[There is a strong presence of Scottish ancestors in Alabama. This is probably the reason why] THE HIGHLAND SCOTS ELEMENT IN THE EARLY SETTLEMENT OF ALABAMA By THOMAS CHALMERS McCORVEY, LL.D. (Transcribed from The Alabama Historical Quarterly, Vol. 01, No. 01, Spring Issue 1930 – photographs added by transcriber D. Causey) There are perhaps few regions […]
Coffee County, Alabama farmers supplied food for the Southeastern Air Training Center at Craig Field, Selma, Alabama in 1941. When the U.S. officially entered World War II, the need for food for the troops increased. Farmers who had received help from the federal government during and after the Great Depression were encouraged to produce even […]
DEATH NOTICES FROM THE 1885 BIBB BLADE This was published in THE CAHAWBA JOURNAL Summer 1985 (It has been copied as it was written in THE CAHAWBA JOURNAL) Bibb Blade, 7 January 1885 Died – at his home, three miles above Maplesville, on the morning of the 20th of December, MR. GRANNISON SMITHERMAN, an old […]
There is a great quiz on the New York Times site – Dialect Quiz – click here that asks you how you speak to determine where you are from. Take the quiz and see how accurate it is and post your results in the comments. We found it very accurate and fun. Expressions you might hear […]
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