<center>The Way It Was, Index</center>

William Eugene "Gene" Barber, Artist, Instructor, Historian & Genealogist authored a series of articles for the Baker County Press entitled "The Way It Was".
His articles covered all aspects of Baker County pioneers lives in a colorful, entertaining, as well as, educational manner. At an early age, Gene possessed the desire and ability to interview the 'Old Folks'. He was as talented in the use of the pen, as he is with a brush, choosing his words and expressions in a way to paint an exciting, interesting, and often, humorous story.

The following is an index of his articles written in the years 1975 thru 1984


INDEX

"THE WAY IT WAS"

Gene Barber


Jul 1975

3 - Minor Role in Revolution
10 - The Early Days at Sanderson, part one
17 - Margaretta, an Interlude, part two
24 - Sanderson, Growing Up, part three and conclusion
31 - Capt. Dave Miller, An Indian Fighter

Aug 1975

7 - Settlers Versus Seminoles (Ware County)
14 - The Slaughter at Tippens' Pond (Tippens, Mizell, and Green)
21 - Early Episcopalianism in Baker County, part one - The Pioneers
28 - Early Episcopalianism in Baker County, part two - Rev. Snowden

Sep 1975

4 - The Story of the Macedonia Methodist Church
11 - The Plague in Darbyville
18 - Georgia's Claim to Baker County (Cone, Barber)
25 - A Genealogy of the Taylor Family

Oct 1975

2 - Possum Trot Written From Local Experiences (Harwick)
9 - The PreWar Years in Baker County
16 - A History of the Macclenny Postal System, part one
23 - A History of the Macclenny Postal System, part two
30 - The Shuey-Sessions House "Hainted" by the Past

Nov 1975

6 - A History of the Macclenny Postal System, conclusion and other comments
13 - Harvey Thomas and 19th Century Red Tape'
20 - Elisha Green, Pioneer Citizen - A Saga as Told by his Former Slave. (Spearing)
27 - The Harvey Family of Baker County

Dec 1975

4 - Three Persons Who Could Have Named Glen St. Mary (Cole, Vaughn, Taber)
11 - The Early Days in Baldwin - part one - Settlement (Thigpen)
28 - The early Days in Baldwin - part two - the War
25 - John W Jones, Planter and Secessionist


Jan 1976

1 - Williamsburg - The Town Killed By a Hill (Williams)
8 - The Florida Atlantic and Gulf Central Railroad
15 - A History Of the Canady Fort
22 - The Florida Record (Calahan, Nassau Co.)
29 - Okefenokee's Chesser Island

Feb 1976

5 - The Glen St. Mary Nursery - George L. Taber, Pioneer, part one
12 - George L. Taber, Family Man and Businessman, part two
19 - Some Notes on the.Crews Family - part one
26 - Some Notes on the Crews Family - part two

Mar 1976

4 - Historical Notes on the Georgia Bend , part one
11 - More Historical Notes on the 'Georgia Bend', part two
18 - St. George and Other Communities (Roberts, Gaineys, Hodges, Fitzgerald)
25 - The Burnsed Settlement and Oak Grove Church

Apr 1976

1 - The Powers Pioneers
8 - Earn Harris and the Discovery of the Taber Azalea
15 - The Beginnings of Lake Butler
22 - Raiford and the State Prison Farm
29 - Our Minorcan Heritage, part one - Canova

May 1976

6 - Our Minorcan Heritage, part two - Pons/Ponce
13 - Mose Thompson, Accidental Pioneer, part one
20 - Mary Thompson, Resourceful Pioneer Woman, part two
27 - The Story Behind Ellicott's Mound

Jun 1976

3 - From the Diary of Charles W. Turner, part one
10 - From the Diary of Charles W. Turner, part two
17 - From the Diary of Charles W. Turner, part three and conclusion
24 - County History Relatively Uhknown, but Unique (map)

Jul 1976

1 - A Chronology of Baker County's Past 5OO Years
8 - The Turner House Among City's Oldest
15 - Macclenny's Old and Interesting Houses - The Hardware Brown House
22 - The County Via the Eyes of an 1885 Guidebook
29 - Methodism in Baker County, part one - The Background

Aug 1976

5 - Methodism in Baker County, part two - The Split
18 - Methodism in Baker County, part three - During Post Civil War Era
19 - Methodism in Baker County, conclusion - Macclenny Methodist Church
26 - Mrs. Fraser and the Yankees

Sep 1976

2 - 'Sugarman' and the Polecat in the Mailbox (Stone and Harris)
9 - The Beginning of Woodlawn Cemetery, part one
16 - The Beginning of Woodlawn Cemetery, part two
23 - American Settlement in Spanish Florida
30 - The Seminoles Arrive

Oct 1976

7 - Early Residents and Roadways (map)
14 - Historical Potpourri
21 - The British Colonial Period in Florida
28 - The War of 1812 to Cracker Horse Trading (Garrett)

Nov 1976

4 - How the County Figured in the Election of 1876
11 - Republic of East Fla
18 - Spanish Florida Seen Through the Eyes of a Northern Visitor, part one
25 - Everyday Life in Northeast Fla., part two

Dec 1976

2 - Prehistoric Man in Baker County
9 - A Letter From 1876 (Hicks, Copeland, Cooper)
16 - A Cracker Christmas, part one
23 - A Cracker Christmas, part two (drawing, no historical data)
30 - An Incident of the Seminole War, part one (Johns)


Jan 1977

6 - An Incident of the Seminole War, part two
13 - An Incident of the Seminole War, conclusion
20 - A Preview of 'The Early People' History of Baker County
27 - Notes on the Civil War - Baker County Men andTheir Units, part one

Feb 1977

3 - Some Notes on the Civil War - the Men Who served, part two
10 - Notes on the Civil War Plus the Florida Campaign, part three
17 - Notes on the Civil War - the Big Day at Olustee, part four
24 - Interesting Sidelight to the Olustee Story, conclusion (DuFour)

Mar 1977

3 - Some of the Early Families in Olustee Area
10 - John Brown and the Monument Site
17 - Another Potpourri of Baker County History
24 - Still More Odds 'n Ends From County's Past
30 - Some After the War Politics

Apr 1977

7 - A Look at Some Public Records From 1877
14 - Gleanings From THE STANDARD - The Past Through Newspapers
21 - More Gleanings From THE STANDARD
28 - The Baxter Rebellion, part one

May 1977

5 - The Baxter Rebellion, part two
12 - The Baxter Rebellion, part three
19 - The Baxter Rebellion, part four
26 - The Baxter Rebellion, conclusion

Jun 1977

2 - The County's War Dead, part one (county cemeteries)
9 - The County's War Dead, part two (incorrectly dated)
16 - The County's War Dead, part three
23 - More on the County's Cemeteries, part four
30 - Partial List of Veterans Buried in the County, conclusion

Jul 1977

7 - McClenny Versus Macclenny, part one
14 - McClenny Versus Macclenny, part two
21- The Working Woman - A Short Tribute to Nettie Rowe
28 - The St. George Gazette, part one

Aug 1977

4 - The St. George Gazette, part two
11 - Some Interesting notes From Basement of Courthouse
18 - Notes From the Court of Judge Mott Howard
25 - Of Harveys and Prophecies

Sep 1977

1 - Early Area Roadways (map)
8 - The Crackers, part one - They Arrive in the Colonies
15 - The Crackers, part two - The Ancient Beginnings
22 - The Crackers, part three - The Norman Cousins
29 - The Crackers, part four - The Cracker Speech Begins

Oct 1977

6 - The Crackers, The Final Chapter, conclusion
13 - The Will of 'Tiger Bill' Roberts
20 - The Roberts Family
27 - Black Troops in Baker County, part one

Nov 1977

3 - Black Troops in Baker County, part two
10 - Black Troops in Baker County, part three
17 - Joseph Dicks, Early Pioneer From England
24 - The Daring Minnie Poythress, part one

Dec 1977

1 - The Daring Minnie Poythress, part two
8 - Geological Makeup of Baker County, part one - The Beginning
15 - Geological Makeup of Baker County, part two - Under the Sea
22 - Geological Make up of Baker County, conclusion
29 - Mrs. Cone Tells Her Story, part one - Klan Activities in Baker Co.


Jan 1978

5 - Mrs. Cone's Testimony, part two - Klan Activities in Baker County
12 - Ben Gurganus' True Feelings, part three - Klan Activities in Baker Co.
19 - The Founder of the Godwin Seminary
26 - The Dobbs Place - A Picture Story

Feb 1978

4 The Daugharty Family
9 - The Reilly Crews Place - 19th Century Pioneer Homestead in 1978 (photos)
16 - The Great Macclenny Fire of '23
23 - More Historical Potpourri

Mar 1978

2 - (no column this week)
9 - Some of Those 'Downright Strange' Names of Places, part one
16 - 'Downright Strange' Place Names in County, part two
23 - Baker County Place Names, part three
30 - Baker County Place Names, conclusion

Apr 1978

6 - (no column this week)
13 - The Community of Highland-Trail Ridge, part one
20 - The Community of Highland-Trail Ridge, part two
27 - Southern Incident (repeat of 20 Nov, 1975 article)

May 1978

4 - Area Routes in 1815 (map)
11 - Some Notes on the Johns Family
18 - The Sylvester Lyons Story
25 - Baker County's Position on Maps of the Past, part one

Jun 1978

1 - Baker County's Position on Maps of the Past, part two
8 - Baker County's Position on Maps of the Past, conclusion
15 - Baker County Ancestors in the War of 1812
22 - The Soldiers Story (W. T. Walters)
29 - The Mose Barber Story, part one

Jul 1978

6 - The Mose Barber Story, part two
13 - The Mose Barber Story, part three
20 - The Mose Barber Story, conclusion (incorrectly numbered)
27 - Westberry Griffis Story (drawing)

Aug 1978

3 - Gleanings From THE STANDARD, part one
10 - Gleanings from THE STANDARD, part two
17 - News Items From the County's Heyday, part one
24 - News Items From the County's Heyday, part two
31 - A Two Party System in Baker County, part one

Sep 1978

7 - A Two Party System in Baker County, part two
14 - Of New Jersey, Nostalgia and Downtown Revitalization, part one
21 - Of New Jersey, Nostalgia and Downtown Revitalization, part two
28 - The Crackers (photo essay and poem)

Oct 1978

5 - A Sampling of Baker County Politics Through History
12 - More News Items From the Good Old Days, part one
19 - More News Items From the Good Old Days, part two
26 - Ghosts, Haints, and Boogers

Nov 1978

2 - Notes on the Wolfe Family
9 - Various Early Raulersons, part one
16 - Various Early Raulersons, part two
23 - Various Early Raulersons, part three
30 - Various Early Raulersons, conclusion

Dec 1978

7 - Wedding Customs In 1907 (Barber, Godwin)
14 - Old Fashioned Christmas Thoughts
21 - Sharing a Few Choice Christmas Memories of Home
28 - The Twelve Days of Christmas and Cracker Folk

Jan 1979

4 - A Fresh Start (review and prospectus)
11 - 1924 Nursery Catalog, part one (Glen St. Mary Nurseries)
18 -1924 Nursery Catalog, part two and a Memorium for Loyce K. Coleman
25 - Some Notes on 'Lightered', part one


Feb 1979

1 - Some Notes on 'Lightered', part two
8 - The Saga of George Reynolds
15 - Samuel Spearing, Slave to Lawmaker
22 - The Big Snow (photo story, Moniac, Georgia)

Mar 1979

1 - Growth and Progress?, part one (county history in population)
8 - Growth and Progress?, part two
15 - Growth and Progress?, part three
22 - Growth and Progress?, conclusion
29 - Immoral Behavior on the Creek Bank (Harris)

Apr 1979

5 - Black Pioneers - The Indian Fighter and the Wood Chopper (Rawls, Jason)
12 - Some Tips on Genealogy
19 - History of County Newspapers (Powell)
26 - The Fraser Pioneers

May 1979

3 - The Great Horse Race (Altman, Harris)
10 - A Portrait of the Dowlings (photo)
17 - William Henry Stone, 1843 - 1917
24 - You're Getting Old if...(no history data)
31 - Thoughts on Memorial Day, and a Proposal (DuFour, Cong. Bennett)

Jun 1979

7 - More...You're Getting Old if...
14 - Frontier Recreation - Some Notes on Dancing, part one
21 - Frontier Recreation, part two
28 - Recognizing Pioneers in Preservation of History Here (Coleman, Morris, Ferry, Harris, Smallwood)

Jul 1979

5 - Gooder English and a Book Review (FROM BEGINNINGS TO BOOM, Barber)
12 - A Belated Fourth of July Article (Bessent, Brown)
19 - Arch Hogans
26 - The Old Courthouse

Aug 1979

2 - The Telegraph Centennial (Bradford County)
9 - Miss Addie's Background, part one,
16 - Miss Addie's Background, part two,
23 - The Sessions Family, part one, the Circuit Rider
30 - The Sessions Family, part two, the Widow

Sep 1979

6 - The Sessions Family, part three, conclusion
13 - Hurricanes, Guns, and a Meeting
20 - Dear Mrs. Fletcher (editorial)
27 - Historical Society Puts Prints On Sale (art reproduction, Olustee)

Oct 1979

4 - Buzzard Barbara (book review, Florida historical novel)
11 - Yellow Fever Epidemic, an Eyewitness Account (Wolfe)
18 - A Witch Story (Barber, Wilkerson)
25 - A Few Halloween Lessons (editorial)

Nov 1979

1 - A Backwoods Frolic (1880's eyewitness account)
8 - An Expedition Along the Saint Mary's River (1880's eye witness account)
15 - A Muster Roll From 1862 (Camden County, Georgia)
22 - Reflections On a Rainy Afternoon (comments in nostalgia)
29 - James B. Matthews (obit with data on early printing business

Dec 1979

6 - Some Ideas on Generating Our Own Electricity Here (editorial)
13 - Some of Your Reactions to Column Materials Past (quotes from letters)
20 - Ain't Nothing So Bad You Can't Learn From It (Christmas and comments)
27 - Devil Enoch Roberts, part one


Jan 1980

3 - Devil Enoch Roberts, part two
10 - Devil Enoch Roberts, Part three and A Memorial (Mace A. Harris)
17 - Devil Enoch Roberts, Epilogue
17 - Genealogical libray February opening
24 - The Union dead - Olustee, Part one
31 - Official reports and legends - Olustee, Part two

Feb 1980

7 - Lizzie and the Yankee officer - Olustee, Part three
14 - Re-enactments & relics - Olustee, part four
21 - The Monument - Olustee, final part
28 - Some papers pertaining to Philemon Bryan

Mar 1980

6 - The shooting at the frolic
13 - So you want to dig up your Grandpa?..., Part one
20 - So you want to dig up your Grandpa?..., Part two
27 - So you want to dig up your Grandpa?..., Part three

Apr 1980

3 - So you want to dig up your Grandpa?...,Part four
10 - Digging up grandpa - Conclusion
17 - The convict lease system - Part one - Chattahoochee
24 - The convict lease system - Part two - Some criminals and their crimes

May 1980

1 - The convict lease system - Part three - the chain gang camps
8 - The convict lease system - Part four
15 - The convict lease system - Conclusion
22 - Some of the early holders of livestock in county
29 - Random thoughts on random subjects

Jun 1980

5 - The Herndons... (William Zopher)
12 - The Herndons Part two - Cooper and John
19 - Major David Moniac, Part one
26 - Major David Moniac, Part two

Jul 1980

3 - Me and the 'Whip-poor-wills'
10 - The Big Fair
17 - The Historical Society - The first half, part one
24 - The Historical Society - part two
31 - The Alachua Trail - Its antiquity and Georgia route, part one

Aug 1980

7 - The Alachua Trail - through Baker County, part two
14 - The Alachua Trail Its antiquity and Georgia route, part three
21 - Indian attacks at Ft. Moniac, part one
28 - Indian attacks at Ft. Moniac, part two

Sep 1980

4 - Jernigan in Orlando
11 - Politics as they were...and will remain
18 - The Mizell Family, Part one
25 - The Mizell Family, Part two

Oct 1980

2 - The Mizell Family, Part three
9 - The Mizell Family, Part four
16 - The Mizell Family, Conclusion
23 - Elder Bowman and the Church of The Brethren
30 - The Fair as history...and in retrospect

Nov 1980

6 - Levi H. Markley
13 - Good stuff discovered lookin for other facts
20 - Hold on now...just one more word on the election
27 - Remarks on religion-politics draw fire for this columnist

Dec 1980

4 - Who remembers Holy Land??? The Big Dream, part one
11 - Who remembers Holy Land??? The Big Dream, part two
18 - Who remembers Holy Land??? Conclusion, part three
25 - Ghosts of Christmas past, not-so-long-past, to come


Jan 1981

1 - Ghosts of Christmas past, not-so-long-past, to-come, Conclusion
8 - Some comments on the past year
15 - Reminiscing with Paul Taylor
22 - The Militia of 1837
29 - A Cracker Lexicon

Feb 1981

5 - More of our Cracker lexicon
12 - John and Molly [Crews] - A Valentine Story
19 - When bombs rained on Baker County
26 - Names and views from behind those framed photographs, Part one

Mar 1981

5 - Names and views from behind those framed photographs, Part two
12 - Catholicism in Baker County - No evidence of early mission here
19 - Catholicism in Baker County, Part two
26 - Catholicism in Baker County, Conclusion

Apr 1981

2 - Children of the Confederacy
9 - The Glen Centennial - Part one
16 - The Glen Centennial - Part two
23 - The rape of the Osceola Forest
30 - The Glen Centennial - A photo story

May 1981

7 - The Glen Centennial - Charly W. Turner
14 - The Glen Centennial - 'The second Yankee invasion'
21 - The Glen Centennial - More faces from the past......
28 - History of the arts here

Jun 1981

4 - Glen in the 1880's
11 - The glen centennial - conclusion
16 - A baker county map of 1840
25 - Francis Marion Brown

Jul 1981

2 - Cracker manifesto
9 - Reminiscing at the Beaches
16 - Columns draw readers' ire
23 - Post offices in Glen St. Mary
30 - The demise of the front porch - Part one

Aug 1981

6 - the demise of the front porch - conclusion
13 - The Okefenokee Swamp, Part one
20 - The Okefenokee Swamp, Part two
27 - The Okefenokee swamp - Part three

Sep 1981

3 - The Okefenokee
10 - No article this week
17 - Rufus Powers grew up with Glen
24 - In the spirit of the Centennial

Oct 1981

1 - The Glen Centennial - Appraisal and appreciation
8 - The Okefenokee Swamp - A resumption of the series
15 - People of the Okefenokee - The Indians
22 - The Okefenokee - The whites move in....and out
29 - The Okefenokee - Assorted legends, haints and boogers

Nov 1981

5 - It's time to mobilize - Against strip-mining in the Osceola
12 - The turn of the Century
19 - Data from some old maps
26 - Thanksgiving feasts of old

Dec 1981

3 - Looking ahead at Olustee
10 - Christmas 1981
17 - To a mellow Christmas
24 - After 'The Day After'
31 - Potpourri of the year 1981


Jan 1982

7 - '81 wrapup and '82 beginning
14 - 'Uncle Budder' Johnson
21 - On life's greatest questions
28 - The county's early post offices

Feb 1982

4 - State of the Union message....and equal time
11 - Life's great questions
18 - The month of February
25 - Rare maps from period 1886-1924

Mar 1982

4 - Some ready-to-quote one liners
11 - On the approaching spring-winter
18 - On the approaching spring - Temperature, rain and St. Pat
25 - On approaching spring - colors and scents

Apr 1982

1 - On approaching spring-cleaning, purging and bleeding (the wrap-up)
8 - Some thoughts on Easter
15 - Centennial interest grows
22 - Birthdates of other Baker County communities
29 Community name origins

May 1982

6 - Wrapup of Communities' Ages
13 - McClenny 1883-1983 - the past in pictures
20 - The old courthouse clock
27 - 'Accident on the Lake City Road'

Jun 1982

3 - Genealogy / Answers and comments
1- - The readers speak
17 - McClenny 1883-1983 - A Brief History, Part I
24 - Macclenny 1883-1983 - A brief history, part 2

Jul 1982

1 - Macclenny, 1883-1983 - A brief history, part three
8 - Macclenny, 1883-1983 - A brief history, part IV
15 - Macclenny, 1883-1983 (photographs)
22 - McClenny 1883-1983 - A brief history, Part V
29 - McClenny 1883-1983 - A Brief History, Part VI

Aug 1982

5 - McClenny 1883-1983 - The conclusion
12 - Lessons from a 10 year old
19 - Lessons from our readers
26 - Summer doldrums and historical tidbits

Sep 1982

2 - More historical tidbits
9 - Historical Potpourri
16 - Sayings for all seasons
23 - The Elder Wilson Conner
30 - Confederates and the Oath of Allegiance

Oct 1982

7 - The Oath of Allegiance and some Thrifts
14 - The McClenny Centennial - Preparations underway
21 - Ed Fraser Hospital - The beginning to a 25th birthday
28 - Sheriffs through the years 1861-1982

Nov 1982

4 - Some Sundry Topics
11 - Historical Personages - First of two parts
18 - Historical Personages - (second of two parts)
25 - I'm thankful for.....

Dec 1982

2 - A couple of lists
9 - Christmas decor from the past
16 - Old Time Christmas Eating
23 - "...for the poor always ye have with you" "Blessed be ye poor..'
30 - How '82 predictions fared


Jan 1983

6 - The Colorful Colonel Cone, Part one
13 - The Colorful Colonel Cone, Part two
20 - Darbyville, a parent community of McClenny
27 - Getting the Cracker treatment in Keystone

Feb 1983

3 - The Georgia-Florida boundary, Part one
10 - The Georgia-Florida boundary, Part two
17 - The Georgia-Florida boundary, Part three
24 - Boundary wrap-up and notes on the Dawkins Lodge

Mar 1983

3 - McClenny Potpourri
10 - Some old and interesting McClenny structures, Part one
17 - Some old and interesting McClenny structures, Part two
24 - Some old and interesting McClenny structures, Conclusion
31 - Some old and interesting McClenny structures, Sites without structures or newer buildings

Apr 1983

7 - A recap of the 1st Centennial week
14 - Rain soaks sale; but not the dance
21 - Well, it's our final weekend to celebrate!
28 - The Centennial - A wrap-up

May 1983

5 - The month of May has arrived in all her pagan glory
12 - Historical potpourri from a desk drawer, part one
19 - Historical potpourri from a desk drawer, part two
26 - Historical potpourri from a desk drawer - Third and Final Part

Jun 1983

2 - A plea for presidential pardon [Moses E. Barber]
9 - A look at commercial McClenny
16 - McClenny social notes from the year 1887
23 - Fred 'Bubba' Bullard; a genuine McClenny product
30 - It's been eight years.....

Jul 1983

7 - Historical potpourri
14 - Ms. Liberty and Daisies
21 - "Summer sort of slow-walks you down"
28 - More Nostalgic Reminiscenses

Aug 1983

4 - What art is not.....
11 - Now, what are is.....
18 - Composition in art
25 - Creativity in art

Sep 1983

1 - Different types of art
8 - Autumn brings out poet
15 - Hoppin' John discourse
22 - 1921 catalogue goodies

Oct 1983

6 - The Household Guest, 1921
13 - Historical potpourri
20 - More.....potpourri
27 - 'Ain't no boogers tonight'

Nov 1983

3 - Crackers & nature's signs - Part One
10 - Crackers & nature's signs - Part Two
17 - Boost Christmas downtown

Dec 1983

1 - The 'Tarnished Tinsel Trophies'
8 - Edging into Christmas
15 - The Yule tree ordeal
22 - The 'magic' of Christmas
29 - Thoughts on the new year


Jan 1984

5 - The Red Men Lodge
12 - Baker County and the movies
19 - The Baker State Bank
28 - Those who died at Ocean Pond

Feb 1984

Those who died at Ocean Pond
9 - Carr B. McClenny and his bulldog stew
16 -New york Tribune accounts of the battle of Olustee
23 - On to Appomattox

Mar 1984

1 - More didactical sayings
8 - Still more didactical sayings
15 - About your Indian blood
22 - About your Indian blood part 2
29 - Are you a yumpie?

Apr 1984

5 - Are you good at trivia?
12 - Here's yet more trivia
19 - Easter-the relaxed holiday
26 - Baker County history quiz

May 1984

3 - Histories of MacClenny depots
10 - Checking out Winter Park
17 - Saving depot important
24 - Old clippings--the pine tree festival
31 - On saving the hospitals

Jun 1984

7 - Our plagiarizing society
14 - Former depot chief came to MacClenny "To do a job "
21 - Uncle Charlie Barber
28 - Uncle Charlie Barber part 2

After 466 weeks Barber's last column

Jul 1984

5 - Barber's column was quality--Jim McGauley

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