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TIMELINE LEADING TO JUNETEENTH
Just to set the record straight, I think slavery was wrong in the past and it is wrong today. God is no respecter of persons and neither am I. The reason I am writing this is because I believe Juneteenth is not when all slaves were officially freed. Juneteenth only freed the Texas slaves or…
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TIMELINE OF JUNETEENTH AND SLAVERY
Timeline of Juneteenth and my research about slavery By Albert Don Henderson, July 3, 2021 (Update May 31, 2024) I personally think Slavery of Any Kind, Anywhere was and is a horrible thing. I just want to set that record straight. The Civil war was a terrible time in our history, but I believe it…
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GRANDAD OSCAR’S DEATH THREATS
In a community known for its ruffians Taken From Diary of a Backwoods Preacher, 1910 Told by Oscar Henderson and transcribed by his Grandson, Don Henderson https://www.amazon.com/Diary-Backwoods-Preacher-Stories-Granddaddy-ebook/dp/B076JLCSLS/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=diary+of+a+backwoods+preacher&qid=1630338677&s=digital-text&sr=1-2 Link to Diary Link to Diary of a Backwoods Preacher on Amazon DEATH THREATS In some East Texas communities, there were always elements who didn’t like preachers…
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Stepping Down From the Train
One of my earliest memories comes from downtown Malakoff. I was about 5 years old. This would place the time in the early 40’s. My Grandmother and I traveled on a train from somewhere west of Malakoff. We likely boarded in Olney, Texas, which was the biggest town close to where we were living. I’m…
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THROUGH MY KNOT HOLE
NOTE: UPDATED August 22, 2023 This is Henderson’s first attempt at a blog. I have been posting a website since 1996, but now that I cannot use Sitebuilder, I am forced to use WordPress in order to stay online. It will take me a while to figure out how to use it. In the meantime,…
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My Special Summer at the Beach
6/26/21 June is when I am drawn toward memories of staying with the Powers in Pt. Neches, Texas. It was during this period in which I began visiting during the summer months. Mother, Paul, and Vivien lived at 1121 MacArthur in Pt. Neches, and this was my summer destination starting in about 1946. I visited…
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Another Epsilon Chi Brother joins the Chapter Eternal
With much sadness Brother Dennis Hollander has joined the CHAPTER ETERNAL March 17, 2025 This is the way I remember Brother Dennis from 1962 when he was at Lamar Tech. This is our Epsilon Chi Fraternity Picture from 1962. 1961 is when we became the 1st group of Sigma Chis at Lamar Tech. This is…
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OCEANOGRAPHY/MARINE SCIENCE FIELD TRIPS
In about 1968 when I was teaching science at Sam Houston High School in Houston, Texas I was approached with an offer to teach a course in Oceanography/Marine Science. The main science department for H.I.S.D. had begun a new science branch and the curriculum was being developed which consisted of a study of the Oceans…
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Epsilon Chi of Sigma Chi began this day, February 11, 1961, Today:February 11, 2025
By Brother Don Henderson Lamar graduate of 1962 64 years ago, February 11, 1961 we were initiated into Sigma Chi and became Epsilon Chi at the then Lamar Tech, now Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas. It was glorious time which was the culmination of outstanding work by leaders of the local Kappa Phi group, Lamar administration,…
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SHORT PANTS by Don Henderson, January 24, 2025
1/24/25 SHORT PANTS by Don Henderson I just watched a Leave it to Beaver Episode from 1957. I had seen it before but today it reminded me of Eddie Nokes and our 3rd grade picture. In this Beaver Episode, Beaver’s Mom had to be away for a few days and so she had her Aunt…
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SALUTE TO BILL LOGGINS,FORMER MALAKOFF HIGH SCHOOL COACH AND TEACHER
1/4/25 Dear Malakoff Tigers, especially the 1955 and 1956 football teams, this is a salute to Bill Loggins, former Malakoff Football Coach and Teacher. The link to his OB tells you all you need to know. Coach Bill Loggins was special https://www.scottsfh.com/obituaries/bill-loggins The !955 and 1956 football seasons are the ones I remember the best…
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PEARL HARBOR ATTACK, DECEMBER 7TH, 1941
I put together a YouTube video using actual footage from real radio broadcasts from 1941. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfkkIZvuu2o Link to December 7, 1941Pearl Harbor attack UPDATED DECEMBER 7TH, 2024, 83 YEARS AGO I was three years old when this attack occurred and it was a short time later that I realized the impact of it. My Dad…
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MY VISIT WITH MAC AND MACK, NOVEMBER 22, 1963
JFK, Mac & Mack & Me By Don HendersonI guess everyone can remember where they were when J.F.K waskilled and it is easy for me to remember. November 21, 1963. I livedin the St. Patrick’s apartments in Houston. I learned that theKennedy motorcade was going to be coming past near myapartment and if I ran I…
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WHERE WERE YOU NOVEMBER 22, 1963?
I am sure everyone will remember where you were on this day, the day John F. Kennedy was assassinated. In 1962 I graduated from Lamar Tech and began teaching 9th grade science at Hartman Jr. High in Houston. That fateful day, November 22, 1963 was during my 2nd year at Hartman. 11/20/24, 61 years ago,…
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SPIRITS IN PRISON
THE SPIRITS IN PRISON WHO WERE THEY? BY: OSCAR HENDERSON MALAKOFF TEXAS MARCH 1915 THIS IS TAKEN FROM A PAMPHLET WHICH MY GRANDDAD, OSCAR HENDERSON, HAD PRINTED, IN 1915. YES, 110 YEARS AGO. I found this in some of my Grandad’s things which I have kept. This was a copy of a pamphlet which he…
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PRECIOUS MOMENTS
In remembrance of some of those precious moments with Vivien Leigh Powers Ingram and Billy Mac Ingram. The car accident occurred Saturday,October 14, 1967 as Mac was driving Vivien with her unborn to a football game at Navarro Jr. College. My mother, Gladys Rogers Powers was in the back seat. A drunk pulled out onto…