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To Grandmother's house we go by Ben White Many fall weekends, our family, Dad, Mother and three children, would catch the Trailways bus and…
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(Remembering Joyce Ray Wheeler who was a frequent contributor of wonderful stories to AP. I especially liked this heartwarming one. Joyce Ray Wheeler passed away November…
(This true story is hard to think about today, but it probably happened many times--particularly during epidemics.) Make sure she's dead by Peg Crum My…
(I remember dressing up in hats and gloves to go to downtown Birmingham and watch the double feature at the movies while my parents…
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This spring weather makes me recall spring cleaning. Do you remember the ritual? The first warm, sunny week, my mother would say well, I…
WE ARE THE STORYTELLERS (AUTHOR UNKNOWN) submitted by Jesse Suttles of Arkansas We are the chosen. In each family there is one who seems…
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If you are ever invited to a real country noontime dinner in the South, jump at the chance to see what the fuss about…
ALONG THE CORDUROY ROAD The old home place stood among large oak trees at the top of a hill, more of a rise…
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Thoughts from a 1908 newspaper..... These thoughts are as relevant today as in 1908. . . Someone said, "Life without a friend is death without a witness."…
Kate's Run by Randal Champion Kate was an old grey mule. A mule is a cross between a jack donkey and a mare horse. …
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Household hints from the past - These are still good! "When lining dresser drawers or cupboard shelves, cut 3 layers of paper. Place all…
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Our ancestors often had unique ways of turning a phrase. Have you ever heard these old sayings? Here are some more. “Good Lord…
Small Churches I have loved by Joyce Ray Wheeler Lowndesboro Baptist Church, Lowndesboro, Alabama ca. 1888 - with two doors for men and women…
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Recently, I asked readers to send in their personal serendipity moment to Alabama Pioneers. This is William W. McCollum's moment. Donna Serendipity Moment told…
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It is so much fun to look back and remember the wonderful things about living in Alabama and the south. Children still do some…
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I grew up in Alabama and on hot summer days we had to find ways to entertain ourselves and endure the heat without air-conditioning.…
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