PATRON – The Happenings of a Day in Alabama February 7, 1900 – Part II – Political parties, smallpox in news...

Web Version  |  Update preferences  |  Unsubscribe Like Tweet Forward PATRON – The Happenings of a Day in Alabama February 7, 1900 – Part II – Political parties, smallpox in news Posted by Donna R Causey on 7 July, 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 + RECIPE WEDNESDAY: Rusk, Graham Crisps and Rice Waffles Posted by Donna R Causey on 7 July, 2021 Some Dietetic Recipes from 1883 Ladies Guide in Health and Disease RUSK – Bread and crackers may be made into granola by first drying till brown, and then grinding in a coffee or hand mill. This is a very serviceable article for thickening puddings; soups, etc. May be eaten with hot milk. GRAHAM CRISPS – […] Read more → PATRON+ TOMBSTONE TUESDAY: Interesting Epitaphs on tombstones Posted by Donna R Causey on 7 July, 2021 Some people believe in showing or engraving their trades on their tombstones… Epitaph to blind woodsawyer in Georgia: “While none ever saw him see thousands have seen him saw.” Elkhart, Indiana, epitaph on tombstone of teacher: “School is out Teacher has gone home.” Epitaph to fireman in Wilmington, North Carolina “William P. Monroe Died 1878, […] Read more → You're receiving this because you subscribed via our website. Thanks for reading! Edit your subscription | Unsubscribe

PATRON + Spanish Difficulties Develop in Alabama...

Web Version  |  Update preferences  |  Unsubscribe Like Tweet Forward PATRON + Spanish Difficulties Develop in Alabama Posted by Donna R Causey on 7 July, 2021 This is an excerpt from ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS Pioneers: Lost & Forgotten Stories (Volume 3) First Edition Become an Alabama Pioneers Patron/Patreon and unlock even more stories! https://www.alabamapioneers.com/unlock-the-secrets-to-alabamas-past/ Spanish Difficulties Develop In 1805, Congress established the District of Washington in the Mississippi Territory into a revenue precinct, known as the District of Mobile and Fort Stoddart. […] Read more → PATRON + Thanks to the untiring efforts of these men the telegraph and telephone finally came to Greensboro, Alabama Posted by Donna R Causey on 6 July, 2021 PATRON + Thanks to the untiring efforts of these men the telegraph and telephone finally came to Greensboro, Alabama Communication with the outside world was slow coming in Greensboro, Alabama1 Telegraph Lines In 1869, the citizens of Greensboro donated a thousand dollars to induce the Western Union Telegraph Company to extend its line from Marion to […] Read more → PATRON – Mrs. Graham's obituary, a dreadful accident, and Administrators' sales in Greenville in 1878 Posted by Donna R Causey on 6 July, 2021 PATRON – Mrs. Graham’s obituary, a dreadful accident, and Administrators’ sales in Greenville in 1878. (Transcribed from THE GREENVILLE ADVOCATE, Greenville, Alabama, Jan 3, 1878) OBITUARY On the evening of the 2nd of Nov. 1877, 7 o’clock, after a long and tedious illness, Mrs. E. C. W. Graham, wife of Maj. J. A. Graham, calmly […] Read more → PATRON+ TOMBSTONE TUESDAY: These epitaphs for wives reveal the state of the marriage Posted by Donna R Causey on 6 July, 2021 These epitaphs for wives reveal the state of the marriage Here lies the body of James Robinson and Ruth, his wife; Their warfare is accomplished. ————– This spot is the sweetest I’ve seen in my life, For it raises the flowers and covers my wife. ————— Cynthy Ann is berried here Be easy with her, Lord, […] Read more → You're receiving this because you subscribed via our website. Thanks for reading! Edit your subscription | Unsubscribe

PATRON + Limestone County, Alabama land was claimed by both the Chickasaws and Cherokees...

Web Version  |  Update preferences  |  Unsubscribe Like Tweet Forward PATRON + Limestone County, Alabama land was claimed by both the Chickasaws and Cherokees Posted by Donna R Causey on 5 July, 2021 Limestone County, Alabama land was claimed by both the Chickasaws and Cherokees EARLY LIMESTONE COUNTY, ALABAMA The territory embraced in Limestone County was at one time in the large domain on the Tennessee River, that was claimed by both the Chickasaws and Cherokees. There is no record of any settlement ever having been made, within […] Read more → PATRON + MONDAY MUSINGS: When you find a criminal or horse thief in your ancestry Posted by Donna R Causey on 5 July, 2021 Surprise! Genealogy research doesn’t always turn up heroes and royalty. Sometimes you may find a criminal or horse thief and it may be hard to write much of a biography about them. Here is a humorous, but a fictional example of how an amateur genealogist tried to improve her ancestor’s image. Hillary, an amateur genealogical […] Read more → You're receiving this because you subscribed via our website. Thanks for reading! Edit your subscription | Unsubscribe

PATRON – The start of THE ALABAMA BAPTIST, and legal notices in Alabama May 1843...

Web Version  |  Update preferences  |  Unsubscribe Like Tweet Forward PATRON – The start of THE ALABAMA BAPTIST, and legal notices in Alabama May 1843 Posted by Donna R Causey on 5 July, 2021 PATRON – The start of THE ALABAMA BAPTIST, and legal notices in Alabama May 1843. (Transcribed from Alabama Beacon, Greensboro, Alabama, May 20, 1843) NOTICE Will be sold for cash at the late plantation of George Goodrum, on Saturday the 27th May inst., the following to wit: All his house-hold and kitchen furniture, stock of […] Read more → PATRON – October 1915 – news in Grand Bay of a stranger's death, severe insect bites, a family devastated by fever, and more. . . Posted by Donna R Causey on 4 July, 2021 PATRON – October 1915 news in Grand Bay of a stranger’s death, severe insect bites, a family devastated by fever, and more. . . (Transcribed from The Grand Bay News, Grand Bay, Alabama, October 1, 1915) GRAND BAY NEWS NOTES Mrs. O. C. Fletcher is visiting her brother at Oak Park, Ill. The Philathea Class […] Read more → AUTHOR SUNDAY – The Gypsy in Montevallo, Shelby County, Alabama Posted by Becki McAnnally on 4 July, 2021 THE GYPSY by Becki McAnnally My parents loved to go to Montevallo to shop, see movies on Saturday, or visit relatives and friends.  Our family doctor, Dr. Foote Parnell, Sr., also practiced there, and I can remember being glad to go see him, since I really loved him. She was the most beautiful person I […] Read more → You're receiving this because you subscribed via our website. Thanks for reading! Edit your subscription | Unsubscribe

PATRON + First American ship ever sunk by a submarine was built in Mobile, Alabama...

Web Version  |  Update preferences  |  Unsubscribe Like Tweet Forward PATRON + First American ship ever sunk by a submarine was built in Mobile, Alabama Posted by Donna R Causey on 4 July, 2021 PATRON + First American ship ever sunk by a submarine was built in Mobile, Alabama On February 17, 1864, the Confederate submarine Hunley sunk the Union ship, Housatonic in the harbor of Charleston. A survivor, W. A. Alexander, of one of the crew of the Hunley, told the story of the beginning and end of […] Read more → PATRON + Can you believe Sheffield, Alabama has a historic village laid out in the form of the Liberty Bell? [films & pics] Posted by Donna R Causey on 3 July, 2021 UPDATED WITH PODCAST – Sheffield, Alabama has a historic village laid out in the form of the Liberty Bell [films & pics] WWI need for nitrates During 1916 as the United States was drawing closer to involvement in the war in Europe, it became apparent to the Congress and the War Department that unrestricted German […] Read more → PATRON – Political parties were organized in Greensboro, Alabama in May 1843 Posted by Donna R Causey on 3 July, 2021 PATRON – Political parties were organized in Greensboro, Alabama in May 1843. Here are some of the people who formed them. (Transcribed from Alabama Beacon, Greensboro, Alabama, May 20, 1843) We notice in the Wetumpka, Argus that Hon. Dixon Hall, Esq. late Senator from Autauga, is a candidate for Congress from the district in which […] Read more → You're receiving this because you subscribed via our website. Thanks for reading! Edit your subscription | Unsubscribe