PATRON – Happenings of a Day in Alabama February 1900 – Part V – News from Florence, Wetumpka and Tuscumbia...

Web Version  |  Update preferences  |  Unsubscribe Like Tweet Forward PATRON – Happenings of a Day in Alabama February 1900 – Part V – News from Florence, Wetumpka and Tuscumbia Posted by Donna R Causey on 5 February, 2021 (Local news transcribed from THE MONTGOMERY, ADVERTISER, Montgomery, Ala., February 7, 1900) BEWARE: A newspaper transcription on this page has words which may be offensive to some readers. Please consider the time it was written and do not read if you are offended) COLBERT REPUBLICANS They Will Probably Have a Ticket in the Field Tuscumbia, […] Read more → PATRON + FUNNY FRIDAY – An interesting prediction about the future from 1901 newspaper. Posted by Donna R Causey on 5 February, 2021 I wonder if anyone today has proposed by text. VINEGAR OF THE FOUR THIEVES: Recipes & curious tips from the past Read more → You're receiving this because you subscribed via our website. Thanks for reading! Edit your subscription | Unsubscribe

PATRON + Early Loyalists To The King Followed Native American Trails To Alabama...

Web Version  |  Update preferences  |  Unsubscribe Like Tweet Forward PATRON + Early Loyalists To The King Followed Native American Trails To Alabama Posted by Donna R Causey on 4 February, 2021 This is an excerpt from the book ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS – Settlement: Lost & Forgotten Stories (Volume 2) CONTINUED BELOW…. During the American Revolution, a number of people who held loyalty to the British cause fled from South Carolina and Georgia, through the dense and pathless forests in Alabama between, to the shores of the Tombigbee […] Read more → PATRON – Happenings of a Day in Alabama February 7, 1900 – Part IV – Ex-Sheriff Etheridge arrested, cotton and horses Posted by Donna R Causey on 4 February, 2021 (Local news transcribed from THE MONTGOMERY, ADVERTISER, Montgomery, Ala., February 7, 1900)BEWARE: The following article includes some offensive language. Please consider the time it was written and do not read if you are offended.) ETHERIDGE LEAVES Ex-Sheriff of Lawrence Departs Points Unknown Courtland, Feb 6 (Special) G. E. Ethridge, ex-sheriff of Lawrence Count was arrested […] Read more → You're receiving this because you subscribed via our website. Thanks for reading! Edit your subscription | Unsubscribe

If you are doing this, then you might think about getting another hobby....

Web Version  |  Update preferences  |  Unsubscribe Like Tweet Forward If you are doing this, then you might think about getting another hobby. Posted by Donna R Causey on 3 February, 2021 Are you a genealogy addict? These are the symptoms. You know you are addicted to genealogy when….. “You can answer all the queries on Genforum” “Your idea of a fun vacation includes a library, courthouse and a couple of cemeteries.” “In order to put the “final touches” on your genealogical research, you’ve asked all of your […] Read more → PATRON + Mobile Deer survives the War Between the States Posted by Donna R Causey on 3 February, 2021 MOBILE PARK’S IRON DEER IS SURVIVOR OF THE WAR BETWEEN THE STATES By Benjamin D. Baker Alabama Writers’ Program Works Project Administration Council Chamber, City Hall Mobile, Alabama November 7, 1939 The big iron deer in Washington Squares has had his pedigree traced, and although it is a bit late for bestowing recognition this year, […] Read more → PATRON – The Happenings of a Day in Alabama February 7, 1900 – Part III – Weddings, death and more Posted by Donna R Causey on 3 February, 2021 (Local news transcribed from THE MONTGOMERY, ADVERTISER, Montgomery, Ala., February 7, 1900) WALLER AT CENTERVILLE His Speech Well received by the Audience That Heard Him Centerville, Feb. 6. (Special) Speaker Charles E. Waller of the present House, arrived here at noon today, and addressed the people at the court house at 1:30 p. m. Speaker […] Read more → PATRON + RECIPE WEDNESDAY: Three popular fish recipes from the 1920s Posted by Donna R Causey on 3 February, 2021 Recipe Wednesday — from the 1920s Salt-Codfish Salad Soak one pound of salt cod in cold water overnight. Drain water, put more cold water on it, just cover and simmer for 30 minutes; drain; cool; flake with a fork, and to this add equal quantities of cold boiled potatoes and three medium sized sour pickles […] Read more → You're receiving this because you subscribed via our website. Thanks for reading! Edit your subscription | Unsubscribe

PATRON + Red Eagle was a confidant of Tecumseh...

Web Version  |  Update preferences  |  Unsubscribe Like Tweet Forward PATRON + Red Eagle was a confidant of Tecumseh Posted by Donna R Causey on 2 February, 2021 This is an excerpt from ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS Confrontation: Lost & Forgotten Stories (Volume 4) William Weatherford – Red Eagle Among the Native Americans, Tecumseh found a bold, gifted, and eloquent leader named William Weatherford (also known as Lamochattee, Red Eagle, Hoponida Fulsahi, and Billy Larney1). His parents were Charles Weatherford, a thrifty Scottish peddler and […] Read more → PATRON – The Happenings of a Day in Alabama February 7, 1900 – Part II – Political parties, smallpox in news Posted by Donna R Causey on 2 February, 2021 (Local news transcribed from THE MONTGOMERY, ADVERTISER, Montgomery, Ala., February 7, 1900) BARBOUR COMMITTEE Plans for Holding the Democratic Primary Election Eufaula, Feb. 6 – (Special) The County Democratic Executive Committee met at the court house here at noon today and was called to order by the Chairman, Hon. A. H. Merrill. Twelve members responded […] Read more → PATRON + TOMBSTONE TUESDAY: These old epitaphs reveal much about how the victim died Posted by Donna R Causey on 2 February, 2021 These old epitaphs reveal much about how the victim died This death appears to have occurred by a tragic accident Smith ran to catch his fatted hog, And carried the knife around He slipped and fell The hog is well But Smith is under ground ———- This man’s tragic death probably came from attempting to […] Read more → You're receiving this because you subscribed via our website. Thanks for reading! Edit your subscription | Unsubscribe

PATRON + Do you know how Maxwell Air Force base in Montgomery got its name?

Web Version  |  Update preferences  |  Unsubscribe Like Tweet Forward PATRON + Do you know how Maxwell Air Force base in Montgomery got its name? Posted by Donna R Causey on 1 February, 2021 On November 8, 1922, the United States War Department redesignated their aviation repair depot in Montgomery, Alabama in honor of Atmore, Alabama native, Second Lieutenant William C. Maxwell. Lt. William Calvin Maxwell was an American pilot in the United States Army Air Service who was who was the first air fatality in the Phillipines. On […] Read more → You're receiving this because you subscribed via our website. Thanks for reading! Edit your subscription | Unsubscribe