Vincent Walker
By Laura Jane Pittman Resident Community News If you have anything to do with hunting, or are a gun aficionado, you may already know Vince Walker. He is the “go-to” gun guy at Curry Thomas Hardware, holding court three days a week while he gunsmiths. Well, that’s what he claims to be doing anyway. […]
Violet Coleman Parker
Violet Coleman Parker is a Historic District dweller who embraces the challenge of change. Born at home in 1924, Parker and her five brothers and sisters lived upstairs above their father’s Riverside grocery store until William Coleman lost his store in the years just prior to the Depression. In 1928 the Coleman family moved into […]
Lillian Marie Hefinger Walker
In a recent article on positive aging, an expert said, “Engage in life as much as you can. It takes energy. But if you don’t find your center point, you’ll end up drifting through life sideways.” Lillian Walker could have authored that article. Celebrating her 100th birthday on November 22, 2012, Walker was surrounded by […]
A Look Back at 2012
Rosa Parks once said, “Memories of our lives, of our works and our deeds will continue in others.” One of my favorite things about this column is getting a glimpse of Old Jacksonville – what the city looked, smelled and felt like many decades ago…or sometimes even just a few decades ago. My family has […]
The Landon High School Alumni Association & Memorabilia Room
By Laura Jane Pittman Resident Community News If you mention the word “Lionette” to an older resident this side of the river, chances are they will know exactly what you are talking about. Chances are they either were a Lionette or had a sister, cousin, aunt, mother, grandmother, or friend who was. The Landon Lionettes […]
John Ginter
By Victoria Freeman Resident Community News In 1926 John Ginter’s father moved from Ohio to Jacksonville to open the Jacksonville branch of Ginter Box Company, which created boxes for King Edward Cigars. The cigar boxes were elaborate and in addition to housing fine cigars, were frequently used by school girls as treasure chests for love […]
David Gum – Part II
By Laura Jane Pittman Resident Community News (Note: In the last The Way We Were column, Jacksonville native David Gum shared memories from his early childhood. Here he recounts the stores and favorite establishments that made up “The Strip” of old in St. Nicholas and South Shores. He also shared several ads from The Times […]
William Boling
By Victoria Register-Freeman Resident Community News Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony might serve as a suitable soundtrack for a film on William ‘Bill’ Boling’s life. The piece is known for its quiet melodies punctuated by moments of energy and excitement. Boling comes from a family of action-oriented individuals. In 1939 when he was five, his parents moved […]
