My Granny Rae (my mother's mother) gave us a tour of the house she lived in as a child. Her parents were sharecroppers in Wilcox County. She was born in 1937, but I believe the house was built in the late 1800s. The house has been moved from its original location to a spot near the home of the current caretakers, who are Granny's cousins. They did a great job of preserving a little Alabama history. Below are a few photos I took of the house. It is furnished mostly with items that were originally in the house when the Sims family lived there. The house originally was two stories, but it proved impossible to preserve the top floor when moving the house.
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| The house |
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| The original storage shed |
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| Old farming equipment. To be honest, I'm not sure what this is or what it does. Maybe a plow? |
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| The lady at the top is "Granny Molly." She is my great-great-great grandmother. |
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| This room is also where Granny Molly died. Apparently that very lamp was also in the room at the time. The story goes that it dimmed as she was dying, and despite everyone's best efforts, it would not brighten again that night. |
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| Granny's initials, written in a closet when she was a little girl. |
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| The stairs are still there, though the second story is not. |
How cool! Don't you just love learning family history like this? I especially love the lamp story!
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