Helping Out in Haiti

Dear Downhome, I would like to share this photo with you and your readers. Bearnice is a true Newfoundlander to be sure, who doesn’t mind giving the best of herself. Bearnice is always involved with volunteer work, and last year she and her friends took it upon themselves to visit Haiti, and with no shortage…

Edger and Martha Nicholes

A picture of my grandparents, Edger Charles Nicholes, and Martha (nee Hulan) Nicholes. Edger, son of George, was the first settler of Nicholsville. Martha died in 1918, leaving behind four little girls: Viola, Harriet, Laura, Bertha May. She was a young woman of 32 years old. Martha and daughter Bertha sleep together in their own…