Household hints from the past - These are still good! "When lining dresser drawers or cupboard shelves, cut 3 layers of paper. Place all…
Our ancestors often had unique ways of turning a phrase. Have you ever heard these old sayings? Here are some more. “Good Lord…
Small Churches I have loved by Joyce Ray Wheeler Lowndesboro Baptist Church, Lowndesboro, Alabama ca. 1888 - with two doors for men and women…
I knew exactly where my great grandparents were Marilyn Skipworth Streetman I am more impressed with your site every time I receive the e-mail. …
Recently, I asked readers to send in their personal serendipity moment to Alabama Pioneers. This is William W. McCollum's moment. Donna Serendipity Moment told…
(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 delicate paper revealed the truth by Lawanna McLeod Walthall Throughout our McLeod family history, we were told that our Grandfather that came from…
I served on the faculty of the College of William and Mary for a day by Shannon Hollon A few years ago back during…
The “Old Tooth Pullers” by Hylott L. Armstrong, Jr. Sometime in the 1920’s my Grandfather, William Henry (“Bill Henry”) Crawford, moved from Edgewater (a…
House was on fire The call came mid Saturday morning, our Grandparents’ house was on fire. Daddy, Momma, and us five kids loaded up…
It is so much fun to look back and remember the wonderful things about living in Alabama and the south. Children still do some…
I grew up in Alabama and on hot summer days we had to find ways to entertain ourselves and endure the heat without air-conditioning.…
A cordial is an alcoholic drink that contains a liqueur, or cordial. Most are flavored. This is one that has been handed down from…
To Grandmother's house we go by Ben White Many fall weekends, our family, Dad, Mother and three children, would catch the Trailways bus and…
(Remembering Joyce Ray Wheeler who was a frequent contributor of wonderful stories to AP. I especially liked this heartwarming one. Joyce Ray Wheeler passed away November…
Paid in full, this is hard to do nowadays by Joyce Ray Wheeler When we moved to Birmingham in 1953 we rented an old…
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 BUILDING'S CHARM by Jean Butterworth I love old buildings. Recently one old building in Tuscaloosa was saved from possible destruction through the efforts…
ALONG THE CORDUROY ROAD The old home place stood among large oak trees at the top of a hill, more of a rise actually,…
If you are ever invited to a real country noontime dinner in the South, jump at the chance to see what the fuss about…
Saturdays in Town in the Country by Becki McAnnally My husband and I both remember a time when you went to “town” on Saturdays.…
The Big Fishing Trip by Joe Baxter Davis In about 1944, we lived in Equality, Coosa County, Alabama. Our friend Jack told us about…
MUSIC OF THE BANDS by Jean Butterworth Here comes the Million Dollar Band! This was music to my ears in late 1950’s as I…
Old Auburn photographs found at Alabama Department of Archives and History. . . Photographs made by Bill Wood. of the 1956 Wreck Tech Pajama…
Thoughts from a 1908 newspaper..... These thoughts are as relevant today as in 1908. . . Someone said, "Life without a friend is death without a witness."…
REALITIES by Dorothy Graham Gast Click to read more of Dorothy Gast's stories When I read Proverbs 31 as a teenager, I decided…
RANDOM THOUGHTS The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing in the right place, but also to leave unsaid…
"On January 30, 1966, Alabama experienced its coldest ever recorded temperature of -27°F at New Market in Madison County. The average low temperature during…
Isn't the world amazing today! Today we can share our thoughts and ideas with everyone in the world with only the click of a…
(I never thought about this before, but I bet it happens a lot.) A Pastor has to eat some strange meals. Here are some…
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