He was born September 17, 1923, in Mount Olive, Butler County, Alabama and was regarded as one of the most significant and influential musicians of…
Life on Shades Mountain in 1940 was very different from today. Shades Mountain is part of Hoover, Alabama. My Grandparents on Shades Mountain by…
Christmas Memories of Orphan Annie and Dick Tracy by Inez McCollum As I think back to Christmases shared by my parents, brother and I,…
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…
(I remember dressing up in hats and gloves to go to downtown Birmingham and watch the double feature at the movies while my parents…
A few months ago, I stopped at the Veteran's Memorial at the Liberty Park Exit of Interstate 459 to look again for relatives who…
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