Tag Archives: History

More On Albert Painton’s Refuge

In my previous post I transcribed a lengthy feature article about Albert Painton’s “refuge” published on page 3 of the January 3, 1950, issue of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Combing through newspaper archives I found a local article published in the June 15, 1950, issue of the Advance Advocate [Advance, Missouri]. It was much theContinue reading “More On Albert Painton’s Refuge”

Albert Painton’s “Plantation”

I’ve been doing a bit of newspaper archive “treasure hunting” lately and I stumbled upon an article of particular interest to me. The article appeared in the January 3, 1950 St. Louis Post-Dispatch newspaper on page 3 and titled “He Built His Own Refuge for Wildlife: Albert Painton Who Turned Swamp into Rich Plantation, SetContinue reading “Albert Painton’s “Plantation””

A Tribute to Paulette Jiles

According to the San Antonio Report published on July 11, 2025: “Paulette Jiles, an award-winning and best-selling novelist and poet who spent the last 30-plus years living and writing in San Antonio and in the Texas Hill Country, died on July 8. She was 82. Jiles said in her blog that she had been recently diagnosed withContinue reading “A Tribute to Paulette Jiles”

Liberal Hypocrisy and Federalization

It’s been a while since I have written a proper article, but recent events have inspired me to share some observations. However, I do need to note that one of the reasons that you have not seen a recent podcast or article from me is the fact that I have had three eye surgeries sinceContinue reading “Liberal Hypocrisy and Federalization”

New Distributor For ‘Blood in the Ozarks’

Foothills Media LLC is excited to share the news that we now have a new printer / distribution partner for ‘Blood in the Ozarks’. We also decided it was time to revamp the cover (and we hope you like it). “Blood in the Ozarks” by Clint Lacy delves into a controversial and often overlooked chapterContinue reading “New Distributor For ‘Blood in the Ozarks’”

Bollinger Mill

Mill History: From Wikipedia: In 1797, George Frederick Bollinger received a land grant from the Spanish Government and moved with several other families from North Carolina to what is now Burfordville, Missouri.[4] In 1800, Bollinger began building a log dam and mill on the Whitewater River. In 1825, Bollinger rebuilt the mill and dam using limestone. After Bollinger’s death in 1842, his daughterContinue reading “Bollinger Mill”

Great Excitement in Greenville

The February 17, 1927 edition of the Greenville Sun newspaper carried the story of a fiddling contest that attracted more than 600 people to the Wayne County, Missouri community more than 200 people were turned away , failing to gain admission to the event.