Topeka, Kansas: "Here lies Sheriff Tim McGrew who said he would arrest Bill Hennessy or die... He was right." "Here lies Michael Horton who…
ASH CAKE from the 1930s 2 cups corn meal 1 teaspooon salt 1 tablespoon sugar boiling water Mix corn meal, salt and sugar, then…
Interesting epitaphs for three women There is an epitaph of an eccentric character that may be seen on a tombstone at the burying-grounds near Hoosick Falls,…
Banana Fritters Recipe from 1948 1 c. Bisquick Mix ½ c. milk 1 egg 2 large ripe bananas 1 tsp brown sugar ¼ tsp.…
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The New Deal initiated by Franklin D. Roosevelt included employment programs for jobless white-collar workers to collect narratives and life histories of former slaves.…
The following is in the Necropolis, Glasgow Here lyes Bessy Bell But whereabouts I cannot tell. From Montrose churchyard Here lies the bodeys of…
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DOMESTIC RECIPES FROM 1884 (Transcribed from The Troy Messenger, Troy, Alabama July 3, 1884, Note: This is the way the recipes were published in the…
Bug extermination was the responsibility of all households in 1874 BUG EXTERMINATORS Hot alum water is a recent suggestion as an insecticide. It will…
The following tombstone is from Ireland, 1781 Ah cruel Death! why so unkind To take her, and leave me behind? Better to have…
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