I have a sizeable and growing Alabama postcard collection, and this post highlights six that feature  motels. I have many others on that top...

Here we have another item from the old Gadsden Times issues I've been paging through in recent months. This brief article relates to one...

  Walker Evans  is one of the most famous American documentary photographers of the 20th century. He made at least two trips to Alabama duri...

My brother Richard recently alerted me to this actress from Alabama; I was not familiar with her. Let's investigate. I've done a num...

Last year I wrote about two bank robberies in Shelby County in 1931 and 1932. I've also written about the infamous 1926 bank robbery i...

Over the years members of our family have published several books.  Those items include  two books  related to Native American history in Al...

I've done a lot of postings about bookstores on this blog, including a few I've never visited since they are no longer around. Many ...