On April 27, 2011, the citizens of Cullman, Alabama lost many of their original structures, when an EF4 tornado struck downtown Cullman, Alabama. Many historic buildings were…
Excerpt from ALABAMA STATE CAPITOL AN HISTORICAL SKETCH, Brochure by JAMES B. SIMPSON, Late Recording Secretary to the Governor JANUARY 1898 Roemer Printing Co.,…
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(Transcribed from The Boaz Leader, Boaz, Alabama, January 6, 1915) Good Ole Days --Infection Through Cigar Cutters When it is recognized how easily the…
While World War I was taking place in 1918, a new influenza virus emerged throughout the world. The conditions of World War I helped…
(Excerpt from ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS Removal: Lost & Forgotten Stories (Volume 7) Tensions between the Creek Indians and white settlers became so strained in May…
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Comfort food for those afflicted with the flu often includes Chicken Soup - Here are three recipes from the past for Chicken Soup -…
Our ancestors did not have access to medical treatment like we have today and came up with many home remedies. This is a very…
Once Gen. LaFayette agreed to the invitation of Governor Israel Pickens to visit Alabama, Gov. Pickens began to make preparations for his visit. (General…
On December 8, 1937, this curious story was reported in The Tuscaloosa News from Huntsville, Alabama. SISTERS ADMIT MARITAL FRAUD Three Confess They Obtained…
(Transcribed from Fairhope Courier, August 1, 1919) OLD SETTLER TELLS ABOUT OLD TIMES One of the old-time settlers of Fairhope who arrived here when…
GRANDMA'S KNIT STOCKING How much love went into each stitch (Transcribed from Brewton Banner (Brewton, Alabama June 2, 1883) THE OLD CUSTOM OF…
(Continued – from Alabama Folklore Part IV) Unemployed authors were employed through the Works Project Administration WPA to record the life and culture of…
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ALABAMA IN MEXICO WAR Letter to DR. W. S. WYMAN From S. F. NUNNELEE (Written June 14, 1906) Mexico War Correspondence, Military Records Division…
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In 1818, before Alabama became a state, Anne Newport Royall (June 11, 1769 – October 1, 1854) was a traveler in Alabama. After her…
September 19, 1953 was a historic day in Alabama: More than thirty years after it became law, the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which gave women…
The following article appeared in the Alabama Beacon on March 28, 1868: “THE COURTHOUSE AT EUTAW DESTROYED BY FIRE Greene County has sustained a heavy…
(Excerpt from ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS Removal: Lost & Forgotten Stories (Volume 7) Prior to 1830, it was the general consensus in the United States Congress…
(Excerpt from ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS: Banished Volume 8) Tom Hendrix, the gr-gr-grandson of a young teenage Yuchi girl who was forced to travel on the…
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