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Stories Drawn from the Deep

The American Deep South

America Will Endure
14 Sep 2023

America Will Endure

by Russ Paton | Posted in: The American Deep South, History, Travel | 2
This entry is part 8 of 8 in the series American Deep South

We never saw a live opossum; they are nocturnal, and we are not.

Click on the possum family for a rundown on things we did encounter in the American Deep South …

America
God Bless America
12 Sep 2023

God Bless America

by Russ Paton | Posted in: The American Deep South, History, Science and Reason, Travel | 2
This entry is part 7 of 8 in the series American Deep South

Pull up a chair, let’s have a chat about what’s happening in America.

Click on the one you want.

America, Elvis, Christianity
Just As I Imagined
11 Sep 2023

Just As I Imagined

by Russ Paton | Posted in: The American Deep South, History, Travel | 0
This entry is part 6 of 8 in the series American Deep South

“Among those that travelled this road were American Indians, traders, soldiers, “Kaintucks”, post riders, settlers, slaves, circuit-riding preachers, outlaws, and adventurers.”

Click on Natchez Trace to follow along. Bring your coon-skin cap.

Loblolly Pine, Natchez Trace, Davy Crockett
Predominance
10 Sep 2023

Predominance

by Russ Paton | Posted in: The American Deep South, Travel, Family History | 2
This entry is part 5 of 8 in the series American Deep South

This is how Arcola Mississippi stacks up against my hometown in Saskatchewan.

Click on the Plantation address sign to enter…

Arcola, Saskatchewan, Mississippi
166 Years Ago
9 Sep 2023

166 Years Ago

by Russ Paton | Posted in: The American Deep South, History, Travel | 0
This entry is part 4 of 8 in the series American Deep South

Bear and I were the only residents of Belmont on Friday. We reclined in splendid rooms appointed with period art and furniture.

Click on the mansion and join us in the ballroom.

Antebellum architecture, Belmont, 1857, Bricks
Or Do We?
8 Sep 2023

Or Do We?

by Russ Paton | Posted in: The American Deep South, History, Travel, Family History | 0
This entry is part 3 of 8 in the series American Deep South

We don’t have familial links in this part of the world.

Or do we?

Click on the map to find out….

Ancestry, Paton, Patton, Peyton
What the Heck!
7 Sep 2023

What the Heck!

by Russ Paton | Posted in: The American Deep South, History, Science and Reason, Travel | 2
This entry is part 2 of 8 in the series American Deep South

Sam Hill had a reputation of being blasphemous and obscene.

Click on the irate southerner for the full story….

Sun Studio, Mega Church, American South, Memphis
Civil War
5 Sep 2023

Civil War

by Russ Paton | Posted in: The American Deep South, History, Science and Reason, Travel | 0
This entry is part 1 of 8 in the series American Deep South

I have castrated a pig and milked cows by hand regularly. I have also negotiated contracts with investment bankers in Toronto, Minneapolis, and New York. The perspectives of both Jed Clampett and Milburn Drysdale are familiar to me.

Click on either Beverly Hillbilly for details….

American South, Beverly Hillbillies, Ozark

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