Shelbinator is self-described as opinions and anecdotes from a burned out grad student and ertwhile rocket scientist.
Tra La La is the smart take on the shallow things in life. Yes, everyone deserves to be shallow at one point or another.
Questing Parson….My description would not equal the quality of this site. It is an interesting read, and I think you will enjoy it as well.
Here’s a journalist putting his own twist on the media game…go visit My Urban Report.
Idle Minutes is a very well written and self-illustrated blog you just have to see.
Cadillac Tight’s author describes himself as an average tobacco chewing Joe who states, “The older I get, the better I was.”
A new addition with a an appropriate twist in name is Banter in Atlanter
Daily Gris comes to us Ed Grisamore, the metro columnist for The Telegraph in Macon. Gee, he’s a real bonafide author (he even has an audiobook). Go by and welcome Ed to the blogroll.
JasonPye.com….Jason wants to tell us about local, state, and national news from a capitalist view.
Confessions of a Political Junkie-----the top post mentioned the name Charles Spurgeon…..I need to spend some more time here.
Elisheva over at Got Bible? is participating in a weekly meme where participants stop each week and post things they are thankful for. Georgia bloggers are participating and she sent the following links to me:
Combine three kids, home, work, and school and what do you get? Sleepless Juggler, of course!
Daddy's Roses is written by a retired educator and lover of language. She shares commentary on news, events of the day; thoughts about family, religion, and education; book and article reports; and observations from daily life.
Ruth is a widow with seven grown child. Reading Ruthlace is like sitting at the feet of your own mother or grandmother.
As always if you have been added to the Georgia Blogroll and if for any reason you don’t wish to be on it please email me and I will take care it at once.
Don’t be shy or wait for an invite. If you would like to have your Georgia blog listed email me your url and a description of your blog’s focus.
Monday, April 2, 2007
Saturday, March 31, 2007
A New Tool!
Recently BlogNetNews contacted me about their worthy endevor. They offer an aggregator that can focus on certain areas of the blogosphere such as state blogs.Their introductory email to me stated they don’t have a political ax to grind and they promise they are a generation ahead of other aggregators that just reprint posts and tell you which ones get clicked on the most.
BlogNetNews will use Georgia blogfeeds to create new content and information that will help to organize it.
The Georgia page at BlogNetNews will provide the top news according to what Georgians are linking to the most.
They provide a Georgia Blog Search engine that you can place on your site. I’ve already done so here, but I need to play with the color a bit. You can find the code to add the search engine to your search engine.
They provide a quick guide to the hottest blog comment sections in the Georgia blogosphere.
They provide an index of the days most active Georgia news and politics and a guide to the most linked to posts by other Georgia bloggers.
I already see this as a terrific tool and it will only get better as more of us link to it and provide the content.
I’m pleased this has come along because I see it helping the Georgia Carnival to grow!
So go on over....check things out... and introduce yourself HERE.
All you have to do to be listed on the blogroll at BlogNetNews is to email the editors at editor@blognetnews.com and let them know you have added this link http://www.blognetnews.com/Georgia to your blogroll as well as provide them with your feed address.
So simple!
I think the returns on this service far outweight the one email you have to send.
BlogNetNews receives this teacher’s gold star of the day!
Friday, March 30, 2007
It's Carnival Time!
Run don’t walk to the Sixth Edition of the Georgia Carnival over at Blog for Democracy. Melanie did a fantastic job and we have some newbie submissions to enjoy. There is a little bit of something for everyone in this edition…there’s a little history, literature, and self-examination concerning what being Southern is.
Throw in a famous Atlantan, the beauty that is Georgia, and dealing with cancer along with the future of education, small town photos, and big city politics and you end up with a well rounded carnival that won’t take you all weekend to read.
The next Georgia Carnival will be returning to Georgia On My Mind on April 13th. Posts can be submitted to gamind@mail.com
Thanks for linking to the carnival and for mentioning it at your site to let more people know about it. :)
Monday, March 26, 2007
A Georgian Gave the Lone Star to Texas
The little of town of Knoxville, Georgia is so small you wouldn’t have heard of it even if you drove right through it. It’s the county seat of Crawford County, but it only has about 800 people living there. Even John Pemberton, the founder of Coca-Cola left town as a young boy and moved to Columbus.Who knew that small, unassuming Knoxville, Georgia would be the birthplace of one of the most recognizable state icons in the nation…dare I say the world?
Who knew that particular state icon would be the brainchild of a seventeen year old girl?
Earlier I wrote about the formation of the Georgia Battalion. As it moved through the Knoxville area on the return trip to Texas Johanna (Joanna) Troutman was moved by the romanticism of the moment and the fervor for independence….so much so she took one of her silk white petticoats and fashioned a flag…the FIRST Lone Star flag.
A San Antonio newspaper from 1934 mentions:
“on each side of the flag, in the center, was placed a large azure star of five points. Above the star on one side was the inscription, ‘Liberty or Death,’ and on the other the Latin motto ‘Ubi Libertas Habitat Ibi Patria Est’ (Where Liberty dwells, there is my country).”
Troutman presented the flag to Col. William Ward and it was raised high about the American Hotel at Velasco, Texas on January 8, 1836. Later it flew as the Georgia Battalion flag at Goliad. Col. James W. Fannin raised it as the Republic of Texas flag upon hearing the Texas Declaration of Independence had been signed.
Troutman never set foot in Texas, but an article by A.C. Greene advises two pieces of silver belonging to Santa Ana was sent to her after his capture in appreciation for her efforts. (Wouldn’t you like to know where the silver is?)
She died in 1879 and was buried next to her first husband near Knoxville. In 1912 her body was moved to the Texas State Cemetary where a bronze statue stands to honor her.
Johanna (Joanna) Troutman’s portrait also hangs in the Texas State Capital.
There's more information about "The Betsy Ross of Texas" here.
Friday, March 23, 2007
A Few Good Men
The Alamo, San Jacinto, Goliad…Captain William Travis, Sam Houston, and Stephen Austin…all worthy moments and memorable people in Texas history.
Texas history?
Now why would I write about Texas history when my mind is most certainly on Georgia?
Trust me…I’ve not lost my senses. Georgians were very instrumental in Texas independence, the Texas Republic, and the eventual statehood of Texas. Yes…..that same Georgia that someone recently characterized as "almost landlocked, not-found-by-Europeans-until-the-17th-century and having only peaches instead of peppers history."
Perhaps this person didn’t realize that many Georgians played pivotal roles in the formation of the Republic of Texas…
Colonel
James Walker Fannin, Jr. was born in 1804 and was was brought up on his maternal grandfather’s property near Marion, Georgia. In 1834 he moved his family to Velasco, Texas where he continued to be a planter and partnered in a slave-trading syndicate. He was one of the more outspoken planters in favor of Texas independence and he returned to Georgia to solicit other Georgians for money, weapons, and volunteers for the independence movement. While in Macon, Fannin collected three thousand dollars and oversaw the formation of the Macon Volunteers with the help of William Ward and many others. On their way back to Texas, Fannin and his new revolution-minded Georgians picked up more volunteers along the way in Columbus and Milledgeville. At Goliad men of the Georgia volunteers were captured. Rather than letting them go at some point they were basically executed by the Spanish. Close to 300 Georgians and others who had volunteered to fight for Texas independence were slaughtered. Fannin was also captured; however, he was executed seperately and was shot in the head. Later his body was burned.
Mirabeau
Buonaparte Lamar served as the third president of the Republic of Texas, however, he was born on his father’s plantation, Fairfield, located in Louisville, Georgia. Lamar was a poet and authored such pieces as “An Evening on the Banks of the Chattahoochee”,“Thou Idol of my Soul”, and many others. Lamar was a newspaperman by trade and began the Columbus Ledger which is still in existence today. After hearing about the Alamo and Goliad Lamar moved to Texas and joined the army of the Texas Republic as a private. He advanced in rank very quickly after he rescued two Texans who were surrounded the day before the Battle of San Jacinto. It is also interesting to know that Lamar and Sam Houston did not get along and rarely agreed on the issues surrounding an independent Texas. Lamar never favored annexation into the United States, and actually invisioned a Texas Republic that stretched westward to the Pacific. Many schools are named after Lamar since he is considered to be the Father of Education in Texas.
Thomas J. Rusk was not born in Georgia but he did live here for awhile in Clarksville. He went to Texas in 1832. His prime reason for going was to catch up with some crooked business partners. He settled in Nacogdoches and served the Texas Republic by organizing a company of volunteers
that joined up with Stephen Austin’s army and helped them keep a strategic cannon from falling in the hands of the Mexicans. When the Alamo fell it was Rusk who helped the president for the Texas Republic, Daid Burnet, to move the republic’s government to Harrisburg. He also signed the Texas Declaration of Independence. After Fannin’s men fell at Goliad Rusk, via Burnet’s orders, it was Rusk who asked Sam Houston to make a firm stand against Santa Ana. He also participated in the Battle of San Jacinto as commander-in-chief of the Texas Republic Army. He remained steadfast as he followed the Mexican army as they retreated back across the Rio Grande River. In remembrance of the lost men at Goliad Rusk organized a funeral ceremony to remember their sacrifice.
William Ward, who organized the men from Macon, Columbus, and Milledgeville into three companies, was also instrumental in helping the Texans with some weapons. They happened to be guns he borrowed from the arsenal of the state of Georgia. This fact makes Georgia unique in that it might be the only state in the Union that supplied arms to the Republic of Texas. Ward continued recruiting men on the march to Texas until his ranks swelled to over 200. Along with Fannin Ward was also executed by the Mexicans. A Texas Scrapbook recounts:
"After all the men had been shot the time of the officers came. Colonel Ward was ordered to kneel, which he refused to do; he was told if he would kneel his life would be spared. He replied, they had killed his men in cold blood, and that he had no desire to live; death would be welcome. He was then shot dead." [D. W. C. Baker, A Texas Scrap Book, 249]
A truly brave man...You can read more about Ward here.
The struggle for Texas independence occurred through the hard work and sacrifice of many Americans from all over, however, I found it interesting that so many Georgians were clearly in leadership positions.
Texas history?
Now why would I write about Texas history when my mind is most certainly on Georgia?
Trust me…I’ve not lost my senses. Georgians were very instrumental in Texas independence, the Texas Republic, and the eventual statehood of Texas. Yes…..that same Georgia that someone recently characterized as "almost landlocked, not-found-by-Europeans-until-the-17th-century and having only peaches instead of peppers history."
Perhaps this person didn’t realize that many Georgians played pivotal roles in the formation of the Republic of Texas…
Colonel
James Walker Fannin, Jr. was born in 1804 and was was brought up on his maternal grandfather’s property near Marion, Georgia. In 1834 he moved his family to Velasco, Texas where he continued to be a planter and partnered in a slave-trading syndicate. He was one of the more outspoken planters in favor of Texas independence and he returned to Georgia to solicit other Georgians for money, weapons, and volunteers for the independence movement. While in Macon, Fannin collected three thousand dollars and oversaw the formation of the Macon Volunteers with the help of William Ward and many others. On their way back to Texas, Fannin and his new revolution-minded Georgians picked up more volunteers along the way in Columbus and Milledgeville. At Goliad men of the Georgia volunteers were captured. Rather than letting them go at some point they were basically executed by the Spanish. Close to 300 Georgians and others who had volunteered to fight for Texas independence were slaughtered. Fannin was also captured; however, he was executed seperately and was shot in the head. Later his body was burned.Mirabeau
Buonaparte Lamar served as the third president of the Republic of Texas, however, he was born on his father’s plantation, Fairfield, located in Louisville, Georgia. Lamar was a poet and authored such pieces as “An Evening on the Banks of the Chattahoochee”,“Thou Idol of my Soul”, and many others. Lamar was a newspaperman by trade and began the Columbus Ledger which is still in existence today. After hearing about the Alamo and Goliad Lamar moved to Texas and joined the army of the Texas Republic as a private. He advanced in rank very quickly after he rescued two Texans who were surrounded the day before the Battle of San Jacinto. It is also interesting to know that Lamar and Sam Houston did not get along and rarely agreed on the issues surrounding an independent Texas. Lamar never favored annexation into the United States, and actually invisioned a Texas Republic that stretched westward to the Pacific. Many schools are named after Lamar since he is considered to be the Father of Education in Texas.Thomas J. Rusk was not born in Georgia but he did live here for awhile in Clarksville. He went to Texas in 1832. His prime reason for going was to catch up with some crooked business partners. He settled in Nacogdoches and served the Texas Republic by organizing a company of volunteers
that joined up with Stephen Austin’s army and helped them keep a strategic cannon from falling in the hands of the Mexicans. When the Alamo fell it was Rusk who helped the president for the Texas Republic, Daid Burnet, to move the republic’s government to Harrisburg. He also signed the Texas Declaration of Independence. After Fannin’s men fell at Goliad Rusk, via Burnet’s orders, it was Rusk who asked Sam Houston to make a firm stand against Santa Ana. He also participated in the Battle of San Jacinto as commander-in-chief of the Texas Republic Army. He remained steadfast as he followed the Mexican army as they retreated back across the Rio Grande River. In remembrance of the lost men at Goliad Rusk organized a funeral ceremony to remember their sacrifice.William Ward, who organized the men from Macon, Columbus, and Milledgeville into three companies, was also instrumental in helping the Texans with some weapons. They happened to be guns he borrowed from the arsenal of the state of Georgia. This fact makes Georgia unique in that it might be the only state in the Union that supplied arms to the Republic of Texas. Ward continued recruiting men on the march to Texas until his ranks swelled to over 200. Along with Fannin Ward was also executed by the Mexicans. A Texas Scrapbook recounts:
"After all the men had been shot the time of the officers came. Colonel Ward was ordered to kneel, which he refused to do; he was told if he would kneel his life would be spared. He replied, they had killed his men in cold blood, and that he had no desire to live; death would be welcome. He was then shot dead." [D. W. C. Baker, A Texas Scrap Book, 249]
A truly brave man...You can read more about Ward here.
The struggle for Texas independence occurred through the hard work and sacrifice of many Americans from all over, however, I found it interesting that so many Georgians were clearly in leadership positions.
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
The Battle of the State Blog Carnivals Has Begun
Ed Darrell over at Millard Fillmore's Bathtub noticed via David Parker’s Another History Blog that Georgia had birthed a carnival.
Then Ed had to go and say:
"If Georgia, with its dull, almost-landlocked, not-found-by-Europeans-until-the-17th-century and having-only-peaches-instead-of-peppers history can do it," Ed says, "Texas should be able to do it better."
Uh……what? Georgia is dull? My good man we are anything but dull.
My fellow Georgians, it seems we have been issued a challenge by my very worthy Texas friend.
You can see David's response to Ed here. And David shows that Georgia had European exploration going on as early as 1526….earlier than Texas in case you were wondering.
Are we going to let the newly formed Texas Carnival appropriately called Fiesta Texana have more submissions than our own? Do we want them to get ahead of us?
I am very grateful to all of you who have supported the Georgia Carnival as I have added your site to the blogroll (sometimes without asking first) and snagged some of your post for the carnival and told you about it later. I’m also so very pleased so many of you have requested to be added to the blogroll and proudly post the roll at your site. Thanks! We haven’t missed a posting date yet and so far we have had two guest hosts and a third coming up with a fourth waiting in the wings later in April.
Please give the carnival a shout out occaisionally at your site so other Georgians will know about it….and don’t forget to submit your posts.
Any Georgia blogger can submit a post to the upcoming Georgia carnival for March 30th including a post you have written yourself.
Email our next host…Melanie over at Blog For Democracy at melaniegoux@mindspring.com or use the handy submission form over at the Blog Carnival site.
You can see the last carnival hosted by Provocative Church.
Don’t mess with Texas my foot……!
……Of course I hope you realize this is all good natured fun. Ed has been a huge supporter of History Is Elementary and has sent tons of people my way. I just saw an opportunity for some fun.
Really though…..do we want the Texans to have a better carnival than our own?
Then Ed had to go and say:
"If Georgia, with its dull, almost-landlocked, not-found-by-Europeans-until-the-17th-century and having-only-peaches-instead-of-peppers history can do it," Ed says, "Texas should be able to do it better."
Uh……what? Georgia is dull? My good man we are anything but dull.
My fellow Georgians, it seems we have been issued a challenge by my very worthy Texas friend.
You can see David's response to Ed here. And David shows that Georgia had European exploration going on as early as 1526….earlier than Texas in case you were wondering.
Are we going to let the newly formed Texas Carnival appropriately called Fiesta Texana have more submissions than our own? Do we want them to get ahead of us?
I am very grateful to all of you who have supported the Georgia Carnival as I have added your site to the blogroll (sometimes without asking first) and snagged some of your post for the carnival and told you about it later. I’m also so very pleased so many of you have requested to be added to the blogroll and proudly post the roll at your site. Thanks! We haven’t missed a posting date yet and so far we have had two guest hosts and a third coming up with a fourth waiting in the wings later in April.
Please give the carnival a shout out occaisionally at your site so other Georgians will know about it….and don’t forget to submit your posts.
Any Georgia blogger can submit a post to the upcoming Georgia carnival for March 30th including a post you have written yourself.
Email our next host…Melanie over at Blog For Democracy at melaniegoux@mindspring.com or use the handy submission form over at the Blog Carnival site.
You can see the last carnival hosted by Provocative Church.
Don’t mess with Texas my foot……!
……Of course I hope you realize this is all good natured fun. Ed has been a huge supporter of History Is Elementary and has sent tons of people my way. I just saw an opportunity for some fun.
Really though…..do we want the Texans to have a better carnival than our own?
Monday, March 19, 2007
The State of State Blogs
I had a nice link over at History Is Elementary from Lucy who blogs at My Florida History. She was putting together a post with links to others who blog about state history so I decided I may eventually collect these sites on a separate blogroll to maintain here and over at that other place I spend some time at. The links might end up helping someone if they are looking for particular state or place history.
If you know of any blogs that devote the majority of their posts to specific state or place history please send them my way.
In the meantime here are some of the links Lucy from Florida found for us:
All Things Maine
Strange Maine
Cow Hampshire
My Hometown Ohio
Endangered Durham
Historic Ohio Iron and Streel Bridges
Old Virginia Blog
Boston, 1775
North Carolina and the Civil War
and of course don’t forget the Florida site mentioned above….
David Parker over at Another History Blog mentioned several state carnivals he found over at the Blog Carnival site…..Maryland, Ohio, Virginia, and the Tarheel Tavern….now where are those tarheels from? :)
….and while I’m blathering on and on about OTHER states I’ve had some email lately from folks wanting to be on the Georgia blogroll, but they aren’t residing in Georgia, etc. So I’m thinking of adding a special linky place just for folks who have Georgia roots. Maybe they have family here, vacation here, were born here, or well….you know.....
What do you think?
If you know of any blogs that devote the majority of their posts to specific state or place history please send them my way.
In the meantime here are some of the links Lucy from Florida found for us:
All Things Maine
Strange Maine
Cow Hampshire
My Hometown Ohio
Endangered Durham
Historic Ohio Iron and Streel Bridges
Old Virginia Blog
Boston, 1775
North Carolina and the Civil War
and of course don’t forget the Florida site mentioned above….
David Parker over at Another History Blog mentioned several state carnivals he found over at the Blog Carnival site…..Maryland, Ohio, Virginia, and the Tarheel Tavern….now where are those tarheels from? :)
….and while I’m blathering on and on about OTHER states I’ve had some email lately from folks wanting to be on the Georgia blogroll, but they aren’t residing in Georgia, etc. So I’m thinking of adding a special linky place just for folks who have Georgia roots. Maybe they have family here, vacation here, were born here, or well….you know.....
What do you think?
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