Early Schools and Churches in Sylacauga Once people began moving to Sylacauga, a place to worship together became important. Col. George Hill organized a church on his property on the Old...
Christmas Trivia Little girls with $1.00 a week allowances had three good Five and Dimes in which to shop in the 1950’s. Can you name them?In what Yankee newspaper was the “Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus” letter published and guess what year? A bonus if you...
Fifty Years of Christmas Fifty years, fifty Christmas trees, fifty Christmas mornings on Dogwood Road, fittingly located at Lake Joy; and I wonder how the time flew by so quickly,...
An Attitude of Gratitude For Sylacauga Then and Now November is the month for thanking God for health, family, friends, and all the other blessings that He gives us that we may take for granted. One of these blessings is the privilege of living in Sylacauga. It...
Paul Michael Bourboulas Little Paul’s Café The first hint of what sort of person a man is, may be how he treats his mother. Paul Bourboulas wrote a touching card to his Mother and sister, Maria, when he arrived in the United States in October, 1918. He would have...
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