In 1874, Birmingham, Alabama was a new city, only three years old. and when Thanksgiving drew near, the Birmingham Iron Age, published an article…
Find a clue about your ancestor on Alabama Pioneers! Each day we (Alabama Pioneers) discover new information about Alabama citizens buried deep in old…
Have you ever heard of the ghost who pulled his coffin in Marion Junction, Alabama? This story involved many respectable, local citizens of the…
TOMBSTONE TUESDAY: A brother advertises on his sister's grave The brother of a girl who made a living by selling eggs thus pays loving…
WE FOUND AN AMAZING NEWSREEL! Arguably, we discovered the first newsreel of film footage taken in the state of Alabama. This long-lost, over 100-year-old,…
DISASTER AT MARVEL (transcribed from -Blocton Enterprise, Thursday, 26 October 1916 On last Saturday afternoon about 2:42, a terrific explosion occurred at Marvel mines,…
This news article reveals how far we have come...... About Woman's Suffrage - Only Loose Women Would Vote From: July 14, 1894 Florence Times…
We found this article posted in the Times Daily, September 12, 1891, Florence, Alabama. Alabama Polytechnic Institute or A & M. College's later became…
(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 Iron…
Do you have old photographs that you would like to share or know more about? Alabama Patron members can now post them in the…
Sometimes the relations of the deceased use the tombstone as a medium for advertising the wares sold by the deceased, as note the following…
A funny story—I bet he would be shocked at the world today. Do you know what the name of the store could have been on…
In 1818, before Alabama became a state, Anne Newport Royall (June 11, 1769 – October 1, 1854) was a traveler in Alabama. After her…
(Transcribed from The Shelby Guide, Oct 1, 1868) How to check a bank run O'Connell is said to have checked a panic on the…
TOMBSTONE TUESDAY: Epitaph of a gossip Here is an epitaph about a woman who in life was evidently a great gossip: 'Tread softly, reader, lest…
Our ancestors had to be resilient when they faced obstacles in daily life, from dealing with pests, medical emergencies, caring for clothing and cleaning…
In 1838, Arkansas couples married quickly according to this humorous article MARRYING IN ARKANSAS (Transcribed from Lexington union., Lexington, Mississippi, November 24, 1838) We…
From Tuscaloosa News August 2, 1937 Triplets Arrive in Perry County Three girls born to dairy farmer's wife in a Selma hospital All girls…
TOMBSTONE TUESDAY: Stinging epigrams on tombstones Epigrams which originally were inscriptions on tombs were invented by the Roman poet Martial. Poignancy and sting was…
THROWBACK THURSDAY: Elections for early representatives of Bibb County, Alabama were often heated Antiquities of Bibb (Transcribed from The Centreville Press, Centreville, Alabama January…
Alabama News from the past on April 30, 1874 Tuscumbia is out of debt, Alabama Governor has a toothache and a hog with horse…
We reached our 2nd goal of 250 Alabama Pioneers Patron Members! Now we are celebrating by giving away a copy of our first book in…
GRAPHIC TRANSCRIPTION OF THE DEATH OF W. A. SMITH Coosa River News”, Centre, Alabama, Friday August 21, 1908: Volume 31, #24 Rome Tribune” Borden…
When was the last time you saw one of these? Do you remember when we looked forward to the weekend so we could make…
Typographical errors that made it through editing are often funny From the society column: "Mrs. John King entertained members of the Friday Boob Club."…
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…
POISONED BY ICE CREAM (Transcribed from the Times Daily, July 11, 1890, Florence, Alabama) The following persons who reside in East Florence were made…
[This funny story from 1937 reveals how popular automobiles had become over horse riding] No Riders! (from The Tuscaloosa News - July 2, 1937)…
Here is the story from the June 27, 1891 Times Daily newspaper in Florence, Alabama. STARTLING CHANGE Alabama Takes the First Place long held…
Winston County, Alabama's opposition to the Confederacy is briefly mentioned in the novels To Kill a Mockingbird and Paper Moon: A Novel (formerly Addie Pray) Tap…
