A wonderful memory from the past! AND THEY CALLED IT INDEPENDENT PART II By Marvin Malley Champion submitted by Jean Champion Butterworth We went…
Author: Jean Butterworth
Jean Champion Butterworth is originally from Tuscaloosa County, graduating from Tuscaloosa County High School, Druid City Hospital School of Nursing and The University of Alabama. She is a retired nurse. Working 27 years at The Children’s Hospital as Department Director, Specialty Clinics. She has traveled extensively in Europe, Africa, The Middle East, and Eastern Europe. You can contact Jean at [email protected] See additional stories by Jean Butterworth on www.daysgoneby.me She also now has a Kindle Ebook Chinaberries and Other Memories of Alabama
AUTHOR SUNDAY – Do you remember the pneumatic tube cash system?
OLD BUILDING'S CHARM by Jean Butterworth I love old buildings. Recently one old building in Tuscaloosa was saved from possible destruction through the efforts…
Here comes the Alabama Million Dollar Band – some traditions you may not know about
MUSIC OF THE BANDS by Jean Butterworth Here comes the Million Dollar Band! This was music to my ears in late 1950’s as I…
The day the Birmingham police helped the University of Alabama football mascot retrieve his paws
Big Al at football stadium Big Al (Mascot of University of Alabama) and the Lost Paws It was a beautiful Saturday afternoon in…
Do you have a special Christmas family tradition like this?
Red Velvet Cake Tradition by Jean Butterworth Many years ago I started making a red velvet cake for my family, especially for my son…
Imagine sharing your telephone with eight families? That is how it used to be before when phones were first in homes
Eight Party Line Back Then When I was in high school we had one rotary black dial telephone that was an eight party line. …
Biography: Marvin Malley Champion born August 9, 1909
Happy Birthday! Marvin Malley Champion Biography and Genealogy (1909- 1992) Wilcox County, Alabama Marvin Malley Champion was born August 9, 1909 in Sunny South…
The snow would blow through the cracks of the house – Wilcox County, Alabama
AND THEY CALLED IT INDEPENDENT Wilcox County, Alabama PART I by Marvin Malley Champion (submitted by his Jean Champion Butterworth) Many years have gone…
Are you documenting your memories? This is how we use to do it…
Scrapbooks the Old Fashioned Way by Jean Butterworth Cleaning out drawers is always a tiresome chore, but here is what I discovered after many…
The first Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Birmingham area was located where English Village in Mountain Brook exists today
TUBERCULOSIS SANITARIUMS ARE NO MORE! by JEAN BUTTERWORTH It was announced in the Birmingham News that as of June 1, 2011 that the Public…
Tuscaloosa & University of Alabama memories 1935-1942 [old pictures]
Originally, I’m from Tuscaloosa by Jean Butterworth Early Tuscaloosa Memories 1935-1942 How many times in conversation with strangers or friends do I say, “Originally…
Do you remember picking out Christmas wishes from the Sears Roebuck Catalogue?
My Childhood Christmas Memories by Jean Butterworth It is almost Christmas time and memories come flooding back remembering the simple Christmas celebrations my family…
SUNDAY SOLILOQUY: Nature was the only kind of refrigeration or curing device we had – Wilcox County, Alabama
AND THEY CALLED IT INDEPENDENT PART IV By Marvin Malley Champion submitted by Jean Champion Butterworth This community had an open range. Everybody turning…
Sometimes simple objects have stories of their own like this one
A Certain Straw Hat Stories to Tell By Jean Butterworth As I reflected on the Alabama stories that Clarke Stallworth told in a recent…
If you hate snakes – then don’t read this
(This story will make you watch where you walk) A Snake Story I have always hated snakes. Living in the country I hated snakes.…
What is your favorite memory of living in Birmingham, Alabama?
RECALLING BIRMINGHAM MEMORIES by Jean Butterworth Most people enjoy sharing their stories. I was in a group of Hoover Historical Society members and guests…
Post World War II – the privy was outside in this country school
SCHOOL DAYS POST WORLD WAR II Coming from a fairly new school in Childersburg in 1947 brought some changes when we moved back to…
You’ll never make me believe that the Lord didn’t watch over us – Wilcox County, Alabama
AND THEY CALLED IT INDEPENDENT PART III By Marvin Malley Champion submitted by Jean Champion Butterworth We had Sunday School one Sunday a month…
Have you ever lost your billfold? This is a heartwarming story
Have you ever lost a purse or billfold? If you have you know the sinking feeling in the bottom of your stomach. Of…
Skin Cancer from Drinking Well Water 50 years ago – was there arsenic in it?
Recently, I was scheduled to have some minor surgery and the nurse called me on the phone to obtain some medical history. Questions, like…
Do you remember these popular summer camps in Alabama?
Summer Camps, Then and Now by Jean Butterworth My summer camp experiences seem like yesterday. Going to church camp was a happy event for…
Were the German’s attacking us? For a seven-year-old this was scary!
Small Town USA during World War II The Invasion of Normandy by the Allies occurred more than sixty-three years ago on June 6,1944. As…
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…
No Spirituous Drinking or Dancing Parties – not in the 1920s
No Spirituous Drinking or Dancing Parties… by Jean Butterworth “No Venomous Spirituous Drinking or Dancing Parties,” I read as I quickly scanned the papers…
It’s amazing at the dangerous things we did and still lived!
The Barbecue at Cha-Che’s submitted by Jean Butterworth My mother was Ara Ann Williams Champion and her mother was Ollie Rebecca King Williams. ”Miss…
Did we really dress this way in the 1950s?
Early 1950s High School Fashions by Jean Butterworth It is almost funny to recall those days of high school in the early 1950s. What we…
Alabama is proud of our native Alabama lady, Miss Harper Lee
Note: This story was written in 2015, before Harper Lee passed away. Alabama is proud of our native Alabama lady, Miss Harper Lee who…
We learned much from 4-H clubs? How active are they in schools today?
(4-H centers were once a central part of many schools. Many young people learned valuable skills for life in 4-H) 4-H Clubs are still…
Bryce Hospital in Tuscaloosa was built at the beginning of the Civil War
"The Alabama Insane Hospital was established by the legislature on February 6, 1952. Built in Tuscaloosa, it received its first patient in 1861, with…