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Biography: John Crawford Graham born 1877 – photograph
JOHN CRAWFORD GRAHAM BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1877 – 1962) Missouri and Tuscaloosa County, Alabama by Dorothy Graham Gast John Crawford Graham was born in 1877 near Piedmont, Missouri. His father was Pinkney Graham, born 1847 in Missouri, and his mother was Narcissus Gross, born 1853 in Bollinger County. Her parents were Christopher Gross, born in […]
AUTHOR SUNDAY: It is hard to demonstrate jumping rope in a pencil thin skirt and 2 inch heels
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AUTHOR SUNDAY – Have you ever eaten Bitterweed Butter?
This is a cute story that many who lived on a farm can relate to. Bitterweed Butter by Dorothy Graham Gast When I was in 10th grade, my teacher at Tuscaloosa County High school, Mrs. Maxwell was extolling the virtues of fresh churned butter over margarine. I asked Mama if I could take my teacher […]
AUTHOR SUNDAY: Yes, I remember those home perms – do you? [film & pictures]
YES, I Remember Those Perms by Dorothy Graham Gast An aunt who was a beautician was prevailed upon during a visit to my grandmother’s at Romulus gave me a Toni. After she combed it out I looked it in the mirror and bawled. All around the whole family was telling me to give it few […]
AUTHOR SUNDAY – Life during WWII was very different from today – [vintage film & pictures]
(Memorial Day seems a good time to remember what life was like in 1942) I Remember December 7th by Dorothy Graham Gast “Pearl Harbor has been bombed. Many ships were damaged or sunk” was the alert that interrupted the Sunday afternoon radio broadcast on December 7, 1941. We were living at 708 10th Street, Pascagoula, […]
AUTHOR SUNDAY – Wisdom of the older generations made our lives richer and fuller
Grandma and Grandpa Graham by Dorothy Graham Gast We were blessed to grow up next door to Grandpa and Grandma in Romulus, Alabama. The added wisdom of the older generations made our lives richer and fuller. John Crawford Graham was my grandpa. He was the only man I know who wore a mustache in the […]
AUTHOR SUNDAY – “Sure, I eat molasses with my peas, I’ve done it all my life”
PEAS, PLEASE by Dorothy Graham Gast Peas, corn, okra, tomatoes, squash, and sweet potatoes are as nutritious as they are tasty. Mainstays of southern diet, they provide a healthy alternative to meat and potatoes menu. One restaurant in Northport, Alabama, features a different kind of field pea on each day of the week. Reports of […]
AUTHOR SUNDAY – “She tried kicking the ice to let the fish have air….see what happened next”
Remember Those Cold Winters? by Dorothy Graham Gast I agree that winters are not as cold as they were in the 40s and 50s. Do you remember ice spewed up out of the ground that crunched when you stepped on it? Or seeing the pompadours boys had combed with water become frosted before the bus […]
PATRON + “The Night I Went to the Yacht Club dressed in a Tablecloth!”
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Christmas Aprons – this is a heartwarming story you will want to share
CHRISTMAS APRONS by Dorothy Graham Gast As the holiday season approached in 1955 my less than a year old daughter and I lived with my parents and siblings in their two bedroom frame house on the family farm where I was raised. My husband and his girlfriend had left the state and us without any […]
AUTHOR SUNDAY – The Late Evening Stroll to Meet the Cows – how life was in simpler times
The Late Evening Stroll to Meet the Cows by Jean Butterworth When I was just a little girl I use to tag along behind my Granddaddy each summer evening when he said to me, “Milking time.” Barefooted and in a simple sundress I proceeded to walk behind him as he strolled to meet the cows […]
PARTON – Biography: John Leland Barton born July 13, 1877
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AUTHOR SUNDAY: “Perhaps I was Granny’s favorite. I secretly thought so.” – the story of old times in Ralph, Alabama
“Perhaps I was Granny’s favorite. I secretly thought so”
AUTHOR SUNDAY – Romulus School – Only the oldest residents remember the old wooden school by the apple orchard
ROMULUS SCHOOL by Dorothy Graham Gast One of the best things about living in the same place for many years is the many layers of memories. Grandpa and Grandma Graham lived in the big house on the top of the hill looking southeast to Romulus School. When I was growing up my brothers and sisters […]
AUTHOR SUNDAY – Those Beautiful Turnips – Are They Animal Food?
I have friends from Scotland I met on a cruise from Cyprus to Egypt in 2000. I have visited them in Scotland and they have visited me in Romulus, Alabama. While in Scotland I saw acres of turnip fields with the most beautiful greens I’d ever seen with purple turnips as big as softballs. They […]