UPDATED WITH PODCAST – Bennett purchased a large part of Tuscumbia, Alabama from profits by betting on a game of thimbles...

Web Version  |  Update preferences  |  Unsubscribe Like Tweet Forward UPDATED WITH PODCAST – Bennett purchased a large part of Tuscumbia, Alabama from profits by betting on a game of thimbles Posted by Donna R Causey on 19 April, 2021 Bennett, the Magician (Lawrence County, Alabama) by Col. Edmond Saunders written ca. 1890s There was, however, in early times, a man called Dr. Bennett, who had a wonderful run with a simple game with three thimbles, placed on his knee, and a small paper ball. He was dexterous in handling the ball, and would bet […] Read more → Some Alabama Transcribed Wills and Abstracts written prior to 1925 Posted by Donna R Causey on 18 April, 2021 All the wills in this book were written prior to 1925 from very old hand-written documents. ALABAMA PIONEERS Transcribed Wills and Abstracts of Wills Book I includes transcriptions of Alabama pioneer wills and abstracts of wills compiled from submissions by readers to the Alabama Pioneers website. They are searchable in the E-book format. All were written […] Read more → Three men from Alabama observed the weather in Greensboro for the Smithsonian from 1855 to 1888 Posted by Donna R Causey on 18 April, 2021 According to the article below published in 1908, three men in Greensboro, Hale County, Alabama volunteered to be climate observers and weather recorders for the Smithsonian from January 1855 to 1888. They recorded their observations and sent them to Washington, DC and should be available from the US National archives. It would be interesting to […] Read more → You're receiving this because you subscribed via our website. Thanks for reading! Edit your subscription | Unsubscribe