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1996 Wiregrass Festival Press Release
Theme: "Flame the Fire Ant"
Fire Ants song Lyrics by Duane Hershberger
This was sent to Chamber of Commerce president Nan Lee in March of 1996.
2000 Fire Ant Festival Schedule of Events
Theme for the 2000 Fire Ant Festival was a take on "Ghostbusters," Fire Ant Busters
Wiregrass Excitement
Poem by Gail Walls, one of the original members of the Fire Ant Festival (previously known as the Wiregrass Festival).
1996 Wiregrass Festival Small Flyer with schedule
WIREGRASS and FIREANTS, what's it all about? Come and see at the
1996 Wiregrass Festival
Ashburn, Georgia * March 20-24
1996 Wiregrass Festival
Ashburn, Georgia * March 20-24
Two Negroes Hanged; Riddled with Bullets
The Atlanta Semi-Weekly Journal reported on April 19, 1910, the lynching of Albert Royal and Charles Jackson near Ashburn. A mob abducted and shot the men, binding them to trees. Royal, a farmer, had faced legal and community harassment. Jackson had…
Citizens are Cleared of Lynching Charge
The Montgomery Monitor reported on April 28, 1910, the release of those accused in lynching of Albert Royal and Charles Jackson near Ashburn. They were released on a lack of evidence and alibis provided. Interest in the affair is high in the local…
Turner's Double Lynching
The Tifton Gazette reported on April 22, 1910, the lynching of Albert Royal and Charles Jackson near Ashburn. A mob abducted and shot the men, binding them to trees. Royal, a farmer, had faced legal and community harassment. Jackson had been accused…
Case Against White Men Dismissed
On April 22, 1910, the Turner County Banner reported that charges against five white men, accused of assault and battery related to the lynching of Albert Royals and Charles Jackson, were dismissed due to insufficient evidence and conflicting witness…
Lynching Near Ashburn
The Turner County Banner reported on April 15, 1910, the brutal lynching of Albert Royal and Charles Jackson, two African American men, by a white mob near Ashburn, Georgia. The men were forcibly taken from their home, tied to trees, and shot…
AgGeorgia gives $10K for Big Peanut Restoration
The Big Peanut is coming back! AgGeorgia was pleased to donate the remaining $10,000 needed for the restoration of the monument, and is proud to support Turner County and the Georgia peanut farmers to which this monument pays homage. AgGeorgia CEO…
Installation of New Big Peanut Monument
Location: Sylvia Drive in Ashburn, GA
Stella Shingler
at Agnes Scott College
Simon Shingler
Virgil R Boozer Studios
12 Fagon Arcade
West Palm Beach, Florida
12 Fagon Arcade
West Palm Beach, Florida
Commencement Booklet for Ashburn High School, 1919
Miss Mattie Lillie Wardlow
Simon Baldwin Shingler and Henry McKenzie
written by Betty Talmadge:
"Simon Baldwin Shingler 16 yr. old 1938
on left
Henry McKenzie 15 yr. old 1938
middle
my 1st cousin
Do not know Boy on right."
"Simon Baldwin Shingler 16 yr. old 1938
on left
Henry McKenzie 15 yr. old 1938
middle
my 1st cousin
Do not know Boy on right."
Tour Bus photo of some Shingler Family members in New York City
Written by Betty Talmadge:
"My grandfather - James Simon Shingler on front seat white hat - My father on 2nd row white hat black band - Clinton Felder Shingler - my uncle Bob - little boy on 2nd row - My Uncle Herbert standing on 2nd row white…
"My grandfather - James Simon Shingler on front seat white hat - My father on 2nd row white hat black band - Clinton Felder Shingler - my uncle Bob - little boy on 2nd row - My Uncle Herbert standing on 2nd row white…
765 N Main St. in Ashburn, Georgia
Location: 765 N Main St. in Ashburn, Georgia
Date: February 20, 2021
ASHBURN’S HISTORIC DRIVING TOUR STOP #6
This home, sometimes known as the McKenzie Home or one of the Shingler homes, was built for Clyde Shingler McKenzie by her father J.S.…
Date: February 20, 2021
ASHBURN’S HISTORIC DRIVING TOUR STOP #6
This home, sometimes known as the McKenzie Home or one of the Shingler homes, was built for Clyde Shingler McKenzie by her father J.S.…
Death Certificate of William Andrew Shingler
Cause of death: Acute Cerebral hemorrhage
Death Certificate of George T Betts
Cause of death: Acute Appendicitis
Focus on Georgia - Turner County
Note:
The Sparrow's Nest was built in 1892, not 1888. The Shinglers were living in an abandoned one-room schoolhouse in 1888 with one-year-old Beverly Clyde born in Eastman in 1897. Mr. JS Betts built his home in 1892 coming to town from Wanee Lake…
The Sparrow's Nest was built in 1892, not 1888. The Shinglers were living in an abandoned one-room schoolhouse in 1888 with one-year-old Beverly Clyde born in Eastman in 1897. Mr. JS Betts built his home in 1892 coming to town from Wanee Lake…
