Some Of The Alabama Pioneers Captured And Ransomed By The Native Americans This story is an excerpt from the book ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS Exploration: Lost…
Jesse Beene was a prominent lawyer in Dallas County. I'd love to know the whole story about this dismissal. (Story text continued below) TO…
(Transcribed from The Haleyville Journal Alabama June 9, 1914) PREACHER-CHURCH WORKER SCHOOL Beginning Monday, Jan. 21 at 10 a.m. and continuing for six days,…
Happy Birthday! DAVID JOHNSON GOODLETT BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1804-1878) Lawrence County, Alabama David Johnson Goodlett was the Circuit Court clerk in Lawrence County, Alabama…
These two tombstone inscriptions are from a cemetery in England: These two tombstone inscriptions are from a cemetery in England:"The Lord saw good, I…
When peace finally came between the United States and Great Britain, the colonists acquired the territory east of the Mississippi and north of the…
Did you know the French occupied Alabama for sixty-five years? (continued below) This story is also an excerpt from the book ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS Exploration:…
(Transcribed excerpts from THE ALABAMA ENQUIRER (Hartselle, Morgan County, Alabama June 30, 1887) HARTSELLE LOCALS The oil well is a favorite resort for the…
Many people are surprised to discover that they have Alabama Ancestors. If you have a brick wall in your genealogy research, you might try…
John Frederick Shaeffer was born Aug 17, 1774 in Lexington District, SC and died October 24, 1859 in Perry County, Alabama. He married Magdalina…
Founded in 1833, on a farm near Greensboro, Hale County, Alabama. The College was first opened in 1833 as a manual labor institution as a…
A snake ate a small fawn in Walker County? CHAPTER TWO by By HON. E. A. POWELL (Written in 1886 - exact transcription) Recurring…
(Transcribed excerpts from THE ALABAMA ENQUIRER (Hartselle, Morgan County, Alabama June 30, 1887) NOTICE! NOTICE! The State of Alabama} Montgomery Revenue Department} June the…
Happy Birthday! JEFFERSON MANLY FALKNER BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (b. 1843-1907) Randolph County, Alabama Jefferson Manly Falkner was born in Randolph county, Ala., July 14,…
This advice was published in the Jacksonville Republican in Benton, County, Alabama in 1837 and is still beneficial today. GOOD ADVICE Let all take it Never…
Happy Birthday! EDWIN VALDINA CALDWELL BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1845-1016) Shelby County, Alabama Edwin Valdina Caldwell was a leading citizen of Shelby county, Alabama. He…
Jackson Hotel at Blount Springs ca. 1900 Blount Springs - summer resort in rural setting “Blount Springs's mineral springs and rural setting made it…
First Confederate Cannon was made from iron in Cherokee County, Alabama HUGH CARDON'S HISTORY OF CHEROKEE COUNTY, ALABAMA Part VIII Mr. Hugh Cardon wrote…
This story is also an excerpt from the book ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS Settlement: Lost & Forgotten Stories (Volume 2) available at Amazon.com On Little River,…
(Transcribed excerpts from THE ALABAMA ENQUIRER (Hartselle, Morgan County, Alabama June 30, 1887) ALABAMA NEWS Boiled Down—Clipped and Skimmed for the Busy Readers Burglars…
Household hints from the past - These are still good! "When lining dresser drawers or cupboard shelves, cut 3 layers of paper. Place all…
GLENNVILLE PLANTATION Glennville, Russell County, Alabama Glennville Plantation was built 1842-44 by Col. Americus Mitchell who came to the town of Glennville, just…
When Birmingham was a young city, this is what she looked like.... Notes about photos in the film. Durward Nickerson, Western Union messenger…
(Transcribed excerpts from THE ALABAMA ENQUIRER (Hartselle, Morgan County, Alabama June 30, 1887) SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION The Morgan County Sunday School Convention will meet…
Times were hard after the Civil War, but people still kept their sense of humor. Here are some humorous and ridiculous tips for life…
Old York USA Heritage & Music Park C. J. Harris, one of three finalists from Alabama on American Idol, in 2014, brought considerable attention…
The State of Alabama had many ancient Native American mounds in the early days. Many of these are no longer visible, but in 1901 before…
(Transcribed from The Hamilton Appeal, Hamilton, Alabama January 17, 1896) LOCAL PERSONAL NEWS Mr. James Bostic, of Goldmine, was in town last Tuesday. Deputy…
THE SOUTHERN GIRL (The Guntersville Democrat, Guntersville, Alabama April 20, 1899) In concluding an editorial inspired by a Southern girl's regret that she cannot…
Micajah Cochran was born 12, September 1780 in Bedford, Virginia, USA and died 19 April 1811 in Pendleton District, South Carolina. He had a…
![Do you know which school [click to see films & pics] in Alabama still exists after four moves, two fires, the Civil War and a name change?](https://www.alabamapioneers.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/one-room-schoolhouse-220x165.jpg)
![Glennville Plantation, Russell County, Alabama was truly a majestic mansion [see film]](https://www.alabamapioneers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Glennville-plantation11-e1402251314914-220x85.jpg)
![Walker County, [historic pictures] the home of C. J. Harris, a finalist in American Idol 2014 & the Music Park](https://www.alabamapioneers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/corry-homestead-todat1-220x101.jpg)
