Daylight Savings Time has been embroiled in controversy since Benjamin Franklin first proposed the concept. The plan was formally adopted in the U.S. in 1918 in an effort to conserve fuel needed to produce electric power. After the war ended, the law was unpopular and ended in 1919, but it remained a local option and continued […]
Elyton Alabama, was the county seat of Jefferson County, Alabama from 1821 to 1873. It was named Elyton for land agent William Ely, (Ely’s town), from Connecticut. The area was originally named Frog Level and known as sporting grounds for horse races. From 300 residents in 1821, it grew to over 1,000 by 1873. For the Jones Valley […]
These newspaper abstracts and more are available in the book ALABAMA GENEALOGY NOTES Volume I On March 5, 1874, a man at the Exchange Hotel in Montgomery was found dead in his bed (Transcribed from the March 5, 1874 edition of The Birmingham Iron Age newspaper, Birmingham, Alabama) March 5, 1874 Excerpts about people and events […]
OKRA CREOLE RECIPE FROM 1948 Ingredients for 6 servings ½ pound okra (or 2 cups canned okra) 6 large tomatoes (or 2 cups canned tomatoes) 1 cup cut or canned whole kernel corn ½ teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon pepper 2 tablespoons butter Cut okra into ¼ inch slices. Place in a saucepan with just enough […]
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