History

On September 18, 2014, a few days before Equinox Day, the Yalobusha Historical Society gathered to hear to hear Toney Lute talk about the Japanese flag that Betty Miller’s brother, Howard Rounsaville, brought home from World War II as a souvenir.  Betty Miller is a loyal and a faithful member of the YHS. Betty Miller…

On a Dog Days of Summer afternoon in August, John Moorman spoke to the Yalobusha Historical Society about the set of books he wrote about his kinfolks. John Moorman has written about his kinfolks and has graciously given the Yalobusha Historical Society permission to print the books on demand.  John wrote about his kinfolks who…

A historic geographical lesson on Mississippi’s boundaries was Oxford’s Ed Sharpe’s topic at the July 17, 2014 Yalobusha Historical Society meeting. And so it was that the Territory of Mississippi was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from April 7, 1798 until December 10, 1817, when the final extent of the…

Tell the old old story over and over of our American heritage to our children was emphasized to Yalobusha Historical Society members and guests by Tricia Raymond as she shared her research on the history of the Pledge of Allegiance to our American flag. The Pledge of Allegiance was written in August 1892 by the…

Kilgore Outlines Key Legal Issues At YHS Meeting By Joy Tippit Special To The Herald COFFEEVILLE –  On a cool Blackberry Winter Thursday, May 15, Catherine (Ginny)  V. Kilgore presented the program for Yalobusha Historical Society members and guests. Ginny is the Elder Law Project Director, North Mississippi Rural Legal Services in Oxford.     Ginny’s…

By Joy Tippit Special To The Herald Rayburn Rifles, bears, and Tallahatchie County caught the attention of Yalobusha Historical Society members and guests on a cool pre-Easter April 17, 2014 Thursday afternoon.  John Nelson, Batesville historian discussed the formation of the “Rayburn Rifles” a company organized in Tallahatchie County by his great-great grandfather, Edward Randolph…

For Union General, Return Trip To Memphis Was Much Faster With Forrest On His Heels By Joy Tippit Special To The Herald COFFEEVILLE– Although it took Gen. Samuel D. Sturgis’s cavalry two weeks to reach Brice’s Crossroads from Memphis, it only took General Nathan Bedford Forrest and his army two days to chase General Sturgis…

World War II Vet Recalls 24th Mission Over Germany When Plane Was Hit By Joy Tippit Special To The Herald COFFEEVILLE– While picking cotton on his father’s hill farm near Coffeeville, Eugene Spearman was scolded because he enjoyed watching the horizon young pilots flew AT-6’s as from Columbus to Pine Bluff, Ark.     A World…

Emily Jo Wiggins, director of the Visitor Education Center at the North Mississippi Fish Hatchery adjacent to Enid Lake was the guest speaker for the Yalobusha Historical Meeting, Thursday, January 16, 2014.  Emily’s topic was native plants and also upcoming events at the hatchery located at Exit 233 on I-55 and native plants. Emily shared…

By Joy Tippit Special To The Herald COFFEEVILLE–Forty members and guests made a joyful noise at the December 19,  Yalobusha Historical Society  (YHS) meeting in its headquarters, the former Coffeeville Presbyterian Church.     Talented Stacy Douglas, pastor of the Coffeeville Methodist Church, shared the true meaning of Christmas singing beautiful carols noting the miracle of…