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

Days Gone By - stories from the past

30,000 people turned out on the day President Roosevelt visited Birmingham

July 12, 2020 May 28, 2020by Jean Butterworth

Roosevelt Visits Birmingham in 1933

Days Gone By - stories from the past

AUTHOR SUNDAY – Do you remember the pneumatic tube cash system?

April 5, 2020 February 12, 2020by Jean Butterworth

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…

Days Gone By - stories from the past

Here comes the Alabama Million Dollar Band – some traditions you may not know about

February 29, 2020 February 10, 2020by Jean Butterworth

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…

Days Gone By - stories from the past

The day the Birmingham police helped the University of Alabama football mascot retrieve his paws

February 27, 2020 February 10, 2020by Jean Butterworth

Big Al at football stadium Big Al (Mascot of University of Alabama) and the Lost Paws It was a beautiful Saturday afternoon in…

Biographies ⁄ Genealogy Information

Biography: Marvin Malley Champion born August 9, 1909

August 9, 2019 July 10, 2019by Jean Butterworth

Happy Birthday! Marvin Malley Champion Biography and Genealogy (1909- 1992) Wilcox County, Alabama Marvin Malley Champion was born August 9, 1909 in Sunny South…