Tag: 1890’s

Patron Past Stories

PATRON – Names of many African-Americans who attended Selma University from 1884 – 1895

Names of many African-Americans who attended Selma University from 1884 - 1895 This excerpt has been transcribed from The Cyclopedia of the Colored Baptists of…

Patron Past Stories

PATRON + “I can still remember when I was 4 or 5 years-old and we’d run around the track and play out there

Two horse racetracks flourished around the turn of the century in Birmingham, Alabama. Trotwood Park was located at 75th Street and 9th Avenue North.…

Patron Past Stories

PATRON + East Lake Atheneum was girl’s school, an orphanage, Catholic offices & now a school again [old pics]

EAST LAKE ATHENEUM Private School for Young Ladies East Lake Atheneum in Birmingham, Alabama was a former private seminary of learning for young ladies. East…