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WE ARE THE STORYTELLERS (AUTHOR UNKNOWN) submitted by Jesse Suttles of Arkansas We are the chosen. In each family there is one who seems…
(Transcribed from The Boaz Leader, Boaz, Alabama, January 6, 1915) Good Ole Days --Infection Through Cigar Cutters When it is recognized how easily the…
GRANDMA'S KNIT STOCKING How much love went into each stitch (Transcribed from Brewton Banner (Brewton, Alabama June 2, 1883) THE OLD CUSTOM OF…
This is a cute story that many who lived on a farm can relate to. Bitterweed Butter by Dorothy Graham Gast When I was…
FIFTY-FIVE YEARS IN WEST ALABAMA CHAPTER EIGHT by By HON. E. A. POWELL (Written before 1886) At the time I first went to Fayette the…
Click to learn how to Become a Patron! DRESS FOR CHILDREN It is Easily Made and Produces a Very Good Effect (Excerpt from The…
I don't think this plaster would help very much with a rattlesnake bite. (Extract transcribed from THE ATHENS HERALD, Athens, Limestone County, Alabama on…
CONCERNING VISITING CARDS (Excerpt from The Courtland Enterprise, Courtland, Alabama, February 15, 1894) Ladies' cards are governed by the following rules: A married…
The Day I was Born by Virginia Faye Floyd Peiffer My mom told me about the day I was born. I will never forget.…
The Stay-Aways (Transcribed from Choctaw Advocate, Butler, Alabama, June 11, 1890) Plenty of them everywhere, little and big, old and young. Here are some…
Venetian blinds became popular after WWII, but I remember they were a "bear" to clean. They became dusty very easily --- especially in the…
Trains by Inez McCollum I grew up across the street from a railroad track. When we had guests and a train would pass by…
Stringing Needles for Mother My mother's sight has failed so that threading a needle is a task almost beyond her. After an absence from…
