Narrative of Former Slave Charlie Aarons, Oak Grove, Mobile, Alabama. Written August 6, 1937 (Born in Slavery, Library of Congress) This is the copy of the original typewritten report. RIBBON OF LOVE: 2nd edition – A Novel of Colonial America New 2nd edition – edited and revised in 2015 – Inspired by actual people and historical […]
Yellow fever epidemics were particularly difficult in Montgomery and Mobile, Alabama during 1853 and 1870s. Recently, a mass burial site was uncovered in Montgomery, Alabama. It was thought to be from the Yellow Fever epidemic in 1878. Epidemics in Alabama Over the years, Mobile, Alabama was particularly hard hit. This is probably due to having […]
(Transcribed from THE GUNTERSVILLE DEMOCRAT, January 15, 1903, Guntersville, Alabama) LOCAL AND PERSONAL Rev. T. L. Milligan failed to reach here Saturday and Rev. S. B. Hunter filled the appointment instead. Walter A. Bishop, who has been in our midst for a few days, has returned to his work in Birmingham. Forest McBrayer of near […]
Woman’s mourning bonnet in hard crape, c.1880 (Wikipedia) Click to learn how to Become a Patron! Crape/Crepe is a silk, wool, or synthetic fiber fabric with a distinctively crisp, crimped appearance. The term crape typically refers to a form of the fabric associated specifically with mourning and was kept for years. Here is how old […]
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