The Wilson Dam Schools of 1920 [includes a vintage film of the school and children]...

Web Version  |  Update preferences  |  Unsubscribe Like Tweet Forward The Wilson Dam Schools of 1920 [includes a vintage film of the school and children] Posted by Donna R Causey on 26 September, 2020 (The Wilson Dam Schools had some very innovative programs as can be seen by this historic vintage film below) The Wilson Dam School From Times Daily Newspaper, February 20, 1920 Florence, Alabama The Wilson Dam schools gave us such a good representation last term that they have a record difficult to beat during this quarter. […] Read more → PATRON + Tuberculosis Fresh-Air Camp was located two miles from Montgomery Posted by Donna R Causey on 26 September, 2020 MONTGOMERY ANTI-TUBERCULOSIS LEAGUE The Montgomery Anti-Tuberculosis League was an organization for the prevention and cure of Tuberculosis. Organized in 1908 under the leadership of Dr. Gaston Griel. Its first officers were: Dr. B. J. Baldwin, President; M. Mohr, Vice President; Miss Fannie Matthews, 2d Vice President; and John J. Flowers, Treasurer. The purpose of the […] Read more → PATRON – Preparing for the War Between the States, deaths, and a divorce occurred in Clayton, Alabama March 1861 Posted by Donna R Causey on 26 September, 2020 (Excerpts transcribed from Clayton Banner, Clayton, Barbour County, Alabama, March 21, 1861) The Washington correspondence of the Pensacola Observer says the ladies are engaged in making artillery cartridges and the ladies of Milton have proposed to make any number of small arms cartridges that may be required. The wives of seven of the Barbour County […] Read more → PATRON + SATURDAY SECRETS – Flower Tips: Keep flowers fresh for the cemetery – good tips from the past Posted by Donna R Causey on 26 September, 2020 To keep flowers fresh for the cemetery: Mix wet sand in container and place flowers in it. Will keep them fresh for a week. Ice water should never be used on houseplants as it checks their growth. Add enough hot water to the cold to make it tepid before putting on the plants. To make […] Read more → You're receiving this because you subscribed via our website. Thanks for reading! Edit your subscription | Unsubscribe

Surveying Alabama – Trading Houses Established...

Web Version  |  Update preferences  |  Unsubscribe Like Tweet Forward Surveying Alabama – Trading Houses Established Posted by Donna R Causey on 25 September, 2020 Surveying Alabama Trading Houses Established Excerpt from the book ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS Exploration: Lost & Forgotten Stories (Volume 1) Continued below… Surveying Alabama Trading Houses Established In 1797 a ferry was established by Samuel Mims across the Alabama and another by Hollinger, an old resident among the Indians, across the Tombigbee. The route of travel crossed […] Read more → PATRON + President of US did not want Muscle Shoals settled Posted by Donna R Causey on 25 September, 2020 MUSCLE SHOALS COLBERT COUNTY, ALABAMA No one knows the origin of the name Muscle Shoals but there are many theories. One theory is that it relates to piles of mussel shells found along the shoals but another theory relates that it derives its name from the Indians, who attempted to navigate the strong current and […] Read more → PATRON – 1921 news from Thorsby, Alabama includes participants in debate from Helen Kellar Society Posted by Donna R Causey on 25 September, 2020 (Excerpt from The Central Alabama Independent Advertiser and the Union-Banner, Clanton, Alabama, May 1921) THORSBY NEWS Miss Naemi Turnquist, Reporter “SOME BALL GAME” Friday afternoon a large crowd of people witnessed and enjoyed a thrilling game of baseball which was played between the Chilton County High School and Thorsby Institute. At the end of the […] Read more → PATRON + FUNNY FRIDAY: I trace family history so I will know whom to blame Posted by Donna R Causey on 25 September, 2020 Searching through records in dark attics and basements and wandering through old cemeteries for a trace of an elusive ancestor can be challenging. A good laugh now and then always helps. Here are a few of my favorites.   Genealogist caught trying to chop down family tree! Genealogists never die they just haunt cemeteries. Genealogists: […] Read more → You're receiving this because you subscribed via our website. Thanks for reading! Edit your subscription | Unsubscribe

Women Steered The Boats While The Men Fought...

Web Version  |  Update preferences  |  Unsubscribe Like Tweet Forward Women Steered The Boats While The Men Fought Posted by Donna R Causey on 24 September, 2020 (Excerpt from ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS – Settlement: Lost & Forgotten Stories (Volume 2) CONTINUED BELOW… There were many routes that early pioneers used to move to the newly created state of Alabama. One route from the North Carolina/South Carolina area of the Pee Dee River. Immigrants frequently traveled with pack-horses over two hundred miles to the […] Read more → UPDATED WITH PODCAST PATRON + Did you know that Huntsville, Alabama has the distinction of having the oldest public water system in the United States west of the Appalachians? Posted by Donna R Causey on 24 September, 2020 On February 15, 1823, Hunter Peel, a civil engineer from England, executed an agreement with the Board of Trustees to furnish water to the town. Established by an Englishman Hunter Peel was born in England on July 17, 1785, the son of Joshua Peel. He passed away on March 9, 1831, in Huntsville, Alabama. Hunter […] Read more → PATRON – On February 11, 1930, a man was fatally hurt by an electric train Posted by Donna R Causey on 24 September, 2020 February 11, 1930 From The Tuscaloosa News, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 10 HIGH SCHOOL PUPILS RECEIVE HIGHEST HONORS Students Are Elected Into National Honor Society Of Tuscaloosa High Ten new members from the senior class of the Tuscaloosa High School were elected to membership in the Druid Chapter of the National Honor Society at this school in […] Read more → PATRON + GOOD OLE DAYS: I wonder how they decided that these cures worked! Posted by Donna R Causey on 24 September, 2020 How to cure rheumatic gout and using food for ailments instead of medicine (Transcribed from The Iron Age, Birmingham, March 5, 1874) An Englishman with rheumatic gout found this singular remedy a cure for his ailment: He insulated his bedstead from the floor by placing underneath each post a broken-off bottom of a glass bottle, […] Read more → BIOGRAPHY: Johnston M. McCauley, (1817-1873) Perry County Posted by Donna R Causey on 23 September, 2020 This story is an excerpt from A Collection of PERRY COUNTY ALABAMA PIONEERS BIOGRAPHIES & GENEALOGIES VOLUME I JOHNSTON M. McCAULEY BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1817-1873) Perry County, Alabama Johnston McCauley was born on January 20, 1817 in Orange County, North Carolina, the sixth child of Charles McCauley and Mary Wilson. He was the grandson of […] Read more → You're receiving this because you subscribed via our website. Thanks for reading! Edit your subscription | Unsubscribe

Eufaula, Alabama – written in 1875...

Web Version  |  Update preferences  |  Unsubscribe Like Tweet Forward Eufaula, Alabama – written in 1875 Posted by Donna R Causey on 23 September, 2020 EUFAULA, ALABAMA – YEAR 1875 (Transcribed from History of Eufaula, Alabama: the bluff city of the Chattahoochee  By J. A. B. Besson – 1875) We have on the swift wings of memory taken a retrospective flight over old Irwinton, and noted many of the varied events that swept her on, and away, and merged her into […] Read more → PATRON + Winston County was first named Hancock County Posted by Donna R Causey on 23 September, 2020 History of WINSTON COUNTY, ALABAMA Winston County, Alabama was created by an act, February 12, 1850. Its territory was taken almost entirely from Walker County. The county was first named Hancock in memory of Gov. John Hancock, of Massachusetts, but the name was changed by an act passed January 22, 1858, to honor Gov. John […] Read more → PATRON – May 1921 -Visitors from Birmingham and Special Election make news in Clanton, Alabama Posted by Donna R Causey on 23 September, 2020 (Excerpt from The Central Alabama Independent Advertiser and the Union-Banner, Clanton, Alabama, May 1921) SOCIETY AND PERSONALS Mrs. R. E. LUCKIE, Editor Part II Mr. Jim Rasberry was a visitor to Birmingham last week. Newton Aldridge, of the Western Union Telegraph Co., in Montgomery was in Clanton last week. Miss Roberta Curry left Tuesday for […] Read more → PATRON + RECIPE WEDNESDAY: Corn "A La Southern" 1924 Recipe Posted by Donna R Causey on 23 September, 2020 CORN “A LA SOUTHERN” Scraping corn 1935 by Arthur Rothstein (Library of Congress) 1924 Recipe from Alabama Extension Service 2 c. corn 2 eggs slightly beaten 1 1/2 tbsp butter 2 c. scalded milk Combine ingredients. Bake in a buttered baking dish in a slow oven. Note from transcriber: A slow oven has a temperature range from 150–160°C […] Read more → You're receiving this because you subscribed via our website. Thanks for reading! Edit your subscription | Unsubscribe