Such great memories !!!!! Claudia "Phyllis J. K. Owens" <kwanja@centurytel.net> wrote: I remember my grandmother telling me that they received their big block of ice from the same man as who delivered the coal also. Sort of a strange combination...fire and ice. I remember the coal pile, coal scuttle and the hearth utensils. We had fireplaces and pot belly stoves out at the old homeplace (my great grandparents' home in Somerville, Morgan County, Alabama). I also remember as a child in Hartselle, Morgan County, Alabama that the coal company there had big blocks of ice also.....and I am fifty. We still have my grandparents ice box from when my stepfather was a child. My mother had it restored and used it to store current important paperwork before filing it in the file cabinets. The ice box seems to be of oak construction on the exterior and some sort of metal on the interior. There are several wire shelves on the right side, two shelves on the left side, and two small doors below those doors where I suppose the ice block was kept to allow the cold up through the holes in its top wall. It has nice handles that open by just pushing down on them. They seem to be brass or some other metal. I remember hearing my grandmother speak of how amazing the ice blocks would last. Got off subject there...but it is part of our history. You all take care now..... Phyllis J. K. Owens ----- Original Message ----- From: "GNW" To: Sent: Monday, July 23, 2007 8:07 PM Subject: Re: [ALCOFFEE] Memories (off topic?) Shirley, We had the ice box too, but what was unique about it, we received the ice from the same place that delivered the coal for the fireplace. Winnette ==== ALCOFFEE Mailing List ==== To unsubscribe send email with word unsubscribe in the text area to ALCOFFEE-L-request@rootsweb.com Come visit with us to research and know our people and history of Coffee County, Alabama.....you will find us downhome and most friendly here. Also, while online, please visit the Coffee County ALGenWeb Project website at http://www.rootsweb.com/~alcoffee and the Pea River Historical and Genealogical Society at http://www.rootsweb.com/~alprhgs Please support our PRH&GS with your annual membership by submitting $20 to PRH&GS, Attn: Phyllis J. K. Owens, P.O. BOX 310628, Enterprise, AL 36331-0628, or visit the website above to join via PayPal, or visit the Society Research Library & Gift Shoppe at 108 South Main Street, Enterprise, Alabama 36330. You will receive the seasonal copies of Pea River Trails magazine with your paid membership. Good luck in your search....and happy hunting. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ALCOFFEE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ==== ALCOFFEE Mailing List ==== To unsubscribe send email with word unsubscribe in the text area to ALCOFFEE-L-request@rootsweb.com Come visit with us to research and know our people and history of Coffee County, Alabama.....you will find us downhome and most friendly here. Also, while online, please visit the Coffee County ALGenWeb Project website at http://www.rootsweb.com/~alcoffee and the Pea River Historical and Genealogical Society at http://www.rootsweb.com/~alprhgs Please support our PRH&GS with your annual membership by submitting $20 to PRH&GS, Attn: Phyllis J. K. Owens, P.O. BOX 310628, Enterprise, AL 36331-0628, or visit the website above to join via PayPal, or visit the Society Research Library & Gift Shoppe at 108 South Main Street, Enterprise, Alabama 36330. You will receive the seasonal copies of Pea River Trails magazine with your paid membership. Good luck in your search....and happy hunting. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ALCOFFEE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message --------------------------------- Take the Internet to Go: Yahoo!Go puts the Internet in your pocket: mail, news, photos & more.