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Lafayette did not dance in Cahaba, Alabama...

 
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Lafayette did not dance in Cahaba, Alabama

Lafayette did not dance on his visit to Cahaba, Alabama Lafayette in Cahaba, Alabama by Jack Kytle (WPA Alabama Federal Writer’s Project) Written in 1930s Mellowed old stories of “how my grandmother danced with Lafayette in Cahaba” have been shunted into the background, along with other precious traditions, in information gathered by the Federal Writers’ […]

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PATRON + Pioneer Talladega, Its Minutes and Memories Chapter 18 – the 1840s names of early citizens & more

Photograph Alex-Bush-Photographer-February-4-1937 Lawler-House-County-Road-11-Talladega-Talladega-County, Alabama PIONEER TALLADEGA, ITS MINUTES AND MEMORIES By Jehu Wellington Vandiver CHAPTER XVIII The comparative strength of whig and democrat in Alabama in 1847 is shown by the vote for governor. Reuben Chapman was the democratic nominee and he was opposed by Nick Davis of Limestone, the leader of the whigs. The […]

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PATRON – News reports of deaths in Tuscaloosa March 24, 1917 and 1937

 These abstracts and more are available in the book ALABAMA GENEALOGY NOTES: Volume IX    From The Tuscaloosa News Some deaths that were reported in Alabama on March 24, 1917 & 1937 March 24, 1917 – Capt. A. F. Prince Dies Suddenly Captain A. F. Prince, one of the oldest and most highly regarded citizens […]

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PATRON + MONDAY MUSINGS: A prescription for a long life from 1880

These suggestions were written in 1880s, but would be useful today. THE WAY TO HEALTH1 The only true way to health is that which common sense dictates to man. Live within the bounds of reason. Eat moderately, drink temperately, sleep regularly, avoid excess in anything, and preserve a conscience “void of offense.” Some men eat […]

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