Alabama Yesterdays

Alabama Yesterdays: Random wanderings through Alabama history

Thursday, August 31, 2023

Louise Fletcher in "Bat Masterson"

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Oscar-winning actress and Birmingham native Louise Fletcher had a long career in film and television before her death in September 2022. Am...
Thursday, August 24, 2023

Alabama Photos: Langdon Hall at Auburn University

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One of Auburn University's most prominent older buildings is Langdon Hall  on South College Street . I remember it well from my student ...
Thursday, August 17, 2023

Bees Making Honey Down in Sunny Alabam' .

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I've done a few posts on this blog about songs and music related to Alabama. Two such pieces on songs from the 19th and early 20th centu...
Thursday, August 10, 2023

My Son Amos Has a New Book Out, Part 2!

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Our son Amos Jasper Wright IV is an urban planner by profession, but he has been writing and publishing fiction for some years. In 2018 his...
Friday, August 4, 2023

Joe Louis in "The Phynx"

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I can guess what you're thinking--what's a phynx? Let's investigate. "The Phynx" is a film released briefly in May 19...
Friday, July 28, 2023

Birmingham Photos (85): St. Mary's on the Highlands

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In September 2022 Dianne and I were in downtown Birmingham for a doctor's appointment at UAB and a visit to one of our favorite eating p...
Friday, July 21, 2023

Alabama's Outlaw Heritage

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I recently posted an article of mine published years ago about dime novels featuring Alabama train robber Rube Burrow. Some time before tha...
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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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