WHITE MEN ASSOCIATED WITH INDIAN LIFE By Thomas M. Owen (Transcribed from The Alabama Historical Quarterly, Vol 13, Nos. 01, 02, 03, & 04,…
This Indian removal treaty transcribed below was signed on February 12, 1825, and ratified by the Senate on March 7, 1825. It was…
On November 22, 1989, Kathryn Thornton, a native of Montgomery and graduate of Auburn University, became the first woman to fly on a military…
This story is an excerpt from the book ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS Settlement: Lost & Forgotten Stories (Volume 2) available at Amazon.com Benjamin Hawkins grew up…
AN AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF SAMUEL FORWOOD PART I HARFORD DEMOCRAT BEL AIR, MARYLAND. Friday Morning, May 11th , 1888. AN AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF SAMUEL…
(Excerpt from ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS Removal: Lost & Forgotten Stories (Volume 7) Missionaries in the Cherokee Nation banned together in support of the Cherokees, and…
EARLY HISTORY OF TUSKEGEE1 Published in The Alabama Historical Quarterly, Vol. 18, No. 02, Summer Issue 1956 Messrs. Darby and Price, of Tuskegee, the…
THE HISTORY OF MARION SKETCHES OF LIFE in Perry County, Alabama By S. A. Townes "Vive La Bagatelle." MARION, ALABAMA Printed by Dennis Dykom…
William Rufus King official portrait Washington City 22 February 1825 Dear Sir: Genl. LaFayette leaves this City tomorrow on his southern Tour and expects…
THE HISTORY OF MARION SKETCHES OF LIFE in Perry County, Alabama By S. A. Townes "Vive La Bagatelle." MARION, ALABAMA Printed by Dennis Dykom…
To Grandmother's house we go by Ben White Many fall weekends, our family, Dad, Mother and three children, would catch the Trailways bus and…
EARLY HISTORY OF SOUTHEAST ALABAMAi By W. L. Andrews 1899 THE SOUTHERN STAR, MAY 17, 1899 To overcome and to conquer the many obstacles…
This post is dedicated to my mother, Ellorine Cottingham Morgan, and my grandmother, Ellarea Pratt Bryan. My mother, Ellorine Cottingham Morgan, was the caregiver…
EARLY HISTORY OF SOUTHEAST ALABAMAi By W. L. Andrews 1899 After the War Between the States When the war closed those who had survived…
EARLY HISTORY OF SOUTHEAST ALABAMAi By W. L. Andrews 1899 The Cooley Trail This country when first found by the early settlers was open,…
LATER HISTORY OF MADISON COUNTY By Thomas Jones Taylor (Judge Taylor's "Early History of Madison County" was concluded in the Spring, 1940, issue of…
Arlington in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama is a wonderful example of Greek Revival architecture which dates back to the 1840s. It is located on…
Result of Yazoo Land Fraud, Swindlers & Alabama Fever This story can also be found in the book Alabama Footprints: Immigrants The Yazoo Land…
Elections in early Alabama were a frequent and exciting occurrence LATER HISTORY OF MADISON COUNTY By Thomas Jones Taylor (Judge Taylor's "Early History of…
THE OLD PICKETT HOUSE BY MAUD MARTIN BUTLER (This article was printed in The Alabama Historical Quarterly 1930) The old "Pickett House" standing on…
Excerpt from ALABAMA STATE CAPITOL AN HISTORICAL SKETCH, Brochure by JAMES B. SIMPSON, Late Recording Secretary to the Governor JANUARY 1898 Roemer Printing…
This story can also be found in the book Alabama Footprints: Immigrants St. Stephens – First And Only Capital Of The Alabama Territory The…
(Excerpts transcribed from Tuscaloosa Weekly Times, Tuscaloosa, Alabama May 12, 1899) Southern Railway and Alabama Great Southern Railroad REACH EVERY PRINCIPAL CITY AND PORT…
Excerpt from ALABAMA STATE CAPITOL AN HISTORICAL SKETCH, Brochure by JAMES B. SIMPSON, Late Recording Secretary to the Governor JANUARY 1898 Roemer Printing Co.,…
Excerpt from ALABAMA STATE CAPITOL AN HISTORICAL SKETCH, Brochure by JAMES B. SIMPSON, Late Recording Secretary to the Governor JANUARY 1898 Roemer Printing Co.,…
(Remembering Joyce Ray Wheeler who was a frequent contributor of wonderful stories to AP. I especially liked this heartwarming one. Joyce Ray Wheeler passed away November…
Excerpt from ALABAMA STATE CAPITOL AN HISTORICAL SKETCH, Brochure by JAMES B. SIMPSON, Late Recording Secretary to the Governor JANUARY 1898 Roemer Printing…
Have you mailed in your census form yet? Did you know that the Federal Census taken every ten years is part of our Constitution…
Excerpt transcription from ALABAMA STATE CAPITOL AN HISTORICAL SKETCH, Brochure by JAMES B. SIMPSON, Late Recording Secretary to the Governor JANUARY 1898 Roemer…
A few months ago, I stopped at the Veteran's Memorial at the Liberty Park Exit of Interstate 459 to look again for relatives who…
