While completing research for stories, I run across many photographs of people, (identified and unidentified) including the Confederate veterans below which may be of interest to…
Continued - The following has been transcribed from Transactions of the Alabama Historical Society: New series Volume 4 By Alabama Historical Society 1904 THE…
(TRANSCRIBED FROM The Alabama Historical Quarterly, Vol. 02, No. 03, Fall Issue 1940) RECOLLECTIONS OF WILLIAM L. YANCEY By Joel Barnett (The letter reproduced…
This is an interesting story about Walker County, Alabama early history that appeared in the Tuscaloosa Gazette in August, 1886. EVENTS IN EARLY WALKER…
(After the Civil War, many residents of the south were faced with bankruptcy after losing most of the land and property in the war…
Native American Revenge in Alabama By Raymond E. Hall As you drive by what must be the highest building in Elmore County, Alabama, as…
While doing research for stories, I frequently run across many photographs of people, (identified and unidentified) including the Confederate veterans below which may be of interest…
From Jamestown to Birmingham The Hollon's journey in the American South The Hollon's/Holland's have thrived and survived for 394 years here in North America,…
Legend states that during the year 1862 when the Civil War was being fought, many people buried their gold for safekeeping in Shipp's Pond. …
History of the Confederate Flag The 'Confederate flag' waved today was never the official flag of the Confederate States of America. Rather, it was…
The information and illustrations below are excerpts from a book written in 1887 as a prospectus for future investors in Tuscaloosa. Inside of the…
MY LIFE VALLIE MAY HARRIS (BICKNER) (born 9/25/1912) 3rd daughter of Oscar Lloyd Harris and Miriam Vivalvie Atkinson (Harris) To all of my family,…
Nestled away in West Jefferson County, Alabama are three historical houses. The Owen House, the McAdory House, and the Sadler House are three restored…
"OLD CLAY BANK CHURCH" Emmie Martin Hunt Ozark, Alabama One of the most interesting spots in Dale County is, "Old Clay Bank Church." More…
[T.S. Woodward settled was in Alabama at a very early date. In this letter to a newspaper editor in Alabama written in 1858, he…
The Marvel City Bessemer, Alabama was founded in the spring of 1887 as an important industrial center, popularly known as the "Marvel City." It…
Dr. John R. Drish House, also known simply as the Drish House, is a historic plantation house in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. It is considered by…
Summer job in 1955 by Clifford Dobyns I was discharged from the Army in 1955 and it was time to get a job. My…
One-room schoolhouses were common in rural communities before the 1940s, but they often meant that more advanced courses were not offered to many students.…
Gen. Bedford Forrest was involved with the railroad in Greensboro, Alabama after the Civil War RAILROADS1 There has been but one railroad in Greensboro…
(Excerpt from History of Coosa County: by the Rev. George Evans Brewer, 1887) Campbell, Lovelady, and Downing were appointed commissioners for Coosa County, Alabama…
Patron+ member story (Transcribed excerpt from HISTORY OF JACKSON COUNTY, ALABAMA by John Robert Kennamer, Decatur, Al 1935: Condensed by Josephine Lindsay Bass on…
THE OLD SOUTH – ITS MEMORIES ARE WANING (WRITTEN IN 1922) by John D. Mell in Baptist Standard, Dallas, Texas1 The Old South has…
During the 1930s, the Great Depression era, many writers were employed to interview people and write stories about life in the United States. The…
Alabama barns over the years take on a character of their own. These photos by Carol Highsmith bring back memories of olden days. The barn below,…
Cats playing with their tails means that bad weather isn't far off See a cardinal, made a wish, and pinch someone to make it…
This story is an excerpt from the book ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS Exploration: Lost & Forgotten Stories (Volume 1) Did you know that when the Mississippi…
This story can also be found in the book Alabama Footprints: Immigrants First Wave Of Great Migration to the Mississippi Territory and future Alabama…
(Scroll to the bottom to see a film of Wetumpka from around the 1930s) The county seat of Elmore County, Alabama is Wetumpka. Located…
[Each year Eufaula has a pilgrimage of many of the homes in the historic district in the spring. Many historic homes will be open…
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![Did you know Bessemer, Alabama was originally named Brooklyn? [photograph & vintage film]](https://www.alabamapioneers.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/bessemer-220x198.jpg)
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