Horse Racing (Excerpt below was published in 1908) Among the first ordinances passed by the Intendant and Council of Greensboro, Alabama was one to prohibit…
SOURCE (Clippings from Tuscaloosa Weekly Times, Tuscaloosa, Alabama May 12, 1899) The Grand Masters of Free & Accepted Masons of the State of Alabama…
ORIGINAL MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI TERRITORY MARRIAGE LICENSES1 Mississippi Territory of the United States By the Register of the Orphans Court of Montgomery County To…
CONCERNING VISITING CARDS (Excerpt from The Courtland Enterprise, Courtland, Alabama, February 15, 1894) Ladies' cards are governed by the following rules: A married…
From a 1946 cookbook..... PROPERLY PROCESS FOOD IN CANS OR JARS Processing means to use heat to kill yeasts, molds, and bacteria – the…
July 7, 1943– What do you think? Was their censorship or simply shortages which caused rationing of newsprint in WWII? Share your answers and…
Governor Israel Pickens appointed General Thomas Farrar to accompany General LaFayette on his visit to Alabama in 1825. General Farrar wrote interesting letters about…
The True Blues of Montgomery, Alabama The enrolment (sic) of the individuals whose names are anexed (sic) below, for the purpose of tendering their services…
On a tombstone in England: This disease, you ne'er heard tell on — I died of eating too much mellon; Be careful, then all you…
Hank Williams, Sr. Music runs deep in Alabama genes. I thought it would be fun to make a list of Alabamians that made it to the…
On January 11, 1861, the Alabama Secession Convention passed an Ordinance of Secession, declaring Alabama a "Sovereign and Independent State." By a vote of…
Fire in Union Springs, – Accounts of Accidents and Interesting Happenings in Anniston and other places in Alabama on October 20, 1883 (Transcribed from…
Remember those summer days when --- you spent evenings catching fireflies with your brothers and sisters while your parents visited family and friends. you…
I grew up in Alabama and on hot summer days we had to find ways to entertain ourselves and endure the heat without air-conditioning.…
On September 18, 1903, in Alabama a strange fissure developed in Madison County and cotton crop deteriorated (Transcribed Extract from The Atmore Record Atmore,…
THE HISTORY OF MARION SKETCHES OF LIFE in Perry County, Alabama By S. A. Townes "Vive La Bagatelle." MARION, ALABAMA Printed by Dennis Dykom…
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.,…
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