Something is missing!I was contacted and told that one of our twin tins (the only one remaining at the corner of S. Oak and Pleasure) is gone. The site looks like this. I did a blog about the twin tins several years ago. So STOP! Go see this blog. https://activerain.com/droplet/8XvDDon't the
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05/29/2023
The Spunky JunkerI walked in, sunglasses on, and heard a nice "Hello" but couldn't tell where it came from. There were so many lovely things in this newly-opened The Spunky Junker antique store that I had to have my sunglasses revert to inside vision. Then I could see Terre McCord behind her de
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05/27/2023
A Jug Full of MemoriesThe Historic Benjamin Clayton Black House is having an exhibit called Artisans and Collectors of Searcy. Here is an item displayed by one artist named Irene Crouch. In my long art loving background I have never seen one of these and she has three of them in her display.
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05/24/2023
Old, old picture of the Methodist Church.While digging through my treasures, I found this picture of the Searcy Methodist Church. Look at the mud in the road in front and the long fence in front of it. I have forgotten wheather that was a house or another church in the background. Perhaps someo
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05/21/2023
Happy 100th Birthday.....We don't know the exact day of birth. We do know that it takes a good while for a house to be completely born. So therefore we go to the courthouse records and see what has been recorded. This house was born in 1922 says the courthouse. It is located at 2496 Gum Sprin
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05/17/2023
Searcy AR Art Gallery, 300 E. Race, is the location of the Benjamin Clayton Black historic home that is on the Historic Register. They are having an interesting exhibit that begins May 19 through July 19, 2023. Debbie Higgs, Director, is presenting the very first Artisans and Collectors of Searc
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05/12/2023
Everyone's Dream House for sale right now.Who doesn't love a wrap around porch, a two story country style house, a tall chimney for a lovely fireplace, a two car garage, and an attached pary house? It includes a workshop that was used as an RV and used car business. Note that long concrete path
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05/08/2023
1951 American Legion Post Searcy AR Team.Perhaps you can provide names. The article does not supply the names.This article was published in the Three Rivers Edition of the Arkansas Democrat- Gazette newspaper on July 31, 2005. It was saved and loaned to me by Super Sleuth Anita Fuller when she
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05/06/2023
Interesting Map of White County.I had a surprise in my mail.....a very interesting 1911 map of White County. It was sent to me by Jim Bohannon, a Searcy native and friend of my husband's. He enjoys maps and especially railroad information. He said he enjoyed my recent blog about the Letona d
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05/02/2023
Hotel in distance from Depot, still standing. Just sold again.Letona Arkansas is a little distance from Searcy AR and has been a popular small town for a long time. The main reason for the first picture above was to publicize the MFNA depot. A hotel shows behind it! Of course, with a train co
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04/21/2023
