FUNNY EPITAPHS When the great judgement day arrives and Joshua Fenton Newton does not emerge from this hole, you will know that someone made…
(This story is even more interesting considering the fact that Tuscumbia had been congratulated in April 30, 1874 for being debt-free in the Birmingham…
BENJAMIN PINCKNEY WORTHINGTON BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1814 – 1884) Jefferson County, Alabama Benjamin Pinckney "Pink" Worthington was born in Hopkinsville, Kentucky on November 19,…
Here are some unusual Home Remedies for common ailments from 1880 cookbook! Nervous spasms are usually relieved by a little salt taken into the…
(Alabama's Daniel Boone settled in Clark county, Ala. in 1810, and was engaged in the Indian wars of his times, being severely wounded at…
(Excerpts from HISTORY OF ROANOKE1 The Roanoke Leader, Roanoke, Alabama November 1956 - 1957, presented as a Public Service, THE COMMERCIAL BANK) The call…
This article and more abstracts are available in the Book ALABAMA GENEALOGY NOTES: Volume III- Scroll to see Table of Contents of book …
Below is an excerpt of a transcription of a history of Autauga County, Alabama written around 1886 by Shadrack Mims. It has been transcribed exactly…
ALABAMA NOTES Made in 1883-1884 (During 1883 and 1884, Dr. Palmer, an investigator for the Bureau of American Ethnology, did archaeological research in Alabama…
The Iron Bowl rivalry between Auburn University and the University of Alabama "has long been reckoned as one of the most heated, if not…
This article and more abstracts are available in the Book ALABAMA GENEALOGY NOTES: Volume IX Scroll to the bottom to see Table of Contents…
Transcribed from The Alabama Historical Quarterly, Vol. 18, No. 01, Spring Issue 1956 GERRARD HANSFORD, BARBER Montgomery, Alabama 1825 Gerrard Hansford, a free colored…
[Here's an interesting news article from 1910 pleading for the football rivalry between Alabama and Auburn to continue in Birmingham after being suspended.] Alabama…
UPDATED WITH NEWSREEL! William Christopher Handy was born November 16, 1873 in Florence, Alabama to parents Elizabeth Brewer and Charles Barnard Handy. His father…
(Excerpt from ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS: Banished Volume 8) The roundup of the remaining Native-Americans began in Georgia on May 26, 1838; and continued for over…
Gardening hints from 1852 Take any flower you choose, place a stratum in a clean earthen pot, and over them a stratum of fine…
Transcribed from The Alabama Historical Quarterly, Vol. 22, No. 04 Winter Issue 1960 (WARNING! This may be offensive to readers today. We have transcribed…
These inscriptions and more are also available in the book ALABAMA GENEALOGY NOTES: Volume IV GREENWOOD CEMETERY INSCRIPTIONS Before 1942 In memory of Captain…
NEEDHAM LEE BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1770-1821) Shelby County, Alabama & Tennessee Needham H. Lee, Sr. was born November 14, 1770, in Prince Edward, Virginia.…
These coal miners from Birmingham and Walker County, Alabama had no idea that when they went to work one cold morning in February of…
WELDON GRAY ALLEN BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1870-1932) MARENGO COUNTY, ALABAMA Weldon Gray Allen was a farmer and legislator He was born November 12, 1870,…
{The following article is an exact transcription from HISTORY OF COOSA COUNTY BY REV. GEORGE EVANS BREWER CHAPTER VII SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES) The M. E. Church, South, is…
PATRONS, Remember to go to patren.com/alabamapioneers and download your FREE book from the PATREON website before JULY 31, 2023 Did you know that for…
On December 17, 1819, only three days after the state of Alabama was admitted to the United States of America, an Act of the…
(Transcribed from The Marion Commonwealth, Marion, Perry Co., Ala., December 28, 1865) PERRY COUNTY PROBATE NOTICES STATE OF ALABAMA – PERRY COUNTY Probate Court,…
The population in the new Alabama Territory increased so rapidly between 1817 and 1818, that by the time the second session of the territorial…
(Excerpts fromHISTORY OF ROANOKE1The Roanoke Leader, Roanoke, Alabama November 1956 - 1957, presented as a Public Service, THE COMMERCIAL BANK) Home Remedies in early…
(Excerpt from HISTORY OF ROANOKE1The Roanoke Leader, Roanoke, Alabama November, 1956 - 1957, presented as a Public Service, THE COMMERCIAL BANK) In 1846, fifteen…
SCROLL DOWN TO SEE STORY Serving Green tomatoes A good way to serve fried tomatoes is to make a brown gravy in the pan…
A staple of most any Southern Thanksgiving dinner, cornbread dressing or stuffing, appears to have had its beginnings as a Native American tradition when…
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