A Lum and Abner Fan Page

The Pine Ridge Post Office was housed in the back corner of Dick Huddleston’s Store. This old time post office was in operation until very recently. The post office still has Postal Guide Books dating back to the 1920s.

This little booklet was published in about 1932, early in the series, before the characters were fully developed.

Years ago I was part of a Yahoo group of Lum and Abner fans. Several of us tried our hands at a writing a series of “fan fiction” episodes based on the premise that the old fellows had just got their first computer. I wrote Episode 5, in which Grandpap reads his email–out loud, of course–the way he always read the Almanac.

We visited Pine Ridge in June 2022 and had the privilege of going through the Jot ‘Em Down Store (aka Dick Huddleston’s store) and the Lum and Abner Museum.

“A rambling reporters goes sightseeing in Pine Ridge, Arkansas, where most of the original characters used in Lum and Abner radio programs still live much as they do in the Pine Ridge of the air.”

A list of items that the Jot ‘Em Down Store sells. These are just a few of the items heard mentioned in various episodes of Lum & Abner.

“Owin’ to so many folks writin’ artickles ’bout theirse’ves and callin’ ’em autobiorgerffys, we have sorter deesided to give ourse’ves a write-up…”

A listing of the businesses and other public places in Pine Ridge as described by Lum and Abner.

“Accordin’ to the almanac” tidbits as shared by Grandpappy Spears.

Grandpappy’s real name is Milford Avery Spears. His woman is known as Aunt Charity. He likes to play checkers with Abner, and read aloud from the Almanac in the Jot ‘Em Down Store.