Alabama Patreon Exclusive Newsletter Volume III Number 1

automobilexxx, Check out our preview of the Alabama Pioneers members only newsletter No images? Click here   Welcome to Alabama Pioneers Exclusive Members Newsletter   Read all the stories. Learn how to become a Patron Member!     Patreon/Patron members - Login to Patreon first - then all the stories will open for you! Hi, automobilexxx I can't believe it is already 2020! I hope you had a wonderful time seeing family and friends during the holidays. Do you have your copy of our latest book in the Alabama Footprints series, ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS Volume V – VIII? If you were an active Patron member on June 5, 2019, your name might be in it. ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS Volume V – VIII is the book with a special Appendix of all the Patreon/Patron names who were active charter members on June 5, 2019, and it is the 2nd  large volume of the combined Alabama Footprints Books Volumes V-VIII. (four-books-in-one) ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS Volume V – VIII (Kindle) ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS Volume V – VIII (Paperback) We will be giving away a signed copy of ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS Volume V – VIII in our Patreon/Patron monthly drawing for the next six months.   Not a Patron? Click the button below and become a Patreon/Patron member today!   Learn how to become a Patron!     Click to hear the latest episodes from our Alabama Grist Mill Podcast Let us know what you think. It's FREE! We would greatly appreciate a review on one of the links below.  Via Itunes Overcast Player IHeart Radio   SPONSOR AN EPISODE Would you like to sponsor an episode of the Alabama Grist Mill Podcast with an advertisement about your a product or even a book?  Contact us at info@alabamapioneers.com to see how. Congratulations to Patreon member Barbara Carruth! She is the winner of our monthly drawing for a signed book! The next autographed book drawing will take place on February 15, 2020 All Patrons have a chance to win! Don't miss out on the prize you may have won! Update your profile with your shipping address now!   JUST HAD TO SHARE WITH OUR FRIENDS Life is an endless struggle full of frustrations and challenges, but eventually, you find a hairstylist you like. Forget the health foods, I need all the preservatives I can get. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst, for they are sticking to their diets. You're getting old when you get the same sensation from a rocking chair that you once got from a roller coaster. One of life's mysteries is how a two-pound box of candy can make you gain five pounds.     The illustration above is a sketch by Nixon (first name unknown) for Harper's Weekly November 27, 1858. It shows spectators viewing horses and carriages parading around the track with judges and band in the center gazebo at the Alabama State Fair amphitheater. (Library of Congress) SOME NOTABLE PIONEERS John Wesley Starr, Jr. October 22, 1830 Elijah Abston was born 1770 in South Carolina and died in Tuscaloosa, Alabama Dr. William Claiborne Williams born October 23, 1876 Abram Mordecai Revolutionary War soldier born October 24, 1755 – photographs PATRON members may honor their pioneer ancestor on the Alabama Pioneers website. Click here to see how.   GENERAL PUBLIC (The following stories from contributing authors are visible to the GENERAL PUBLIC so you can share them with your non-patron friends.) Don’t ignore that feeling of being drawn to a cemetery, these ladies didn’t and look what happened (Ruth Pickle) Oh, What Games We Played before technology took over – Do you remember these? (Jean Butterworth) Remember those cold days in Alabama with no central heat and Vicks Vapo rub [see vintage film] was the remedy for a cold? (Jean Butterworth) FEATURED BOOK Chinaberries and Other Memories of Alabama by Jean Butterworth   PATRON + ONLY (Note: The following links are only visible to $2+ Patron/Patreon members) TOMBSTONE TUESDAY Reflect the hard life of women in olden days These old epitaphs reveal much about how the victim died Written on the tombstone of a miser RECIPE WEDNESDAY Burpee tin can sealers – changed the way some women canned food Oatmeal Coffee? I wonder if Starbucks has tried it? Unusual Weights and Measures from 1880s and today’s equivalents & other tips     ALL PATRON MEMBERS (The following genealogy links are now and will always be visible to ALL  PATRON MEMBERS ONLY. The genealogy abstracts will eventually be included in more BOOKS in the Alabama Genealogy Notes Series by Donna R Causey  Personal Notes from the Shelby County Iron Works, Alabama - 1883 In 1884, these citizens needed witnesses to prove their homestead continuous homestead in Cullman County, Alabama On February 15, 1894 News about the Methodist church, a marriage, visitors, and a serenade  A murder, church news and other anecdotes around the State of Alabama and United States, January 6, 1887 Smallest mule in the county and other notices from Dadeville, Alabama 1887 Marriage, a fight, lawsuit, and new town were incorporated in early 1887 around Dadeville, Alabama Some Land for rent, taxes and Probate court and Sheriff’s sale in Tallapoosa County January 6, 1887 Women in the Civic League were the first Health Department Inspectors in Birmingham, Alabama PATRON + ONLY (Note: The following links are only visible to $2+ Patron/Patreon members) GOOD OLE DAYS Oh, the memories! Do you remember your prom days? (vintage film) Brooklyn, Alabama had one of last remaining post offices inside a general store Hand cleaning tips from the past FEATURED STORIES Samuel Forwood – Part III – a true pioneer of Alabama born 1799 – written by him UPDATED WITH PODCAST - Ella Smith & The Alabama Indestructible Doll General Buckner’s (Confederate General) Farewell Address to his soldiers Creek Chiefs appeal to Washington for Assistance MONDAY MUSINGS These epidemics and Acts caused many ancestors to flee their homes The Stay-Aways Mules were valuable to many Alabama farmers – here is why       ALABAMA GRIST MILL PODCASTS are Free to all!  8: Step back in time in Mooresville Alabama 9: Pranking General Lafayette and the founding of Selma 10.  How justice was served in the pioneer days of Alabama and Grits! 11.  A world-renowned resort in Blount Springs, chiggers included 12. Massive Land Frauds after the Revolutionary War         READ ABOUT EVENTS IN ALABAMA'S  HISTORIC TIMELINE   January 1, 1926 – The University of Alabama football team wins the Rose Bowl January 1, 1953 - Legendary singer-songwriter Hank Williams dies at the age of twenty-nine. January 9, 1965 – The battleship USS ALABAMA is dedicated in Mobile. January 12, 1951 – Annie Lola Price of Cullman becomes the first woman to serve on the Alabama Court of Appeals. January 16, 1967 – Lurleen Wallace is inaugurated as Alabama's first female governor.           Alabama Pioneers   Like    Tweet  Unsubscribe