(This great story by a contributing author was quite an experience and one to reflect on for a long time. It's amazing he survived.)…
Tobacco farming was hard work by Sam Perkins My father grew burley tobacco in Middle Tennessee for forty continuous years. I was a participant…
Early 1950s High School Fashions by Jean Butterworth It is almost funny to recall those days of high school in the early 1950s. What we…
(4-H centers were once a central part of many schools. Many young people learned valuable skills for life in 4-H) 4-H Clubs are still…
Angels and Otherwise in New York City “What do you mean you can’t find it? We HAVE to find it.” I whisper-yelled at my…
Here are some suggestions on how to keep well from an 1880's cookbook on keeping well. Some of these could apply today. Don't…
A few months ago, I stopped at the Veteran's Memorial at the Liberty Park Exit of Interstate 459 to look again for relatives who…
Big Al at football stadium Big Al (Mascot of University of Alabama) and the Lost Paws It was a beautiful Saturday afternoon in…
Words By Heart According to family lore, my first public speaking experience was in our little one-room church in Kentucky when I was three…
Summer job in 1955 by Clifford Dobyns I was discharged from the Army in 1955 and it was time to get a job. My…
Buster Graham was a series of contradictions in a tall, lanky dreamer. He made his living by manual labor, but his life was in…
Life on Shades Mountain in 1940 was very different from today. Shades Mountain is part of Hoover, Alabama. My Grandparents on Shades Mountain by…
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