In the Fall of 2002, I started my first classes in the history MA at the University of Southern Mississippi, immediately after I finished my BA. It was a chaotic time – I will never forget taking my GRE, because I had a sinus infection and two infected ears, and somehow got seated at aContinue reading “Loose Ends and TBR Piles”
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Come in and Sit a Spell
A welcome and introduction of sorts… Thanks for stopping by. I thought it might be helpful for you to have at least a bit of information about me before delving into the blog posts and – eventually – the podcast episodes that will be curated here. Who am I? For these purposes, I’m a historianContinue reading “Come in and Sit a Spell”
Gold Amongst the Chicken Feed – May 2021
Gold Amongst the Chicken Feed will feature some of my favorite stories from the community college archives I know and love. 17 May marked the 67th anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education in Topeka desegregation case. Dr. Hugh Speer, vice-chair of Johnson County Community College’s first Board of Trustees and one of theContinue reading “Gold Amongst the Chicken Feed – May 2021”
Kristy Wittman Howell 