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.…
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."…
Kate's Run by Randal Champion Kate was an old grey mule. A mule is a cross between a jack donkey and a mare horse. …
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…
We've had some very cold days in the southeast the past few years, but I wonder if any can match some of these storms. In…
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…
Do you remember these days? WHEN TEACHERS COULDN'T WEAR PANTS by Dorothy Graham Gast Two years after public school teachers in other schools were wearing…
In the 1930s and 1940s, bus travel was the common way to travel to school, around town and to other parts of the country.…
“Ice Cream” Sunday By Ben White It was Sunday morning; the sun was just beginning to come over the horizon, the sky was clear…
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…
The Adventures (or MISadventures) of Lily by Becki McAnnally Another chapter in the (mis)adventures of my grandmother, Lily. This story involves a “Yankee” visitor…
(Memorial Day seems a good time to remember what life was like in 1942) I Remember December 7th by Dorothy Graham Gast "Pearl Harbor…
Submitted by Patricia Ross Parker I had always known that my grandmother's maiden name was Baker and that she had lived as a child…
Grandma and Grandpa Graham by Dorothy Graham Gast We were blessed to grow up next door to Grandpa and Grandma in Romulus, Alabama. The…
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 Last Panther In Alabama (Written exactly as told) from Gibbons Family News Letter submitted by Dorothy Clark Way back, sometime around 1902…
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.…
He was born September 17, 1923, in Mount Olive, Butler County, Alabama and was regarded as one of the most significant and influential musicians of…
SAND MOUNTAIN MEMORIES How we got there by Raymond Elliott My father did not always own a car during my childhood. Then there…
PEAS, PLEASE by Dorothy Graham Gast Peas, corn, okra, tomatoes, squash, and sweet potatoes are as nutritious as they are tasty. Mainstays of southern…
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