The Baldwin Hills Dam disaster occurred on December 14, 1963, when the dam containing the Baldwin Hills Reservoir suffered a catastrophic failure and flooded the residential neighborhoods surrounding it. Baldwin Hills Dam Disaster The reservoir was located on a low hilltop in Baldwin Hills, Los Angeles, California. It was constructed between 1947 and 1951 by the […]
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The way to a man’s heart – good pie-making? This author from 1886 thinks so..
This amusing story is from an 1886 newspaper and reveals much about how women were viewed in the day….. Treat the pie with respect The pie has sometimes been treated with disrespect. Its antiquity and high position on the bill of fare of this nation make the insult most atrocious. This sacriligious (sic) state of […]
The Federal Government once owned towns in the United States
Nestled within Winton Woods, surrounded by forest, Greenhills, Ohio still has the look of an early suburban town. Most of the original buildings are still in use, and the historic district is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Federal Government was the landlord When the housing was originally built, the Federal Government […]
These people found a unique way to advertise
JOIN US FOR FREE! CANCEL ANYTIME Alabama Pioneers members share thousands of stories, biographies, and nostalgic items every day Tap here to see how to unlock this story for FREE Become an Alabama Pioneers Patron Some people believed in engraving their trades on their tombstones. Epitaph to blind woodsawyer in Georgia: “While none ever saw […]
AUTHOR SUNDAY – The Sound of a Diploma – an inspiring story of perseverance
Submitted by the author Dorothy Graham Gast –“I was born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, but spent most of my childhood on the family farm in Romulus southwest of town surrounded by family, grandparents, aunts and uncles.” The Sound of a Diploma by Author Dorothy Graham Clements Gast More by Dorothy Graham Clements Gast This fall my […]
I remember when I got “happiness’ from a frosted glass.
This is my first time writing a memory with AI as a ghostwriter. I think AI utilized my thoughts and feelings from the event pretty well. How do they compare with yours? Contribute your thoughts in the comments below. by Donna R Causey and ghostwriter AI Join Us -Share your memories Become an Alabama Pioneers […]
The Condict House in Morristown is a very historic house in New Jersey – with many famous visitors
*Note: Some of the language below may be a little antiquated because its excerpts and transcriptions from a the book -Transcription from Historic Houses of New Jersey By Weymer Jay Mills .J. B. Lippincott Company – written in 1902 = The original words provide a unique glimpse of the people and early times in New […]
[Old pics of farm life in 1916 Kentucky where Abraham Lincoln’s parents lived.
Become an Alabama Pioneers Patron Unlock all Alabama Pioneers stories Alabama Pioneers members see thousands of stories, biographies, and nostalgic items These historic pictures below provides a wonderful sense of what life was like for settlers in 1869 Kentucky and the old photographs depict how much life changed by 1916. The people had a strong […]
Views of Vermont – [vintage photographs] of 1890s
Gaysville is a village in the town of Stockbridge in Windsor County, of the “Eastern Vermont Gateway” region. The name came from the families of Daniel and Jeremiah Gay, who settled in Stockbridge quite early. “In 1786, Elais Keyes established a grist mill and later a sawmill at “The Narrows”, later known as Gaysville, so […]
These old time health remedies since rather silly today…I wonder how they originated
(Treating common health ailments has come a long way since these days. I wonder what future generations will think of things we do today to relieve illness) Unlock all stories Join our Alabama Pioneers Patron Community! Become an Alabama Pioneers Patron Old-Time Health Remedies For eyestrain, soak a towel in eyebright tea. Place the warm […]