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…
CARRYING CONCEALED WEAPONS (Transcribed exactly as published in The Alabama Times, Wetumpka, Alabama August 21, 1840) When Caesar was advised by his friends to…
July 7, 1943– What do you think? Was their censorship or simply shortages which caused rationing of newsprint in WWII? Share your answers and…
As we plan our July 4th festivities, we should never forget how some brave Americans spent July 1, 1943. This story appeared in The…
(This is the actual 1877 newspaper account of a murder that took place between two respected families in Selma, Alabama. What a tragedy over…
On July 4, 1817, the 4th of July was celebrated at the Falls of the Black Warrior. According to the Huntsville Republican, this is…
HOW TO DETECT A RIPE WATERMELON (from July 2, 1879, Birmingham Iron Age) Few people know, from an outside inspection, how to determine the…
Strange Coincidences About United States Presidents A Newspaper extract from Voice of Sumter, Livingston, Alabama May 17, 1836 There have been many circumstances related…
If you have been a resident of Birmingham, Alabama for any length of time, then I'm sure you have heard of U. S. Highway…
Did you or your parents participate in this program? Share your experiences in the comments below. June 26, 1935 was an important day for…
MATRIMONIAL MUSSES AT MOBILE A Breezy Elopement and a Hilarious Grass Widow. (Transcribed from The Montgomery Advertiser June 21, 1890) Mr. Ulmer and Mrs.…
(I never thought about this before, but I bet it happens a lot.) A Pastor has to eat some strange meals. Here are some…
From an 1881 newspaper: Father's Rules for Governing children: Cultivate a love of giving fair play. Everyone, of course, likes to receive fair play,…
Are you shopping for Father's Day? Take a trip back in time to 1940 in Anniston, Alabama before WWII and see what was available…
We reached our first goal of 100 members and we're over halfway to our second goal of 250 Patron members! When we reach 250, all…
Good news! We now have a PATRON POSTS category on the Alabama Pioneer MENU bar. This should make it much easier to navigate the…
On April 21, 1928 ….. Jesse W. Cornelius, from Birmingham, Alabama, filed a patent for his invention of the of the Open Grate for…
(Men sometimes settled their differences with guns in early Alabama as this story reveals) From The Weekly Iron Age, Birmingham, Alabama 5/21/1885 BY ONE BALL…
All Alabama Pioneers Patron members need to check their email for recent Alabama Pioneers Patreon/Patron website POSTS for exciting news. We have a winner in our…
Yeah! We did it! We reached our first goal on Patreon and now we have 100 members! All Patreon/Patron members --- be sure to…
Next week should be an exciting week! We are nearing our first goal on Patreon and it's time to celebrate! As of this morning, we…
We now have an interactive level on Alabama Pioneers! Labor of love Thank you for being a fan of Alabama Pioneers. Alabama Pioneers is…
This advice was published in the Jacksonville Republican in Benton, County, Alabama in 1837 and is still beneficial today. GOOD ADVICE Let all take it Never…
DON'T MISS OUT! Of course, we don't plan on using a ducking stool ..... but we wanted you to know that.... We have almost…
Isn't the world amazing today! Today we can share our thoughts and ideas with everyone in the world with only the click of a…
There is probably a very interesting story behind this deed! ONE PEPPERCORN PER ACRE (The Guntersville Democrat, Guntersville, Alabama April 06, 1899) The record…
The History of the Confederate Monuments in Greensboro1 (Published in 1908) After several years of agitation and earnest work, the citizens of Greensboro raised…
While doing some research on something else, as often happens, I discovered an interesting article about Alabama from The Toronto Sunday World November 5,…
We are very excited to announce the publication of our 1st Alabama Pioneers Exclusive Newsletter for Patrons! You can view a copy of the…
