The People of Maubilla in early Alabama were Exterminated This story is an excerpt from the book ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS Exploration: Lost & Forgotten Stories…
For the last few weeks, we have been posting individual transcribed stories, from our 100 published books on the PATRON POSTS section of our…
This is an excerpt from the book ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS Exploration: Lost & Forgotten Stories (Volume 1) First Edition Continued below.... Mississippi Territory Created…
Albertville, Marshall County, Alabama was inhabited by the Cherokee Indians until their removal to Oklahoma in the 1830s. The first non-indigenous settlement in what…
(Transcribed from THE GUNTERSVILLE DEMOCRAT, January 15, 1903, Guntersville, Alabama) FIRE! FIRE! The handsome residence of Mrs. E. P. Alford lies in ashes. It…
January 3, 1855, Pickens County, doctors, schools, lawyers (Extract from Pickens County Herald and West Alabamian (Carrollton, Alabama Jan 3, 1855) CARROLLTON FEMALE ACADEMY…
Times were hard after the Civil War, but people still kept their sense of humor. Here are some humorous and ridiculous tips for life…
Rocky Hill Castle was built by James Edmonds Saunders, the author of Early Settlers of Alabama, which was published by his granddaughter after his…
Hamilton is located in the center of Marion County along Andrew Jackson's Military Road which was carved out of the wilds of Alabama by…
(Extract from Pickens County Herald and West Alabamian (Carrollton, Alabama Jan 3, 1855) PROBATE COURT NOTICES State of Alabama} Court of Probate Pickens County}…
Speech and Voice Are Important Points by Olive Roberts Barton From Tuscaloosa News, Aug 2, 1937 When our children grow up, we want them…
Claiborne is now a ghost town on a bluff above the Alabama River in Monroe County, Alabama but a one time, it was an…
The Florence Synodical Female College was established at Florence in 1852, by Rev. Dr. Wm. H. Mitchell. It was established in Florence, Lauderdale County…
(Extract from Pickens County Herald and West Alabamian (Carrollton, Alabama Jan 3, 1855) DAGUERREOTYPE LIKENESSES M. BRAUNE, Daguerreotype Artist, has lately arrived in Carrollton…
SPOON BREAD Recipe from 1924 1 c. ground corn meal 1 c. boiling water 2 c. milk 1 c. cooked grits or rice 2…
Pell City and Ashville in St. Clair County are both the county seat. St. Clair County encompasses 646 square miles, and lies at the…
AN AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF SAMUEL FORWOOD PART II HARFORD DEMOCRAT BEL AIR, MARYLAND. Friday Morning, May 11th , 1888. A native of Harford County,…
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…
These newspaper abstracts and more are available in the book ALABAMA GENEALOGY NOTES: Volume VII Transcribed news & personal information from the Birmingham Iron Age…
Some funny tombstones from Topeka, Kansas: "Here lies Sheriff Tim McGrew who said he would arrest Bill Hennessy or die... He was right." "Here…
This story is an excerpt from the book ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS Exploration: Lost & Forgotten Stories (Volume 1) continued below... Tennessee settlers had lived…
(Transcribed from THE WEEKLY ADVERTISER, MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA, APRIL 30, 1891) A ROBBER BAND AT BAY ATTALLA THE SCENE OF A TERRIBLE CONFLICT A Gang…
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…
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…
[Do you remember Windham Springs in Tuscaloosa, Alabama? It was hit more than once by a tornado.] Transcribed from "Tuscaloosa-Northport, AlabamaSunday, February…
(Extract from Pickens County Herald and West Alabamian (Carrollton, Alabama Jane 3, 1855) DIED In Greene County, Ala., on the 2nd day of July…
I knew exactly where my great grandparents were Marilyn Skipworth Streetman I am more impressed with your site every time I receive the e-mail. …
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