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Granddad’s Sermons

My grandfather, G.M.C. Massey, left behind a number of short sermons among the manuscript pages of his memoirs. A deeply religious man, he served as lay preacher and Sunday school teacher in the Pentecostal church. I’ve shared several portions of … Continue reading

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Re: My Grandfather as “Guest Blogger”

The first time I posted an excerpt from my grandfather’s memoir manuscripts, I referred to him as a “Guest Blogger.” By now, years later, I’ve posted over 70 entries from his writings. I still find these stories of his fascinating … Continue reading

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Forward into the Future!

Today marks 6 months since I got laid low by an injury of unknown source. In the months since then, I’ve blogged quite a bit less than I had been previously doing. Most of my time & energy has been … Continue reading

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Granddad Reflects on His Days as an Educator

My grandfather, G.M.C. Massey, started his career as a schoolteacher in the days of the one-room schoolhouse in rural East Texas at the start of the 20th Century. He retired from teaching after nearly 20 years and started a second … Continue reading

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Granddad Writes of his Memoirs and Retired Life

My grandfather, G. M. C. Massey, wrote memoirs of his life in a series of manuscripts after he turned 80 in 1960. One of his daughters, my mother Dell Buller, did an excellent job editing some portions of the material … Continue reading

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Granddad on Qualifications for Educational Leaders

A bit of a follow-up on my most recent post from my grandfather’s memoirs about his days teaching in Snyder. Here he tells why he turned down the offered chair of the mathematics department at Snyder High School, as well … Continue reading

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Granddad’s Solves a Math Problem in Snyder

My grandfather, G.M.C. Massey, started his career as a teacher in East Texas but eventually taught many places around Texas, notably a memorable year in Asherton in South Texas as well as the West Texas town of Snyder, as described … Continue reading

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G.M.C. Massey, Rural Texas Educator, 1900-1918

My grandfather, G.M.C. Massey, worked as an educator in rural Texas over a hundred yeas ago. I’ve shared a number of his stories here on the blog, including the early episode that earned him a reputation as an effective disciplinarian, … Continue reading

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Granddad Stranded on the Road to Sonora

Granddad often wrote more than one account of the same incident in his memoirs. As he explained, he just wrote whatever came to mind when it came to mind, so some repetition is to be expected. This is another instance … Continue reading

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Granddad Witnesses a Wedding — That Wasn’t

  As a lay minister, my grandfather, G.M.C. Massey, would perform a few marriages during his life. Witnessing one scene of wedding vows going wrong impacted him enough as a young man to write about it years later in his … Continue reading

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