Anne Royall (June 11, 1769 – October 1, 1854) was a traveler and writer and was one of the first newspaperwomen. The caustic observations…
The first wave of migration to the Alabama area began in the Mississippi Territory around 1798. Around 4,500 people, including slaves, were living along…
Anne Newport Royall (June 11, 1769 – October 1, 1854) was a traveler and writer and was one of the first newspaperwomen. At the…
Have you ever heard of the town of Advance in Alabama? The pictures below were taken in July 1936 of some rural grocery…
(Story posted Public Story on Ancestry.com) Rev. W. M. J. Elder 1804-1870 Rev. Wytch M. J. Elder was born in Clarke County, Georgia, October…
This Alabama songwriter has not been recognized by the Alabama Music Hall of Fame! You can help with by signing a petition online. Scroll…
On April 12, 1865 the Civil War ended when Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his command to U.S. General Ulysses S. Grant at…
This is a beautiful State Park south of Birmingham and a wonderful place for a picnic or outing. They have saved and restored many…
Anne Royall (June 11, 1769 – October 1, 1854) was one of the first newspaperwomen in America. When her husband died in 1813, she…
The Bryars/Hadley Feud Bryars Hadley Feud (Taken from actual court documents exactly as it was written, and exactly how spelling and words were used)…
Tobacco farming was hard work by Sam Perkins My father grew burley tobacco in Middle Tennessee for forty continuous years. I was a participant…
High price of cotton brought immigrants The high price of cotton during the years following the close of the War of 1812 gave Alabama…
COTTON MILLS IN ALABAMA Cotton was king in Alabama for many years and cotton mills sprang up around the state. The manufacture of…
Eight Party Line Back Then When I was in high school we had one rotary black dial telephone that was an eight party line. …
During the first session of the General Assembly in 1819, General Jackson came to Huntsville with his horses to take part in some racing.…
[Many people in the Sylacauga area around the time of WWII can probably relate to this story.] As told to Donna R. Causey by Pearl…
No set salary for early Baptist ministers The Baptist church at the earliest settlement of the county (Montgomery, Alabama) was the prevailing denomination. They…
Francis Scott key arrived in Alabama in the role as peacemaker as can be seen below. (CONTINUED from Part II) (This was transcribed by…
Tecumseh Causes Earthquake The Native American Chief Tecumseh arrived in Alabama in 1811 for the purpose of uniting all Native Americans against the intrusive…
Southern Cadets in Action (This letter has been transcribed from The Century 1890 – Volume 39 – Harvard College Magazine Monthly) In his sketch…
Inspired by true events, Col. John Washington (ancestor of President George Washington), Randall Revell, Tom Cottingham, and Edmund Beauchamp ward off Indian attacks and…
On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks, a 42-year-old African American woman who worked as a seamstress, boarded a Montgomery City bus to go home…
Anne Royall (June 11, 1769 – October 1, 1854) traveler and author, was one of the first newspaperwomen in America. When her husband died…
Forty-four delegates gathered in a vacant cabinet shop on July 5, 1819 to organize the Territory of Alabama into the 22nd state. A print…
On March 24, 1937 the old Jefferson County Courthouse was being torn down. The original cornerstone was removed and a mechanic used an acetelyne…
HISTORIC TORNADO OUTBREAK ALABAMA March 21-22, 1932 (FROM: DARKEST HOURS by Jay Robert Nash) On March 21, 1932, Marion, Alabama was the first…
FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS OF ALABAMA Transcribed from:History of Alabama and dictionary of Alabama biography, Volume 2 By Thomas McAdory Owen, Marie Bankhead Owen…
Everyone looks forward to spring break - This is also the time of the annual Alabama Education Association Convention in Birmingham. The AEA was…
[Each year Eufaula has a pilgrimage of many of the homes in the historic district in the spring. Many historic homes will be open…
When peace finally came between the United States and Great Britain, the colonists acquired the territory east of the Mississippi and north of the…
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