Hamblett, Theora. I Remember. Theora Hamblett, 1971.

“Why am I willing to write ‘I Remember’?

“As a youngster, I enjoyed listening to older persons tell about their experiences, and their experiences became part of my memory.  Though of course I do not remember all that they told me, details of their lives lodge here and there in my subconscious, making me wish I could recall everything they told me about settling this country.

“Their history is now becoming slowly but surely obscured, forgotten, with the coming of each new generation. No one thought about writing down details of everyday life then; those creating the details were too busy digging a living out of the ground to consider that the younger generations would care to read of their experiences.

“Now I am among the older group. I realize my memories will soon be forgotten, too.

“Before I do forget, I am going to attempt to put some of those memories down on paper. These will be included in this book. …

“As I tried to write these old memories, I relived those days, and even used some of the language used back then.” – Theora Hamblett

Contents

Paris ……….. 7
My Old Home – 1900-1905 …….. 8
Home …….. 9
Our Back Yard – 1900 …….. 9
The Log Barn …….. 9
Smokehouse – 1905 ……..10
The Pasture at  Our Old Home ……..10
Rocking Chair and Table ……..11
Spring Cleaning ……..11
Swimming Geese and Wash Day ……… 12
Feeding Time #1  – Chicken Feeding #2 ……… 12
Milking Time ……… 13
Our Fireplace on Hog-Killing Day ……… 13
Buzzards’ Home …….. 14
Horseblock …….. 14
The Long Hamblett Hil …….. 15
Our Playgroud, a Stump and a Log …….. 15
Rover ……..15
Lye Soap Making ……… 16
Catching Lightning Bugs ………16
Caught ……… 33
Nature’s Beauty ……… 33
Wild Grapevine Trees …….. 34
Sorghum Making …….. 34
Gathering Scaleybark Nuts …….. 35
Crossing Town Creek Bridge …….. 35
Dan, Rouster, and Snowball …….. 36
Day’s Work is Over …….. 36
A Fall …….. 36
The Runaway Horse ……… 37
A Hayride and Tragedy ……… 37
Picking Geese ……… 38
The Day Angie Moved ……… 38
Paris School in My Schooldays …….. 39
Paris Spring …….. 40
Tanning Vats at the Paris Spring …….. 41
Mule and Ox-Wagons …….. 41
Paris Baptist Church …….. 42
Paris Methodist  Church …….. 42
Paris Baptist Church …….. 42
Spring Creek Baptist Church  – 1905 …….. 43
Paris Baptist Church …….. 42

Hamblett, Theora. I Remember. Theora Hamblett, 1971.

 

 

 

 

Theora Hamblett, My Last Sidesaddle Ride, Oil on Canvas, 24 x 36 in. (61.0 x 91.4 cm), Courtesy of The University of Mississippi Museum, Oxford, Mississippi

Theora Hamblett, Old Tuckolofa Consolidated School, Oil on Canvas, 24 x 36 in. (61.0 x 91.4 cm), Courtesy of The University of Mississippi Museum, Oxford, Mississippi

 

Theora Hamblett – U.S. Department of State. art.state.gov/personnel/theora_hamblett.