“The Cumberland Presbyterians formed in Oxford about 1837, about the same time the town formed. Their first...
John Cofield
John Cofield grew up in Oxford. He is the son of renowned University photographer, Jack Cofield. His grandfather, J. R. "Colonel" Cofield, was William Faulkner's personal photographer, and for decades was Ole Miss annual photographer. Four generations of the Cofield family have contributed to Oxford's pictorial history.
This time it’s the smells of old Oxford that draw me, as they drew my dad and...
The building on the corner at 1012 Jackson Avenue was once a garage, and later went from...
Spring comes to Yoknapatawpha: Duke’s Bait Shop. Note the century old St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in the...
Ah, how they carried on over the William Faulkner statue. I can’t help but think Mr. Faulkner...
There was something comforting about sitting on the same spot your daddy and his gang sat a...
Lafayette County, Fall 1961 – Photograph © Martin J. Dain Collection – From Book 3 of the...
Remembering Gaetano “Guy” Catelli and his lenswork. My search for shots of Oxford folks to be remembered...
The carnival came to town during the Mayberry days. Grandad took this photograph about 1950. The older...
Our finest hour tolled some 4,700 miles from Lafayette County, Mississippi, as King Gustaf VI of Sweden...
Up until the early 1960s, private hospitals met the local needs. Oxford Hospital and Bramlett Hospital were...
Like with so many other Old Oxford names, these books can’t avoid running across the Falkners and...
“Bluebirds still swoop through the old cedars, and deer and silver fox roam the ancient boxwoods. Quiet,...
The wagons rolled in, and mules, tractors, and trucks came and went. The lent lazily floated by and...
There was once a time when the grammar school boys raced to The Oxford Eagle to buy papers...
William Faulkner‘s hearse rounding The Square on its way to St. Peter’s Cemetery, July 7, 1962. Photograph...
Behind Marquis Chevron was a well-traveled apartment complex. I had a good many friends who lived there...
While it may be seen as just another fast-food restaurant, it was more than that for Oxford...
Bob Yerke‘s, yes he shortened his name for the store sign, was a master at Philly Cheesesteak...