Thursday, March 19, 2020

Simpson Manuscript – Governors of the State of Alabama from it’s beginning to 1900....

 
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Simpson Manuscript – Governors of the State of Alabama from it's beginning to 1900.

  Excerpt from ALABAMA STATE CAPITOL AN HISTORICAL SKETCH, Brochure by JAMES B. SIMPSON, Late Recording Secretary to the Governor JANUARY 1898 Roemer Printing Co., Montgomery, Ala, Printers ALABAMA’S GOVERNORS The following is a list of the Governors of Alabama from its organization as a territory down to the present time, with year of occupancy: […]

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PATRON + Alabama Folklore, Part I – the State name and legend of the Lady Slipper

Unemployed authors were employed through the Works Project Administration WPA to record the life and culture of Americans during the Great Depression era. Many were employed in Alabama. In 1937, this excerpt was part of an essay written about Alabama Folklore. The author stated this purpose in writing the essay at the end. The essay […]

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PATRON – Alabama Bible Records: Wiggins/Sparks & Wiggins/Skelley

This article and more abstracts are available in the Book ALABAMA GENEALOGY NOTES: Volume VIII- Scroll to the bottom to see Table of Contents of the book WIGGINS/SPARKS & WIGGINS/ SKELLEY family bible This is the bible originally owned by JOHN C. WIGGINS & ISABELLA SPARKS. It was passed on to Jean BRODHAGAN of Tulsa […]

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PATRON + GOOD OLE DAYS – Our ancestors loved flowers and knew how to keep them fresh

Some useful household hints for Flowers from an old book! 1. Cut flowers keep longer if place in leftover tea, weakened with water. This is also good for house plants. 2. Short-stemmed flowers can be kept fresh by placing them in a bowl or vase of sand that is well moistened. 3. A tablespoon of […]

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