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Scott B. Thompson Sr.

Scott is a Dublin-based attorney, and longtime student of history in the Heart of Georgia. His column “Pieces of Our Past,” appearing every Thursday, recounts the interesting and unusual stories behind people, places, phenomena and time periods through the years that have made our community what it is today. Check out his blog to read more about all things Dublin-Laurens County history.

Scott B.'s Latest Articles

1925: More of this and that

More local history from the year 1925

1925: This and that

A collection of local history tidbits from the year 1925.

Two centuries of giving thanks

The origin of Georgia's first official celebration of Thanksgiving Day came in 1826.

The et cetera chronicles – vol. 121: Johnson County edition

A collection of local history focused on neighboring Johnson County.

The et cetera chronicles – vol. 120

Another collection of local history from Dublin's official unofficial historian.

The et cetera chronicles – vol. 119: Wilkinson edition

A collection of history centered on Wilkinson County

Pieces of Our Past: Uncle Andy remembered

It could be said that Andrew Fuqua was the first historian of Laurens County.

The et cetera chronicles – vol. 117

The 117th installment of short local history stories.

The et cetera chronicles – vol. 116

Another collection of stories from our local history.

Don’t do that: A collection of old Dublin city ordinances

Let’s take a look back at the city codes of Dublin in 1911 and 1916 to find some of the things that were indicative of activities that were considered bad or improper behavior and subject to punishment by the mayor.

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