by Lynn Oldshue | Dec 4, 2021 | A Southern Soul
“I grew up in Fairhope during my early years. We lived on ten acres and played outside all the time. I didn’t realize we were poor until I went to school. My parents divorced when I was young. Moving around with my mother and going from school to school stunted me...
by Lynn Oldshue | Dec 3, 2021 | A Southern Soul
Joshua: “My grandmother passed away and we came back to Fairhope for the funeral. My grandparents had a house on top of the bluff, but it burned down. I would come down to the beach to play. There were swings and a seesaw here then, too. This brings back a lot...
by Lynn Oldshue | Nov 30, 2021 | A Southern Soul
“I grew up in midtown Mobile on Glenwood Street. I went to Murphy High School and had a ball. I wasn’t the best student. I went to Springhill College and decided somebody out there was dying to have my desk, so I dropped out to let them have it. I was an oops...
by Lynn Oldshue | Nov 28, 2021 | A Southern Soul
Allen: “I grew up in Mobile and liked to swim in the Bay. I still live in the house I grew up in. I have Usher Syndrome that gave me vision and hearing loss. I’ve worn a hearing aid since I was four years old. I have a cochlear implant and I hear a lot better. I...
by Lynn Oldshue | Nov 27, 2021 | A Southern Soul
“I served in World War II in the Asiatic Theater in Burma for two years. I landed in Bombay, India on December 26th, 1942. The next day we were loaded on a train to Burma. I was an aircraft mechanic on small airplanes. Our base was five or six miles from the front...
by Lynn Oldshue | Nov 26, 2021 | A Southern Soul
“I grew up in a foster home. My parents didn’t adopt me until later in life because I’m Indian. Back then, the laws in Alabama didn’t allow Caucasians to adopt Indian children. My parents didn’t have children of their own, but they loved and...
