(Hurricane season is upon us. Imagine not having a warning system like we do today. This film remind are a good reminder why we should pay heed to all weather warnings.) In the 1930’s, several hurricanes hit the East Coast of America causing devastating damage. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4w24sRoJ7s Seven Superstorms of the Northeast: And Other Blizzards, Hurricanes & […]
Do you remember what you were doing on the evening of January 23, 1961? Probably not. If you lived in North Carolina, or for that matter on anyway on the eastern seaboard you were probably not aware of the catastrophe taking place in the skies above your head and the site is marked by the […]
From Birmingham Iron Age 1874 Newspaper, Birmingham, Alabama WHITE HOUSE WHITEWASH The following recipe, which is frequently inquired after, is given for the famous whitewash with which the President’s mansion is adorned: Slack lime with boiling water Take one-half bushel of nice unslacked lime, slack it with boiling water; cover it during the process to […]
Heartwarming story by Alabama Contributing Author, Joyce Ray Wheeler, written 2012 STITCHES OF LOVE ByJoyce Ray Wheeler (b. January 4, 1926- d. November 1, 2012) Written 2012 As I sit here this cool evening I am wearing an old gray sweat shirt imprinted with the words “Old quilters never die, they just go to pieces. “On […]
It would be hard to imagine our lives without a phone today and we can all thank Alexander Graham Bell for the invention, right? Well, you might be wrong. Actually, there was a good deal of controversy over the patent for the telephone that went all the way to the United States Supreme Court. Have […]
(These portraits were obviously made for posterity. They reveal so much detail. I only wish they were in color) Portraits of Native Americans from Buffalo Bill’s Wild West show Amos Two Bulls, Sioux Indian portrait, (three portraits). taken by photographer Gertrude Kasebier (1852-1934) around 1900 Chief Iron Tail, a Sioux Indian in Buffalo Bills Wild […]
(Before child labor laws, many young children worked in coal mines as these pictures reveal. Knowing how dangerous it was, could you send your son to work there?) Coal Mining is an extremely dangerous job for adults but can you imagine sending your nine-year old son to work in a coal mine instead of sending him […]
Dramatic video of an bombing in San Francisco in 1916 – minutes after it occurred. The Preparedness Day Bombing took place in San Francisco, California on July 22, 1916, when the city held a parade in honor of Preparedness Day, in anticipation of the United States’ imminent entry into World War I. During the parade […]
(A personal, heart-touching story by contributing Author, Becki McAnnally, from Alabama) Dog Days and Polio by Becki McAnnally The most wonderful thing in the world that I liked to do as a young child, was to be able to play in the warm sunshine around our house. The freedom that we had as children, playing […]
Bluebeard’s Castle is a historic property dating back to the 1600’s in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. The island was owned by Denmark in 1666. In 1683, the colony became fearful of an attack by the English so certain measures were taken to protect the little town. Bluebeard’s castle dates back to this time. The castle […]
