Tootfinder

Pocked with bullet holes and cracked at its pedestal by an off-road vehicle,
the Georgia Historical Society marker reads in part:
“Mary Turner, eight months pregnant,
was burned, mutilated, and shot to death by a mob
after publicly denouncing her husband’s lynching the previous day. …
No charges were ever brought against known or suspected participants in these crimes.
From 1880-1930, as many as 550 people were killed in Georgia in these illegal acts of mo…

Vandalized historic memorial to 1918 lynching now on exhibit in Atlanta museum
An exhibit opening Monday in Atlanta shows a historical marker from the site of a 1918 lynching that was repeatedly vandalized. Pocked with bullet holes and broken at the pedestal, it memorializes an event that some in rural southern Georgia tried hard to erase: the killing of Mary Turner by a white mob. She was set upon after protesting the lynching of her husband, Hayes Turner, and at least 10 other Black people. The violence built support for anti-lynching legislation, though it would not be…

Several US states celebrate armed defenders of #slavery with official holidays every year, including #Mississippi.
The #Republican majority there even prevents a

‘I thought my whole family were killed in the Holocaust - until a DNA test found the relatives I never knew’ | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/holocaust-memorial-day-reunion-lost-relatives-b2907565.html

Beckstrom initially did not want to go to the capital because she was concerned about feeling lonely away from home.
“She hated it. She cried about it,” her boyfriend said.
But with time, she came to enjoy the deployment and bonded with other troops.
In her spare time, he said, she visited monuments and museums, taking pictures and soaking up D.C.’s history.
She was especially interested in the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum

National Guard member killed in D.C. shooting remembered for 'heart of gold'
Sarah Beckstrom, the slain West Virginia National Guard member, took a keen interest in criminal justice and dreamed of one day becoming an FBI agent.

Preparing for May Market 2026
Sewing like the wind! Going through my stash of vintage automotive vinyl and trying to use new colors. Sewing machine tuned up and ready to go! Highly recommend my repair guy, Giovanni Estuardo Camaja. Save the dates to shop the May Market this Spring: May 1 – May 31, 2026 (Fridays – Sundays only, plus Memorial Day) 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.

Preparing for May Market 2026
Sewing like the wind! Going through my stash of vintage automotive vinyl and trying to use new colors. Sewing machine tuned up and ready to go! Highly recommend my repair guy, Giovanni Estuardo Cam…

#MarlieceAndrada #KellyPackard
Season 8 Episode 4 "Memorial Day"
#RandomBaywatch

My son is in Ontario on Remembrance Day (our name for Armistice Day in Canada) for the first time and he was shocked it wasn’t a public holiday like it is in B.C.
He was disappointed to be in Ottawa, just a few minutes away from the National War Memorial by metro, but couldn’t attend because he has classes today.
I agree with him. It is very strange that this day, of all days, is not a national day.
So instead he rushed through his class so he could at least get to the small ceremony held on campus.
How sad that there is so little time and space made for it in our largest and most populous province.
Even in our nation’s capital.
#ontario #canada #remembranceDay #armisticeday #nov11 #lestweforget #canpoli #onpoli