Many books that have come through my collection over the years are ex-library and thus have library markings of various kinds, including boo...

The Alabama Department of Transportation currently operates eight welcome centers for visitors entering the state from Tennessee, Georgia, ...

A few months ago my brother Richard and I came across this item as we were going through Dad's study in the house in Huntsville. The por...

I've done a few other posts on actress  Tallulah Bankhead , including one on the 1944 Alfred Hitchcock film Lifeboat, in which she appe...

Last summer my brother Richard and I made a day trip to Fayette. I've written about the town in northeast Alabama here . Our main purpos...

Since 2016 the Alabama Historical Association has given out the Robert J. "Jeff" Jakeman Award for Digital History to honor vari...

Since mom's death in January 2023 , my brother Richard and I have been on a long journey to get her and dad's house in Huntsville re...