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

Web Version  |  Update preferences  |  Unsubscribe Like Tweet Forward UPDATED WITH PODCAST -Horse Racing took place in the main street of Greensboro, Alabama in the early days Posted by Donna R Causey on 8 July, 2020 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 […] Read more → PATRON + 1899 News clipping about Tuscaloosa, Alabama citizen Archibald Bruce McEachin Posted by Donna R Causey on 8 July, 2020 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. […] Read more → PATRON – Original Montgomery County, Mississippi Territory Marriage Licenses Posted by Donna R Causey on 8 July, 2020 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 […] Read more → PATRON + GOOD OLE DAYS – the use of Ladies' visiting cards Posted by Donna R Causey on 8 July, 2020   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 […] Read more → PATRON + RECIPE WEDNESDAY: Acid and non-acid foods for canning from 1946 Posted by Donna R Causey on 8 July, 2020 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 […] Read more → You're receiving this because you subscribed via our website. Thanks for reading! Edit your subscription | Unsubscribe

July 7, 1943 – rationing newspapers – was there a conspiracy?...

Web Version  |  Update preferences  |  Unsubscribe Like Tweet Forward July 7, 1943 – rationing newspapers – was there a conspiracy? Posted by Donna R Causey on 7 July, 2020 July 7, 1943– What do you think? Was their censorship or simply shortages which caused rationing of newsprint in WWII? Share your answers and other experiences about rationing below in the comments. At the time WWII was taking place, and American citizens were faced with many rations, including newspapers. Rationing Board line in New Orleans, […] Read more → PATRON + Gen. LaFayette Letters – March 17, 1825 letter about Gen. LaFayette's visit to Alabama Posted by Donna R Causey on 7 July, 2020 Governor Israel Pickens appointed General Thomas Farrar to accompany General LaFayette on his visit to Alabama in 1825. General Farrar wrote interesting letters about Lafayette’s trip back to the Governor of Alabama. Milledgeville 17th March 1825 Dear Sir From the excessive floods of rain which fell during the day and night of the 15th inst. […] Read more → PATRON – Names of the True Blues of Montgomery, Alabama chartered 1836 with a photograph of parade Posted by Donna R Causey on 7 July, 2020 The True Blues of Montgomery, Alabama The enrolment (sic) of the individuals whose names are anexed (sic) below, for the purpose of tendering their services as a portion of the regiment required of this state for a Florida campaign having been completed, a meeting was fixed this day for the purpose of electing officers &c- Richard […] Read more → PATRON + TOMBSTONE TUESDAY: Epitaphs of a miser and greedy person Posted by Donna R Causey on 7 July, 2020 On a tombstone in England: This disease, you ne’er heard tell on — I died of eating too much mellon; Be careful, then all you that feed — I Suffered because I was too greedy. Copied from a tombstone in a Massachusetts Churchyard: Ebenezer Dockwood, aged forty-seven, A miser and a hypocrite, never went to heaven […] Read more → You're receiving this because you subscribed via our website. Thanks for reading! Edit your subscription | Unsubscribe

There is musical talent in Alabama genes. Do you know names to add to this list?...

Web Version  |  Update preferences  |  Unsubscribe Like Tweet Forward There is musical talent in Alabama genes. Do you know names to add to this list? Posted by Donna R Causey on 6 July, 2020 Hank Williams, Sr. Music runs deep in Alabama genes. I thought it would be fun to make a list of Alabamians that made it to the international spotlight for their music. It is astonishing that Alabama defied the odds and had three finalists on American Idol  during the 13th season. The American Idol contenders in the 13th season were: Jess […] Read more → PATRON + First Confederate Provisional Congress was held in Montgomery in 1861 [see photographs, transcripts & names of participants] Posted by Donna R Causey on 6 July, 2020 On January 11, 1861, the Alabama Secession Convention passed an Ordinance of Secession, declaring Alabama a “Sovereign and Independent State.” By a vote of 61-39, Alabama becomes the fourth state to secede from the Union. (Alabama Department of Archives and History) When the southern states in the south began seceding from the United States of […] Read more → PATRON – Fire in Union Springs, – Accounts of Accidents, deaths & Interesting Happenings October 20, 1883 Posted by Donna R Causey on 6 July, 2020 Fire in Union Springs, – Accounts of Accidents and Interesting Happenings in Anniston and other places in Alabama on October 20, 1883 (Transcribed from Anniston Hot Blast, Anniston, Alabama, October 20, 1883) ANNALS OF ALABAMA ITEMS GATHERED FROM OUR STATE EXCHANGES Fire in Union Springs, – Accounts of Accidents and Interesting Happenings from the Mountains […] Read more → PATRON + MONDAY MUSINGS: Remember those summer days Posted by Donna R Causey on 6 July, 2020 Remember those summer days when — you spent evenings catching fireflies with your brothers and sisters while your parents visited family and friends. you and your family were all loaded up in the station wagon on a hot summer afternoon and you went to the  "The Spinning Wheel" in Birmingham, Alabama for those big frosty […] Read more → You're receiving this because you subscribed via our website. Thanks for reading! Edit your subscription | Unsubscribe

Top 20 summertime memories in the south – Can you add to the list?...

Web Version  |  Update preferences  |  Unsubscribe Like Tweet Forward Top 20 summertime memories in the south – Can you add to the list? Posted by Donna R Causey on 5 July, 2020 I grew up in Alabama and on hot summer days we had to find ways to entertain ourselves and endure the heat without air-conditioning. These are my top 20 summer-time memories.  How did you stay entertain yourself and stay cool during the hot southern days before air-conditioning? Spent evenings outdoors catching fireflies (we called them lightening bugs) […] Read more → PATRON – On September 18, 1903, in Alabama a strange fissure developed in Madison County and cotton crop deteriorated Posted by Donna R Causey on 5 July, 2020 On September 18, 1903, in Alabama a strange fissure developed in Madison County and cotton crop deteriorated (Transcribed Extract from The Atmore Record Atmore, Escambia County, Alabama, September 18, 1903) ALABAMA STATE NEWS Cotton Crop Deteriorates Commission of Agriculture R. E. Poole stated last week that the cotton crop has deteriorated 25 per cent, in […] Read more → PATRON + the early history of Marion Female Academy, Marion, Perry County, Alabama Posted by Donna R Causey on 5 July, 2020 THE HISTORY OF MARION SKETCHES OF LIFE in Perry County, Alabama By S. A. Townes “Vive La Bagatelle.” MARION, ALABAMA Printed by Dennis Dykom 1844 Preface and Appendix By the kindness of the friends of the distinguished Institutions of learning and piety in Marion, I am enabled to give the public the following and well […] Read more → SUNDAY SOLILOQUY: The Encyclopedia Purchase and the Explosive Result Posted by Raymond E. Hall on 5 July, 2020 The Encyclopedia Purchase and the Explosive Result by Raymond E. Hall Somewhere along in the early 50s, my Uncle Carl decided to sell the World Book encyclopedias to as many families of his students as he could. He used as a sales pitch to the parents that "purchasing a set of encyclopedias for the family […] Read more → You're receiving this because you subscribed via our website. Thanks for reading! Edit your subscription | Unsubscribe