Americana is On Display at the 2024 Fiddlers Convention - Plus More About Old Time Singing
American history and American culture were reflected everywhere at the four-day event.
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Rocky Baker
Sep 29
Florence, Alabama - small hometown feel and the benefits of a big city
Florence is small enough to have that hometown feel and still have the benefits of a big city.
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Rocky Baker
Aug 25
Stars and Stripes
Patriotic Scenes in Limestone County, Alabama. There are patriotic people in Limestone County, Alabama. About a month ago I took these...
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Rocky Baker
Jul 16
Kymulga Covered Bridge and Old Grist Mill Park
Kymulga Grist Mill Park and Covered Bridge are a unique part of history near Childersburg, Alabama.
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Rocky Baker
Jun 20
An Old Tractor Was Restored by My Friend, Dwight
My neighbor, and good friend, restored an old tractor into a beautiful machine.
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Rocky Baker
Jun 4
Old American Barns and Churches
Barns and churches reflect American culture.
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Rocky Baker
May 20
Miscellaneous Americana part IV - Americana can be seen in a lot of places.
Americana is not hard to find if one sets his mind to looking for it.
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Rocky Baker
May 9
Antique Cars and A Couple of Car Shows - April 27th, 2024
On Saturday, April 27, 2024, North Alabama was host to a big car show in Athens, and another car show in nearby Decatur.
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Rocky Baker
Mar 17
Lynnville, Tennessee is very Americana
Lynnville boasts Americana, both inside and outside many of the businesses.
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Rocky Baker
Mar 5
An Afternoon of Photographing Bald Eagles
The city of Guntersville, Alabama is a beautiful, small, Southern city. It sits along the shores of Lake Guntersville and has a beautiful...
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Rocky Baker
Feb 28
Lawrence County, Tennessee is very Americana
Lawrence County, Tennessee is an interesting place to visit.
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Rocky Baker
Feb 11
Miscellaneous Americana - part III
More of seeing Americana in miscellaneous things around the Southeast Last summer I photographed a local old barn. It was build around...
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Rocky Baker
Jan 17
Antique American Pocket Knives
Many of us have either told, or have heard, stories about Grandpa's pocket knife. Some of us remember watching Grandpa taking out his...
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Rocky Baker
Dec 15, 2023
Civil War Statues Around the Southeast
As Americans we value freedom of expression. Freedom is very Americana
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Rocky Baker
Nov 26, 2023
A Civil War Story - The Northern General and the Southern Boy Soldier
Do you suppose that I would betray a friend? No, sir; I would die a thousand times first!
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Rocky Baker
Nov 6, 2023
Fall Colors on the Walking Trail
The forest has its own pace. Few things happen quickly in the woods. Before daylight the forest is dark, very dark. Daytime comes...
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Rocky Baker
Oct 19, 2023
Old Time Music Is Part of Our Nation's Culture and History
Old Time Music is part of our nation's culture and history.
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Rocky Baker
Sep 13, 2023
A Bit of Local History and the Limestone County Archives
Before we look at the Limestone County Archives, let's look at a bit of local history. Limestone County was founded in 1818 as part of...
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Rocky Baker
Aug 24, 2023
A Little Known Part of History - Gandy Dancer Railroad Workers
Most Americans have never heard the term "Gandy Dancer". Two years ago I hadn't either. But back in August of 2022 when I posted some...
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Rocky Baker
Aug 17, 2023
The Fiddler's Convention - Bluegrass and Old Time Music Festival
It won't be long till lovers of bluegrass music and old time Appalachian folk music gather at Athens State University in Athens, Alabama...
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