Donation Parties – Have you ever heard of them? Donation Parties by Maude Dreisbach Editorial Dept. (WPA Alabama Federal Writer’s Project) Written in 1930s The Mountain and Hill people are, for the most part, a friendly folk, fond of social meetings and amusement. They like parties, each an occasion for merriment. Surprise parties known as […]
Photograph of Chief John Ross – Chief John Ross 1843 Print shows John Ross, half-length portrait, seated, facing front, with right hand on a paper that states “Protest and Memorial of the Cherokee Nation Sept. 1836” (Library of Congress) (Excerpt from ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS Removal: Lost & Forgotten Stories (Volume 7) Native-American groups affected by the […]
This article and more abstracts are available in the Book ALABAMA GENEALOGY NOTES: Volume II- Scroll to bottom to see Table of Contents of the book Genealogy notes about the Mobley Family of Dallas and Hale Counties, Alabama The will of ABNER C. MOBLEY is recorded in Will Book B. pp. 281-4. It is […]
Our ancestors found ingenious ways to clean, and renew almost everything as can be seen from these instructions from a 1890s book. To Take Out Machine Grease Cold water, a tablespoonful of ammonia and soap, will take out machine grease where other means would not answer on account of colors running, etc. Cleaning Oil-Cloths […]
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