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The newspaper was the major means of communication between communities in the past. Letters were written to the major newspapers about the state of…
These newspaper abstracts and more are available in the book ALABAMA GENEALOGY NOTES: Volume VII Transcribed news & personal information from the Birmingham Iron Age…
This biography is included in the Book Biographies of Notable & Some Not-So-Notable Alabama Pioneers Vol VII in EBook, Paperback & Hardcover format FRANK…
These newspaper abstracts and more are available in the book ALABAMA GENEALOGY NOTES Volume I On March 5, 1874, a man at the Exchange Hotel…
This biography is included in the Book Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Vol. III along with several other Abercrombie families in Alabama.…
(Transcribed and unedited (with misspelled, capitals and grammatical errors) excerpt from a story written by WPA (Works Projects Administration) writer Annie L. Bowman, Escambia…
THOMAS CLANTON CALLOWAY BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1879-aft. 1904) MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA Thomas Clanton Calloway, musician and composer, of Montgomery, won the right to the title…
TOD ROBINSON, JR. BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1812-1870) Judge in California Tod Robinson, lawyer, judge, and legislator, was born on March 1, 1812, in…
In the Pratt City Herald News on July 21, 1900, the following news items were included: E. E. Forbes Music Company in Montgomery, Alabama…
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This article and more abstracts are available in the ebook ALABAMA GENEALOGY NOTES Volume I: List of Jurors Drawn for the Spring Term 1874…
Patron Member story - This article and more abstracts are available in the ebook ALABAMA GENEALOGY NOTES Volume I: . The first edition of…
Marble has been used as a building material for centuries, but sometimes it gets stained. This is how our ancestors dealt with stain removal…
LEMUEL JAMES ALSTON BIOGRAPAHY and GENEALOGY (1760-1836) Washington County, Alabama Lemuel James Alston, Alabama pioneer and Revolutionary War soldier, was born in 1760, in…
ELISHA DAVID ACKER BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1861-1949) Talladega, Cherokee County, Alabama Elisha David Acker, a lawyer, was born February 14, 1861, at Lincoln, Talladega…
During my genealogy research, the size of families always amazes me. Evidently, the number of children was also noticed in the past as evidenced…
A simple mode of keeping butter in warm weather, where ice is not handy: Invert a common flower pot over the butter, with some…
SCROLL DOWN TO SEE RECIPES Buttermilk Cake Two cups of sugar, two of chopped raisins, two of buttermilk, one-half cup of shortening, four cups…
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Happy Birthday! WILLIAM FRANCIS HOGUE BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1853- 1913) Perry County, Alabama William Francis Hogue, lawyer and legislator, was a member of the…
This biography is included in the Book First Families of Lawrence County, Alabama Volume I MATTHEW CLAY, JR. BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1795-1827) Lawrence County, Alabama…
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REV. HENRY BYNUM BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1820 – ca. 1896) Rev. Henry Bynum, of Leighton, Ala., was born in Baltimore, Md., January 1820. In 1851, in…
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These queries and more are also available in the book ALABAMA GENEALOGY NOTES: Volume IV SOME GENEALOGY QUERIES FROM THE 1930s Below are some…
GEORGE WASHINGTON WALLIS BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1841-1921) Shelby and Talladega county, Alabama George Washington Wallis was a leading agriculturist, residing on his farm in…
HOWELL ROSE BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1791 - 1866) North Carolina, Georgia, Coosa County, Alabama (Excerpt from History of Coosa County: by the Rev. George…
{These health tips from the Perfect Woman 1903 by K. T. Boland have changed over the years. } EARLY TO BED AND EARLY TO RISE Early…
More of the story, biography, and genealogy of Thomas Lee Bailey can be found in the books Some Descendants of THOMAS LEE BAILEY (1745-1780…
