Shantybellum

Pull up an ice chest or a cotton bale, peel yourself a crawfish, make yourself comfortable and have some fun at the coolest little shack in town.

Saturday, June 18, 2016

My daddy: An old post revisited

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Someone was posting on Facebook a little while ago about snakes, so I thought I'd bring out an old post and dust it off. Makes me miss m...
Friday, May 6, 2016

Tate Taylor wants us to vote for Darryl Grennell for Mayor of Natchez. So do I.

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Without Darryl, the movie would not have been filmed in Natchez. I thought, “This guy should be running this town.”   No Images?  Click ...
Friday, March 18, 2016

Smoot's Grocery -- Bringing the Blues Back Home

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Story by Elodie Pritchartt Photos by Dub Rogers and Elodie Pritchartt When tourists visiting Steampunk Coffee Roasters would ask o...
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Thursday, February 18, 2016

Adventures with Boyfriend

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So this afternoon, Boyfriend and I decide to ride out to Upton's Nursery to look at some plants. We stop at Kaiser's gas stat...
Friday, January 15, 2016

Adorable little belle

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I've been going through my dad's scrapbook.  For some reason, he'd kept a couple of photos of one of his favorite people, Cassel...
Friday, January 8, 2016

Lieutenant Liberty Freedom - Tom Ramsey

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Okay, y'all.  I usually stay away from news and politics on my blog, but this guy is seriously funny and talented.  No matter how you fe...
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Monday, December 21, 2015

Natchez Pilgrimage Royalty 1950

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I've been scanning my father's old scrapbook.  There are a lot of things from the year he served as King of the Pageant. The...
Monday, December 14, 2015

Mystery Possibly Solved!

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Front row, far left:  Joseph N. Carpenter, II According to Mimi Miller at the Historic Natchez Foundation, the man on the far left of th...
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Sunday, December 13, 2015

An Old Mystery

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I'm going through old family photos and came across this one.  No info written on the back.  I don't recognize any faces, and have  ...
Wednesday, November 11, 2015

To My Father on Veteran's Day

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Daddy was in intelligence and reconnaissance in the European theater in World War II.  Although he didn't realize it at the time, he h...
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Tuesday, November 10, 2015

Longwood to Host Rock Concert on Sunday, November 15

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The weather has turned and fall is definitely in the air.   It’s my favorite season.   And on Sunday afternoon, I plan to spend it...
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Shantybellum
Natchez, Mississippi, United States
Shantybellum is a shanty shack in Natchez, MS with stories to tell. We'll be talking about all the characters that make Natchez unique, both past and present. You'll learn about the town myths, legends and scandals. We'll tell you where the skeletons are hidden as well as the ghosts. We might even write a poem or two. Enjoy.
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