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Paul Corbin

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Paul Corbin is a 95-year-old historian, humorist, and amateur archeologist from Advance, Mo. He grew up in the Greenbrier area west of Advance, where he attended Stepp School on the banks of Cato Slough and the Castor River, important waterways throughout his life. In an age when many area residents did not go to high school, the young Corbin made the decision to walk the five miles to Zalma, graduating in 1933. Throughout his life, he was an enterprising businessman, selling Watkins products from house to house throughout a large area - and later opening a variety store in Advance. He and his wife Geneva traveled throughout the United States, even following the route that the Lewis and Clark expedition traveled. His knowledge of Native American culture is extensive, and he has donated a sizeable collection of his artifacts to the Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center and the Bollinger County Historical Museum in Marble Hill. He submits articles to TBY, the North Stoddard Countian, the Ozark Mountaineer, and several other Missouri publications. He has also written two books - "Reflections in Missouri Mud," and "Fragments of my Feeble Mind."

What a difference a Century makes
(5 ~ 7:10 AM, Oct 6)

My Honey
(13 ~ 7:10 AM, May 6)

Lost and Found
(9 ~ 1:17 AM, Mar 3)

Among My Souvenirs
(12 ~ 2:36 PM, Nov 23)

Fragments Of My Fickle Mind
(5 ~ 4:53 PM, Nov 18)