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It is hard to imagine how difficult life was for early settlers in Alabama before it became a state but in the History of…
OKRA CREOLE RECIPE FROM 1948 Ingredients for 6 servings ½ pound okra (or 2 cups canned okra) 6 large tomatoes (or 2 cups canned…
Broom churchyard, Bedfordshire God be praised Here is Mr. Dudley senior, and Jane his wife also; Who while living was his superior, but see…
Everyone has them. Family legends in genealogy abound and often become more embellished with each generation. Many times, after diligent research you may find…
During 1937, the Federal Resettlement agency (a part of Roosevelt's New Deal program) purchased the old Pettway plantation and two adjacent farms in the…
The transcribed Acts below, which include an Act for a divorce, were passed when the Government first met on the 3rd and 4th of February, 1818. ACTS PASSED AT THE FIRST SESSION, FIRST GENERAL…
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This film is so funny now! We discovered this wonderful, historic instructional film about prom etiquette rules produced in 1961 by America’s Junior Miss…
This article and more abstracts are available in the Book ALABAMA GENEALOGY NOTES: Volume VI- Scroll to bottom to see the Table of Contents…
We take colors in our clothes for granted today but our ancestors had to dye their clothes for colors. Here are a few of their…
(Transcribed excerpt is from The Monroe Journal, Monroe County Alabama, December 5, 1935) PICTURESQUE PERSONALITIES OF MONROE by Miriam Brewer Richardson, Montgomery Advertiser Captain…
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CORNELIUS ELLIOTT BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1789-1840) Shelby County, Alabama An early Elliott family in Shelby County was the family of Cornelius Elliott. He was…
This is a very interesting news clipping we discovered from June 9, 2007 Daily Sun, The Villages,, Florida by Maureen Gilmer (DIY network) about…
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(Excerpt transcribed from The Daily Huntsville Confederate, Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama, Feb. 19, 1862) TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN Take notice that, on…
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HIS LONG WAIT “Grandpa, how old are you?” “I am eighty-seven years old, my little dear.” “Then you were born eighty years before I…
This biography can be found in Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Volume VI WILLIAM BURFORD ALEXANDER BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1853-1931) Dallas and…
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LUTHER CLARENCE ABBOTT BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1878-1964) Shelby County, Alabama Luther Clarence Abbott was an enterprising man who held the responsible position of head…
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This is an excerpt from the book Vinegar of the Four Thieves Our grandparents worked hard on daily chores and were always looking for…
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Washing white lace was very difficult in the 1890s as these directions reveal In the 1890s, young girls often had dresses made of lace…
Skyline Farms, a resettlement community in 1935, to provide help to farmers in the Great Depression was built by the resettled farmers in Jackson…
Unlock this story. Click to see how to Become a Patron and read thousands of lost and forgotten Alabama stories These newspaper abstracts and…
Unlock this story. Click to see how to Become a Patron and read thousands of lost and forgotten Alabama stories JAMES MONTGOMERY LANNING BIOGRAPHY…
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