Category: Davie Diaries

My great-grandfather, my grandmother Smith’s father, was called “Pomp” by all of the great-grandchildren—no idea where it came… Read More

We all called my mother’s father Papa Smith. I grew up across the street from my grandparents, and… Read More

My grandmother, Blanche Genetta Dwiggins Smith, was born on a farm out in the country in Davie County… Read More