yesterday's tennessee

MY MEMORIES AND ADVENTURES

by Paul Williams

Paul Williams published his memories of growing up in Henderson County in a series of articles in the Lexington Progress. He has graciously given permission to publish this copyrighted material on this web site. Be sure to see SKI JUMPING IN THE 1950s by Brenda Fiddler.

Table of Contents

• TERROR IN THE LATE AFTERNOON
• THE GREATEST GENERATION
• SIT BACK, CLOSE YOUR EYES, REMEMBER
• MEMORIES
• WHERE HAVE ALL MY BUDDIES GONE
• MEMORIES OF TWO SPECIAL COMPANIONS
• CHILDREN OF THE DEPRESSION AND THE GOOD TIMES WE HAD
• THIS IS TENNESSEE
• CHILDHOOD MEMORIES OF A NEIGHBORHOOD COUPLE
• OUR TOWN
• GLORY DAYS OF STEAM TRAINS
• REMEMBERING “THE FACTORY”
• ANGELS OF MERCY
• THE PET CEMETERY
• THE VIOLIN AND THE OLD MAN
• ROBBERY IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC
• I WAS A BIKER WHEN BIKERS WERE NOT COOL
• BROKEN, LOST, COLD, SCARED AND HUNGRY
• HE’S NOT HEAVY, HE’S MY BROTHER
• UNCONDITIONAL LOVE AND DEVOTION

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