Alabama Yesterdays: Random wanderings through Alabama history
Friday, May 24, 2024
Old Alabama Stuff: University of Alabama Centennial Bulletin
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In 1931 the University of Alabama held an elaborate celebration for its centennial year. The new state's legislature had chartered the...
Friday, May 17, 2024
Helen Oliver, "Suspicious Person" in 1915
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Well, in New Orleans, anyway. My son Amos alerted me to this item, which he found on Reddit, whatever that is. Of course, I immediately be...
Friday, May 10, 2024
Who Was Don Downs?
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Recently Dianne and I had an enjoyable meal at Ragtime Cafe on Valleydale Road. The restaurant has been operating in Hoover for over three ...
Friday, May 3, 2024
Anne Royall Describes Alabama Doctors in 1821
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Anne Royall Source: Encyclopedia of Alabama Anne Royall took on many roles during her lifetime: wife, widow, traveler, author, newspaper ed...
Friday, April 19, 2024
Auburn Postcard: Serum Plant 1918
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My brother Richard and I were at mom's house in Huntsville recently and found this postcard in some family memorabilia. The card, dated...
Saturday, April 13, 2024
Pelham Doctors in 1900
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I've written a number of posts on this blog related to medical history in Alabama, especially Birmingham; and also many on the history o...
Friday, April 5, 2024
Alabama's Poet Laureates
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April is National Poetry Month in the U.S., and each year I've tried to post a new item on this blog related to Alabama poets and poetr...
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