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- Monday, May 20, 2013 Gainesville, Georgia
Archive By Section - Johnny Vardeman's column
Bryan wowed large crowd in Gainesville
William Jennings Bryan went down in history as one of the country's greatest orators. He is best known for his part in the Scopes trial, which debated the teaching of evolution.
Blairsville retiree stayed a Boy Scout for a lifetime
John Preston didn't know it at the time, but when his mother, Robbie, gathered his Cub Scout den together in the basement of their Ridgewood Avenue home in Gainesville, it was the start of a lifetime in Scouting for him.
Deadly flu outbreak in 1918 closed much of Gainesville
When the influenza pandemic roared into North Georgia in the fall of 1918, schools closed and some activities shut down for a few weeks.
Free bridge travel once was a luxury
As the automobile began to show up more around the turn of the 20th century, the demand for more roads and bridges increased. They sometimes became embroiled in controversy.
Hall, South begged for a ‘bale-out’ before World War I
Federal "bailouts" of financial institutions, carmakers or others generate considerable heat across the country, but especially in the South.
Congressman helped find his father's killer
Tom Bell was a man of action who served as 9th District U.S. Representative from 1905 to 1931.
And you say politics today can get nasty
We think partisan politics is worse than ever, but it's pretty tame compared to some periods of the country's history. One incident involving a Hall Countian not long after the Civil War is an example of how things sometimes could get out of hand between political party supporters.
Indian raid in 1859 nearly killed Hall native
Green Russell, who with his brothers caused a gold rush in what is now Colorado and who shares credit for the founding of Denver, was a colorful, adventurous character out of the hills of Lumpkin and Dawson counties.
Leather wasn’t only product of Bona Allen tannery
Buford has a long history of sports excellence; witness the recent girls high school state basketball championship or the almost routine state championship football teams.
Bona Allen leather works long gone, but name persists
The Bona Allen leather enterprises have been long gone from Buford, but the Bona Allen name lives and forever will be identified with the Gwinnett and Hall counties town of Buford.
First Lady’s funeral train stopped here 95 years ago
When President Woodrow Wilson's first wife, Ellen Louise Axson Wilson, died in June 1914, the train carrying her body stopped in Gainesville. Mrs. Wilson had spent considerable time in Gainesville, along with her husband. Two of her children were born in Gainesville.
Recounting a lively race for Congress back in 1914
Congressional races in the 9th District aren't what they used to be. They traditionally were quite contested, and some could get nasty.
Similar street names hinder fast response
With so many duplicate or similar street and road names in Hall County, it's a wonder emergency responders ever get to the right location.
Pilot Jared is still on a 'hell of a ride' in memoirs
During World War II, early in his flying career, Ed Jared worked for a private company teaching potential Army Air Corps pilots to fly.
NASA exec has no plans to retire yet
Growing up in southwest Gainesville in the 1940s and '50s, getting up early and milking the family cow before school, Jack Richards never imagined he'd be deeply involved in the nation's space program.
Articles by Section - Johnny Vardeman's column
CD package relates stories of area locations
Johnny Kytle was a native of Clermont in Hall County and a pioneer daredevil pilot who carried the mail between Atlanta and Richmond, Va.
CD package relates stories of area places like Dip
Johnny Kytle was a native of Clermont in Hall County and a pioneer daredevil pilot who carried the mail between Atlanta and Richmond, Va.
Prior Street was named for Hall judge
Prior Street is one of Gainesville's most important streets. It connects the northside of town to the southside. It runs from Hunter Street near St. Paul United Methodist Church on Summit Street, to City Park and the Civic Center.
Hero reticent about his heroics during World War II
Bob Dollar said Jason Nix was an ordinary man, the kind who goes about his work and lives humbly and without much fanfare or attention.
Poodle at large: Owner seeks pet lost for months
If you'd lost a dog six months ago, chances are you would have given up finding it by now and moved on.
Family’s lives rotated around a 5-and-dime
You don't see many 5-and-10-cent stores anymore like McLellan's, which was such an anchor in downtown Gainesville over several decades.
Mill villagers had hard life, yet had fun
With no television, limited transportation and very little money, children growing up in the Gainesville Mill village in the 1940s, '50s and beyond "made do."
Do diamonds remain hidden in Hall’s soils?
A century and a half ago this month, the Civil War began officially with the shelling of Fort Sumter, but as embroiled as the nation was in the turmoil of the times, Hall Countians had diamonds on their minds and in their mines.
Lawyer lost friends fighting for Cherokees
One of the little known, but most controversial figures in Hall County history was a lawyer named William H. Underwood.
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