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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 of mine invited me to go back with him to his hometown and … 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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Hard To Find
Factory Worker. Photo courtesy: https://commons.wikimedia.org Stagalee had been working at the gun factory in Midland, Virginia for almost a year by the time Celestia Brentwood Farnsworth was hired there in 1979. Stag ran the CNC machine, milling and boring pistol … Continue reading
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Tagged African American, africanamerican, Based on actual events, Ethnicity, growingupcolored, Nostalgia, Reminiscing
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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?” “That’s the answer to the question the little boy asked … 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
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Tagged Black History, Fauquier County, Nostalgia, Remington, Reminiscing
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