I recently received an old songbook from my sister, Ruth, who lives in California. The book had no relation to California but instead had made its way there from North Louisiana. Copyrighted in 1941, the title page describes itself as "A choice collection of revival songs.
The book stirred some memories, including the Webster Parish Singing Convention meeting at McIntyre Methodist Church in the late thirties. A year or two later the church was re-located to make room for a shell manufactoring plant. That Sunday afternoon there was a total solar eclipse which we viewed through smoked glass.
After writing this I hit the computer for "1937 eclipse" and it came back with information on a total solar eclipse on June 8, 1937. I was 10 at the time, two months away from 11.
How's that for a memory?
The book stirred some memories, including the Webster Parish Singing Convention meeting at McIntyre Methodist Church in the late thirties. A year or two later the church was re-located to make room for a shell manufactoring plant. That Sunday afternoon there was a total solar eclipse which we viewed through smoked glass.
After writing this I hit the computer for "1937 eclipse" and it came back with information on a total solar eclipse on June 8, 1937. I was 10 at the time, two months away from 11.
How's that for a memory?
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