The phrase KNOCK ON WOOD – Traditionally, when you speak of your own good fortune, you follow up with a quick knock on a piece of wood to keep your luck from going bad. Unlock all stories Join our Alabama Pioneers Patron Community! Become an Alabama Pioneers Patron Before Christianity and Islam, many pagan groups and other […]
Author – Donna R Causey COMEGYS HOUSE Built 1708 Commanding a splendid view of the upper Chester River and the surrounding country, this rare example of Dutch architecture was the home of Dr. F. N. Sheppard and his wife. Mrs. Sheppard is a descendant of Alethia. daughter of the William Comegys who built the house […]
In 1987, the small town of Roosevelt received national publicity when a man who never sought the position and did not want to be was elected mayor. Roosevelt, New Jersey has a rich history. The town was actually started as a Resettlement community for Jewish immigrants in the New York garment district of New York. […]
Trouble Looms Ahead for Jersey Home-steaders “As soon as Benjamin Brown and Max Blitzer began to try to turn their plans for Jersey Homesteads into a reality, troubles multiplied. First of all, Brown failed to maintain the support of all the original sponsors, particularly those representing labor and charity groups. Brown was also foiled in […]
I left my young wife and year old daughter in the states after a harried move from Germany and a quick wedding ceremony of a pair of college friends and processed through Ft Lewis Washington. I arrived in RVN in time for our personnel replacement center to react to rockets’ red glare. There we were all five […]
The phrase BATS IN THE BELFRY means crazy or eccentric. The phrase has the sound of a phrase from Olde Englande and it certainly has the imagery to fit into any number of Gothic novels based in English parsonages or turreted castles. In fact, it comes from the USA and is not especially old. This […]
The phrase KATY BAR THE DOOR – dates back to 1437. Discover, Share and help us Preserve our lost and forgotten stories. Become an Alabama Pioneers Patron A lady by the name of Catherine Douglas was attempting to save Scottish King James I when he was under attack. The story goes that the room the […]
The phrase: MAN DOES NOT LIVE BY BREAD ALONE comes from the Bible Discover, Share and help us Preserve our lost and forgotten stories. Become an Alabama Pioneers Patron Deuteronomy 8: 2-3: And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that […]
The idiom PUT A SOCK IN IT – generally means to keep quiet. The origin of this saying goes back to the old days when sound reproduction instruments, like the gramophone, had no volume control. Often times the sound was so loud that it was unbearable. Therefore, people literally put a sock into the place […]
Chew the Fat -Today this means to have a long friendly conversation with someone. This idiom has several possible sources as listed below. It is not clear which one is accurate. Discover, Share and help us Preserve our lost and forgotten stories. Become an Alabama Pioneers Patron Sailors, while of resting and conversing would chew […]
