All adult white males granted suffrage in Alabama’s first Constitution...

Web Version  |  Update preferences  |  Unsubscribe Like Tweet Forward All adult white males granted suffrage in Alabama's first Constitution Posted by Donna R Causey on 31 January, 2020 On August 2, 1819 – The first Constitution of Alabama was adopted paving the way to statehood in December. It was considered a model of democracy at the time because if granted suffrage to all adult white males without regard to property ownership or other qualifications. Held in Huntsville In keeping with the provisions of […] Read more → PATRON + They were only left with their nightclothes Posted by Donna R Causey on 31 January, 2020 (Transcribed from The Monroe Journal, Monroeville, Alabama, January 19, 1867) BURNING OF THE STEAMER SUNNY SOUTH!! TWO LIVES LOST! 1030 Bales Cotton Destroyed Passengers lose their baggage and effects We learn from Mr. Hayden, of the steamer Joab Lawrence, the following particulars of the burning of the steamer Sunny South at Portland, on the Alabama […] Read more → PATRON – Perry County, Alabama – Some marriages from the 1800s Posted by Donna R Causey on 31 January, 2020 PERRY COUNTY, ALABAMA MARRIAGES WILLIAM WALTER BATES married NANNIE ADELE EZELLE in Perry Co., Alabama on June 15, 1898. From Perry County, Ala., Marriage record for 1820-39 License no. 57: BURRELL TAYLOR to BETSY BATES on 5th May, 1822, by CHARLES CROW, M. G. License no. 552: ALBERT BATES to SARAH JANE MELTON 24 Nov. […] Read more → PATRON + FUNNY FRIDAY: In 1937, no one in Bibb County, Alabama wanted to ride wild horses or mules Posted by Donna R Causey on 31 January, 2020 [This funny story from 1937 reveals how popular automobiles had become over horse riding] No Riders! (from The Tuscaloosa News – July 2, 1937) What sorry times are these upon which we have fallen, with the Age of Gasoline sapping our strength, ingenuity and daring? Automobile in 1937 Over in Bibb County, we are told […] Read more → You're receiving this because you subscribed via our website. Thanks for reading! Edit your subscription | Unsubscribe

People from many countries began settling in Alabama in the early days...

Web Version  |  Update preferences  |  Unsubscribe Like Tweet Forward People from many countries began settling in Alabama in the early days Posted by Donna R Causey on 30 January, 2020 People from many countries began settling in Alabama in the early days This story is an excerpt from the book ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS Exploration: Lost & Forgotten Stories (Volume 1)  Royalists Settle In Alabama Before the 1760’s the eastern bank of the Mississippi River was inhabited mostly by Native Americans. Starting in 1768, British West Florida […] Read more → PATRON + Scottsboro First Monday – started ca. 1918 still takes place today Posted by Donna R Causey on 30 January, 2020 (WARNING – Please be aware that this was written in 1938 and contains some harsh language that would not be used today. Transcribed from Short Sketches of Jackson County, W. P. A. story from Alabama Department of Archives and History,) Scottsboro First Monday by Sue Williams Bridgeport, Ala., Jackson County Oct. 5, 1938 It has […] Read more → PATRON – Sheriff's Sale of Real Estate in Mobile, Alabama March 13, 1840 Posted by Donna R Causey on 30 January, 2020 ( Transcribed from Advertiser and Register, Mobile, Alabama, March 13, 1840) SHERIFF SALE Sanford & Cleveland vs. fi fa William Kitchen Will be sold for cash, in front of the court house of Mobile County, on the first Monday of February next, between the hours of 11 o’clock, a. m. and 4 o’clock p. m. […] Read more → You're receiving this because you subscribed via our website. Thanks for reading! Edit your subscription | Unsubscribe

SUNDAY SOLILOQUY: Are we inadvertently showing our children how to bully on the internet?...

Web Version  |  Update preferences  |  Unsubscribe Like Tweet Forward SUNDAY SOLILOQUY: Are we inadvertently showing our children how to bully on the internet? Posted by Donna R Causey on 29 January, 2020 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 mouse. The internet provides the opportunity for anyone to express themselves to the whole world and we are more globally connected with other individuals than we have ever been in history. […] Read more → PATRON + Pioneer Talladega, Its Minutes and Memories Chapter 14 – 15 Descriptions of early Pioneers Posted by Donna R Causey on 29 January, 2020 PIONEER TALLADEGA, ITS MINUTES AND MEMORIES By Jehu Wellington Vandiver CHAPTER XIV – XV The Circuit Courts, in the beginning of the Judicial history of the County, were eight in number composed of not less than three nor more than six counties. Talladega was the third Circuit, and Greene, Tuscaloosa, Shelby, Randolph and Benton were […] Read more → PATRON – Citizens of Florence mentioned in the following stories From the Florence Times October 6, 1905 – Lauderdale County, Alabama Posted by Donna R Causey on 29 January, 2020 Transcribed stories From the Florence Times October 6, 1905 – Lauderdale County, Alabama NEW MANUFACTURE FOR FLORENCE Railway Supply and Manufacturing Company Organized The Hoxie-Kells machine works have been acquired by the Florence Machine and Railroad Supply Company for the manufacture of the Carden smooth surface cattle guard. Maj. A. J. McGarry, prominent in the […] Read more → PATRON+ RECIPE WEDNESDAY – Method for keeping butter cold in warm weather without ice from 1865 Posted by Donna R Causey on 29 January, 2020 A simple mode of keeping butter in warm weather, where ice is not handy: Invert a common flower pot over the butter, with some water in the dish in which the butter is laid. The orifice at the bottom may be corked or not. The porousness of the earthenware will keep the butter cool. Vinegar […] Read more → You're receiving this because you subscribed via our website. Thanks for reading! Edit your subscription | Unsubscribe

PATRON + The life of a tenant farmer in Jackson County, Alabama 1938...

Web Version  |  Update preferences  |  Unsubscribe Like Tweet Forward PATRON + The life of a tenant farmer in Jackson County, Alabama 1938 Posted by Donna R Causey on 28 January, 2020 (Transcribed from Short Sketches of Jackson County, W. P. A. story from Alabama Department of Archives and History,) THE HUGHES FAMILY by Jennie Sue Williams WPA author Jackson County Bridgeport, Alabama 12/20/1938 THE HUGHES FAMILY Merdith Hughes is a tenant farmer on the S. A. Gentry estate, which is located five miles south of Bridgeport […] Read more → PATRON – Names of members who attended local meetings listed in Alabama City, Alabama newspaper. Posted by Donna R Causey on 28 January, 2020 Excerpt transcribed from The Etowah Observer, Alabama City, Alabama March 17, 1932 SPEAKERS VOICE CONFIDENCE IN TRI-CITIES AREA Many Attend "Pep Meeting" of Clubmen in Gadsden This Noon Optimism was the keynote of the big Tri-Cities pep meeting held this noon at Hotel Reich, with more than 100 business and professional men and women participating. […] Read more → UPDATED WITH PODCAST Laying the cornerstone for the future Auburn University in 1857 was quite an occasion Posted by Donna R Causey on 28 January, 2020 THE AUBURN MALE COLLEGE LAYING THE CORNERSTONE ITS ORGANIZATION Auburn, Ala., August 18, 1857 Published in The Alabama Historical Quarterly, Vol. 18, No. 02, Summer Issue 1956 Mr. Sayre: No doubt both your readers and yourself would be glad to peruse some account of the great gala day, that came off here last Wednesday, on […] Read more → PATRON + TOMBSTONE TUESDAY: Large families were noticed in the past as well Posted by Donna R Causey on 28 January, 2020 During my genealogy research, the size of families always amazes me. Evidently, the number of children was also noticed in the past as evidenced by the following tombstones. Canterbury, England: "Mary Ann Phillips Of children in all, she bore twenty-four; Thank the Lord, there will be no more."   Tennessee epitaph of the early part […] Read more → You're receiving this because you subscribed via our website. Thanks for reading! Edit your subscription | Unsubscribe