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PATRON- News of June 16, 1900- An explosion and a shooting by an ex-Gov of Alabama News around Alabama on June 16, 1900 From…
It seems like such a short time ago when...... A computer was something on TV from a science fiction show of note.... A window was…
(Local news transcribed from THE MONTGOMERY, ADVERTISER, Montgomery, Ala., February 7, 1900) BARBOUR COMMITTEE Plans for Holding the Democratic Primary Election Eufaula, Feb. 6…
Some Dietetic Recipes from 1883 Ladies Guide in Health and Disease RUSK – Bread and crackers may be made into granola by first drying…
Some people believe in showing or engraving their trades on their tombstones... Epitaph to blind woodsawyer in Georgia: "While none ever saw him see…
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PATRON + Thanks to the untiring efforts of these men the telegraph and telephone finally came to Greensboro, Alabama Communication with the outside world…
PATRON – Mrs. Graham's obituary, a dreadful accident, and Administrators' sales in Greenville in 1878. (Transcribed from THE GREENVILLE ADVOCATE, Greenville, Alabama, Jan 3,…
These epitaphs for wives reveal the state of the marriage Here lies the body of James Robinson and Ruth, his wife; Their warfare is accomplished.…
JOSEPH ALEXANDER SMITH ACKLEN BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1816-1863) Madison County, Alabama, and Louisiana Joseph Alexander Smith Acklen, a lawyer, was born July 6, 1816,…
MALCOLM DANIEL GRAHAM BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (July 6, 1827– October 8, 1878) Texas, Coosa, Autauga, Montgomery Counties, Alabama (Excerpt from History of Coosa County:…
This biography can also be found in Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Volume 3 - NOW IN EBOOK, PAPERBACK AND HARDBACK.…
COL. FRANK PERCY McCONNELL BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1870-aft. 1904) Talladega County, Alabama Col. Frank Percy McConnell was a cashier of the Isbell bank in…
Limestone County, Alabama land was claimed by both the Chickasaws and Cherokees EARLY LIMESTONE COUNTY, ALABAMA The territory embraced in Limestone County was at…
Surprise! Genealogy research doesn't always turn up heroes and royalty. Sometimes you may find a criminal or horse thief and it may be hard…
PATRON – The start of THE ALABAMA BAPTIST, and legal notices in Alabama May 1843. (Transcribed from Alabama Beacon, Greensboro, Alabama, May 20, 1843)…
PATRON – October 1915 news in Grand Bay of a stranger's death, severe insect bites, a family devastated by fever, and more. . .…
Not a Fairy Tale Does the title of this story sound like a fairy tale or too far-fetched to be true? It really happened…
I wonder how often this happened to married couples after wars? It may be the answer why some ancestors were missing. He Returned After Many…
(This is the actual 1877 newspaper account of a murder that took place between two respected families in Selma, Alabama. What a tragedy over…
PATRON + First American ship ever sunk by a submarine was built in Mobile, Alabama On February 17, 1864, the Confederate submarine Hunley sunk…
On July 4, 1817, the 4th of July was celebrated at the Falls of the Black Warrior. According to the Huntsville Republican, this is…
REV. AUGUSTUS A. BATTLE BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1860 - aft. 1896) Calhoun, Talladega, Russell County, Alabama Rev. Augustus A. Battle, of Hurtsboro, Russell County, the son…
UPDATED WITH PODCAST - Sheffield, Alabama has a historic village laid out in the form of the Liberty Bell [films & pics] WWI need…
PATRON – Political parties were organized in Greensboro, Alabama in May 1843. Here are some of the people who formed them. (Transcribed from Alabama…
POISONED BY ICE CREAM (Transcribed from the Times Daily, July 11, 1890, Florence, Alabama) The following persons who reside in East Florence were made…
One of the best fertilizers for potted plants is chimney soot, provided it is free from salt. To make a fern healthy and grow…
PATRON - Conecuh County - there is a disagreement on the meaning of its name. Conecuh Country was originally a part of the Creek…
Some Interesting Anecdotes about the State of Alabama transcribed from The Cyclopedia of the Colored Baptists of Alabama – Their Leaders and Their Work…
I always enjoy the beautiful dogwoods, azaleas, and daffodils in my yard in the spring, but worry each year that we might have a “blackberry winter,"…
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