Those Places Thursday: Kingston, Madison, Arkansas

Kingston is an unincorporated community in Madison County, Arkansas located at the intersection of AR 21 and AR 74. The University of Arkansas Libraries Special Collections [http://libinfo.uark.edu/specialcollections/findingaids/kingston.html] describes the founding of the Kingston Community as follows: Kingston, Madison County, Arkansas, … Continue reading

Those Places Thursday: Big Flat, Arkansas

Big Flat, Arkansas From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Big Flat is a town in Baxter and Searcy counties in the U.S. state of Arkansas. The population was 104 at the 2000 census. Big Flat, Arkansas figures prominently in my genealogy … Continue reading

Those Places Thursday: Grandpa’s Chair by the Window

Grandpa and Grandma Thompson moved into their house on Old Wire Road when I was a very small child, around 3 or so.  I don’t remember them living anywhere else. From my earliest memories, Grandpa had a chair and a … Continue reading