Yes, we have a plow. The one we have is made out of wood, so it was used as a "cultivator" instead of a "turning plow" . I have printed your request and will check to see who donated it. I am not a native of Tishomingo County, so I do not know the answer the answer to your second question. But will pass the question along to our research director and others. Brenda Whitfield is our research director and her email address is in the "cc" space. She is the one I always ask about historical events in Tishomingo County and more. I consider her as one of my dearest friends and a "treasure" of information about TC. George >From: [email protected] >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [MSTISHOM-L] PHOTO WEB SITE >Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2004 07:48:39 EDT > >In a message dated 7/14/04 7:58:08 AM Central Daylight Time, >[email protected] writes: > > > Since I joined the venture in February, we have spent many hours opening > > boxes, which > > has been stored in someone's basement, barns and many other places. We >still > > > > have a few to > > left to open. "I have been like a kid opening presents on christmas > > morning". > > > >Many years ago my cousin Loma Scroggins Patton donated some items to the >courthouse. One of which was an old turning plow. I don't know what the >other >items were and how long ago she donated them. I also never understood why >she >donated that plow as it was given to her by another cousin here in Texas. >It was >from off his farm. She had been to the courthouse once or twice when she >donated them. Loma turned 93 this year and is still very active in her day >to day >life and research on the Scroggins family line. I would love to know if you >come >across that old turning plow and I can always call Loma and see if she >remembers what the other items were that she donated. She has told of a >movie that >was filmed there and of a self appointed caretaker by the name of Joe >Smith. >She got the story of Joe Smith from "A Caretaker of History" an article >from >the Commercial Appeal Mid South Magazine, Memphis Tennessee by William >Thomas. >The movie was based on a short story by William Faulkner "Tomorrow" The >opening scenes were filmed in the courthouse. > >Brenda Scroggins Sawyer > > >==== MSTISHOM Mailing List ==== >=========================================================== > If you need to, you can contact the list owner at; > [email protected] > _________________________________________________________________ Dont just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! http://search.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200636ave/direct/01/