“Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few” – Winston Churchill, WWII Answering their country’s call to duty, our warriors have been sent all over the world to defeat those who wanted to take from us our freedoms and our tangible riches.  Our warriors all came back – some only in spirit, their bodies left on foreign soil, some physically but wounded either in body, mind, or spirit.   We honor and remember their service by setting aside special days: Memorial Day, 4th of July, Veterans Day and erecting monuments.  But so…

Our Fall Meeting was a joint one with the West Tennessee Historical Society.   A short business meeting involved a reminder that the artwork for the New Madrid postal cancellation project is due to Cecelia Edwards by December 31, 2010 and a request for ideas for the JPHS Civil War celebration activities. At the conclusion of the business meeting, Marvin Downing, PhD, spoke on the subject of Christmasville, Tennessee.  He began by showing a 6 minute DVD segment of Tennessee Crossroads about Christmasville; Downing served as a consultant on this program.  After the segment, he distributed a handout containing a current…