old days”. Everything was simpler then, everything was fun. We enjoyed being around friends and family. We were young and carefree. If you see someone … Continue reading
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Tagged African American, African American Life, Black, Culpeper, Culpeper County, Fauquier, Fauquier County, Negro life, Nostalgia, Remington, Reminiscing, rural, Virginia, Warrenton
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The Whole Town’s Laughing At Me
Every time I hear that song by Teddy Pendergrass, “The Whole Town’s Laughing at Me”, it takes me back to 1975 and the weekend a Navy buddy invited me to go back with him to his hometown and spend the … Continue reading
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The State Bank of Remington – Up Close and Personal
Photo/Courtesy of panoramio.com Remington, Virginia, my home town. After I graduated high school, my father decided that it was time for me to have a car of my own. Prior to this I only mentioned wanting to own a car … Continue reading
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The Community Action Program: Warrenton, Virginia
Photo/Courtesy of The Daily Yonder The War on Poverty began with President Lyndon Johnson’s visit to Tom Fletcher’s front porch in Martin County, Kentucky, in April 1964. I didn’t realize I grew up poor until I landed a summer job … Continue reading
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Growing Up Colored: Everyday Life
“Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and file’ gumbo ‘Cause tonight I’m gonna see my ma cher amio Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-o Son of a gun, we’ll have big fun on the bayou” “Sing it again Daddy, … Continue reading
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How I Found Out
Photo/Coutesy Culpeper Historical Society Old Town Culpeper, Virginia, where I attended my first ‘walk-in’ movie, “The Parent Trap” – starring my childhood idol, Hayley Mills. Hayley Mills was by far my favorite actress as a child. Talk about having … Continue reading
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Country Living
Photo/Courtesy of The Brown Collection The Brown Home Place – Built in 1952 by Ellsworth Brown. I think by today’s standards, we may have grown up on a farm. It wasn’t really a farm and we certainly would not have … Continue reading
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