Today without a clue means to have no knowledge of something, but it once had a different meaning.A clue (also spelled clew) was a globular ball formed from coiling worms or the like or, more specifically, a ball of thread. In Greek myth – the tale of Theseus and the Minotaur. Theseus entered the labyrinth […]
Discover, Share, and help us Preserve our lost and forgotten stories. Become an Alabama Pioneers Patron Unlock all Alabama Pioneers stories Alabama Pioneers members see thousands of stories, biographies and nostalgic items like this everyday. In colonial days your dinner plate was a square piece of wood with a “bowl” carved out to hold your […]
Become an Alabama Pioneers Patron – FREE for 7 days Over 5100 stories, anecdotes, news clippings, etc from the GOOD OLE DAYS are available. Check the Patreon APP – Alabama Pioneers Patrons community each morning for the latest stories. MOVIN STUFF By Joyce Ray Wheeler It is a truism that moving from one place to […]
(It was a tough life for these children in 1911 in Danville, Virginia as these pictures reveal) Schoolfield Cotton Mill in Danville, Virginia had a few underage workers in June 1911 when these photographs were taken by photographer Lewis Wickes Hine, but Washington Cotton Mills in Fries, Virginia had a number of underage employees in […]
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 […]
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The Wall Street Crash of 1929 was one of the main causes of the Great Depression that affected people across the country in many ways. Many people lost their homes and went on the road in search of work. Oklahoma and the mid-west was doubly affected due to the Dust Bowl that destroyed their farms. […]
(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 […]
During the Civil War, the siege of Vicksburg (May 18 – July 4, 1863) in Mississippi was the final major military action in the Vicksburg Campaign. Print of Vicksburg, Mississippi ca. 1848 In a series of maneuvers, Union Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and his Army of the Tennessee crossed the Mississippi River and drove […]
My Mother had the secrets for self-confidence by Clifford Dobyns My mother was born in 1897 and grew up in Martha, KY which is a small dot on a good map. My Dad grew up within that same dot and their family farms were about 1 ½ miles apart. My parents were married in the […]
