Mossy Grove Schoolhouse by Amanda Gallatin The Mossy Grove School House Restaurant in Troy is a popular dinner spot with a long history. Locals…
The first organized weather service were made by weather observations in the State were made by voluntary reporters to the agricultural journals of the…
JOURNEY TO TEXAS, 1854: THE DIARY OF ROBERT SEABORN JEMISON OF TALLADEGAi by Hugh D. Reagan In the two decades prior to the Civil…
I have heard my grandfather(Big Daddy) Sidney Bearden b.1918 say they were so poor growing up" that they had cracks in the floors and…
Bryce Hospital in Tuscaloosa, Alabama was once state of the art The Baptist Church, the most elegant structure of its kind in Tuskaloosa, was…
The Skyline Farms project, established by the federal government in Jackson County in 1934, was one of the more unique socioeconomic experiments in Alabama…
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Reminiscences of Old St. Stephens PART V - Lover's leap (continued) PART V (Read at the Centennial Celebration, May 6, 1899. It was published…
Today, June 7th, Vulcan, the largest cast iron statue in the world located in Birmingham, Alabama, is having a birthday. He is the centerpiece of…
Education for women abounds in 1887 Tuscaloosa The information and illustrations below are excerpts from a book written in 1887 as a prospectus for…
“Valley Creek Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church in Valley Grande, Alabama, United States. The two-story red brick church building was built in…
BUTLER COUNTY CEMETERIES WRITTEN IN STONE by Sherry S. Johnston In researching the Sims line, I came across the Hilson name enumerated alongside…
ALABAMA DIVISION OF UNITED STATES DAUGHTERS OF 1812 The United States Daughters of 1812 is a patriotic society founded in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1892,…
DR. OTTO MOEBES LED GERMAN GROUP TO MORGAN COUNTY Submitted by Mrs. Donald H. Petersen 1614 Banbury Ln., Carrollton, TX 75006 [email protected] Progenitor of…
Click …/to see how to honor your ancestor as a Notable Alabama Pioneer Happy Birthday! The Life Story of W. M. Carney Founder of Atmore…
Photographs of wounded veterans from World War II From time to time we find and publish photographs that might be of interest to families…
The Indian Legend of Natural Bridge, Winston County, Alabama by G. Samek During the 1930s, Great Depression era, many writers were employed to interview…
During the 1930s, Great Depression era, many writers were employed to interview people around the United States, so their experiences and life history could…
Buster Graham was a series of contradictions in a tall, lanky dreamer. He made his living by manual labor, but his life was in…
Prior to becoming the Alabama Territory on August 15, 1817, the whole area of Alabama was an immense wilderness, with American trading-posts on the…
Did you see her? Most people who have lived in Jefferson County, Alabama for a while have heard the ghost story about the 'lady of…
NIMROD EARLE BENSON BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1794-1854) South Carolina, Montgomery County, Alabama (Copyrighted Excerpt from The Grand Masters of Free & Accepted Masons of the…
Excerpt from ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS: Confrontation (Story continued below) Jackson Protects Friendly Creeks General Jackson continued to wait for supplies while camped at Fort Strother.…
The following is an Excerpt from ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS: Confrontation - (Excerpt continued below) The Breaking Point The hunting grounds of the Creeks once stretched…
Childhood Memories of a 1950's Alabama Farmlife by Joan Clark Mann (Photographs submitted by Joan Clark Mann) June, 2011 I know something about mules,…
Office Rules and Regulations By Geiger, 1872 Office employees will daily sweep the floors, dust the furniture, shelves, and showcases. Each day fill lamps,…
Archaeologists believe that humans have lived in Geneva County, Alabama for at least 13,000 years, perhaps much longer. During the coldest periods of the…
The Ghosts of Dauphin Island When French explorers arrived in Mobile Bay and found sun-bleached bones stacked on an island, they didn't realize that…
The Old Gray Lady McAdory High School by Shannon Hollon The history and heritage of McAdory High School in McCalla Alabama is a interesting…
(This true story is hard to think about today, but it probably happened many times--particularly during epidemics.) Make sure she's dead by Peg Crum My…
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