Store closings and social distancing were practiced in October 1918 to help eradicate the Spanish flu which became an epidemic. (Transcribed from The Montgomery Advertiser, Montgomery, Alabama October 16, 1918) "Spanish Flu" is Epidemic in Every State of the Union Decreases in Army Camps, Increases in Civil Life (Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 – Spanish […]
(Excerpt from ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS Removal: Lost & Forgotten Stories (Volume 7) Despite all efforts by the federal government, few Native-Americans, except for the Choctaws, voluntarily moved to the new land. A report from the office of Indian affairs for 1836 summarizes the status of Indian emigration. The number of Indians who had emigrated to their […]
Legal notices about estates from The Elmore Standard, Wetumpka, Alabama May 8, 1867 (Transcribed from The Elmore Standard, Wetumpka, Alabama May 8, 1867) The State of Alabama, Elmore County Probate Court, May 1st 1867 This day came A. G. Campbell, Guardian Narcissa Douglas, and filed his accounts and vouchers for a final settlement of […]
Washing clothes was a major task in the past and there were techniques to getting the clothes really clean as can be seen by these instructions from a 1890s book. Washing Flannels The first thing to consider in washing flannels so that they retain their size, is that the article be washed and rinsed in […]
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