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PATRON + RECIPE WEDNESDAY: A pecan pie without pecans? Here are some old recipe tips that might help you cook meals like grandma made

Here are some great cooking tips from grandmothers and gr-grandmothers. They knew how to cut corners to make great meals. “If you want to…

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PATRON + This man from Springville, Alabama became head of one of the largest programs in the United States and most people don’t know his name.

Did you or your parents participate in this program? Share your experiences in the comments below. June 26, 1935 was an important day for…

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Biography: Hunter Dickinson Farish September 12, 1897 – Director of Research at Colonial Williamsburg

Happy Birthday! HUNTER DICKINSON FARISH BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1897- 1945) Montgomery Monroe and Wilcox County, Alabama Hunter Dickinson Farish was born at Montgomery, Alabama,…

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PATRON – BIOGRAPHY: Blankenship, Reuben born 1765 and Blankenship, Daniel born 1761 Revolutionary War Soldiers

This biography can also be found in Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Volume 3 - NOW IN EBOOK, PAPERBACK AND HARDBACK. Books…

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October 10, 1885- There was a big celebration when the Bibb County, Alabama iron bridge was opened in 1885 [see pics & story]

COMPLETION AND RECEPTION OF THE IRON BRIDGE ACROSS THE CAHABA RIVER IN BIBB COUNTY    (News article transcribed from the Bibb Blade, 15, October 1885-…

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PATRON + Simpson manuscript – March 2nd, 1819, Congress passed an act admitting Alabama Territory into the Union of States.

Excerpt from ALABAMA STATE CAPITOL AN HISTORICAL SKETCH, Brochure by JAMES B. SIMPSON, Late Recording Secretary to the Governor JANUARY 1898 Roemer Printing Co.,…

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PATRON + First ribbon cane molasses, cherted road and cotton mill were started by these men in Greensboro, Alabama

Firsts in Greensboro, Hale County, Alabama1 Ribbon Cane The first genuine ribbon (or sugar) cane ever successfully planted in Hale county was cultivated seven miles…

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PATRON + Native-Americans from Oklahoma visited Alabama on 1st Flag Day in World War Memorial Building

Completed in 1940 with Works ProgressAdministration Funds (WPA), Alabama's World War Memorial Building houses the Alabama Department of Archives and History today. The dedication…