Tips all the way from Africa in 1887. SCROLL DOWN TO CONTINUE STORY (Excerpt transcribed from The South Alabamian, Jackson, Clarke County, Alabama, October…
PATRON + Tuscumbia, Alabama – History of the Town – Part I Transcribed from Sheffield Daily Enterprise, Sheffield, Alabama November 23, 1890 TUSCUMBIA A…
The people of Winston County, Alabama regretted that a majority of the delegates at the convention in Montgomery before the Civil War passed the…
(Transcribed and unedited story from a WPA (Works Projects Administration) writer, William P. Burke BIGGEST RABBIT RAISING INDUSTRY Scottsboro, Jackson County, Alabama written ca.…
(Transcribed excerpt from HISTORY OF JACKSON COUNTY, ALABAMAby John Robert Kennamer, Decatur, Al 1935: Condensed by Josephine Lindsay Bass on July 26, 1996 All…
Some funny, clean stories stand the test of time like these: A little girl wanted to say that she had a fan, but had…
(Autauga was created before Alabama became a state. This story tells the names of many of the early settlers with links to their biographies.)…
Excerpt from The Cyclopedia of the Colored Baptists of Alabama – Their Leaders and Their Work copyright 1896 – In this transcribed excerpt, a…
(Excerpt from HISTORY OF JACKSON COUNTY, ALABAMA by John Robert Kennamer, Decatur, Al 1935: Condensed by Josephine Lindsay Bass on July 26, 1996. The earliest…
Our ancestors were ingenious in coming up with solutions for daily household problems. This is..... How to keep flies from meat! Put in sacks,…
(Excerpts transcribed from Tuscaloosa Weekly Times, Tuscaloosa, Alabama May 12, 1899) Southern Railway and Alabama Great Southern Railroad REACH EVERY PRINCIPAL CITY AND PORT…
This biography can be found in Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers included in volume 4 NATHAN LOBMAN (1851- 1915) BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY…
One of the largest artesian well in the world was reported to be on the "Goodrum Place", a plantation that was owned by the…
During its history, Greensboro has furnished the State of Alabama with three Governors.1 (Published in 1908) ISRAEL PICKENS, who was Governor from 1821 to 1825, was a resident…
The Greensboro Dramatic Association1 (This transcribed article was published in 1908) Nearly forty years ago—to be exact, in 1869—there existed in Greensboro an organization known as “The…
(Transcribed exactly as published from the Wilcox Progressive Era, Camden, Wilcox County, Alabama, June 2, 1910) Miss Pauline White visited Selma the past week.…
Some old recipes for your health from the past Poultice recipes have been around for centuries. That was the major way to treat…
(Transcribed extracts from The Bangor Broad-Axe, Bangor, Blount County, Alabama, June 2, 1860) LAW NOTICE! All persons who are indebted to me for legal…
(Excerpts transcribed from Tuscaloosa Weekly Times, Tuscaloosa, Alabama May 12, 1899) (Photograph of Engine of the Alabama Great Southern Railroad in front of a…
Land sales listed in The Bangor Broad-Axe, Bangor, Blount County, Alabama, June 2, 1876 (Transcribed extracts from The Bangor Broad-Axe, Bangor, Blount County, Alabama,…
The three following epitaphs are copied from the tombstones of representative men of of Native American tribes of New England. At Oldtown, Maine, over the…
Excerpt transcribed from The Livingston Journal, Livingston, Alabama -July 15, 1865 Vinegar of the Four Thieves: Recipes & Curious Tips from the Past Have…
Interesting tombstone epitaphs from around the world: Stephen Remnant Here’s a Remnant of life, and a Remnant of death, Taken off both at once…
This biography is included in the book Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Volume I GEORGE FOOTE BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1784-1825) MADISON and LIMESTONE…
PATRON - First permanent settlement in Conecuh County, Alabama identified Conecuh County Early Days by Rev. B. F. Riley In the latter part of…
Did you know that the low places in Greensboro, Alabama were from extensive reed brakes where cattle died? Before white settlers moved into the…
Click to see how to honor your ancestor as a Notable Alabama Pioneer HENRY W. HODGES BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (b. ca. 1780) Madison,…
The composer of the Star-Spangled Banner was sent to Alabama in 1833 to solve a serious problem with Indians. (This was transcribed by the…
PATRON - Jackson County, Alabama boundaries have changed three times. From HISTORY OF JACKSON COUNTY, ALABAMA by John Robert Kennamer, Decatur, Al 1935: Condensed…
On July 1-3, 1863, the Battle of Gettysburg was fought during the Civil War. Often referred to as the "High Water Mark of the…
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