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Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Return to Irondale 2013, Part 2
by Glenn N. Holliman
More Irondale, Alabama Memories....
As written in the last post, Bishop Holliman, b 1919, returned to his home town of Irondale in January 2013 to join boyhood friend James Pugh in a session before the Irondale Historical Society. In the 1930s, Bishop called James 'Huck' and James called Bishop 'Tom'.
Below, Denise Wright, director of the Irondale Historical Society moderates 'Tom' and 'Huck' before a full house of persons interested in life in their small Alabama community during the Depression. Bishop is left in blue and James in dark blue. Against the wall, left of the flag, audio recording the session is accomplished story teller and actress Dolores Hycock of Irondale who interviewed Bishop for two hours earlier that day.
Bishop's take on life in early 20th Century Alabama is written in this manuscript below. Yours truly added some Irondale history and photographs donated by family members. A copy is available by email and also on my Ancestry.com site. Booklets were donated to the Irondale Historical Society and the Public Library.
Below, among those attending were Charles H. Ferrell, second row right in pale blue shirt, who is Bishop's nephew. Wife Nancy sits to his left. In the row behind are David, E.C. and Mary Daly Herrin, a niece. Back row, left to right are Wally and Tommie Holliman (niece of Bishop) Allen and Jean Holliman, another niece. Bryan Allen, a great nephew, videos the session. Dolores Hydock, professional story teller, is against the wall, right. James and Bishop are in front.
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