Now and Then
A Sharecropper’s Daughter
By Bob Warren
SO WHAT IS A SHARECROPPER? You old timers know, but for you “young’uns,” the dictionary says, “A sharecropper is one who works the land for a share of the crops.” This was a very common practice all across the South in the early 1900s.
Erwin G. Pink Memorial Service
On Saturday at 2 p.m., a memorial service for Dr. Erwin G. Pink will be held at Centennial High School, located at 6901 Coit Road.
The memorial is open to the public with reserved seating for family, the Heritage Association, and other groups the late doctor worked with.
Dr. Pink died in his sleep in the […]
Chappell Family Home History
by Judy Isbell, Frisco, Texas -2008
The first public auction of town lots in Emerson under the auspices of Black Land Townsite Company, were held on February 7 and 8, 1902.
The McKinney Democrat newspaper ran an article on March 6, 1902 describing “Flourishing Emmerson”. Under residences that will be built, E.C. Chappell’s name is […]