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Brighton is an incorporated mining town in the southern part of Jefferson County, just north of Bessemer, which is its post office, and about…
(Transcribed from THE GUNTERSVILLE DEMOCRAT, January 15, 1903, Guntersville, Alabama) CORRESPONDENCE HYATT Frank Lang and family of Decatur, who have been visiting in this…
MUSCLE SHOALS COLBERT COUNTY, ALABAMA No one knows the origin of the name Muscle Shoals but there are many theories. One theory is that…
ALFRED PELHAM AGEE BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1862-1937) Dallas, Monroe, and Calhoun county, Alabama Alfred Pelham Agee, a lawyer, was born on August 6, 1862.…
THINGS I LEARNED WITH AGE The older I get, the fewer things seem worth waiting in line for Some people try to turn back…
Small Churches I have loved by Joyce Ray Wheeler Lowndesboro Baptist Church, Lowndesboro, Alabama ca. 1888 - with two doors for men and women…
This is an excerpt from the book Vinegar of the Four Thieves REPELLING FLIES Sponge your tabletops with white vinegar and water to discourage…
This story is an excerpt from A Collection of PIONEERS BIOGRAPHIES & GENEALOGIES VOLUME I PERRY COUNTY ALABAMA SAMUEL WATTERS BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1775…
[Do you remember Windham Springs in Tuscaloosa, Alabama? It was hit more than once by a tornado.] Transcribed from "Tuscaloosa-Northport, AlabamaSunday, February 20th,…
(Extract from Pickens County Herald and West Alabamian (Carrollton, Alabama Jane 3, 1855) DIED In Greene County, Ala., on the 2nd day of July…
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ALABAMA BECOMES A TERRITORY After the war of 1812, and with the defeat of the Creek Indians, land in Alabama became open to new…
(Transcribed from the Bibb Blade, Bibb County, Alabama Jan 14, 1885 -transcribed in the Cahaba Journal Vol I) THE STORM SUNDAY NIGHT Immense Loss…
Excerpt from ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS: Confrontation (Story continued below) Tennessee Responds To The Call On the 18th day of September, the people of Nashville assembled…
(continued) On June 18, (1871) GOV. LINDSAY made another visit to New York, to protect the interests of the State (of Alabama) and to…
(Extract from Pickens County Herald and West Alabamian (Carrollton, Alabama Jane 3, 1855) MASONIC CELEBRATION CARROLLTON LODGE NO. 214, celebrated the 27th of December…
FRUIT STAINS ON HANDS- three good tips 1. Rinse hands with Lemon Juice 2. Rinse hands with vinegar 3. Rub Stubborn Stains with salt…
Florence was a thriving town when Courtview was built. The date is apparently fixed by the following inscription which was found on the trolley…
"Willis Valley Railroad was charted in February 3, 1852 as a company to build a railroad from the point on the Alabama & Tennessee…
At least this husband had a sense of humor! A SMART WIFE (Detroit Free Press - 1879) The other morning a citizen called at…
(Extract from Anti-Secession Banner, Camden, Wilcox County, Alabama June 24, 1851) TEXAS LANDS – A letter before us from a public officer says that…
STEAM BOAT EXPLOSION The Capt. Sam Bursts her Boiler and Goes Down (Transcription from Bibb Blade November 26, 1884 in Bibb County Heritage Association…
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From the Birmingham Iron Age of July 2, 1879, we gain a perspective on how children were dressed around this time with this article.…
Injured, robbed, and traveling on foot and still they made it to Alabama in 1791 This is an excerpt from the books ALABAMA…
(Transcribed excerpt from BIRMINGHAM & JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA HISTORICAL & BIOGRAPHICAL by (Teeple & Smith Publishers 1887) About the year 1823, I think it…
EARLY RUSSELL COUNTY, ALABAMA Russell County was created by the legislature, December 18, 1832. It was taken from the last Creek cession. December 15,…
Click to learn how to Become a Patron! (Extract Transcribed from THE SHELBY NEWS, Calera, Alabama, January 16, 1890) BOYS WHO CARRY "POPS" It…
Girls preparing punch 1936 photographer Harris and Ewing (Library of Congress) CREAMY TOMATO PUNCH From the 1940s 4 cups ice-cold milk 2 -2/3 cups…
STATE CAPITAL IN TUSCALOOSA 1827-1847 ALABAMA CENTRAL FEMALE ACADEMY 1856-1916 It is nice to know that the education of females was of considerable importance…
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