Tag Archives: Interview
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Rickey Butch Walker
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Daniel Scarcliff
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Captain Kyle Friauf
The original Nina measured at less than eighty feet in length, but with its square sails set to catch the winds, it was the fastest of the three ships leaving Palos de la Frontera on August 3, 1492. Though there are no drawings or ships logs detailing the exact specifications of the original ships, replicas […]
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Aubrey Smith: Southern Railways History
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The Berkeley Plantation
The three-story Georgian brick rises high over the valley with a panoramic view of the James River, a major artery for trade from the early days of Jamestown and other new world settlements of the 1600’s, to the bustling city of Richmond, VA, today. Surrounded by terraces of flowering rose gardens and other flowers for […]
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Porcher L. Taylor, Jr.
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Bill Gober
In 1948, tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union were high. President Truman reinstituted the draft in order to increase the size of our military. Bill Gober was 19 years old. With some persuasion from a friend, he chose to join the Marines instead of waiting to be drafted. On June 25, 1950, […]
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Arthur Wolde, Sr. Part 2
Exciting, witty, caring, interesting are how to describe the day we visited this incredible man to talk about his life. When we arrived at the home of Mr. Arthur W. Wolde, Sr we were met with a warm welcome. Mr. Wolde is sitting in his chair, his book on the table to his right. Pictures […]
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Arthur Wolde, Sr. Part 1
It was not Arthur Wolde’s first choice to go into the medical corps. In fact, he had not even put it down as an option when he was drafted in 1941. He had asked for the air force or arsenal. But with his deployment on November 26, 1941, it would be the role of an […]
