The Marguerite Favar – J.C. Crowell Murder – Part III
The final installment of the Favar Crowell murder. Both suspects claimed they were in New
Forgotten History
The Marguerite Favar – J.C. Crowell Murder – Part II
On Tuesday night of September 22nd, THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL received a letter in a stamped
The Marguerite Favar – J.C. Crowell Murder – Part I
From the author – This is the story of a double homicide that happened in
Olympic Park Bleacher Collapse of 1884
By Joe Lowry Edited by Trish Gully By the end of the 1800s, Memphis would
Memphis Street Railway Strike – Part III
Final installment in a 3 part series – read the 1st installment here, and the
Memphis Street Railway Strike – Part II
2nd in a 3 part series – read the 1st installment here. By William Novarese
Memphis Street Railway Strike – Part I
By William Novarese The Memphis Street Railway Company controlled all streetcar traffic in Memphis in
Free– But With A Price (A Memory Piece)
by Charlie Lambert Back then, over seventy-years ago, a city bus route ran directly in
Diggs Nolen – Memphis Underworld Boss
by J.V. Lowry In a town where there was no Mafia, and E.H. Crump made
Thomas Dies – Part 3
On December 30th, with court in session, word came that the State Supreme court had
Thomas Dies – Part 2
Thomas Dies was known to be a person who followed the same political philosophies as
Thomas Dies – Part 1
Researched and written by Bill Novarese This story is based on facts taken from newspapers
Trail of Tears
We are joined on this very interesting and timely subject by two experts in Graydon
Four Who Served
By Michael Vanelli and Joe V Lowry, with research and editorial assistance by Trish Gully.
B. T. Washington High School Co-ettes Club
Every once in a while I stumble into a story that has all kinds of
Forgotten Hero – Elijah William “Will” Hale, Senior
The Nashville Tennessean Newspaper was quoted as saying “he ran the day to day business
Thomas Frank Cassels – Memphis’ First Black Attorney
I was truly amazed when I started doing the research on this fine Memphian. After
Lucius McGehee – Memphis Reborn 1880-1886
Our guest this episode is noted Memphis author Lucius McGehee. We discuss his latest book,
Forgotten History – Memphis Responds to Tupelo, MS 1936
Over the past 100 years when a neighboring community experienced a devastating disaster, like a
Forgotten History – American Snuff Strike of 1950
Most of us have never heard this story and I admit I was a bit
G. P. Hamilton
As Memphis history goes, G. P. Hamilton, was one of my heroes. If you get
William B. Fowler
A forgotten name and family who made a real difference in our community, William B
Truck Farmers – A Time Gone By
By Joe Lowry Edited by Trish Gully Between 1870 and 1920, 95% of all vegetable
The Last Segregated Hour
We’ve all heard the phrase “11:00 Sunday is the most segregated hour of the week”,