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This picture was in the possession of Lillian Parrish Ward of Henry County, Alabama. Class picture - possible surnames; Armstrong, Clenney, Culpepper, Davis, Hutto, Kelly, Parish, or Ward.

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BIOGRAPHY SURNAMES: THORINGTON

GEDCOM SURNAME: OSWALT, OWEN, OAKLEY, NIX

ALABAMA MEMORIES: EARLY HISTORY OF DALE COUNTY, ALABAMA

“You have not lived until you have done something for someone who can never repay you.” - Anonymous

GREAT RECIPE FOR MOLASSES PUDDING

2 tablespoons of sugar 1 egg

½ cup of molasses 1 pinch salt

1 ½ cup of flour 1 teaspoon baking soda dissolved

½ cu of boiling water in hot water

2 tablespoons of melted butter

Beat the egg and sugar, add the butter, water, soda, and molasses and then beat in the flour and salt. Put in a double boiler and steam for one hour. Serve with your favorite fruit sauce.

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Do you know this the name of this young man? This picture was taken in Dothan around 1901-1920 and may be a cousin of Leslie Wade Lathram I or descendant of James Russell Hill. Send an email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it if you know his identity.

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BIOGRAPHY SURNAMES: STRIPLIN

GEDCOM SURNAME: OWEN, OWENS, OVERTON

ALABAMA MEMORIES: AFTERMATH, by Joyce Ray Wheeler

“Blessed are those who can give without remembering, and take without forgetting.”

Winston Churchill

September 3, 1925 -

“Boll weevils are first discovered on Alabama soil in Mobile County. The devastation the insect would cause to cotton throughout the South ultimately spurred agricultural diversification away from "King Cotton."

September 5, 1925

“Centreville reaches the highest ever recorded temperature in Alabama when thermometers hit 112°. The Labor Day weekend was a scorcher with cities and towns across the state recording several days of 100°+ temperatures.”

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Do you know who this lady is from Dothan, Alabama?  The picture was taken around 1901-1920 and she may be a cousin of Wade Lathram I.  Send an email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it if you can identify her.

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BIOGRAPHY SURNAMES: WADE

GEDCOM SURNAME: PALMER, PAGE

ALABAMA MEMORIES: DADEVILLE, TALLAPOOSA COUNTY, ALABAMA - HISTORIC TOWN

"You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late" Ralph Waldo Emerson

Interesting recipes from the perfect Woman published 1903 by K. T. Boland

DISHES FOR THE INVALID 

FARINA GRUEL – One tablespoonful Hecker's farina, one teaspoonful salt, one cup boiling water, one of milk. Cook all together except the milk, for fifteen minutes, or until it thickens, then add the milk and boil again. Farina is a preparation of wheat and very healthful.

CRACKER GRUEL – Four tablespoonfuls powdered cracker, one cup boiling water, one cup of milk, and a little salt. Boil up once and serve fresh.

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BIOGRAPHY SURNAMES: CURRY

GEDCOM SURNAME: PARKER

ALABAMA MEMORIES: REMEMBERING THE DEATH OF A PRINCESS – by Jean Butterworth

"It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Some household helps from the past:

If the inside of your linen closet is painted a deep blue, there will be no danger of your linens turning yellow. It will eliminate the annoyance of having to wrap those you do not use too often in blue paper.

If there is but a small amount of paint left in a can to be stored, pour paraffin over it before putting it away and it will not dry out but can be used to the last bit.

To paint flower pots easily, knot a rope and run it through the hole in the pot, leaving the knot inside, then suspend the pot upside down and paint. Allow the paint to dry in this manner.