Browse Items (85 total)
- Collection: People of Turner County
Sort by:
Gloria Pylant Interview
Full interview can be heard here: https://youtu.be/nyqf2g43Cr8
Haman Family Reunion at Old Hopewell Church
J. Luther Hobby, Clarence Taylor, Annie Bell Sellars Garrett, Cluria Garrett.
Cluria frying mullet and hushpuppies on Saturday before the Reunion. Being ably supervised and assisted!" (This was taken under the overhang behind the old church…
Cluria frying mullet and hushpuppies on Saturday before the Reunion. Being ably supervised and assisted!" (This was taken under the overhang behind the old church…
Henry Talmadge Elrod
This Official Military Personnel File includes records from the following folders: Service Documents (November 26, 1927-February 15, 1930); Post-Service Documents (December 28, 1941-October 18, 1957); Awards, Decorations, & Commendations (January 5,…
J. H. Gilmore
"Mr. Gilmore is a prosperous farmer of the Rebecca district and is highly esteemed by those who know him. He has good business qualifications and the interest of the county at heart."
Jack Albritton
James Riley “Jack” Albritton, who turns 95 in 2022, has lived a life worth talking about. He served in the Air Corps at age 17 (yes, underage) to help clean up Pearl Harbor. He created a thriving mechanic business in the sleepy town of Sycamore. He…
Jack Albritton and daughter Rene Fortson
JACK WITH HIS DAUGHTER RENE ALBRITTON FORTSON.
To read more from Jack Albritton's People of Turner County interview:
https://turnercountyproject.com/2022/01/17/jack-albritton/
To read more from Jack Albritton's People of Turner County interview:
https://turnercountyproject.com/2022/01/17/jack-albritton/
James Simon "J.S." Shingler
This portrait is part of a matching set with James Simon "J.S" Shingler and Emma Shipman Baldwin Shingler. On the back of the portrait of Emma, there is a handwritten note: "From D (illegible) W Migraths Portrait Copying & Picture Frame House 125…
Joan Sellars Lorenzen
To read Joan's mini interview, check it out here:
https://turnercountyproject.com/2022/10/11/joan-sellars-lorenzen/
https://turnercountyproject.com/2022/10/11/joan-sellars-lorenzen/
John and Lois Dye, attending Eureka Prom as chaperones
To read more of John Dye's People of Turner County interview:
https://turnercountyproject.com/2022/02/14/john-dye/
https://turnercountyproject.com/2022/02/14/john-dye/
John Dye
John Dye, who turned 95 in 2022, is perhaps one of the most well-respected citizens in Turner County. He is beloved by many not only because he invested so much of his time and love into his students throughout his almost 50 years in education but…
Joyce McHugh Reed (102-year-old TC citizen) biographical intro
This is a quick introductory clip to Joyce McHugh Reed, 102-year-old Turner County citizen. She was a daughter and wife of a sharecropper. To read the rest of the interview, click here: https://turnercountyproject.com/2021/07/11/joyce-reed/
Joyce Reed
The Turner County Project had the privilege of interviewing Mrs. Joyce McHugh Reed with the help of her son Wayne Reed on Saturday, July 3, 2021 over a glass of homemade sweet tea. This 102-year-old resident of Turner County shared some stories about…
Kenneth Bryan
taken in his home in Sycamore
Linda Wiggins Williford
On March 24, 2021, Linda Wiggins Williford, daughter of Henry Richard “H.R.” Wiggins (May 10, 1924 – October 14, 2010) and Frankie Ireland Wiggins (November 7, 1923 – September 5, 2018), sat down for an hour-long interview with the Turner County…
Linda Wiggins Williford - Wiregrass Farmer History
To read more of Linda Wiggins Williford's interview, click here: https://turnercountyproject.com/2021/04/11/linda-wiggins-williford/
Margaret Baldwin Shingler Moore
This photo was once displayed at the Victoria Evans Memorial Library as part of a Shingler family display. It has since been returned to the family.
Mike Mastrario
On Sunday, July 4, 2021, the Turner County Project sat down with Mike Mastrario to talk about him and his wife, Sue, moving their whole family from South New Jersey all the way to the small town of Ashburn in the early 1990s. Getting this Yankee’s…
Mike Mastrario on how he found Turner County while living in New Jersey
To read the full interview, check out this link: https://turnercountyproject.com/2021/07/21/mike-mastrario/
Mrs. Smith's Lantern Burned for 80 Years
"She had no children, so she adopted Ashburn and Turner County."
Mrs. Turner Wins Special Election
by Austin Saxon
"Mrs. Shirley Turner became the first woman ever to earn a place on the Ashburn City Council Thursday as she narrowly defeated William I. (Bill) Posey in a special election to fill a vacancy in Post No. 4."
...
Mrs. Turner who is…
"Mrs. Shirley Turner became the first woman ever to earn a place on the Ashburn City Council Thursday as she narrowly defeated William I. (Bill) Posey in a special election to fill a vacancy in Post No. 4."
...
Mrs. Turner who is…
Nina Cox - To The Bat for Turner County
A Wiregrass Farmer and Stockman clipping showing Nina Cox holding a bat that says "I will bat for Turner Co."
Nina Cox, an Ashburn High School teacher, resigned from her position in 1924 and entered the race for the Turner County School…
Nina Cox, an Ashburn High School teacher, resigned from her position in 1924 and entered the race for the Turner County School…
Painting of Victoria Evans with reference photo
Photograph of Victoria Evans, date unknown, by T.B. Blackshear, photographer in Macon, GA.
Painting was created by Minnie G. Brown of Ashburn, GA based on the photograph of Victoria Evans.
Plaque next to the painting says:
VICTORIA CHARITY…
Painting was created by Minnie G. Brown of Ashburn, GA based on the photograph of Victoria Evans.
Plaque next to the painting says:
VICTORIA CHARITY…
Pioneers Sheep Bennett Pate and Daniel H. Davis, early ~1900s
Pioneers Sheep Bennett Pate and Daniel H. Davis, early ~1900s