Samuel Lowery was believed to have been born around 1760 in Ireland. He married Hanna Jeffers/Peppers in Virginia. She was born 1768 in Virginia…
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Click to Become a Patron and see stories like this Scottsboro is a city in Jackson County, Alabama, uniquely situated about 30 miles from…
Skyline Farms was one of 43 similar projects to assist and relocate farmers devastated by the Great Depression in a new home with a…
It's almost Christmas. I hope life isn't too frantic for you. When I look back on life, there is one thing I will always…
Continued - The following has been transcribed from Transactions of the Alabama Historical Society: New series, Volume 4 By Alabama Historical Society 1904 THE…
This biography can be found in Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Volume VI HON. LITTLEBERRY JAMES HALEY, JR. BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1865-1927)…
Great book for genealogists as a reference book as well—from Alabama's first historian! Pickett's History of Alabama: And Incidentally of Georgia and Mississippi from the…
WILLIAM DAVID LACEY BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1844-1905) Shelby County, Alabama In the county of Shelby, Alabama and in the farming community of Maylene, lived…
Anne Royall (June 11, 1769 – October 1, 1854) traveler and author, was one of the first newspaperwomen in America. She married Captain William…
During my research for my historical fiction novel in this series, I was excited to discover a photograph (below) of a Cottingham house built…
Dueling occurred everywhere in the United States, including Alabama from its earliest history until about 1861, notwithstanding stringent laws against it as a way…
A Collection of Perry County, Alabama Pioneers Volume I - reveals the relationships between the TUBB, MAHAN, FORD, MCCAULEY, OAKES, WATTERS, EDWARDS, BENNETT, RADFORD,…
Excerpt from ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS: Confrontation (Story continued below) Tecumseh expected a reward from the King of England It's a long journey from the region…
AUGUSTUS HOLMES ALSTON BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1847-1918) Barbour County, Alabama Augustus Holmes Alston was a lawyer, and supernumerary circuit judge. He was born in…
BRAISED TURKEY FROM THE 1870s (Transcribed from The Times-Argus, Selma, Alabama January 27, 1870) Lard a deep pan with pork and calves' foot from…
This story is an excerpt from the book ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS Settlement: Lost & Forgotten Stories (Volume 2) A priest and a fur trader…
Anne Royall (June 11, 1769 – October 1, 1854) was by some accounts the first professional woman journalist in the United States. When her…
Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Volume II has now been updated with many direct links to burial sites. It is also now…
SAMUEL BLACK ACKLAND/ACKLEN BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1767 VA. -1826 AL) Madison County, Alabama Samuel Black Acklen was born Nov. 15, 1767 in Abingdon, Washington…
Lighthouses were once invaluable in navigating the Alabama coastline. Today, there is only one active lighthouse remaining in the State of Alabama. The history…
This biography can be found in Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers included in volume 4 MITCHELL B. HOUGHTON (1855-1925) BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY…
A Forgotten Hero of the Cross REMINISCENCES OF PEROTE IN BULLOCK By A Native Catharine Elizabeth (Hixon) Rumphi (This transcribed excerpt was written before…
Did you know that when the capital of Alabama was moved to Montgomery in 1847, the building burned to the ground only two years…
During the 1930s, Great Depression era, many writers were employed to interview people and write stories about life in the United States. The program…
REV. F. A. CHAPMAN BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1843-aft. 1896) Morgan County, Alabama Rev. F. A. Chapman, of Flint, Morgan County, Ala., was born in the…
CHARLES HODGE ALLEN BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1879-1966) Sumter and Montgomery County, Alabama Charles Hodge Allen, publisher, was born November 11, 1879, at Gainesville, Alabama,…
We have published many biographies on many early Alabama citizens in our series of currently - 8 books, of Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable…
SOUTHERN PECAN PIE Prepare pastry for 9-inch pie 2 eggs, beaten 2/3 cup sugar 1/2 cup margarine 2 cups pecans 1 cup light corn…
Anne Royall (June 11, 1769 – October 1, 1854) was a traveler and writer and was one of the first newspaperwomen. She married Captain…
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