Vault where Mr. & Mrs. J. J. McCaskill are buried. This photo taken at the time of mama’s funeral. (The day after.) Mollie Cawthon. [Accession No. 2016-3-15: Anonymous Donor]
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DeFuniak Springs Female College
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 readingWalton High School 1937 Football Team
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 readingWalton High School 1937 Basketball Team
The members of the 1937 Walton High School basketball team were: (front row, left to right) Ed Taylor, Dawson Cawthon, Gerdon Tappon, John Rutan, Jeb Stuart Gaston (middle row, left to right) Woody Wesley, Bob Hatcher, Frank Mzwreck, Earl Wesley, Kenneth Sconiers, Charles Taylor (back row, left to right) Buddy
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The members of the Walton High School football team are identified, but we are uncertain which year this team played. Jack Little (No. 63 in the middle) graduated from Walton High School in 1944, so this team probably played in the fall of 1940, 1941, 1942, or 1943. Please contact
Continue readingDaughters and Veterans at DeFuniak
The following item appeared in The Pensacola Journal on March 27, 1908: Daughters and Veterans at DeFuniak. “A large excursion came to DeFuniak Springs on Veterans’ Day, in spite of the inclement weather Friday night, and were rewarded by having an unusually delightful weather and a strong program. The morning
Continue readingStreet Fair in DeFuniak Springs
The Billboard was a weekly magazine published in Cincinnati, Ohio, that listed events across the country. The following listing for DeFuniak Springs appeared under the heading “Street Fairs and Carnivals” in the issue for September 15, 1900. A similar listing appeared in 1901, showing the dates for the street fair
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