Do you know anything about these photographs? Brown Bros. Saw Mill No 2 near Randolph Ala ca. 1900 Collection of Duke and Weeks…
(Excerpt from ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS: Banished Volume 8) The Chickasaws had long been allied with the Choctaws, and there is a tradition that many centuries…
SCROLL DOWN TO CONTINUE . . . (Excerpts transcribed from The South Alabamian, Jackson, Clarke County, Alabama, October 1, 1887) STATE NEWS The Troy…
More old photographs discovered of Confederate veterans. These have been identified. Sign up for our Daily Email of recent posts at the bottom of this…
Excerpt from ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS: Confrontation (Story continued below) After the Burnt Corn battle, McQueen planned to attack Hawkins at the Indian Agency at Coweta,…
Some local Clarke County, Alabama news from 1887 SCROLL DOWN TO CONTINUE . . . (Excerpts transcribed from The South Alabamian, Jackson, Clarke County,…
These hints provide a sense of what housework was like in 1887. SCROLL DOWN TO CONTINUE STORY USEFUL HINTS FROM 1887 To clean a…
Auburn officially began competing in intercollegiate football in 1892. The first Iron Bowl Game between the University of Alabama and Auburn took place at…
CONFEDERATE GENERAL, OFFICERS FROM ALABAMA 1861-1865 (Excerpt transcribed from History of Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Biography, Volume I. pp.324-327) Garrott, Isham W.—Brigadier-General, P.…
(Excerpt transcribed from The Daily Huntsville Confederate, Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama, Feb. 19, 1862) STATE OF ALABAMA – MARSHALL COUNTY Court of Probate, December…
SCROLL DOWN TO CONTINUE . . . The opinions now held by physicians that “raw cow's milk is better for children than boiled” is…
Below are some early Native American pictures at the Alabama Department of Archives and History. Can you add additional information about the photographs? Choctaw…
(Excerpt from Alabama FOOTPRINTS Removal: Lost & Forgotten Stories (Volume 7) On the establishment of the Independence of the United States, the State of…
(Excerpt transcribed from The Daily Huntsville Confederate, Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama, Feb. 19, 1862) GREENE ACADEMY – The military feature is proposed to be…
SCROLL DOWN TO READ STORY From the perfect Woman 1903 by K. T. Boland EARLY TO BED AND EARLY TO RISE Early rising cannot…
While completing research for stories, I run across many photographs of people, (identified and unidentified) including the Confederate veterans below which may be of interest to…
(Excerpt from ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS: Banished Volume 8) The Cherokee Indians, once a powerful nation inhabiting the fine country from the Ohio to the Tennessee…
(Excerpts transcribed from The Daily Huntsville Confederate, Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama, Feb. 19, 1862) ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE Letters of Administration on the Estate of Sarah…
Have you ever tried these recipes with onions? Peeling onions Onions and Cottage Cheese 10 medium onions 1 carton cottage cheese ½ pint cream…
Continued - The following has been transcribed from Transactions of the Alabama Historical Society: New series Volume 4 By Alabama Historical Society 1904 THE…
During the Great Depression the Works Progress Administration (WPA) was an employment program created by President Roosevelt in 1935, Over its eight years of…
(Excerpt transcribed from The Daily Huntsville Confederate, Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama, Feb. 19, 1862) TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN Take notice that, on…
Famous people sometimes leave thought provoking epitaphs about their life like these: “I may be gone but Rock and Roll lives on” John Belushi “Here…
(TRANSCRIBED FROM The Alabama Historical Quarterly, Vol. 02, No. 03, Fall Issue 1940) RECOLLECTIONS OF WILLIAM L. YANCEY By Joel Barnett (The letter reproduced…
EARLY HISTORY OF CLEBURNE COUNTY, ALABAMA (Excerpt transcribed from History of Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Biography, 1921) Cleburne County was created by the…
(Excerpt transcribed from The Daily Huntsville Confederate, Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama, Feb. 19, 1862) ELECTION NOTICE There will be an election held on the…
While browsing the Alabama State Archives, I have frequently run across some really interesting old photographs of Alabamians with absolutely no information about them.…
RICKWOOD FIELD – THE OLDEST STANDING BASEBALL STADIUM IN THE NATION HAS A BIRTHDAY ON AUGUST 18TH Thanks to A. H. "Rick" Woodward, Birmingham,…
CONFEDERATE GENERAL, OFFICERS FROM ALABAMA 1861-1865 (Excerpt transcribed from History of Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Biography, Volume I. pp.324-327) Alabama was credited on…
(Excerpt transcriptions- Published in THE TIMES, August 4, 1894) CAUGHT THE THIEF Last Saturday morning Mr. S. P. Merrill took charge of the city…
![Auburn football was started by Dr. George Petrie [see his bicycle built for two in this vintage film]](https://www.alabamapioneers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Auburn_Football_team_1893-220x160.jpg)
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