Our ancestors had to be resilient when they faced obstacles in daily life, from dealing with pests, medical emergencies, caring for clothing and cleaning…
RECIPE WEDNESDAY: Light-Colored Gingerbread from 1875 recipe Fresh butter, melted, ½ lb., flour, dried and sifted, 1 ¼ lb., brown sugar, 1 ¼ lb.,…
Take two cups of sugar, one cup of butter, half a pint of fresh cider, nutmeg, one teaspoonful of salaratua or volatile salts, and…
(Here is another story told to me by my late grandmother Pauline Campbell Bearden(1923-2009) she loved to sit on her front porch and tell…
WASH DAY, OR WHEN GRANNIE "BATTLED" HER CLOTHES by Martha Smith Dothan, Alabama Grannie used to have a log that was cut in half longways,…
It was evidently quite uncomfortable for women to be fashionably dressed according to this article from 1875. (Transcribed from The Athens Post – Athens,…
Typographical errors that made it through editing are often funny From the society column: "Mrs. John King entertained members of the Friday Boob Club."…
Some funny, clean stories stand the test of time like these: A little girl wanted to say that she had a fan, but had…
Continued stories from Rev. R. W. Brooks of Escambia, County, Alabama written in 1939 – The goat continued eating “It was while I lived…
Happy April Fools Day! In 1974, as an April Fool joke, a radio announcer told his audience that, since the community had experienced several…
These are some actual letters to the LDS Family History Department requesting genealogy information "Our 2nd great grandfather was found dead crossing the plains…
Evidence Of Folly To attempt to borrow money on the plea of extreme poverty. To believe that your own relatives are the best friends…
Catholic Cemetery, La Pointe, Wisconsin: To the Memory of Abraham Beaulieu Born 18 September 1822 Accidentally shot 4th April 1844 As a mark of…
Technology has really changed our society. Even copy machines are becoming outdated today but this anecdote is still very humorous "Several years ago we…
The Mrs. Kills A Turkey (From the Clarke County Democrat 1937 reprinted in The Tuscaloosa News Dec. 8, 1937) When the average man kills…
When weeding, the best way to make sure you are removing a weed and not a valuable plant is to pull on it. If…
Didn't Use His Own Medicine Doctor – Take this medicine as directed and your cold will be gone in two or three days. Patient…
LOST BOY Five Thousand Dollars Reward (Note - Transcribed as written) (Excerpt from The Cullman Tribune, Cullman, Alabama, January 11, 1884) This cash…
There is a great quiz on the New York Times site - Dialect Quiz - click here that asks you how you speak to determine…
Humor is timeless as these two anecdotes from 1883 newspaper reveal. (Excerpts from The Shelby Chronicle, Columbiana, Alabama, Nov. 22, 1883) Brilliant trade? "Doctor,"…
On December 8, 1937, this curious story was reported in The Tuscaloosa News from Huntsville, Alabama. SISTERS ADMIT MARITAL FRAUD Three Confess They Obtained…
Census Taker: "Good morning, madam, I'm taking the census." Old Lady: "The what?" Census Taker: "The c-e-n-s-u-s!" HELP SUPPORT ALABAMA PIONEERS BECOME AN AP…
(I never thought about this before, but I bet it happens a lot.) A Pastor has to eat some strange meals. Here are some…
The Fed Hartley Rock by Dudley Hartley of Huntsville, AL Contributed by Karen R. Barbour (granddaughter to Joseph W. Hartley and Ila Snipes…
