Lachlan McGillivray, a youth of sixteen summers, lured by reports of Indian adventures and wonderful scenery in the New World, ran away from his…
A Legal Gift If a man would, according to law, give to another an orange, instead of saying, "I give you this orange "which one…
HISTORY OF COOSA COUNTY BY REV. GEORGE EVANS BREWER PART II CHAPTER VII CHURCHES (TWO) Transcribed from The Alabama Historical Quarterly, Vol. 04, No.…
Can you believe that people were once afraid of bathing in water? The following is from a book published in 1883 Ladies Guide in…
Alabama Power Company's Warrior Reserve Steam in Walker County began operations in 1917 on the Warrior River. Later, it was named Gorgas in honor…
Looking for a solution, should we forget the past? In light of the horrible event in South Carolina, there has been much discussion about…
THE STATE BANK The rapid influx of population into the new State of Alabama increased the demand for articles manufactured at a distance, and…
(Photograph of Barton Hall in Cherokee, Alabama from Alabama Department of Archives and History ca. 1979) Cherokee is a town in west Colbert County,…
Visitors, politics and a rape are included in these news extracts from June 2, 1876, in Blount County, Alabama (Transcribed extracts from The Bangor…
This is an old macaroni recipe from a cookbook that sounded interesting... TIMBALE OF MACARONI Break in very short lengths small macaroni (vermicelli, spaghetti,…
DALE COUNTY AND ITS PEOPLE DURING THE CIVIL WAR (Reminiscences of Mary Love (Edwards) Fleming) PART V THE END OF THE WAR Of course,…
This biography is also in the book Biographies of Notable and Not-So-Notable: Alabama Pioneers (Volume 1) ABSALOM PRATT BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1793-1845) Bibb County,…
It is hard to imagine now, but in 1937 Alabamians feared death from malaria during the summer. Transcribed From the Tuscaloosa News June 22, 1937…
HISTORY OF COOSA COUNTY BY REV. GEORGE EVANS BREWER PART II CHAPTER VII CHURCHES (One) Transcribed from The Alabama Historical Quarterly, Vol. 04, No.…
On a tombstone in Worcester, England, is the following singular inscription: "Mammy and I together lived Just two years and a half; She went…
A number of National Register of Historic Places listed plantations are located a few miles from Faunsdale in Marengo County, Alabama. Faunsdale Plantation Faunsdale Plantation…
MOBILE THE EMPORIUM OF ALABAMA1 (Excerpt written in 1901) Mobile County was formed out of Washington County in 1813 by proclamation of David Holmes,…
The people of Gordo were shocked when their new water tank containing 68,000-gallons crashed to the earth on April 23rd, 1935 as the following…
(From The Evening Post, New York, New York, August 21, 1817) Much valuable information to emigrants and others, is contained in the following letter…
EARLY NORTHERN ALABAMA (while part of the Mississippi Territory) From Recollections of Mississippi and Mississippians Excerpt was written by Reuben Davis, 1889 “The life…
This biography can also be found in Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Volume 3 - NOW IN EBOOK, PAPERBACK AND HARDBACK. Books…
EARLY ETOWAH COUNTY, ALABAMA (Photograph of Crowd Christmas shopping on December 21, 1940, in Gadsden by photographer John Vachon - Library of Congress) Etowah…
Interesting news article from the Daily State Sentinel (Montgomery, Alabama) April 13, 1868 The oldest woman in Alabama is Mrs. Sallie Samson, living in…
HISTORY OF COOSA COUNTY BY REV. GEORGE EVANS BREWER PART II CHAPTER VII SCHOOLS Transcribed from The Alabama Historical Quarterly, Vol. 04, No. 02,…
I recently ran across these two recipes from Selma, Alabama in 1870 that added molasses and sugar. Was this the way it was made…
STRAWBERRIES AND RASPBERRIES If you have strawberries or raspberries now is the time to work and manure, so as to get a large yield…
The History and Legend of Chief Chinnabee November 20, 1936 During the 1930s, Great Depression era, many writers were employed to interview people around…
(From The Evening Post New York, New York August 21, 1817) Much valuable information to emigrants and others, is contained in the following letter…
How to Cook a Husband (Transcribed from The Bibb Blade, Six Mile, Alabama, March 11, 1886) In selecting your husband you should not be…
The following are actual copies of correspondence received by the Family History Department. I have a hard time finding myself in London. If I were…
