On December 25th, 1824, Governor Israel Pickens sent his letter of invitation to General LaFayette: State of Alabama Executive Department Cahaba December 25th 1824…
The following description of Red Level, Alabama is from The Pensacola Journal, June 08, 1913, Covington County, Ala. Edition, ONE OF THE LIVE TOWNS…
All the names of the Civil War Soldiers buried in Randolph County can be found in the book Alabama Genealogy Notes Volume XI Postcard…
(Transcribed from The Boaz Leader, Boaz, Alabama, January 6, 1915) Good Ole Days --Infection Through Cigar Cutters When it is recognized how easily the…
While World War I was taking place in 1918, a new influenza virus emerged throughout the world. The conditions of World War I helped…
(Excerpt from ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS Removal: Lost & Forgotten Stories (Volume 7) Tensions between the Creek Indians and white settlers became so strained in May…
Photograph of the face in Courthouse Window, Pickens County (Alabama Department of Archives and History) (Continued – from Alabama Folklore Part V) Unemployed authors…
(This was transcribed for the 1st edition of THE CAHABA JOURNAL and it is included here using the same words from as published in…
Comfort food for those afflicted with the flu often includes Chicken Soup - Here are three recipes from the past for Chicken Soup -…
Robert Wilson owned a gristmill and the Harrisons were merchant tailors. SOURCE (Clippings from Tuscaloosa Weekly Times, Tuscaloosa, Alabama May 12, 1899) Alabama Footprints…
On December 8, 1937, this curious story was reported in The Tuscaloosa News from Huntsville, Alabama. SISTERS ADMIT MARITAL FRAUD Three Confess They Obtained…
(Transcribed from Fairhope Courier, August 1, 1919) OLD SETTLER TELLS ABOUT OLD TIMES One of the old-time settlers of Fairhope who arrived here when…
This article and more abstracts are available in the Book ALABAMA GENEALOGY NOTES: Volume V- Scroll to bottom to see Table of Contents of…
In England: This world's a City full of crooked streets, And death the Market-place where all men meets; If Life was Merchandise that men…
During the Spanish flu pandemic in 1918-1920 the death toll worldwide reached 20 million including 548,000 Americans in 10 months. Compared to 20 million…
A Ruse Saved Immigrants Lives While Traveling Through Indian Territory This story is an excerpt from the book ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS Settlement: Lost & Forgotten…
GRANDMA'S KNIT STOCKING How much love went into each stitch (Transcribed from Brewton Banner (Brewton, Alabama June 2, 1883) THE OLD CUSTOM OF…
This article and more abstracts are available in the Book ALABAMA GENEALOGY NOTES: Volume XI- Scroll to the bottom to see Table of Contents…
Family reunions are coming up this spring and summer... so remember.... to take tape recorders and ask questions! A family reunion is an…
Excerpt from ALABAMA STATE CAPITOL AN HISTORICAL SKETCH, Brochure by JAMES B. SIMPSON, Late Recording Secretary to the Governor JANUARY 1898 Roemer Printing…
(Continued – from Alabama Folklore Part IV) Unemployed authors were employed through the Works Project Administration WPA to record the life and culture of…
The bite of the Black Widow Story in Tuscaloosa made nationwide news (Transcription from a history of Tuscaloosa written by an older resident,…
All the names of the Civil War Soldiers buried in Randolph County can be found in the book Alabama Genealogy Notes Volume XI CIVIL…
Excerpt from ALABAMA STATE CAPITOL AN HISTORICAL SKETCH, Brochure by JAMES B. SIMPSON, Late Recording Secretary to the Governor JANUARY 1898 Roemer Printing…
(This was transcribed From the Franklin County Times, Alabama many years ago) Editor Franklin County Times: What is there about the name…
This article and more abstracts are available in the Book ALABAMA GENEALOGY NOTES: Volume X Scroll to the bottom to see Table of Contents…
Removing stains and spots has always been a problem. Here is how they dealt with most stains and spots according to a 1890s…
Excerpt from ALABAMA STATE CAPITOL AN HISTORICAL SKETCH, Brochure by JAMES B. SIMPSON, Late Recording Secretary to the Governor JANUARY 1898 Roemer Printing…
(Transcribed and unedited (with misspelled and grammar errors) excerpt from a story written by WPA (Works Projects Administration) writer, Annie L. Bowman, Escambia County,…
Local news and people in newspaper abstracts from Blount County June 2, 1876 (Transcribed extracts from The Bangor Broad-Axe, Bangor, Blount County, Alabama, June…
