I wonder what this argument between two prominent men was about in 1854 Huntsville, Alabama...

Web Version  |  Update preferences  |  Unsubscribe Like Tweet Forward I wonder what this argument between two prominent men was about in 1854 Huntsville, Alabama Posted by Donna R Causey on 4 September, 2020 SHOOTING IN HUNTSVILLE 1854 (Excerpt Transcribed from The Jones Valley Times (Elyton, Alabama) April 1, 1854) James Burton was shot on Monday last by Matthew Grubbs at a public sale on the plantation of Edmund Townsend, dec’d, in the northern part of this county. The facts, so far as we have learned them are these: […] Read more → PATRON + Maude, the horse – that had a false mane and tail Posted by Donna R Causey on 4 September, 2020 Click to learn how to Become a Patron! MAUDE The Story of a Horse That Had a False Mane and Tail1 (Transcribed, unedited story from 1939 – some language used may not be appropriate today) written April 4, 1939 by WPA WRITER MARIE REESE Lowndesboro, Alabama Maude was a beautiful animal and as she was […] Read more → PATRON – Jan. 16, 1890 – Calera news of hanging, a death and Aldrich, Alabama Posted by Donna R Causey on 4 September, 2020 Click to learn how to Become a Patron! Extracts from Jan. 16, 1890 – Calera news of hanging, a death and Aldrich, Alabama (Transcribed from THE SHELBY NEWS, Calera, Alabama, January 16, 1890) DICK HAWES The Supreme Court has affirmed the decision of the lower court in the Dick Hawes case and he is sentenced […] Read more → PATRON + FUNNY FRIDAY: This is so funny – even copying a document was confusing in the past Posted by Donna R Causey on 4 September, 2020 Technology has really changed our society. Even copy machines are becoming outdated today but this anecdote is still very humorous “Several years ago we had an intern who was none too swift. One day he was typing and turned to a secretary and said, “I’m almost out of typing paper. What do I do?” (continued […] Read more → You're receiving this because you subscribed via our website. Thanks for reading! Edit your subscription | Unsubscribe

Before The Federal Road – Lorenzo Dow made his way through the wilderness...

Web Version  |  Update preferences  |  Unsubscribe Like Tweet Forward Before The Federal Road – Lorenzo Dow made his way through the wilderness Posted by Donna R Causey on 3 September, 2020 This story is an excerpt from the book ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS Settlement: Lost & Forgotten Stories (Volume 2)  French trade from Mobile was principally by the river, but there was a land route to Fort Toulouse, which doubtless joined the one from Pensacola, running through thick forests south of the Alabama to the same place. The […] Read more → PATRON + Clarke County Salt Works – great description – written in 1913 Posted by Donna R Causey on 3 September, 2020 CLARKE COUNTY SALT WORKS A Discussion of the Salt Mountain Operation By DR. T. J. KROUSE, i Suggsville Prepared for the Clarke County centennial exercises held at Grove Hill, June 19, 1913 (Transcribed excerpt form The Alabama Historical Quarterly Vol. 20, No. 01, Spring Issue 1958) Among the rugged hills of east Clark Co., there […] Read more → PATRON – Undelivered letters near Huntsville, Alabama in 1818 Posted by Donna R Causey on 3 September, 2020 Click to learn how to Become a Patron! In 1818, undelivered letters in Alabama were listed in the local newspaper before they were considered dead letters. Here is a list of undelivered letters of people that were supposed to have been living in the vicinity of the Huntsville, Alabama Post Office. They may provide some […] Read more → PATRON + GOOD OLE DAYS -Difficulties of being a pioneer Posted by Donna R Causey on 3 September, 2020 It is hard to imagine how difficult life was for early settlers in Alabama before it became a state but in the  History of Conecuh County, published in 1881, Rev. B. F. Riley he reveals a little about the life of early settlers with the following: Difficulties of being a pioneer “The year 1816 was […] Read more → You're receiving this because you subscribed via our website. Thanks for reading! Edit your subscription | Unsubscribe

Daylight Savings Time was a hot topic in the news in 1940...

Web Version  |  Update preferences  |  Unsubscribe Like Tweet Forward Daylight Savings Time was a hot topic in the news in 1940 Posted by Donna R Causey on 2 September, 2020 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 […] Read more → PATRON + Elyton, a description of the Elyton Male & Female Institute from 1854 news article! Posted by Donna R Causey on 2 September, 2020 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 […] Read more → PATRON – On March 5, 1874, a man at the Exchange Hotel in Montgomery was found dead in his bed Posted by Donna R Causey on 2 September, 2020  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 […] Read more → PATRON + RECIPE WEDNESDAY: Okra Creole from 1948 Posted by Donna R Causey on 2 September, 2020 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 […] Read more → You're receiving this because you subscribed via our website. Thanks for reading! Edit your subscription | Unsubscribe

The Carroll family had appetites – Early history of SE Alabama 1899...

Web Version  |  Update preferences  |  Unsubscribe Like Tweet Forward The Carroll family had appetites – Early history of SE Alabama 1899 Posted by Donna R Causey on 1 September, 2020   EARLY HISTORY OF SOUTHEAST ALABAMAi By W. L. Andrews Written 1899 THE SOUTHERN STAR, JUNE 28, 1899 Away up in the state famous for turpentine, persimmons, and hardy manhood, lived James Carroll, a pioneer and revolutionary patriot. He was possessed of a goodly share of this world’s goods including a number of noble sons […] Read more → PATRON + The Alabama Territorial Government met- first Acts passed included a divorce Posted by Donna R Causey on 1 September, 2020 The transcribed Acts below, which include an Act for a divorce,  were passed when the Government first met on the 3rd and 4th of February, 1818. ACTS PASSED AT THE FIRST SESSION, FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY, OF THE ALABAMA TERRITORY IN THE FORTY SECOND YEAR OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE ST. STEPHEN’S: Printed by THOMAS EASTIN 1818 ———- ACTS &c AN ACT To amend the laws concerning Public […] Read more → PATRON – Alabama Death Notices – 1851 from newspaper Posted by Donna R Causey on 1 September, 2020 Click to learn how to Become a Patron! 1851 ALABAMA DEATH NOTICES FROM SOUTHWESTERN BAPTIST NEWSPAPER (These records were recorded in Marion and Perry County, Alabama and include areas surrounding these counties) 1-1-1851 Died at the residence of the REV. J. C. PERKINS, his beloved consort, HANNAH PERKINS, in the sixty- third year of her […] Read more → PATRON – Items of Local & Personal interest June 2, 1910, in Wilcox County, Alabama Posted by Donna R Causey on 1 September, 2020 (Transcribed exactly as published from the Wilcox Progressive Era, Camden, Wilcox County, Alabama, June 2, 1910) Miss Pauline White visited Selma the past week. Mrs. C. H. McCully is visiting her home people at Newburne this week. Mr. E. P. Wright of Neenah, was a visitor to Camden Monday. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Dale […] Read more → PATRON + TOMBSTONE TUESDAY: Two interesting tombstones from England Posted by Donna R Causey on 1 September, 2020 Broom churchyard, Bedfordshire God be praised Here is Mr. Dudley senior, and Jane his wife also; Who while living was his superior, but see what death can do. Two of his sons also lie here, One Walter, t’other Joe: They all of them went – in the year 1510 – below.   From St. Philip’s […] Read more → You're receiving this because you subscribed via our website. Thanks for reading! Edit your subscription | Unsubscribe