I know, I know. It's Saturday, right? I suppose in hindsight, creating an active blog then getting a 60 hour a week job is probably not the wisest thing to do, but hey, if I want to keep this webpage paid up, a job it is. I hope you've all stayed with me for the transitions.
Well, among other things, my daughter also had a field trip yesterday and I got to go on it with her. Her grade toured the Capitol of Alabama - Montgomery, then went to Old Alabama Town. Now, while I initially thought this was one in the same of my ancestor's place of residence, it was not. These buildings were from downtown Montgomery and my Ancestor's town was about 36 miles away from there in an actual town called "Old Town". I was slightly disappointed, but it gave me a great view at the lives of my civil war family in that place and time. If anyone ever gets to go see Old Alabama Town, I highly recommend the self guided tour BUT if you can manage to go twice, or perhaps do both a self guided tour and a paid tour, It was interesting to hear the stories from the Tour guides and the Actors on scene in the guided version. My only issue was that we could only see a few buildings in that time. While they were great, I really wanted to see much of the other ones as well. I share with you today, a photo from the tour. The photo I really wish I could share was of the School teacher teaching the children what school was like back then, but that would require me to contact all the parents and get permission to post their child's photo online, and that would likely be a negative. So I'll share one without the kids in it, and hope that it conveys the same thoughts. For your viewing pleasure, I am including a couple others below. Just so those who've never been to a historic museum of this kind can get a glimpse into the world also... While you are daydreaming of the life these people had, make sure to enjoy your Adventures in Genealogy!
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AuthorMichele is an obsessed mother of 4 residing in North Alabama. Hobbies include long walks in the woods, on the beach and in strange cemeteries and libraries. Genealogy friends need only apply. Categories
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