Respect and Restore

Researching and Writing Stories from the Past.

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The French Family Part 3 - Annie French Cooley
Exactly 125 years ago today, on October 30, 1899, Annie French Cooley passed away at the age of 26. Annie...
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The French Family Part 2 - Dr. W.A. French
In case you missed my previous post, I have started work on the French Family Burial Plot at Bethesda...
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The French Family Part 1
I am not doing too well on completing my monuments and posting articles. Life has somehow managed to...
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The Angel for Robert A. Payne
Wow!  Time really does fly by.  I cannot believe that I have not posted anything since August 2022. ...
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Drury Myra Boyce
My latest project was chosen simply because I thought the monument was unique and pretty!  I could...
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Eula Bass Monument Restoration
The last article I wrote was about the murder of Eula Bass in 1921.  I told you that I had my work...
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The Murder of Eula Bass
Scene of the crime – Madison Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee On an April afternoon in 1921, Eula...
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Honeymoon Tragedy
On a Tuesday afternoon in February of 1916, Claude Veazey and Lida Canon were married in Memphis, Tennessee....
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The Longtown Angel
The angel at Longtown Cemetery in Panola County, Mississippi is a sight to behold.  It is a marble statue...
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The Guardian
When you walk into Palestine Cemetery in Tate County, Mississippi, you are greeted by a young girl kneeling...
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Sheriff John Macon Poag
I have spent the last week working on a project that I am excited to share with all of you.  Last...
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Verna Salmon McKay
Every time I ride south on Highway 51, I always look up at a girl on the hill in Bethesda Cemetery. The...
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