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PATRON + Anne Newport Royall – Can you believe that in 1818 Spanish moss was used in mattresses for padding?

Anne Royall (June 11, 1769 – October 1, 1854) was a traveler and writer and was one of the first newspaperwomen. Anne traveled Alabama…

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PATRON + Story of a Pioneer, TrailBlazer, Indian Scout, Soldier, and Statesman of Alabama! Do you know his name?

Pioneer, Trail Blazer, Indian Scout, Soldier and Statesman By George H. Ethridge, 1 Jackson, Miss.2 (Written in 1945) In the development of our country…

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PATRON + The people lived in these small buildings while they waited on a house to be built at Skyline Farms [vintage photographs] Part 2

Tiny houses are nothing new!  Imagine living in these houses with a large family even if they were only temporary. This is part of…

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PATRON – In 1918, Surgeon General said the flu epidemic was over, while statistics reported an increased death rate

(Transcribed from The Weekly Herald (Wetumpka, Alabama, December 12, 1918) STATISTICS SHOW INCREASED MORTALITY FROM INFLUENZA Notwithstanding the newspaper quotations from Surgeon General Blue…