Wednesday, July 8, 2020

UPDATED WITH PODCAST -Horse Racing took place in the main street of Greensboro, Alabama in the early days...

 
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UPDATED WITH PODCAST -Horse Racing took place in the main street of Greensboro, Alabama in the early days

Horse Racing (Excerpt below was published in 1908) Among the first ordinances passed by the Intendant and Council of Greensboro, Alabama was one to prohibit horseracing through the Main street. The spirit of the old Trojans had become quite prevalent, and the rougher element from the outlying districts made a practice of coming to town and […]

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PATRON + 1899 News clipping about Tuscaloosa, Alabama citizen Archibald Bruce McEachin

SOURCE (Clippings from Tuscaloosa Weekly Times, Tuscaloosa, Alabama May 12, 1899) The Grand Masters of Free & Accepted Masons of the State of Alabama 1811-2011 Many early photographs of the Grand Masters are included in this work. Biographies of the following men are included listed in order of their service: THOMAS WADSWORTH FARRAR, WILLIAM B. […]

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PATRON – Original Montgomery County, Mississippi Territory Marriage Licenses

ORIGINAL MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI TERRITORY MARRIAGE LICENSES1 Mississippi Territory of the United States By the Register of the Orphans Court of Montgomery County To any Judge Minister or Justice lawfully authorized to celebrate the rites of Matrimony You are hereby licenced to celebrate the rites of Matrimony between Richard Brazil and Fanny Zimmerman both of […]

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PATRON + GOOD OLE DAYS – the use of Ladies' visiting cards

  CONCERNING VISITING CARDS (Excerpt from The Courtland Enterprise, Courtland, Alabama, February 15, 1894) Ladies’ cards are governed by the following rules: A married woman in society, especially with daughters, should always use the prefix “Mrs.” Widows and maiden ladies often prefer to use the simple name without prefix; fashion dictates otherwise. A young lady […]

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PATRON + RECIPE WEDNESDAY: Acid and non-acid foods for canning from 1946

From a 1946 cookbook….. PROPERLY PROCESS FOOD IN CANS OR JARS Processing means to use heat to kill yeasts, molds, and bacteria – the elements in good products which cause them to spoil. 212º will stop the action of all yeasts and molds and some of the bacteria within the product. However, 240º is required […]

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