Readers, this wraps up our week-long VIRTUAL BOOK EVENT for Ann Hite’s Roll the Stone Away! Previous posts: Author Interview, BLACK MOUNTAIN series, Reviews & a History, and a new Author Guest Post. “Hite gives voice to Southern Appalachian culture
Six Degrees: A Guest Post by Ann Hite
On the 4th day of our Virtual Event with Ann Hite, the author relates a genealogy trail she discovered while researching! On our previous posts this week, you’ll find an Interview with the Author and description of her memoir, a
Reviews & a Bit of History
If you missed the previous posts, you can find them here along with links to purchase the books: Interview with Ann Hite & Black Mountain Series Books Today we are posting reviews of the author’s middle two books in the
Ann Hite’s Black Mountain Series
This is day 2 of our week-long Virtual Event for Georgia author Ann Hite’s latest book–a memoir titled Roll the Stone Away. Yesterday we posted an in depth interview with the author (read it here), and today we are highlighting
Virtual Author Event: Roll the Stone Away by Ann Hite
The Polk County Historical Society Museum was set to have a book signing with Georgia author Ann Hite earlier this month, but due to the ongoing coronovirus epidemic we had to cancel this event. We do plan to reschedule at
Music History: Ida Cox
Ida Cox, nee Prather, was a Cedartown-raised vaudeville performer who, along with Ma Rainey and Bessie Smith, founded the female blues genre. Born in 1888, Ida left home at an early age to pursue her singing career. “Wild women Don’t
Some Personalities in Polk County
Joseph A. Blanche, Lawyer, Cedartown. Son of Joseph G. and Mary Williams Blanche. He was born at Savannah, Georgia June 30, 1838. Attended school Emory at Oxford until 1857, then studied law and was a partner of Col. James D.
History of Cedartown and Polk County’s Newspapers
Cedartown and Polk County’s first newspaper was the Record, established in 1869 by W.S.D. Wikle, who acted as editor and publisher for a number of years. A few years later, Thomas Gibson established the Express and published it until he
Street Names of Cedartown
This is a document dated 1937 and was donated to the Historical Society by Georgia Wyatt in July of 1991. Much of the history of Cedartown might be traced through the names of its various streets. The facts stated below
Brigadier General Kendall J. Fielder
“Brigadier General Kendall “Wooch” Jordan Fielder (August 1, 1893 – April 13, 1981) was an influential World War II veteran, who settled in Hawaii, and testified before Congress in favor of statehood. At the time of the attack on Pearl