Julia Coleman
Julia Coleman was born in 1889 in Texas. Her father was a baptist minister and her mother was a school teacher. As a small child, her family moved to Plains, Georgia. After graduating from high […]
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Lillian Carter
Bessie Lillian Gordy Carter was the mother of the 39th President of the United States, James “Jimmy” Carter. She was born August 15, 1898, in Richland, Georgia. She began her first job working in the […]
Rachel Clark
Rachel Idlette Holt Clark was born April 2, 1890, in Sumter County, Georgia. In 1912, Rachel married Jack Clark, and in the 1920s they moved to Archery to work for Earl Carter. The small tenant […]
Boyhood Farm
“My life on the farm during the Great Depression more nearly resembled farm life of fully 2,000 years ago than farm life today. I have reflected on it often since that time; social eras change at […]
Jimmy Carter’s Experiences During The Great Depression
Former President Jimmy Carter writes, “From as early in March until as late in October as weather and my parents permitted, I never wore shoes. The first warm days of the year brought not only […]
Stewardship
“I have never been happier, more exhilarated, at peace, rested, inspired and aware of the grandeur of the universe and the greatness of God than when I find myself in a natural setting not much […]
