The Way We Were by Joyce Ray Wheeler Edmonson County in rural Kentucky where I grew up was known as the poorest county in…
Serendipity Story by Mynda Holman McGuire While searching for my namesake, a great aunt who had died 20 years before my birth, I visited…
The Red Horse by WPA writer Demps A. Oden 1936 During the 1930s, Great Depression era, many writers were employed to interview people around…
Serendipity Moment by Frances M. Meservy My cousin was having a hard time finding information on her Father, Andy Seaburg. We had a census…
From Cecile Ashworth Brown Thought someone may be interested in why I became interested in genealogy. My Dad used to tell me that one…
They say that meals were better in the good old days. Here are a couple of recipes you can try from the Past- 1890s and 1900s…
Not manicured Mama’s hands were not beautifully manicured or white and soft. They could plant a garden, gather food for canning and make a meal…
"The Alabama Insane Hospital was established by the legislature on February 6, 1952. Built in Tuscaloosa, it received its first patient in 1861, with…
Merry Christmas Everyone! I hope you are having a great one! This video should bring back memories -enjoy! Check out our latest…
THINGS I LEARNED WITH AGE Girl eating ice cream ca. 1920s (Library of Congress) The older I get, the fewer things seem worth waiting…
The Five Cent Store by Inez McCollum I'm not sure whether I was fourteen or fifteen when I started working on Saturday's at the…
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