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150th Anniversary: Death of Bloody Bill Anderson Mid-afternoon on this date, guerrilla captain William T Anderson was ambushed and killed by Missouri militia in Ray county, Missouri Formerly a lieutenant under Capt William C Quantrill, he broke from his superior and asserted his own authority in the spring of '64 Admired and respected by
Take Me To The Water: River Baptisms | Mid-19th Century Life I absolutely LOVE seeing old pictures of river baptisms They are beautiful to me I know it's a practice and folk tradition Baptist of all - white and black -- and usually perform in rivers, bayous, and lakes Immersion baptism, understood as demanding total submersion of the body, is
Cattail Recipes | Foods Recipes In another thread on Fry Bread, cattail flour was brought up I found several recipes for cattails It is a survival food in the outdoors As one boy scout motto says "You name it and we'll make it from cattails" Cattails are the supermarket of the wilds The young cob like tips of the plant
Authentic - Hospital Ginger Bread | Foods Recipes In the war Gingerbread was considered a major comfort food and was given to soldiers in the hospitals as a way to better their spirits and there were lots of stories about "Hospital Ginger Bread" when the wounded warriors return to action or back home Here is a recipe of 12 year old Josephine
Martin Van Buren Bates, the Kentucky River Giant I first read about Martin Van Buren Bates in book, "Clowns and Cannons" After the war Mr Bates was part of several circuses and toured, all of U S , Europe and Canada Martin Van Buren Bates was born on Nov 9, 1837 or as Mr Bates claims 1845, in Letcher County, Ky He was born of normal
History - Scripture Cake | Foods Recipes Scripture Cake has also been called "Bible Cake", "Scriptural Cake", "Old Testament Cake"and "Oar Anchor Scripture Cake" It was very popular in late 19th century, especially in the southern Appalachians It was a means to teach girls baking and Bible verses One of the earliest recipes
The song Do Lord, Oh Do Lord, Oh Do Remember Me So it's odd " Do Lord " is an awfully well known spiritual, from enslaved days but this site also has lyrics credited to Howe Then LoC has different lyrics, same thing 'Do Lord but what they term a ' negro ' spiritual I know we had the Julia Ward Howe version in Sunday School although our squeaky little voices could not have done it justice So interesting, Julia Ward Howe and another song