Historian Greer Brigham has been researching the life of Abram Colby, one of The Original 33. Please take a moment to read his article on the website, Scalawag. With some Original 33 members, their stories have been hard to find. Brigham’s work unravels the story of Greene County’s Colby.

*Please note that the header image is not of Abram Colby but is part of the Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information photo archive. Dorothea Lange took this photo in 1937 when she visited GreenE County and documented life there.