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John Walton McCaskill’s Housekeeper

By WCHA | July 21, 2019 - 2:53 pm |March 27, 2022 People

Mrs. Humphrey, J.W. McCaskill’s housekeeper [Accession Nos. 2016-3-10 and 2016-3-11: Anonymous Donor]

John Walton McCaskill Family Photo

By WCHA | July 21, 2019 - 2:04 pm |March 27, 2022 People

Family photo McCaskills Top row standing Spears, Irene, Florence, J.W. Front row John Walton, Fern, Clara [Accession No. 2016-3-18: Anonymous Donor]

Letter from Annie Flournoy to Her Sister

By WCHA | July 20, 2019 - 4:26 pm |March 27, 2022 People

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DeFuniak Spgs. Fla. Nov. 29th, 1900 Mrs. S. P. McCaskill Dear Sister I have thought a long time I would write to you but I did not think I would every have to write and tell you about my lost one He was a loving Husband and a kind Father… Continue reading →

Sacred Harp Sing in Gaskin, 1908

By WCHA | May 21, 2019 - 9:32 pm |March 27, 2022 Communities, Gaskin

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Top row left to right: Charlie Henderson, George Anderson, Maggie Ray, Willis Hobbs, Sarah Ella Ray, Charlie Ray, (in doorway) Mollie Laird, Catherine Cain, (below Mollie) Annie Andrews, Mollie Andrews, Mary Anderson, Daniel Wilkerson, Cleve Donnelly, Mack Keane, Lee Padgett, Dan Anderson, Walter Padgett, J.D. Wooten, Sr. Second row: George… Continue reading →

DeFuniak Springs Female College

By WCHA | January 19, 2019 - 5:48 pm |January 27, 2021 Education

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CITY OF SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES- The people of DeFuniak Springs are certainly to be commended for the spirit they are manifesting in matters religious and educational. The last number of the Signal bears weighty evidence to the public spirit of DeFuniak’s citizens in the following article: DeFuniak may now be… Continue reading →

Florida Forestry Conference

By WCHA | September 28, 2018 - 1:23 pm |March 27, 2022 Florida Forestry Conference

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From https://www.floridamemory.com/photographiccollection/collections/?id=17: The Florida Forest Service was one of a succession of state offices responsible for overseeing the commercial, industrial, and natural resources of Florida’s forests. The Florida Forest Service was established in 1928, succeeding the Florida Board of Forestry. It cooperated with federal and state agencies, counties, towns, corporations,… Continue reading →

The Trial of Bryant Wood

By WCHA | July 22, 2018 - 2:56 pm |January 27, 2021 Crime

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Mr. Editor: The Spring Term of the Superior Court for West Florida, has been one of more interest, I suppose, than for many years proceeding, on account of the number of capital cases standing on the docket. The County of Walton, since its formation, has not had a murder committed… Continue reading →

Panther Attack on Choctawhatchee River

By WCHA | July 22, 2018 - 1:36 pm |January 27, 2021 General Information

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A most singular incident occurred a few days ago at Cedar Bluff, on the Chocktahatchie–so singular that we could scarcely credit it, if it were not too well authenticated to admit of doubt. A charge belonging to Mr. Cook was lying along the bank of the river, on board of… Continue reading →

1896 Football Team

By WCHA | November 3, 2017 - 1:30 pm |November 3, 2017 Education, Sports, State Normal School

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G. Willard Shear took this studio photograph of the 1896 DeFuniak Springs Football Team. Unfortunately, the history of this team and the names of its players remain a mystery, but it may have been the Florida State Normal School team. The team played Pensacola on February 22, 1896, and won… Continue reading →

Walton High School 1937 Football Team

By WCHA | June 15, 2017 - 1:20 pm |March 27, 2022 Education, Schools, Sports, Walton High School

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Most of the members of the 1937 Walton High School football team have been identified, but we need help with a few. Please let us know if you can identify any of these players. (front row) All are unknown. (middle row, left to right) 34. Buford Toole; 27. Dub Anderson;… Continue reading →