Alabama Yesterdays

Alabama Yesterdays: Random wanderings through Alabama history

Thursday, June 4, 2015

Father's Days Past in Alabama

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Like the day that honors mothers, Father's Day is celebrated in many countries around the world. In the United States the day was forma...
Monday, June 1, 2015

Alabama on U.S. Postage Stamps (2): More African-Americans

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Recently I posted the first item in this series about stamps related to Alabama. That one featured some of Alabama's great African-Ame...
Thursday, May 28, 2015

Birmingham Photos of the Day (33): Holy Family Hospital

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In February 1941 four nurses---three of them nuns---from Nazareth, Kentucky, arrived in Ensley to open a clinic to serve poor blacks in the...
Monday, May 25, 2015

Valhermoso Springs

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Valhermoso Springs is a small community on Alabama Highway 36 in Morgan County. Although unincorporated, the place does have its own post of...
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Thursday, May 21, 2015

Riverchase Middle School Then & Now

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In a previous post I covered the long history of schools in Pelham. The city created its own school system last year and new schools are o...
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Monday, May 18, 2015

Memorial Days Past in Alabama

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The holiday now known as Memorial Day  has a convoluted history, but the purpose has always been to honor war dead. Ceremonies began after t...
Thursday, May 14, 2015

Old Alabama Stuff (5): Eggleston's Red Eagle & the Alabama Creek Indian Wars

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William Weatherford  or "Red Eagle" is an important figure in early Alabama history. He was a major leader of the Red Stick factio...
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