A look back
Another look back at influenza
The flu was identified as “Spanish” because it was written about more frequently in that nation’s newspapers. The press was freer there than in ... Read more
4 years ago by Bill Stewart.
Another look back at influenza
Many Alabamians lost their lives as a result of contracting an influenza virus prior to 1918. The Spanish flu strain would prove to be much ... Read more
4 years ago by Bill Stewart.
A look back at influenza
Prior to the current situation, the most recent instance of a pandemic confronting Alabama and the nation was the Spanish flu crisis, which occurred a little more than a ... Read more
4 years ago by Bill Stewart.
A look back at tobacco
Even though it has only been in relatively recent times that the health hazards associated with the use of tobacco products have been universally recognized, ... Read more
4 years ago by Bill Stewart.
A Look Back: How our predecessors spoke
Here are some additional words or expressions that were used here in Hartselle in the closing decade of the 19th century and the early years of ... Read more
4 years ago by Bill Stewart.
A Look Back at how our predecessors spoke
If you had been living in Hartselle back around the turn of the 19th century and the early years of a new centennial, here are some of ... Read more
4 years ago by Bill Stewart.
A Look Back: Typhoid Fever
As the 19th century transitioned into the 20th, typhoid fever was taking the lives of more Alabamians, including people living here in Morgan County, than any other ... Read more
4 years ago by Bill Stewart.
A Look Back: Early auto problems
Since this area, along with the rest of the South, was impoverished following the Civil War, it was slow to adopt the new technology represented ... Read more
4 years ago by Bill Stewart.
A Look Back: Children at play
One of the most enchanting aspects of childhood is unstructured play, either alone or with other children. In many ways, things are worse now than in ... Read more
4 years ago by Bill Stewart.
A Look Back at Hewlett, Roberts families
By Dr. Bill Stewart Oct. 5, 1892—A. A. Hewlett, one of the oldest citizens of Morgan County, died early this afternoon at the advanced age of ... Read more
