The Jenkins Story

by Sybil Knight Jenkins 
Some time before the Revolutionary War, Jacob and Jerry Jeinins, (half English and half Welsh) came to this country. The chief difference in brothers was their difference in political beliefs. Jacob was a firm believer in the separation from...

Dittys

Ever wonder why I’m so twisted? Take a gander of some of the dittys my ancestor’s passed down to me. from Gramma Glen 
(Agnes Glenavie Sullivan Heath) Listen! Listen!
 The Cat’s Pissin’
 Where? Where?
 Under the chair.
 Run! Run!
 Get the gun!
 Aw, hell
 He’s all...

Blarney

by Karen Warren Here is a story about one of my Cassidy relatives in Kentucky a 150 years ago or so. You have to read this with an Irish accent: Seems like Mr. Cassidy was just a “wee little” man. One day 2 Indians came and attacked his house. He put up a...

Tag! You’re It!

by Jim Heath (as told to April Heath Pastis) We had the best time playing in the cemetery not too far from our house. It was actually very safe to play. You could run around without having to worry about getting out of the way of cars, like we did when we played in...

Go Wake up Your Grandma!

Told by Jim Heath (as dictated to April Heath Pastis) I loved my grandma.* My grandma’s mom, was the sweetest kindest woman who always treated me as if I was the best kid in town. One night I was awakened from my sleep and saw my grandma walk into my room. I sat...

Flagpole Hill

by James E. Bradford You won’t find Flagpole Hill of a map of Williamson County, Tennessee, located about one to one and half miles form Highway 100 on Pinewood Road. There were only a very few people that lived in the Flagpole Community at the time. They had no...