American Legacies Organization, Inc.

By: Sharon L. Romine

I recall breakfast at Grandma’s. There I'd be all snuggled and warm under Grandma’s electric blanket, and Grandpa, passing by the end of my bed on the way to the kitchen, would reach out and grab my big toe. After I’d raised a fuss, he'd grumble about kids sleeping so late. It was usually all of 5:30 or 6:00. From the kitchen, I'd hear Grandma fussing, “Henry, leave that young’un alone, she needs her sleep.”

Submitted by Opal Fay Oxley(The original date of this story is unknown)

Letters come to the Birdseye Indiana Town Hall from all across the United States. They will ask the same question. How did Birdseye get its name? Town clerk Charlene Atkins has a difficult time answering these questions. No one seems to know for sure.

Local history has it that when the Dubois County Indiana town began in 1883, several names were suggested, but rejected by the Post Office.

By Linnea Travis Miller

As I sit contemplating my research from last year, I can truly state that I had a very good year!! How about all of you??

When it comes to studying your families, it’s always good to have a goal for each year. That helps to keep you focused amidst all the sidelines you may venture into during your research. It’s very important to keep good, organized notes, so you don’t have to retrace your steps and make extra work for yourself.

Recipes

Three generations of cooks have used the following three recipes.

Dollie Hampton Morrow, 1905 to 1979, Alabama

Handed down to:  Morrow Williams, 1930 to present, Alabama

Handed down to and contributed by:  Sandy Driver

By Ken A. Rogers

On July 4, 1996 a piece of America died.

Who's packing your parachute?

Charles Plumb was a US Navy jet pilot in Vietnam.

A Brief History of the Indigenous Population of Jamaica

By Glenn Woodley

The prehistory of Jamaica saw three separate waves of colonization by Amerindian peoples.

1931 photo of J. C. Mayfield being baptized. From left, Bro. Harvey Edwards, second person unknown, third person is J. C. Mayfield at age 16 years (wearing strip pants, which were borrowed.) Other people are unknown. The location was Thickers Creek, near the present day Hwy. 91, southwest of Hanceville, Alabama.

By: Joe Mayfield

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To My Father

Ever since I was little,

You’ve shown me you were there

In case I ever needed you

When life wasn’t playing fair.

I can’t imagine life

1947 photograph of Big Mike Fak and his son Little Mike.

By Mike Fak

This Fathers Day I would like to tell you a story of a man and his family whom I have known for many years.