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I live in Shelby County, Alabama, southeast of Birmingham near the town of Chelsea. Birmingham is located in north central Alabama, at the southern end of the Appalachian Mountains. Founded in the late 1800's, it has been well known for its iron, steel, and coal industries. The University of Alabama at Birmingham Medical Center is known around the world for its research in the fields of medicine and health.
Traveling
with the Buchanans
Australian and New Zealand Trip 1 - June, 1996
Australia and New Zealand Trip 2 - December, 1997
Iceland - March, 1999
China Trip Video - October, 2006
Honduras Trip Video - July, 2007
Eastern Mediterranean Trip - November, 2007
Greece, Santorini, and Patmos
Kusadasi,Turkey (House of Virgin Mary,
Ephesus, St. John's Basilica)
Jerusalem and Bethlehem
Nazareth and Galilee
Egypt
Croatia
and Venice
Sailing on the Royal Princess
Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks and Craters of the Moon National Monument, June, 2008
Nice, Monte Carlo/Monaco, Strasbourg, and Paris, France, March, 2005
We have three trips planned for 2009. In February, we are going on a cruise to the Panama Canal, a cruise to the Western Mediterranean sailing from Lisbon, Portugal to Rome, Italy, in May and a riverboat cruise on the Danube River from Budapest, Hungary, to Munich, Germany in November.
Please check out Madeline's Messages at www.mlbuchanan.blogspot.com. The blog will contain interesting, amusing, and noteworthy incidents that have happened on our travels.
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I grew up in Natchitoches, Louisiana, the oldest town in the Louisiana Purchase. Natchitoches is well known for its meat pies and plantation homes. My parents were Lester Philip and Josephine Levy Lieber. They owned a clothing store called Lieber's, Inc. which was located on Second Street. The store was founded by my grandfather, Mendel Lieber and uncle, Jacob Lieber. The pictures on the right are Lester and Josephine Lieber.
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I graduated from Natchitoches High School, a school in the Natchitoches Parish School System. In Louisiana, counties are called parishes because of the influence of the Catholic Church in the state. I received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Library Science Secondary Education from Northwestern State University of Louisiana in Natchitoches and a Master of Science in Library Science degree from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. I have also taken courses in reading from East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina.
I have been a library media specialist and third and fifth grade teacher in Louisiana, North Carolina, Arkansas, and Virginia, as well as in Alabama. I retired from public education in 2003 and substitute in the Shelby County Schools. I am the webmaster for CrossBridge Church of Christ, Hannah Home Shelby Ladies' Auxiliary, and Fight 4Life Fitness and Boxing Ministry.
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I am married to William C. (Bill) Buchanan, who retired as Director of Learning Resources at Jefferson State Community College in Birmingham. We have one son, Charles Philip Buchanan, who is an editor in the Office of Periodicals and Publications at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Take a look at the Levy/Lieber family tree and the Charlie Dee Buchanan family tree.
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 Athens, Greece November, 2007
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 Venice, Italy Overlooking the Grand Canal November, 2007
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 Much thinner!! Capital Caper Red Hat Convention Tallahassee, Florida March, 2008 |
 Bear Lake, Utah June, 2008 |
 Yellowstone National Park June, 2008 |
 Gardiner, Montana June, 2008 |
Try out my recipe for Louisiana pralines. They're always a hit and easy to make.
I love to receive mail. Please send any questions or comments to me
at madeline@mlbuchanan.com.
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