My Dad was a member of a church in a rural area of Alabama. The church and others throughout the state would have singings…
THE NIGHT I WENT TO THE YACHT CLUB IN A TABLECLOTH by Dorothy Graham Gast I was just ending my Blue Birds reading group…
Cute story reveals a little about life in the 1950s..... China Teardrops by Joyce Ray Wheeler It was September of the year 1953. A…
SNOWBOUND AT CHRISTMAS by Inez McCollum When my brother and I were young children, getting to our grandparents in the winter time could be…
CHRISTMAS WITH THREE GROWING BOYS by Inez McCollum Christmas time was so special when our three sons were small. I was a stay-at-home Mom,…
JUST LIKE MINE By Joyce Ray Wheeler We were so young in 1953 when my husband became a mathematics professor at Howard College…
CHRISTMAS APRONS by Dorothy Graham Gast As the holiday season approached in 1955 my less than a year old daughter and I lived with…
Note: This story has been reported in newspapers since the 1930s, and is all over the internet including the History.com but the Alabama Department of…
RECALLING BIRMINGHAM MEMORIES by Jean Butterworth Most people enjoy sharing their stories. I was in a group of Hoover Historical Society members and guests…
Chasing old bushy-tail by Shannon Hollon This time of year when the weather begins to turn cool the maple leaves turn red and hickories…
BIRMINGHAM MEMORIES 40's, 50's, and 60's by Milo J. "Jerry" Heis I REMEMBER: East Lake Park when there were still remnants of the Fair…
MEMORIES OF ENSLEY by Caroline I was born in Ensley, I believe on a corner of Prince Street. There were streets like 'Ave. I'--'G'…
“Neither rain, nor snow, nor … texting” by Steve A. Maze Arab, Alabama For the most part, today’s modern post office consists of nice…
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…
Did you know that when Yolande Betbeze, Alabama's first Miss America winner of 1951 refused to pose in a swimsuit throughout her reign. She…
DRIVE-IN DECISIONS by Clifford Dobyns Years ago there was an event, rather new at the time, that required much tact, planning, and decision making.…
SCHOOL DAYS POST WORLD WAR II Coming from a fairly new school in Childersburg in 1947 brought some changes when we moved back to…
Oh, What Games We Played by Jean Butterworth Fall is here! When the first little bit of cool air hit my face early one…
This spring weather makes me recall spring cleaning. Do you remember the ritual? The first warm, sunny week, my mother would say well, I…
Old Auburn photographs found at Alabama Department of Archives and History. . . Photographs made by Bill Wood. of the 1956 Wreck Tech Pajama…
Do you remember these days? WHEN TEACHERS COULDN'T WEAR PANTS by Dorothy Graham Gast Two years after public school teachers in other schools were wearing…
“Ice Cream” Sunday By Ben White It was Sunday morning; the sun was just beginning to come over the horizon, the sky was clear…
In October 1957, Sputnik was launched by the Russians, but the US scientist in the then small town of Huntsville, Alabama were not far…
On November 30, 1954, a historic event occurred in Alabama when a meteor appeared in the Alabama sky in the morning and was seen…
The Iron Bowl rivalry between Auburn University and the University of Alabama "has long been reckoned as one of the most heated, if not…
The Spelling Bee by Dennis W Smith I attended the 1st grade through 5th grade at Bayview Elementary School. The school was located in…
Summer job in 1955 by Clifford Dobyns I was discharged from the Army in 1955 and it was time to get a job. My…
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