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MEXICAN WAR and ALABAMA MILITARY The war between Mexico and the United States, 1846-1848, brought on by a series of attacks on American citizens,…
Have you ever heard of the STAR CHAMBER? Read about how and why it drove many of our founders to America in the “page-turning”,…
These people must have been proud of their trades Epitaph to blind woodsawyer in Georgia: "While none ever saw him see thousands have seen…
When I travel around the state, many people share wonderful stories with me that I'd love to include on this website, but I simply…
It was evidently quite uncomfortable for women to be fashionably dressed according to this article from 1875. (Transcribed from The Athens Post – Athens,…
THOMAS DUNN BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY 1798-1838 Wilcox County, Alabama Thomas Dunn, a son of Benjamin and Susannah Dunn, was born in Georgia around 1798.…
FROM: THE PERFECT WOMAN 1903 by K. T. Boland “The majority of mankind believe animal food to be a necessary constituent of the diet. We…
From The Florence – Times Daily August 25, 1922 A CRIMINAL NATION It is not exactly agreeable to read, in a report submitted to…
Epitaph of a miser: Here lies one who for medicine would not give A little gold, and so his life he lost: I fancy…
Our ancestors had many hints for making household tasks easier in the 1920s. Household hints from the 1920s Brass that is badly discolored and…
Glazed Louisiana Yams 1 can yams 7 T. margarine 3 T. lemon juice 3 T. honey or 4 1/2 T. brown sugar 1/ 1/2…
Sometimes it is funny seeing life through the eyes of a child. A little boy opened the big and old family Bible with fascination,…
Household tips for cleaning and painting from the past: If the inside of your linen closet is painted a deep blue, there will be…
PATRON - Sometimes the "Good old days" were not so safe as can be seen by the story from 1919 On February 20, 1919…
MEMORIES OF ENSLEY by Caroline I was born in Ensley, I believe on a corner of Prince Street. There were streets like 'Ave. I'--'G'…
Dogs the Wheeler family has loved have a strange list of names. First was Trigonometry, a math hound; Lady, a black dachshund named for…
This biography is included in the book Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Volume I and First Families of Lawrence County, Alabama Volume I …
HOW TO KEEP ICE IN THE SICK ROOM (from July 2, 1879 edition of the Birmingham Iron Age) For those who have an…
Today, we just grab a can and make them but have you ever thought about what our ancestors had to do to make baked beans? Here…
Surprise! Genealogy research doesn't always turn up heroes and royalty. Sometimes you may find a criminal or horse thief and it may be hard…
One of the best fertilizers for potted plants is chimney soot, provided it is free from salt. To make a fern healthy and grow…
From an 1881 newspaper: Rules for Governing children: Never give in to disobedience, and never threaten what you are not prepared to carry out.…
During my genealogy research, the size of families always amazes me. Evidently, the number of children was also noticed in the past as evidenced…
Imagine how much simpler it will be for our descendants to track our lives? We have birth and death certificates, social security numbers, and…
Here is the story from the June 27, 1891 Times Daily newspaper in Florence, Alabama. STARTLING CHANGE Alabama Takes the First Place long held…
A Legal Gift If a man would, according to law, give to another an orange, instead of saying, "I give you this orange "which one…
The people of Gordo were shocked when their new water tank containing 68,000-gallons crashed to the earth on April 23rd, 1935 as the following…
A "rolling store" salesman carrying a sack of flour into a rural home. Coffee County, Alabama We all know the Rolling Stones are going…
The following are actual copies of correspondence received by the Family History Department. I have a hard time finding myself in London. If I were…
Yes...Julia, I guess cats do have nine lives... by Shannon Hollon A few years ago on a rainy October night my family was enjoying…
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