Life in Holly Grove II

nlpadgett25 · nlpadgett25

I was curious about how many cemeteries that were actually in/around Holly Grove. I know the Monroe County Genealogical Society was working on a list of each as well as the graves of the people there, but the last time I checked the site not all of them were even listed moreless cataloged. I thought it...

Danyelle McNeill Fletcher · Danyelle McNeill Fletcher

Did you or a family member serve in the military and/or serve during a war (Civil War, Spanish-American War, WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam, etc)? Do you have stories and memories you could share about your experiences?

Jane Dearing Dennis · Jane Dearing Dennis

For several years in the 1980s, the Bank of Holly Grove published a calendar featuring old photographs significant to the history and people of the town. This information was included in the 1983 Bank of Holly Grove calendar (with photograph of wagon pulled by four mules in wheat field): Harvesting...

Danyelle McNeill Fletcher · Danyelle McNeill Fletcher

Whether you were children or adults, what kind of games did you enjoy playing? My grandparents enjoyed bridge....and I know my grandfather liked dominoes. -- Edited by Danyelle McNeill Fletcher at 09:53, 2006-04-10

Anonymous

The USS Wahoo submarine This World War II submarine was important to Holly Grove, because one of the families, the Arch Lynch family, whose children attended HGHS, lost a son, Walter, when the Japanese sank the Wahoo after it was detected in the straits between the northernmost island of Ja...

Danyelle McNeill Fletcher · Danyelle McNeill Fletcher

There was a house near the school where the single teachers once lived. Does anyone remember the house? When was it torn down? Did any of you live there as single teachers? Do photos of it exist?

Danyelle McNeill Fletcher · Danyelle McNeill Fletcher

During the late 1800's and early 1900's, a large number of Chinese immigrants settled in Arkansas Louisiana, and Mississippi. They opened grocery stores, dry cleaners, and restaurants in various small towns across these three states. Holly Grove was one of those small towns. ...

Danyelle McNeill Fletcher · Danyelle McNeill Fletcher

In 1947, Martha King wrote a brief history of Holly Grove. That written history ran in a series of articles in the Monroe County Sun between November 20, 1947 and December 4, 1947. The newspaper articles had been burned in some kind of fire, so there are words that are impossible to make out: Histor...

Danyelle McNeill Fletcher · Danyelle McNeill Fletcher

What do you remember about your high school graduations? Was your ceremony held during the day or at night? Where was it held? How many people attended, etc.? -- Edited by Danyelle McNeill Fletcher at 14:52, 2005-11-14

Danyelle McNeill Fletcher · Danyelle McNeill Fletcher

Were you a minister at any of the Holly Grove churches? What are some of your favorite memories of your church? Who were your most memorable parishoners? Do you have any funny church or Sunday School memories you could share? -- Edited by Danyelle McNeill Fletcher at 14:53...

Danyelle McNeill Fletcher · Danyelle McNeill Fletcher

What are your memories of the municipal tennis courts?

Danyelle McNeill Fletcher · Danyelle McNeill Fletcher

Holly Grove Vocational School was the school used by black students before integration. I'd like to find photos of it and hear memories of students, teachers, and employees who attended school there.

Danyelle McNeill Fletcher · Danyelle McNeill Fletcher

I'm guessing that there are former Holly Grove teachers and other school employees who've found this board. We'd love it if you'd share your memories. Who were your most memorable students? Do you have any really memorable class moments you could share? What memories do...

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	LOCAL CEMETERIES (Preview) I was curious about how many cemeteries that were actually in/around Holly Grove. I know the Monroe County Genealogical Society was working on a list of each as well as the graves of the people there, but the last time I checked the site not all of them were even listed moreless cataloged. I thought it...	nlpadgett25	4	2758	Jun 24, 2009 by Phyllis Simmons
	Military and Wars (Preview) Did you or a family member serve in the military and/or serve during a war (Civil War, Spanish-American War, WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam, etc)? Do you have stories and memories you could share about your experiences?	Danyelle McNeill Fletcher	7	2239	Mar 9, 2009 by Danyelle McNeill Fletcher
	Farming (Preview) For several years in the 1980s, the Bank of Holly Grove published a calendar featuring old photographs significant to the history and people of the town. This information was included in the 1983 Bank of Holly Grove calendar (with photograph of wagon pulled by four mules in wheat field): Harvesting...	Jane Dearing Dennis	0	1461	Feb 21, 2007 by Jane Dearing Dennis
	games you used to play (Preview) Whether you were children or adults, what kind of games did you enjoy playing? My grandparents enjoyed bridge....and I know my grandfather liked dominoes. -- Edited by Danyelle McNeill Fletcher at 09:53, 2006-04-10	Danyelle McNeill Fletcher	3	1769	Nov 22, 2006 by H2
	the USS Wahoo submarine/Walter Lynch (Preview) The USS Wahoo submarine This World War II submarine was important to Holly Grove, because one of the families, the Arch Lynch family, whose children attended HGHS, lost a son, Walter, when the Japanese sank the Wahoo after it was detected in the straits between the northernmost island of Ja...	Anonymous	0	1743	Aug 24, 2006 by Anonymous
	The "teacherage" (Preview) There was a house near the school where the single teachers once lived. Does anyone remember the house? When was it torn down? Did any of you live there as single teachers? Do photos of it exist?	Danyelle McNeill Fletcher	2	4120	Apr 4, 2006 by Jane Dearing Dennis
	Chinese Americans (Preview) During the late 1800's and early 1900's, a large number of Chinese immigrants settled in Arkansas Louisiana, and Mississippi. They opened grocery stores, dry cleaners, and restaurants in various small towns across these three states. Holly Grove was one of those small towns. ...	Danyelle McNeill Fletcher	0	1664	Jan 17, 2006 by Danyelle McNeill Fletcher
	In Holly Grove history & written histories (Preview) In 1947, Martha King wrote a brief history of Holly Grove. That written history ran in a series of articles in the Monroe County Sun between November 20, 1947 and December 4, 1947. The newspaper articles had been burned in some kind of fire, so there are words that are impossible to make out: Histor...	Danyelle McNeill Fletcher	3	7511	Dec 8, 2005 by Danyelle McNeill Fletcher
	high school graduation (Preview) What do you remember about your high school graduations? Was your ceremony held during the day or at night? Where was it held? How many people attended, etc.? -- Edited by Danyelle McNeill Fletcher at 14:52, 2005-11-14	Danyelle McNeill Fletcher	1	1590	Sep 13, 2005 by Danyelle McNeill Fletcher
	For ministers (Preview) Were you a minister at any of the Holly Grove churches? What are some of your favorite memories of your church? Who were your most memorable parishoners? Do you have any funny church or Sunday School memories you could share? -- Edited by Danyelle McNeill Fletcher at 14:53...	Danyelle McNeill Fletcher	1	1535	Oct 20, 2005 by Lions84
	Municipal tennis courts (Preview) What are your memories of the municipal tennis courts?	Danyelle McNeill Fletcher	1	1490	Sep 14, 2005 by Jane Dearing Dennis
	Holly Grove Vocational School (Preview) Holly Grove Vocational School was the school used by black students before integration. I'd like to find photos of it and hear memories of students, teachers, and employees who attended school there.	Danyelle McNeill Fletcher	0	1694	Sep 13, 2005 by Danyelle McNeill Fletcher
	For teachers & other school employees (Preview) I'm guessing that there are former Holly Grove teachers and other school employees who've found this board. We'd love it if you'd share your memories. Who were your most memorable students? Do you have any really memorable class moments you could share? What memories do...	Danyelle McNeill Fletcher	0	1515	Sep 8, 2005 by Danyelle McNeill Fletcher
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