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Finding Madge – Scooba Mississippi

Madge and Mr. Madge left Atlanta on Friday for our trip to Scooba Mississippi to find my grandmother's hat shop.  We made it to Birmingham, Alabama by lunch.   Then, for several hours we wound through the rest of the state on scenic two-lane roads until we were over the border and in Scoob...

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Back to Mississippi
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Finding Madge – Back to Mississippi

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...

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