The film below, entitled, Steel in the Magic City by Spark Media includes historic images of 1930s Birmingham, and is an Alabama Pioneers exclusive. Steel in…
Catholic Cemetery, La Pointe, Wisconsin: To the Memory of Abraham Beaulieu Born 18 September 1822 Accidentally shot 4th April 1844 As a mark of…
This biography is included in the book Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Volume I and Alabama Pioneer Tod Robinson (1776-1838) Biography, Genealogy with Notes …
This biography is included in the book Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Volume I AND First Families of Lawrence County, Alabama Volume I …
Transcribed from The Shelby Guide, Columbiana, Alabama May 7, 1868 PRESERVING PICKLES FROM SCUM A Correspondent of the Rural New Yorker gives the following:…
I found this in some old records. Wouldn't it be nice if a letter "bridge of love" could bring our country closer together today…
SEWING TIPS FROM THE PAST To sharpen scissors in an emergency, cut aluminum foil several times. Talcum Powder can be used for hem markers.…
The following is from a 1903 book The Perfect Woman, on how to avoid wrinkles on your face. I wished it worked. “Mme Pote…
EGGS IN TOMATO CUPS Recipe from 1948 3 medium-sized tomatoes 3 eggs Salt and pepper to taste PREPARATION Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.…
The following is an abridged excerpt from an article that was originally published in a New York newspaper and republished in the Jacksonville Republican…
FRENCH ROLLS 1924 recipe ½ cake yeast ½ pt. warm water Flour 2 tbsp. butter 1 tbsp. sugar 3 eggs Dissolve yeast in warm…
A unique Ant trap from 1887. . . SCROLL DOWN TO CONTINUE AN ANT TRAP The best ant trap for those who are troubled…
Here are some suggestions on how to keep well from an 1880's cookbook on keeping well. Some of these could apply today. Don't…
APPLE SLUMP The original recipe for this old-fashioned New England dish calls for a dozen tart juicy apples Core, pare and quarter them, put…
One Sexton, an Englishman, had two wives, and this significant inscription was put upon the tombstone of one by the bereaved husband: Here lies…
Topeka, Kansas: "Here lies Sheriff Tim McGrew who said he would arrest Bill Hennessy or die... He was right." "Here lies Michael Horton…
