Alabama Yesterdays: Random wanderings through Alabama history
Monday, September 29, 2014
Alice McNeal, M.D.: Alabama's First Female Anesthesiologist
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On May 8, 2010, in a ceremony in Montgomery, Alice McNeal, M.D., was inducted into the Alabama Healthcare Hall of Fame along wit...
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Thursday, September 25, 2014
Birmingham Photos of the Day (21): Two Glen Iris Park Homes in 1908
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Two of t hese photographs continue our series from the 1908 publication Views of Birmingham. Among the impressive homes included in the book...
Monday, September 22, 2014
USS Alabama Charter Member: "Good for FREE Admission"
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Sunday, September 13, 2014, marked 50 years since the battleship USS Alabama 's arrived in Mobile Bay. That World War II ship is the f...
Thursday, September 18, 2014
What's Local, Online & Free? History, of Course!
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The Birmingham area includes several counties and many cities with remarkable histories. Three local efforts are bringing much of that rich...
Monday, September 15, 2014
Pelham Heights Hotel
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For a few years early in the 20 th century Pelham had its very own resort hotel. The structure with 60 rooms was built in the summer of 1...
Thursday, September 11, 2014
Pondering an Alabama Map (3): Pelham in 1928
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This map is the third one I've discussed that shows the tiny community of Pelham. The previous maps were issued in 1917 and 1926 . All...
Monday, September 8, 2014
Alabama Library History: Bookmobiles
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For many decades one of the outreach methods used by public libraries all over America has been the bookmobile. These rolling collections b...
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