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“Good Enough for the President”
Alabama, Photography, Sand Mountain, Slaton, World War II

“Good Enough for the President”

The crisp white uniforms glowed against a backdrop of trees flush with the brilliant green only seen in spring. I … Continue reading “Good Enough for the President”

Winter Magic
Alabama, Flowers, Nature, Photography

Winter Magic

“Sometimes since I’ve been in the garden I’ve looked up through the trees at the sky and I have had … Continue reading Winter Magic

Mountain Blood
Alabama, Bean, Editorial, Genealogy, Sand Mountain

Mountain Blood

I was born in the shadow of Sand Mountain.  Guntersville is literally at the foot of Sand Mountain, but culturally … Continue reading Mountain Blood

All Creatures Great and Small
Alabama, Nature, Photography

All Creatures Great and Small

All photos by Heather Bean – taken during an outing at the Birmingham Zoo. Continue reading All Creatures Great and Small

Down a Rabbit Hole
Alabama, Genealogy, History

Down a Rabbit Hole

Many times I have fallen down a rabbit hole when researching my family tree.  Often this happens when I stumble … Continue reading Down a Rabbit Hole

Captive Beauty
Alabama, Nature, Photography

Captive Beauty

All photos by the author. Continue reading Captive Beauty

Grave Reminders
Alabama, Civil War, History, Travel

Grave Reminders

The water was cold.  The man tried to keep his teeth from chattering as he clung to the bottom of … Continue reading Grave Reminders

Traveling a Long Path
Alabama, Architecture, History

Traveling a Long Path

Birmingham, Alabama has a secret. It isn’t something the natives like many people to know, but despite some negative publicity … Continue reading Traveling a Long Path

Old Time Religion
Alabama, History, Travel

Old Time Religion

Walking around the streets of old Mobile, you definitely get a sense of the European influence left behind from when … Continue reading Old Time Religion

No Greater Gift
Alabama, Food, North Carolina, South Carolina, Travel

No Greater Gift

One of the special things about driving around the back roads and byways of the American South during the summertime, … Continue reading No Greater Gift

A Flock of….Flamingos?
Alabama, Nature, Photography

A Flock of….Flamingos?

Images captured on a day out at the Birmingham Zoo. All photos by the author. Continue reading A Flock of….Flamingos?

Old Times are not Forgotten
Alabama, Civil War, Genealogy, History

Old Times are not Forgotten

On the eastern side of Mt Cheaha in north central Alabama sits the town of Delta.  Not so much a … Continue reading Old Times are not Forgotten

Lost Place
Alabama, History, Travel

Lost Place

Down a narrow country road in rural Dallas County, Alabama stands an old church.  Just off the black top, its … Continue reading Lost Place

Alabama Homecoming
Alabama, Travel

Alabama Homecoming

We were coming back into town late one afternoon after being away on vacation for a week.  As we sped … Continue reading Alabama Homecoming

Bloomin’ Spring
Alabama, Flowers, Nature, Photography

Bloomin’ Spring

As the days start to get a bit longer and the early buds of tulip trees burst into bloom, I … Continue reading Bloomin’ Spring

The Day the Skies Darkened Forever
Alabama, Daniel, Genealogy, History, Sand Mountain

The Day the Skies Darkened Forever

In April of 1908, my great grandmother Gertrude Daniel was a ten year old girl living in Brasher’s Chapel, a … Continue reading The Day the Skies Darkened Forever

Disappearing Monuments
Alabama, Cottingham, Travel

Disappearing Monuments

It was one of those cold, raw winter days. The sun had fled behind a thick cover of blustery gray … Continue reading Disappearing Monuments

Down a dirt road…
Alabama, Bean, Genealogy

Down a dirt road…

Clay County today is probably not a lot different from the Clay County of the nineteenth century, at least in … Continue reading Down a dirt road…

Martha Ann Lucinda Bean
Alabama, Bean, Genealogy

Martha Ann Lucinda Bean

In my continuing quest to find a link between my  third great-grandfather Jesse J. Bean and the John Bean family … Continue reading Martha Ann Lucinda Bean

John Bean
Alabama, Bean, Genealogy, Travel

John Bean

Recently I came across an interesting first hand account of life in Chambers County, Alabama during it’s founding in the … Continue reading John Bean

Nancy Bean….Gibbs???
Alabama, Bean, Genealogy, Travel

Nancy Bean….Gibbs???

This week I stumbled across an interesting bit of information in my never ending quest to identify the parents of … Continue reading Nancy Bean….Gibbs???

Battle Lines
Alabama, Battle, Genealogy

Battle Lines

On my mother’s side of the family I have uncovered yet another mystery. My maternal great grandmother Pauline Battle Poe … Continue reading Battle Lines

Full Circle
Alabama, Genealogy, History

Full Circle

Last weekend, I travelled to North Alabama to visit my grandmother for the day. She now lives in Boaz, but … Continue reading Full Circle

Will the real mother of Jesse J. Bean please stand up?
Alabama, Bean, Genealogy

Will the real mother of Jesse J. Bean please stand up?

My third great-grandfather, Jesse J. Bean was born on April 15, 1837 or 1838, depending where you look. On his … Continue reading Will the real mother of Jesse J. Bean please stand up?

Mudtown
Alabama, Genealogy, History

Mudtown

During the early 1800’s, Andrew Jackson led his army of Indian fighters south from Tennessee through what is now Shelby … Continue reading Mudtown

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