(Excerpt from HISTORY OF JACKSON COUNTY, ALABAMA by John Robert Kennamer, Decatur, Al 1935: Condensed by Josephine Lindsay Bass on July 26, 1996. Georgia…
REMINISCENCES OF PEROTE IN BULLOCK By A Native Catharine Elizabeth (Hixon) Rumphi (This transcribed excerpt was written before 1958) Cotton has always been the…
After the Revolutionary War, free bounty land was offered by the federal government to citizens and soldiers for their service. The practice of awarding…
This biography is included in the book First Families of Lawrence County, Alabama Volume I ARTHUR FRANCIS HOPKINS BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1794-1866) Lawrence County,…
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was a public work relief program that operated from 1933 to 1942 in the United States for unemployed, unmarried men from relief families…
Job Cannon was born August 5, 1766, in Chester Co., Pennsylvania. His parents were believed to be John (February 16, 1727, SC – d.…
TRUMAN HEMINWAY ALDRICH BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1848-1932) SHELBY, JEFFERSON, DALLAS COUNTY Truman Heminway Aldrich was a mining engineer in Alabama. He was born at…
Happy Birthday! REV. J. C. CURRY BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1852-aft. 1896) Shelby, Marion, and Montgomery County, Alabama Rev. J. C. Curry, of Mount Meigs, Montgomery…
(This is a reprint of HISTORY OF PICKENS COUNTY, ALA. By Nelson F. Smith, written in 1856 - it has many early settlers names.) Alabama…
Bell Factory is located in Madison County, Alabama and is the site of the earliest important textile mill of any consequence in the South.…
Rev. William Lynch Cochran left many descendants in Alabama - here are a few Micajah Cochran was born 12, September 1780 in Bedford, Virginia,…
Many Alabama pioneers settled in Perry County including John Frederick Shaeffer who was born Aug. 17, 1774 John Frederick Shaeffer was born Aug…
Excerpt from First Families of Lawrence County, Alabama Volume 1 JAMES GALLAGHER BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (ca. 1800- ca. 1843) Lawrence and Mobile County, Alabama…
This biography is included in the Book Biographies of Notable & Some Not-So-Notable Alabama Pioneers Vol VII in EBook, Paperback & Hardcover format HENRY…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! JOSEPH A. ADAMS BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1843-1887) Chambers and Dale County, Alabama Joseph A. Adams was an editor and publisher. He was…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! WILLIAM ALEXANDER CURRY BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1842-1901) Bullock County, Alabam William Alexander Curry, planter, and merchant was born in Union Springs, Bullock…
This biography is included in the Book Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Volume II THOMAS HUTCHINS BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1730-1789) Mississippi Territory…
This biography can also be found in Biographies of Notable and Not-So-Notable Alabama Pioneers VOL VIII KNOX BOOTH BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1870-1915) Autauga and…
Have you ever wondered how dirt roads were maintained for cars in the early days? This article provides a glimpse of what was done.…
Excerpt from REMINISCENCES OF PEROTE IN BULLOCK (This transcribed excerpt was written before 1958) Perote cemetery and school A short distance south of the…
This biography is included in the Book Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Volume II ANTHONY P. HUTCHINS BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (b. ca.…
Even though it encompasses only 64 acres, Mooresville can boast to being the oldest incorporated town in Alabama and has a connection with two Presidents…
Did you know that Perry County was settled before Alabama became a state and was originally a much larger county in Alabama? Many people…
This biography can also be found in Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Volume 3 - NOW IN EBOOK, PAPERBACK AND HARDBACK.…
(Excerpts transcribed from Goodwater Enterprise (Goodwater, Coosa County, Alabama October 13, 1905) LOCALS CONTINUED Mrs. George Elmer Crowell and little daughter, of Sylacauga, visited…
Here are some great cooking tips from grandmothers and gr-grandmothers. They knew how to cut corners to make great meals. “If you want to…
This biography can also be found in Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Volume 3 - NOW IN EBOOK, PAPERBACK AND HARDBACK!…
Did you or your parents participate in this program? Share your experiences in the comments below. June 26, 1935 was an important day for…
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On the headstone of a noted miser, is the following: Here lies old Father Gripe, who never cried Jamsatis T'would wake him did he…
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