JOSEPH J. ALBRIGHT BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1867-aft. 1904) LEE COUNTY, ALABAMA Joseph J. Albright was born in Lee county, Alabama, in 1867. He was…
JAMES G. GILCHRIST BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1814 – 1900) Lowndes and Montgomery County, Alabama James G. Gilchrist, for thirty years a resident of this Montgomery County. He…
Click to Become a Patron and see stories like this FIRST! Can you believe that jellyfish were discovered in Central Alabama in Stallworth Lake…
HARD BISCUITS – Warm two ounces of butter in as much skimmed mild as will make one pound of flour into a stiff paste.…
News is so bad nowadays. Wouldn't it be good to have something cheerful to read. We have so many fun memories locked in our…
He carried the shot in his side for the rest of his life by Shannon Hollon My grandparents loved to sit on there front…
(From the Bibb Blade, Bibb County, Alabama Jan 14, 1885 -transcribed in the Cahaba Journal Vol I) THE STORM SUNDAY NIGHT Immense Loss of…
This is a letter and information about two towns that no longer exists, Honeytown & Hawridge {see picture below of students ca. 1900 of Haw Ridge school)…
Willie Mae Windham Dawson's Bible Records, Escambia, Alabama This Bible was the first Bible my mother owned as an adult. The cover has long…
This is a great book for anyone searching family genealogy in Bibb County or close by. It is “out of print” but can be…
REV. WILLIAM M ACTON BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1805-1885) Shelby County, Alabama William Acton was a Presbyterian minister, and planter was born April 14, I805,…
More of his biography can be found in Biographies of Notable and Not-So-Notable Alabama Pioneers VOL VIII COL. JAMES NICHOLAS GILMER BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY…
The EF4 tornado that tore through Northeast Cullman County, Alabama was especially devastating for the city of Cullman Damage to historic structures was extensive.…
This biography can be found in Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Volume VI WALTER MELVILLE "MEL" DRENNEN Biography and Genealogy ( 1859-…
This biography is included in the Book Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Volume II ROBERT BROADNAX BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1792- 1877) AUTAUGA…
This biography is included in the Book Biographies of Notable & Some Not-So-Notable Alabama Pioneers Vol VII in EBook, Paperback & Hardcover format CHARLES…
This biography is included in the book Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Volume I BRIGADIER GENERAL WILLIAM FLANK PERRY BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY(1823 -…
This biography is included in the Book Biographies of Notable & Some Not-So-Notable Alabama Pioneers Vol VII in EBook, Paperback & Hardcover format JOHN…
JOE CUNNINGHAM HAIL BIOGRAPHY and GENEALAOGY (1865 – aft. 1904) Calhoun and Jefferson County, Alabama Joe Cunningham Hail was an attorney at law in…
The Adventures (or MISadventures) of Lily by Becki McAnnally Another chapter in the (mis)adventures of my grandmother, Lily. This story involves a “Yankee” visitor…
WILLIAM BROCKMAN BANKHEAD BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1874 - 1940) Lamar, Madison County, Walker County, Alabama William Brockman Bankhead was born on his family's plantation…
The Big Fishing Trip by Joe Baxter Davis In about 1944, we lived in Equality, Coosa County, Alabama. Our friend Jack told us about…
This biography can be found in Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Volume V CHARLES GIBSON BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (ca. 1800 – May…
Dismals Canyon is located in the town of Phil Campbell in the northwestern part of Franklin County, Alabama. Several outlaws have allegedly hidden in the…
This biography is included in the Book Biographies of Notable & Some Not-So-Notable Alabama Pioneers Vol VII in EBook, Paperback & Hardcover format JOHN…
Note: This story was written in 2015 before Harper Lee passed away. Alabama is proud of our native Alabama lady, Miss Harper Lee who…
This biography can be found in Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Volume V FRANK YARBOROUGH ANDERSON BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (b. 1851 MD.…
This biography can be found in Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Volume V REV. ISAAC WASHINGTON WILKES Biography and Genealogy (1822-1894) Dale,…
Do you remember when all computers looked like this? Early computers looked something like this (Library of Congress) I remember the first IBM Ramac computer installed…
This biography can be found in Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Volume V JOHN ASA ROUNTREE BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (b. 1867 AL…
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