Here's another bit of history I've passed many times over the years but only recently noticed--this street sign in Pelham announcing...

In a recent blog post , I discussed a 1925 recording by Fred Hamm & His Orchestra of the "shimmy fox trot", "Flag that Tr...

Well, sort of. And only on a map. Sort of....let's investigate. On September 9th, the city of Montevallo had a festival to celebrat...

His obituary in the New York Times in 1971 began this way: "CULLMAN, Ala., Aug. 17 (AP)—The Rev. Patrick Frederick O'Neill, a lo...

I've done a couple of posts on this blog devoted to songs about Alabama from the 19th and early 20th centuries. You can read them here ...

The model and actress known as Frances Bergen was born in Birmingham on September 14, 1922, daughter of Lille Mabel and William A, Westerman...

Back in the day I participated in both Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts. In the Cubs I was a member of Pack 301, Den 7 in Huntsville. Mom was the ...