Tuesday, February 28, 2023

“Bear, Panther, And Wolf Were Common In Early Alabama”...

 
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"Bear, Panther, And Wolf Were Common In Early Alabama"

Bear, Panther, And Wolf Were Common Once Alabama became a territory, in the words of Pickett, “the flood-gates of Virginia, the two Carolinas, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Georgia, were now boosted, and mighty streams of emigration poured through them, spreading over the whole territory of Alabama. The axe resounded from side to side, and corner to […]

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AUTHOR SUNDAY – Have you ever eaten Bitterweed Butter?

This is a cute story that many who lived on a farm can relate to.  Bitterweed Butter by Dorothy Graham Gast When I was in 10th grade, my teacher at Tuscaloosa County High school, Mrs. Maxwell was extolling the virtues of fresh churned butter over margarine. I asked Mama if I could take my teacher […]

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PATRON – On July 21, E. E. Forbes music company torn down

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Monday, February 13, 2023

AUTHOR SUNDAY: Yes, I remember those home perms – do you? [film & pictures]

 
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AUTHOR SUNDAY: Yes, I remember those home perms – do you? [film & pictures]

YES, I Remember Those Perms by Dorothy Graham Gast An aunt who was a beautician was prevailed upon during a visit to my grandmother’s at Romulus gave me a Toni. After she combed it out I looked it in the mirror and bawled. All around the whole family was telling me to give it few […]

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Friday, February 3, 2023

Beautiful Paint Rock Valley, Alabama “Little sister to Virginia’s Shenandoah” [pictures and story]

 
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Beautiful Paint Rock Valley, Alabama "Little sister to Virginia's Shenandoah" [pictures and story]

PAINT ROCK VALLEY, ALABAMA PIONEERS (posted to public stories Ancestry.com by genealogygeek) Flanked by steep mountains and threaded by a meandering river, Paint Rock Valley in the northeast corner of Alabama is one of the most beautiful valleys in the state.  Lush and green, it has been called “a little sister to Virginia’s Shenandoah”, which is […]

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Thursday, February 2, 2023

BIOGRAPHY: Matthew Clay, Jr. born March 25, 1795

 
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BIOGRAPHY: Matthew Clay, Jr. born March 25, 1795

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Thursday, January 19, 2023

PATRON + GOOD OLE DAYS: Dozing during the day is dangerous according to this health tip...

 
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PATRON + GOOD OLE DAYS: Dozing during the day is dangerous according to this health tip

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The French sent young girls to marry in Alabama

Read this story and more in: ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS Exploration: Lost & Forgotten Stories (Volume 1) When Alabama was first settled by the French, they faced a big problem. There was a shortage of women so France came up with a solution. They recruited a number of young women to settle in Alabama and sent them […]

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Mahan boys and their comrades – early pioneers to Bibb and Shelby County -a story written in 1910

Mahan boys and comrades (Written in 1910) The three Mahan boys and their comrades, following the good fight at New Orleans, split up into small crowds, “and,” writes Kevin Cunningham Mahan for this record, “rather than tackle the job of running boats on the Mississippi up stream, they decided to follow the not any too […]

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The Great Depression brought migrant workers to Birmingham in 1937 [photographs]

The Great Depression brought migrant workers to Birmingham in 1937 [photographs] Scroll down for this Patron+ member story  In the years 1935-1941 in the United States, the whole country was devastated by the Great Depression. Many families lost their farms and homes and took to the road as migrant workers who followed the crops that needed to […]

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Thomas Lee Bailey born 1773 – was a descendant of a King's Mountain soldier

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Tuesday, January 17, 2023

PATRON – Jan. 16, 1890 – Clanton, Chilton County local news, a death, and stray horse

 
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PATRON – Jan. 16, 1890 – Clanton, Chilton County local news, a death, and stray horse

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