On my latest trip to Franklin, I made my first visit to New Hope Cemetery. The cemetery was established in the 1800s and was in use by members of New Hope Methodist Church, a church that was established by the Black members of the Franklin United Methodist Church. For decades, the cemetery had largely remained […]
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Remembering Thomas Walter “Little Willie” Scruggs
Sometimes, there are certain people who implore you to learn more about them. This was the case for Thomas Walter Scruggs. When I traveled down to Franklin recently, I made the usual trip to St. Cyprian’s Cemetery, where some of my ancestors and many of their neighbors and friends are buried. The cemetery is special […]
Barbara McRae: The Passing of a Mentor and Friend
I recently learned that one of my friends, Ms. Barbara McRae, passed away in Franklin. It is difficult to express how much of an impact she had on me and my research. I met her almost eight years ago, on my second trip to Franklin. I think I had reached out to her in an […]
In With the Old
When you get lemons, you make lemonade! After I had to cancel my research trip due to the pandemic, I decided to undertake a project that’s been on the backburner for quite sometime– a website that contains my research findings for one side of the family. I originally created Franklin Memories back in 2013 as […]