Alabama Yesterdays

Alabama Yesterdays: Random wanderings through Alabama history

Sunday, May 24, 2026

Resuming Grid Relations in 1945

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Here we have another item from the old Gadsden Times issues I've been paging through in recent months. This brief article relates to one...
Sunday, May 17, 2026

Alabama Photo: A Barn in 1935 by Walker Evans

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  Walker Evans  is one of the most famous American documentary photographers of the 20th century. He made at least two trips to Alabama duri...
Monday, April 27, 2026

Alabama Actress: Joyzelle Joyner

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My brother Richard recently alerted me to this actress from Alabama; I was not familiar with her. Let's investigate. I've done a num...
Sunday, April 5, 2026

Columbiana Bank Robbery in 1932

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Last year I wrote about two bank robberies in Shelby County in 1931 and 1932. I've also written about the infamous 1926 bank robbery i...
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Monday, March 23, 2026

My Son Amos Has a New Book Out, Part 3

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Over the years members of our family have published several books.  Those items include  two books  related to Native American history in Al...
Monday, March 16, 2026

Alabama Photo: Montgomery Bookstore in 1977

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I've done a lot of postings about bookstores on this blog, including a few I've never visited since they are no longer around. Many ...
Saturday, March 7, 2026

Gail Patrick & O.R. Cohen in 1933 Newspaper Ads

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I've mentioned in several recent posts that I've been perusing numerous issues of the Gadsden Times newspaper from the 1930s and 194...
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