by Do South | Jan 1, 2019 | People
[title subtitle=”words: Tom Wing, Historian and Author images: courtesy Sharon Griffin, daughter of Earl Dodd”][/title] New Year’s Day, 1936 marked the 100th year of statehood for Arkansas. Three years before, Means Wilkinson purchased the Greenwood...
by Do South | Nov 1, 2018 | People
[title subtitle=”words: Tom Wing, Historian and Author images: courtesy Fort Smith Museum of History “][/title] During WWII, the most widespread war in history, approximately 16 million Americans served in the military. It is crucial we hear the stories of...
by Do South | Oct 1, 2018 | People
[title subtitle=”words: Tom Wing, Historian and Author images: courtesy Fort Smith Museum of History “][/title] What do a street in Las Vegas, a Pleistocene-era lake, a dam, a GM automobile, a crater on Mars, a WWII Liberty ship, and a Triumph motorcycle...
by Do South | Sep 1, 2018 | Food + Drink
[title subtitle=”words: Tom Wing, Historian and Author images: courtesy Chuck Raney “][/title] My purpose in writing this story is to recall just a few of the places my friends, family, and I frequented in my younger years, perhaps to give others an idea...
by Do South | Jul 31, 2018 | People
[title subtitle=”words: Tom Wing, Historian and Author images: courtesy Fort Smith Museum of History”][/title] Life is full of seemingly insignificant situations, and surface-level associations that at the time appear to be only a temporary means to an...
