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In 1893, James Francis and Virginia Lee Greer accepted positions at Baylor University. Professor James Francis Greer took the helm as VP and professor of Latin Studies. Virginia assumed the duties of girls’s dormitory matron at Georgia Burleson Hall. The massive three-story hall was one of the two original buildings and a mirror image of “Old Main” next door. Virginia had the monumental task of managing the lives of the female students, all of whom lived in the dormitory — fr

Covington Mardi Gras parade. "Throw me something, mister!" These days are hard for me. Keeping hope alive is a daily challenge. New Orleans was an unexpected antidote. Our visit to NOLA was just what the mental health doctor ordered to brighten my spirits and restore my faith in our country's ability to stay together despite efforts of some at the top to divide us. What I saw and experienced at Mardi Gras lifted me and felt SO different from the overwhelming brink-of-civil-wa

Finding Gordy history in Louisiana.