MEXICAN WAR REMINISCENCES Part VII By Judge Zo. S. Cook (These several contributions cover the period of February to April, 1897, and were made…
During WWII, Childersburg in Talladega, Alabama was overrun with workers hired at the new defense plant that manufactured high explosives for the war effort.…
CELEBRATION AT HARMONY SPRING (Transcribed from The Wetumpka Argus, Wetumpka, Alabama, July 17, 1839) At a large and respectable meeting of the citizens of…
From New York Journal ca. 1908 To Polish Wood Floors ---- Take a strong boiled coffee and strain it twice through a fine strainer,…
From The Montgomery Advertiser September 9, 1945 From The Montgomery Advertiser September 9, 1945 From The Montgomery Advertiser September 9, 1945 From The Montgomery Advertiser September 9, 1945 From The Montgomery Advertiser September 9, 1945 ALABAMA GENEALOGY NOTES : Volume 1
Governor Israel Pickens appointed General Thomas Farrar to accompany General LaFayette on his visit to Alabama in 1825. General Farrar wrote interesting letters about…
July 1821, Bibb County, Court Records (This was published in THE CAHAWBA JOURNAL Summer 1985. It has been copied as it was written in THE…
Good Family Research Tip Have you searched colleges and universities for genealogy information? They maintain historical archives and some contain faculty and student records and admission…
A great Alabama story about Rachel Donelson, Wife of President Andrew Jackson Rachel Donelson, Wife of President Andrew Jackson, Was A Pioneer Of Madison…
THE HISTORY OF MARION SKETCHES OF LIFE in Perry County, Alabama By S. A. Townes "Vive La Bagatelle." MARION, ALABAMA Printed by Dennis Dykom…
Legal notices and Sheriff's sales of H. T. Fountain, A. H. Bradley, R. E. Marshall, J. M. Brown, Elizabeth Henshaw (Transcribed from The Monroe…
Early on the morning on March 15, 1926, the town of Hartselle in Morgan County, Alabama was held hostage for almost four hours while "thieves…
THE HISTORY OF MARION SKETCHES OF LIFE in Perry County, Alabama By S. A. Townes "Vive La Bagatelle." MARION, ALABAMA Printed by Dennis Dykom…
Deaths and estates of James T. Coleman, W. E. Carter, Wm. Powell, John D. Strock, B. J. West, W. N. Peavy, Isaac Betts, Sr.,…
Brunswick stew is a traditional dish that is popular in the South. The origin of the dish is uncertain, but it is believed to…
EARLY HISTORY OF SOUTHEAST ALABAMAi By W. L. Andrews 1899 The Southern Star, May 24, 1899 Moses Matthews, Sr., was a Virginian and probably…
THE HISTORY OF MARION SKETCHES OF LIFE in Perry County, Alabama By S. A. Townes "Vive La Bagatelle." MARION, ALABAMA Printed by Dennis Dykom…
Personal news about citizens of Anniston October 20, 1883 (Transcribed from Anniston Hot Blast, Anniston, Alabama, October 20, 1883) PERSONAL POINTS Miss Woods of…
Beneath this stone lies Katharine Gray, Chang'd from a busy life to lifeless clay: By earth and clay she got her pelf, And now…
I doubt you ever heard about these amazing people in your history class. This story is an excerpt from the book ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS Exploration:…
THE HISTORY OF MARION SKETCHES OF LIFE in Perry County, Alabama By S. A. Townes "Vive La Bagatelle." MARION, ALABAMA Printed by Dennis…
Local news and information from Anniston October 20, 1883 (Transcribed from Anniston Hot Blast, Anniston, Alabama, October 20, 1883) Death of a child The…
Did you know....? On May 5, 1799 U.S. Army Lieutenant John McClary took possession of Fort St. Stephens from the Spanish and the United…
WHITE MEN ASSOCIATED WITH INDIAN LIFE By Thomas M. Owen (Transcribed from The Alabama Historical Quarterly, Vol 13, Nos. 01, 02, 03, & 04,…
THE HISTORY OF MARION SKETCHES OF LIFE in Perry County, Alabama By S. A. Townes "Vive La Bagatelle." MARION, ALABAMA Printed by Dennis Dykom…
Community News and names of citizens in towns around Albertville on October 23, 1919 (The following genealogical information with names of Albertville citizens has…
WHITE MEN ASSOCIATED WITH INDIAN LIFE By Thomas M. Owen (Transcribed from The Alabama Historical Quarterly, Vol 13, Nos. 01, 02, 03, & 04,…
John Collier, Jr. was “an American anthropologist and an early leader in the fields of visual anthropology and applied anthropology” was a member of…
News gathered from Selma, Rome, Mobile, Montgomery, Atlanta and Birmingham News –October 20, 1883 (Transcribed from Anniston Hot Blast, Anniston, Alabama, October 20, 1883)…
Wallpaper was the rage in the 1890s and this is the way our ancestors made the paste to hang the wallpaper from wheat flour.…
