John Rankin

By JOHN P. RANKIN Madison Historian MADISON - There are some mysteries surrounding the history of 127 Church Street, which is home to the Madison Unit...

By John P. Rankin, Madison historian   MADISON - There were only two battles of any size fought in Madison County during the Civil War.  They were bot...

MADISON - More than thirteen years ago on this 75th anniversary of the "Victory in Europe" Day of May 8, Sherri Wilkerson Shamwell with her father and...

By John P. Rankin, Madison historian MADISON - After the Civil War, John Hertzler’s father sent him south from Pennsylvania to help those suffering fr...

By Madison historian John P. Rankin MADISON - In 1986 when I moved to Madison after spending more than 15 years in the metropolitan areas of Houston, ...

By Madison historian John P. Rankin MADISON - The Farley – Crutcher Cemetery is on farm and timber land that runs from Horizon Elementary School westw...