Tuesday, April 3, 2018

Pondering Alabama Maps (8): Shelby County in 1822 and 1825

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I've written in a previous blog post "Once Shelbyville, A.T., Now Pelham"  about the city's early history as the Shelby C...
Friday, March 30, 2018

My Grandmother & the Progressive Farmer

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After my paternal grandmother Rosa Mae Wright died in January 1996, mom and dad cleaned out the house in Gadsden and brought lots of items h...
Wednesday, March 28, 2018

Birmingham Photo of the Day (64): Medical Alumni Building

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As you drive along 20th Street in Birmingham, through the UAB campus on your way to Five Points South, this building will be on your left as...
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Monday, March 19, 2018

Birmingham's Great Temple of Travel

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The Birmingham area will have at least one sad historical event to remember in 2019--the 50th anniversary of the demolition of Terminal Stat...
Wednesday, March 14, 2018

Cloverdale Drive, "Jack & Jill" & Me

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I've written a couple of blog posts about my family's time on Cloverdale Drive in Huntsville in the 1950's. In one I discussed ...
Tuesday, March 6, 2018

Whatever Happened to Powhatan and Praco?

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My aunt Marjorie Shores Pike , one of mom's older sisters, died in January. I was reminded by her obituary that she was born in Praco, ...
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Wednesday, February 28, 2018

Johnny Mack Brown's "Complete Surrender" to Clark Gable & Joan Crawford

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Dothan native Johnny Mack Brown first gained fame as a football player at the University of Alabama. His talent in the sport in high school...