As the car eased out of the motel parking lot, a thought was nagging in the back of my brain. Was I wasting my time? Any contemporaries of my grandmother were long gone. Maybe too much time had passed.
This whole quest had begun by happenstance. Opening a shop to sell my vintage collection was ...
The Journey BeginsAnd so with this letter, the journey begins. A journey to rediscover my grandmother’s life as a young woman trying to make it on her own as a milliner. For years I had known that my grandmother Madge worked in the hat trade before her marriage to my grandfather b...
Finding Madge – Kemper County, MississippiWith Miss Thelma’s canned goods safely tucked in the back seat, we headed off to the 'big city' of DeKalb, county seat of Kemper County, Mississippi. Our destination? The Kemper County Historical Museum. Miss Thelma put in a good word for us since the m...
Finding Madge - Back to Mississippi
That spring Madge was back on the road. A social commitment in Dallas allowed a road trip through Mississippi. The plan: spend a couple of days in Scooba plus do some archival research in Jackson. It was finally time to try to put the pieces together on grandmo...
It's Official! The World Loves Madge VintageAfter 262 cities, 26 countries, 39 states,200 pieces of jewelry, 100 hats and more,Madge is celebrating her 2nd birthday!Whew! Hang on just a sec, Madge needs to sit down and catch her breath. What an amazing tally if this gal does say ...
Scooba Update - Progress at Last! When visiting Scooba last year, the downtown was in ruins. What was once a vibrant commercial district now was literally falling down.
Now I'm pleased to report that a group of concerned citizens has formed the Scooba Focus Group to foster economic g...
