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Thursday, July 6, 2017

Holidays Past in Alabama: A List

My effort to bring together related posts on this blog continues here.  So far I've also done "Film Actresses from Alabama Before 1960", "Medical History in Birmingham" and "Alabama Library History".







Mardi Gras Past in Alabama 



A Vintage Valentine's Day in Birmingham






Saint Patrick's Days Past




April Fool's at Auburn University in 1962





Easters Past in Alabama

Mother's Days Past in Alabama


Memorial Days Past in Alabama






 Father's Days Past in Alabama




Independence Days Past in Alabama 



Veterans Days Past in Alabama 





Thanksgivings Past in Alabama




Christmas Shopping in Gadsden in 1940
Christmas Past in Alabama 





New Year's Eve in Montgomery in 1967


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