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AUTHOR SUNDAY – This is how some brave Americans spent July 1st so we could enjoy our lives

As we plan our July 4th festivities, we should never forget how some brave Americans spent July 1, 1943. This story appeared in The…

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PATRON – Did you know that the Daughters of the American Revolution in Alabama established a school in 1924 in Grant, Alabama that still exists?

PATRON - Did you know that the Daughters of the American Revolution in Alabama established a school in 1924 in Grant, Alabama that still…

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PATRON – Death, fire, marriage, and smallpox quarantine are in the news in Guntersville, Alabama June 9, 1914

(Transcribed from The Guntersville Advertiser, Guntersville, Alabama June 9, 1914) GUNTERSVILLE LOCAL ITEMS Guntersville will have a big celebration on the 4th of July.…

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PATRON + In 1891, the State of Alabama took 1st place in a long held tradition held by Pennsylvania. Can you guess what it was?

Here is the story from the June 27, 1891 Times Daily newspaper in Florence, Alabama. STARTLING CHANGE Alabama Takes the First Place long held…