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A nonprofit center for the collection and recollection of Jefferson County, Ala. history. May 5, 2016. Telling Tommy About – W. Paul Pim. February 10, 2016. March Forth – Take Small Steps, Don’t Look Down. September 21, 2015. One Game – One Inning. August 5, 2015. March 27, 2015. The Middle Toe of the Right Foot. December 16, 2014. 1885 City View Map. March 6, 2014. Whales, Franklin and Daylight Savings Time. Laquo; Older Entries. Bessemer Hall of History. BPL's digital collections blog.
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Home Bessemer, AL. Plantation Homes Owen, Sadler and McAdory. About Us Our Responsibility. Membership Form Join Us! Contact Get in Touch! The Bessemer Hall of History. Alabama Trust for Historic Preservation. 2014 West Jefferson County Historical Society Website Courtesy of MoxyUp.
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1885 City View Map | 310 Pythian Place
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A nonprofit center for the collection and recollection of Jefferson County, Ala. history. 1885 City View Map. December 16, 2014. Close up of Elyton Land Office drawing at 20th Street and 1st Avenue North. Part of the Birmingham City View legend – Churches. Hotel and Train Depot that was never built at 20th Street. From → Uncategorized. Larr; Wanted: Stenographers skilled in shorthand. Others need not apply. Memory mashup–Homewood seniors pen and peddle a new book →. Leave one →. January 7, 2015 11:31 am.
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The Middle Toe of the Right Foot | 310 Pythian Place
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A nonprofit center for the collection and recollection of Jefferson County, Ala. history. The Middle Toe of the Right Foot. March 27, 2015. Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce (1842 1914? His style often embraced an abrupt beginning, dark imagery, vague references to time, limited descriptions, impossible events and the theme of war. In 1913, Bierce traveled to Mexico to gain first-hand experience of the Mexican Revolution. While traveling with rebel troops under Pancho Villa, he disappeared without a trace. You are...
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Memory mashup–Homewood seniors pen and peddle a new book | 310 Pythian Place
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A nonprofit center for the collection and recollection of Jefferson County, Ala. history. Memory mashup–Homewood seniors pen and peddle a new book. January 23, 2015. Former Crimson Tide half-back Johnny Mack Brown and Joan Crawford publicity shot for the film, Montana Moon. His film career would descend to low-budget westerns in the 1950s, but Dothan’s Crimson Tide running back Johnny Brown was a Hollywood leading man for decades. Proceeding Over the Mountain. Book cover, Proceeding over the Mountain.
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A nonprofit center for the collection and recollection of Jefferson County, Ala. history. Posts by Liz Ellaby. January 23, 2015. Memory mashup–Homewood seniors pen and peddle a new book. November 7, 2014. Wanted: Stenographers skilled in shorthand. Others need not apply. October 30, 2014. Avondale underground–digging up a story, if not a history. October 7, 2014. Letters from Gorgas–46 sweetheart letters give a glimpse to Alabama’s pre-war life and times. September 26, 2014. September 12, 2014.
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Wanted: Stenographers skilled in shorthand. Others need not apply. | 310 Pythian Place
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A nonprofit center for the collection and recollection of Jefferson County, Ala. history. Wanted: Stenographers skilled in shorthand. Others need not apply. November 7, 2014. Shorthand was developed to record, discreetly, privately held conversations. Author’s note: Herein is a very brief history of shorthand followed by two instances in which the dying or lost art has interfered with deciphering historic documents, some which may be important, and others which may be only fun. Still, with the advent of ...
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Avondale underground–digging up a story, if not a history | 310 Pythian Place
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A nonprofit center for the collection and recollection of Jefferson County, Ala. history. Avondale underground–digging up a story, if not a history. October 30, 2014. Found on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2014 at Avondale Park. Is it a Civil War relic from Birmingham’s only recorded skirmish, or something more mundane? Has summarized two published references to this sole Birmingham claim to a civil war casualty:. In the 1885 weekly,. Also found at Avondale Park on Oct. 25, 2014, was this 19th Century “tw...Account...
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