Tomorrow evening, members and visitors of the Itawamba Historical Society will be treated to a special program by Dr. Terry Thornton, society member and author of the blog, Hill Country of Monroe County. He will be presenting a program about burial customs in the hill country of northeast Mississippi. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. in the Gordon McFerrin Auditorium of the George Poteet History Center at the corner of Church Street and Museum Drive in Mantachie. A fellowship meal will be followed by the special program. This program should be both entertaining and educational, as Dr. Thornton is an excellent speaker. The public is invited to attend.
Monday, May 18, 2009
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Lemon Balm

Thursday, May 7, 2009
A Flea Market With a Purpose: May 8-9, 2009


The historical society depends entirely upon membership dues and donations to further its work with the preservation and promotion of local history. Throughout the year the society's facilities are open to the public free of charge where hundreds of family researchers visit the society's Gaither Spradling Library and tour Historic Bonds House Museum. And each years hundreds of local school groups learn about their county's past. It is events like the annual giant flea market that keeps the society in operation.
So don't forget to support the society by stopping by the next two days. It will be time well spent.
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Keyes Cemetery on a Stormy Day?

Sunday, May 3, 2009
Remembering Lawns of White Clover

Back when I was a kid, everyone had patches of white clover on their lawns. This was before today’s monotonous manicured lawns of green turf. The white clover blooms on the lawn would attract butterflies and honey bees. As a kid I would catch bees in a fruit jar and would sit on the lawn combing through the green plants looking for that special lucky four-leaf clover. When the lawn would be mowed, the sweet smell of fresh-cut green clover would sift through the humid summer air creating a fragrant treat for the senses. And of course there’s nothing better than walking barefoot through a field of cool damp clover on a hot Mississippi summer’s day.
White clover has been around these parts for quite awhile. During 1794 a visitor to America wrote: “In every part of America, from New Hampshire to Carolina, from the sea to the mountains, the land … whether wet or dry, whether worn out or retaining its original fertility, from the summit of the Alleghany ridge to the sandy plains of Virginia, is spontaneously covered with white clover, growing frequently with a luxuriance and perfection that art can rarely equal in Europe1.”
For hundreds of years, white clover has been cherished throughout the countryside. During 1892 Cora Randall Fabbri wrote a poem called White Clover. One verse of the little poem reads:
The thought comes of a Long Ago.
And for a little while I know
I am a little child again.2
1Charles V. Piper, Forage Plants and Their Culture, The MacMillan Company, New York, 1916, 411.
2Cora Randall Fabbri, Lyrics, Harper and Brothers, New York, 1892, 133.
Saturday, May 2, 2009
Alabama Death Certificates Index: 1908-1974 Now Online at FamilySearch Labs

This is exciting news for those researching the “border counties” of Mississippi such as Itawamba where many family connections cross the state line. To research this index, simply visit FamilySearch Labs (select the Canada, U.S.A. and Mexico Region, then select Alabama Statewide Deaths: 1908-1974).
Friday, May 1, 2009
Overlooking the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway

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