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YES, I Remember Those Perms by Dorothy Graham Gast An aunt who was a beautician was prevailed upon during a visit to my grandmother's…
Humorous Tombstones Catholic Cemetery, La Pointe, Wisconsin: To the Memory of Abraham Beaulieu Born 18 September 1822 Accidentally shot 4th April 1844 As a…
What is more southern than banana pudding. This is an old recipe which pays attention to details. Colored photography of Banana-cart 1902 (Detroit publishing company…
Tombstones on the grave of wives Maria, wife of Timothy Brown Aged eighty years, And died in the confident hope of a better life.…
SCROLL DOWN TO SEE RECIPES Suet Pudding from 1894 Recipe One cup of suet, chopped fine, one-half cup sugar, one-half cup of molasses, one…
From Tuscaloosa News August 2, 1937 Triplets Arrive in Perry County Three girls born to dairy farmer's wife in a Selma hospital All girls…
The Bountiful Bearden's... A family's journey in the American South by Shannon Hollon Our first Bearden in America was Jacob Bearden b.1660 in England…
On December 7, 1941, Japanese planes attacked the United States Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Territory killing more than 2,300 Americans. The U.S.S.…
Transcribed from Weekly Iron Age July 28th, 1887 News - The news of the day included the following transcribed stories. HUNTSVILLE J. M. Garrison…
UPDATED WITH NEWSREEL! William Christopher Handy was born November 16, 1873 in Florence, Alabama to parents Elizabeth Brewer and Charles Barnard Handy. His father…
Gardening hints from 1852 Take any flower you choose, place a stratum in a clean earthen pot, and over them a stratum of fine…
SCROLL DOWN TO SEE STORY Serving Green tomatoes A good way to serve fried tomatoes is to make a brown gravy in the pan…
SCROLL DOWN TO SEE RECIPE POACHED EGGS 1886 RECIPE Nearly fill frying pan with boiling water; add a little salt and vinegar. Bread eggs…
From Germantown, PA Here lies the dust of Louisa Orr, whose soul is now a little angle in Heaven Another mistake? Here lies Peter…
(Transcribed from The Marion Commonwealth, Marion, Perry Co., Ala., December 28, 1865) THE STATE OF ALABAMA – PERRY COUNTY Probate Court Regular Term, Dec.…
Jellied Eggnog from 1945 1 package fruit-flavored gelatin (any flavor) 2 teaspoons sugar Dash of salt ½ cup hot water 2 eggs well beaten…
I imagine this was a popular way for our ancestors served fish . . .seems rather easy. SCROLL DOWN TO CONTINUE STORY BOILED FRESH…
Who doesn't love buttermilk muffins? This old 1887 recipe has some directions you may have to guess what they mean. SCROLL DOWN TO CONTINUE…
APPLE TAPIOCA PUDDING 1887 Recipe SCROLL DOWN TO CONTINUE. . . Soak a small cup of tapioca for a few hours in warm water,…
Excerpt from The Book of Birmingham by John R. Hornady, Illustrations by W. Paul Pim, Dodd, Mead & Co. 1921 The St. Nicholas Hotel…
CLEANING SILK BLOUSES Silk Blouses can sometimes be sponged with soap and water with impunity in order to restore colors which may have faded,…
Did you know that you can make a custard from potatoes? This recipe is from 1887. SCROLL DOWN TO CONTINUE STORY POTATO CUSTARD 1887…
It is believed that pound cake is a Northern European dish, that dates back to the early 1700s. A traditional American pound cake would contain…
Patron+ member story Household tips from the past - some can still be used today For Removing Oil – Chloroform will remove machine oil from…
Funny gravestones: Epitaph of a noted politician: "Here reader, turn your weeping eyes, My fate a useful moral teaches; The hole in which my…
SCROLL DOWN TO READ MORE (Excerpts transcribed from The Lineville Headlight, Lineville, Alabama March 24, 1905) DELTA Your Correspondent having been sick accounts for…
On Thomas Kemp, who was hanged for sheep stealing: Here lies the body of Thomas Kemp, Who lived by wool, but died by hemp; There's…
On a tombstone in New Hampshire: Richard Jenkins here doth lay (Lately removed from over ye way), His body's here – his soul's in…
Buttermilk pie is believed to be originally from England, but now it is a popular pie of the Southern United Staes. The basic filling…
SCROLL DOWN TO SEE STORY (Transcribed from The Leighton News, Leighton, Alabama, Feb. 9, 1894) COLBERT COUNTY DIRECTORY Judge Eighth Judicial Circuit – H.…
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