The Colony 72330

The Colony 72330 The Colony is a dream for reviving and sharing the history of Dyess Colony in western Mississippi County Arkansas.

Were you born in the Dyess Hospital?Special thanks to Gary Burfield for the photo.
06/02/2023

Were you born in the Dyess Hospital?
Special thanks to Gary Burfield for the photo.

05/22/2023

On May 22, 1934, Dyess Colony officially opened in Mississippi County, Arkansas after nearly 16,000 acres of land was cleared in the rural Mississippi River delta or northeast Arkansas.

Eventually, nearly 500 families would call Dyess Colony home, including the Cash family.

☀️🕶 Summer is almost here! What was your favorite pastime growing up in or visiting Dyess during the summer?
05/12/2023

☀️🕶 Summer is almost here!

What was your favorite pastime growing up in or visiting Dyess during the summer?

I am trying to start planning some projects to get The Colony up and running! What are some of your favorite traditions ...
10/14/2022

I am trying to start planning some projects to get The Colony up and running! What are some of your favorite traditions from the holidays growing up in Dyess?

10/04/2022

Question for readers: what kind of story do you want to read? What kind of circumstances of a character would make you personally feel seen? What issues and struggles have you dealt with in your life that you would like to see come to life in the pages of a book?

I had a great time talking with former Dyess residents. I will never get tired of hearing your stories, and I'll do my b...
07/09/2022

I had a great time talking with former Dyess residents. I will never get tired of hearing your stories, and I'll do my best to preserve and share them. Thank you for trusting me with your history.

I'm hanging out at the Dyess Reunion today! Had to get my tea from Lepanto Golden Nutrition in my Dyess Eagle colors! 💙🤍
07/09/2022

I'm hanging out at the Dyess Reunion today! Had to get my tea from Lepanto Golden Nutrition in my Dyess Eagle colors! 💙🤍

07/04/2022

Water Pie!

Happy 4th of July from The Colony! I have Water Pie in the oven! I'll let you know how it turns out.
07/04/2022

Happy 4th of July from The Colony! I have Water Pie in the oven! I'll let you know how it turns out.

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