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(Transcribed from The Weekly Advertiser Montgomery, Alabama July 31, 1850) CALL FOR A SOUTHERN MEETING – A VOICE FROM AUTAUGA At a large and…
Millie Francis of the Creek Tribe is often called the Creek Pocahontas. She was the first woman and Native American to be awarded a…
WARNING: This transcribed news article is graphic. HEADLINES FROM THE FLORENCE TIMES DAILY October 6, 1905 KILLS HIMSELF IN DESPONDENCY Old and Highly Respected…
A ROMANTIC LOVE STORY (Transcribed from the Times Daily, Florence, Alabama January 9, 1892) Washington Post Congressman Oates, of Alabama with his 55 years…
Interesting newspaper article from Rome News Tribune January 13, 1976, Rome, Georgia Elba, Alabama - Charlie Porter, born a slave 121 years ago and…
[Anne Newport Royall was alive to witness the Revolutionary War and recorded her sentiments about the experience in this letter written on President Washington's…
In 1818, before Alabama became a state, Anne Newport Royall (June 11, 1769 – October 1, 1854) was a traveler in Alabama. After her…
MR. WILLIAM POWERS DEAD Another of Lauderdale's Oldest and Best Citizens Gone (transcribed from Times Daily July 24, 1890, Florence, Alabama) This well-known citizen…
In 1818, before Alabama became a state, Anne Newport Royall (June 11, 1769 – October 1, 1854) was a traveler in Alabama. After her…
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