De Soto Was Refused Indian Maidens To Accompany Him This story is an excerpt from the book ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS Exploration: Lost & Forgotten Stories…
The population of Pike Road in Montgomery County remained small until 1918 when it suddenly grew to a booming city with a population of…
Patron – A murder, telephone poles, births, estates and visitors are in the news in Elba May 1901 (Transcribed excerpts from The Elba Clipper,…
Excerpt from ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS: Confrontation - Gen. Coffee in Creek Indian War (Story continued below) With the arrival of eight hundred and fifty newly…
Evergreen, Alabama had a meeting in 1839 to start an Academy for their children. Here are the names of some of those who attended…
Patron – Troops return, a wife leaves with another man, and Sheriff's sale in Elba May 1901 (Transcribed excerpts from The Elba Clipper, Elba,…
This is an article and interview from May 21, 1885 with a Well-to-do "Old Residenter"—From The Weekly Iron Age, Birmingham, Alabama He knew what it looked…
(Transcribed from History of Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Biography, Volume II, 1921 ) ORGANIZED 1896 The Pratt Coal Co., the oldest of the…
Patron - A Drowning, Marriage and visitors to Elba, Alabama May 23, 1901 (Transcribed excerpts from The Elba Clipper, Elba, Alabama, May 23, 1901)…
In colonial days, “preserving meat for the winter or for use during travel was a major concern before canning and usually kept for years,…
This story can also be found in the book Alabama Footprints: Immigrants Land Is Ceded For The Mississippi Territory in 1735 From 1735, large…
“And while we may look back upon what we suppose to be the errors and follies of those who have preceded, we should consider…
Patron – Local and Personal news around Elba, Coffee County, Alabama May 23, 1901 (Transcribed excerpts from The Elba Clipper, Elba, Alabama, May 23,…
ASH CAKE from the 1930s 2 cups corn meal 1 teaspooon salt 1 tablespoon sugar boiling water Mix corn meal, salt and sugar, then…
This story can also be found in ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS Pioneers: A Collection of Lost & Forgotten Stories After the opening of roads through the…
(Transcribed exactly as published from the Wilcox Progressive Era, Camden, Wilcox County, Alabama, June 2, 1910) The Progressive Era commences this week, the publication…
Patron – Names and anecdotes about many of the men around Elba, Alabama May 23, 1901 (Transcribed excerpts from The Elba Clipper, Elba, Alabama,…
Interesting epitaphs for three women There is an epitaph of an eccentric character that may be seen on a tombstone at the burying-grounds near Hoosick Falls,…
TERRIBLE TORNADO (From the Talladega Mountain, Home) Transcribed from The Shelby Guide, Columbiana, Alabama May 14, 1868 GREAT DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY On Wednesday night…
JOHN MURRAY FORBES'S HORSEBACK TRIP TO ALABAMA IN 1831. By Thomas Semmes Forbes, Birmingham Originally written ca 1904 (Transcribed from Transactions of the Alabama…
Patron – A tax sale took place in Elba, Coffee County, Alabama in 1901 (Transcribed excerpts from The Elba Clipper, Elba, Alabama, May 23,…
ON THE USE OF MULES (From an old newspaper abstract) Mules, on a general average, live more than twice as long as horses. They…
Excerpt from ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS: Confrontation - Chapter from the Creek Indian War in Alabama -(Story continued below) Leaving Colonel Russell in command of Fort Claiborne, General…
On the day of March 10, 1934, a tragic fire occurred in Birmingham, Alabama. People Across the Country Heard the News. As people across…
Patron – Patriotism saved a man from jail sentence May 23, 1901, in Elba, Alabama (Transcribed excerpts from The Elba Clipper, Elba, Alabama, May…
(Updated with the Newspaper article from 1813) BATTLE OF TALLADEGA The Battle of Talladega was an engagement between Gen. Jackson's army and a body…
The widow of Nicholas Stallworth, Sr. (died 1836) took care of about 40 girls who were attending school in Conecuh County, Alabama. (Transcribed from…
Patron – Local and State news and Home for Confederates – from Elba, Alabama May 1901 (Transcribed excerpts from The Elba Clipper, Elba, Alabama,…
This is an excerpt from the book Vinegar of the Four Thieves CLEANSERS and SALVES COLD CREAM – Melt one ounce oil of almonds,…
In the 1830s many Native-Americans were divided in their opinions about moving west. Some voluntarily moved with the first treaties, and others delayed in…
