Alabama Yesterdays

Alabama Yesterdays: Random wanderings through Alabama history

Tuesday, June 6, 2017

Elegy for a Small Pelham Bookstore

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Back in 2015 I did a couple of posts on bookmarks and business cards related to Alabama bookstores. In the second one I included a card for...
Friday, June 2, 2017

Alabama Highway Map Cover from 1973

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I've done a lot of map posts on this blog, and there's a reason for that--I love maps!  Back in March I did a couple of posts on ...
Tuesday, May 30, 2017

Yes, There's a Booth for That Art

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For more than 50 years my mother, Carolyn Shores Wright , has been painting, mostly in watercolor. Her subjects have ranged from many types ...
Friday, May 26, 2017

Alabama Author: Garrard Harris

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Garrard Harris is one of many now forgotten authors who were not state natives but have some other connection to Alabama. Let's inves...
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Tuesday, May 23, 2017

Alabama Library History: A List

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I've been pulling together some of my related blog posts and other materials into lists. So far I've done "Film Actresses from ...
Friday, May 19, 2017

Where is Arkadelphia & What Does It Mean?

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Last year brother Richard and I made one of our trips exploring Alabama and family history that took us through Bessemer, Jasper , Bug Tussl...
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Tuesday, May 16, 2017

Singer Marilyn McCoo's Alabama Connections

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Marilyn McCoo has been a very successful singer and actress since the 1960's. She was born in New Jersey to Waymon and Mary McCoo, both...
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Worked at University of Alabama at Birmingham 1983-2015 as Clinical Librarian for the Department of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine
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