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Cute story reveals a little about life in the 1950s..... China Teardrops by Joyce Ray Wheeler It was September of the year 1953. A…
WHO I THINK I AM BY INEZ HAMRICK MCCOLLUM There is a TV series, "Who Do You Think You Are?" Several years ago, a cousin…
(There is an orb in the photograph. How can it be explained?) Third great grandfather was James Taylor Ross Ross Bridge, in Hoover, Alabama…
When Leland Barton and Mamie Cork were married in the little Wesley Chapel Church in 1897, the father of the groom presented the bride…
Aftermath by Joyce Ray Wheeler My newest dictionary simply defines "aftermath" as "results or consequences" with the idea being that the consequences are not…
The Screech Owl by Roger Brothers I remember sittin on the front porch in the dark with my Daddy when I was four or…
The Strange Bedfellow by Shannon Hollon My great grandfather Robert Bearden(pawpaw) (1898-1984) was a true outdoorsman cut from the same cloth as Davy Crockett.…
The Christmas Oranges from the MisAdventures of Lily When my grandmother was small, there wasn’t much money for toys and dolls. The most wonderful…
A Simple Lesson to Learn by Johnny Ponder When I was a small kid I spent many weekends and summers at my Grandparent’s small…
The Peanut Patch by Randal Champion submitted by Jean Butterworth Dad planted peanuts every year on our farm in Tuscaloosa County. When I was…
The Day I was Born by Virginia Faye Floyd Peiffer My mom told me about the day I was born. I will never forget.…
Have you put up a Christmas Tree? Christmas trees appeared in Germany about 1600 and a few might have been found among German settlers…
JUST LIKE MINE By Joyce Ray Wheeler We were so young in 1953 when my husband became a mathematics professor at Howard College…
Decorating the Tree by Inez McCollum Most of you are in the process of decorating your Christmas Tree. My late husband would get so…
A Traumatic and Memorable Christmas by Joe McKnight One Christmas in my early childhood stands out as both traumatic and memorable. We lived at…
Pass Along Shrubbery - They remind me of old friends Around my yard, there are several shrubs that were passed along to me by…
Christmas Surprise by Clifford Dobyns I was five years old in 1937 and unknown to me was that my parents had decided to get…
Prayer Warriors by Clifford Dobbyns The dictionary says that prayer is an approach to deity in word or thought: an urgent request. It defines…
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…
Below are old photographs related to Christmas at the Alabama Department of Archives and History - they should bring back memories. Information with the photographs…
Have you ever lost a purse or billfold? If you have you know the sinking feeling in the bottom of your stomach. Of…
Christmas Memories of Orphan Annie and Dick Tracy by Inez McCollum As I think back to Christmases shared by my parents, brother and I,…
TEARING AWAY THE GRASS Re-formatted from the Logbook of Joy Chichester, September 7-8, 2004 It was the possibility of predecessors’ intersections with history, and…
Working for the telephone company after college by Clifford Dobyns My first job after college was with a telephone company whose home base was…
There was nothing artificial in his smile and it certainly was spontaneous, so it was natural. He looked and acted the same in carrying…
From an 1881 newspaper: Father's Rules for Governing children: Cultivate a love of giving fair play. Everyone, of course, likes to receive fair play,…
No Spirituous Drinking or Dancing Parties… by Jean Butterworth “No Venomous Spirituous Drinking or Dancing Parties,” I read as I quickly scanned the papers…
One of my favorite places to visit in our state is Mentone, Alabama. There is so much natural beauty in the area that each season…
(Saturday was an important day for grocery shopping in Alabama's past.) Curb Market day in Tuscaloosa, Alabama ca. 1935 Allen Jemison building is visible…
The Barbecue at Cha-Che’s submitted by Jean Butterworth My mother was Ara Ann Williams Champion and her mother was Ollie Rebecca King Williams. ”Miss…
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