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EARLY MACON COUNTY RECORD1 We the undersigned managers & clerks do certify that an election held at the house of Joseph P. Clough for…
This article and more abstracts are available in the Book ALABAMA GENEALOGY NOTES: Volume III- Scroll to see Table of Contents of book List…
EARLY LANDOWNERS IN INDIAN SESSION OF 1814 Ts. 16, 17, 18, 19, Rs. 18, 19, 20 Loftin-----Sec. 23, T. 18, N. R. 18 E.…
(Works Projects Administration interview from 1938 We have transcribed the words exactly as written. Please consider the time and culture of the day) Lucy…
With the price of gold now so high, I thought this was an interesting transcribed story from the 1920s. Gold is not uniformly…
“Do not over-water cactus plants. Moderate moisture is needed. If over-watered a Christmas cactus will drop its buds.” “A homemade frog for flowers: Take…
This was a letter written to the Editor of the Columbus (Georgia) Sun on June 16, 1858, from General, Thomas S. Woodward about the recapture…
(Transcribed from The Marion Commonwealth, Marion, Perry Co., Ala., December 28, 1865) THE STATE OF ALABAMA – PERRY COUNTY Probate Court Regular Term, Dec.…
(U. S. Lands Records, Copies filed in Alabama Department Archives and History.) ORIGINAL TRACTS OF LANDS IN VICINITY OF MONTGOMERY WHICH WERE PATENTED AND…
Streets Paved with Brick and Stone at St. Stephens This is an excerpt from the books ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS Exploration: Lost & Forgotten Stories (Volume…
(Excerpts transcribed from The Daily Huntsville Confederate, Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama, Feb. 19, 1862) ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE Letters of Administration on the Estate of Sarah…
Jellied Eggnog from 1945 1 package fruit-flavored gelatin (any flavor) 2 teaspoons sugar Dash of salt ½ cup hot water 2 eggs well beaten…
ALABAMA INDESTRUCTIBLE DOLL During its peak, a doll factory in Roanoke, Alabama, operated by a woman, produced ten thousand of her dolls each year.…
(Transcribed from The Marion Commonwealth, Marion, Perry Co., Ala., December 28, 1865) STATE OF ALABAMA – PERRY COUNTY Probate Court, Regular Term, Dec. 11,…
This must make a lot of soup with four pounds of beef! SCROLL DOWN TO CONTINUE STORY GREEN PEA SOUP 1887 Recipe Four pounds…
I imagine this was a popular way for our ancestors served fish . . .seems rather easy. SCROLL DOWN TO CONTINUE STORY BOILED FRESH…
(Excerpt from ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS: Banished Volume 8) When the forced removal started in 1838, the United States troops built forts in Alabama and other…
(This story is an Excerpt from ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS Removal: Lost & Forgotten Stories (Volume 7) See more lost and forgotten stories in the book…
Located in the slope of the Blue Ridge Mountains, in the southern part of the country, northeast of Birmingham. This town was first known…
Graves side by side in an old cemetery in the west. This must have been quite a shoot-out! “Thomas Hart Killed by Frank Teague”…
JACOB ROSS GREEN Biography and Genealogy 1810 - 1875 South Carolina, St. Clair & Calhoun County, Alabama Jacob Ross Green was born about 1810…
WILLIAM CRAWFORD GORGAS BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1854-1920) Tuscaloosa, Alabama Note: Follow the linked articles to see all the other connections this great man…
The following interesting miscellaneous photographs can be found at The Alabama Department of Archives and History. Click on the link to see and download…
(WARNING! This WPA interviewer made an attempt in this interview to capture the dialect of the person she interviewed and some words may be…
(Transcribed from The Marion Commonwealth, Marion, Perry Co., Ala., December 28, 1865) PERRY COUNTY PROBATE NOTICES ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE Letters of administration on estate of…
DISASTER AT MARVEL (transcribed from -Blocton Enterprise, Thursday, 26 October 1916 On last Saturday afternoon about 2:42, a terrific explosion occurred at Marvel mines,…
(Excerpt from ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS: Banished Volume 8) Major General Winfield Scott was in charge of 7,000 federal and state troops whose job it was…
(Transcribed from The Marion Commonwealth, Marion, Perry Co., Ala., December 28, 1865) STATE OF ALABAMA – PERRY COUNTY Probate Court, Regular Term, Dec. 11,…
Who doesn't love buttermilk muffins? This old 1887 recipe has some directions you may have to guess what they mean. SCROLL DOWN TO CONTINUE…
Excerpt from The Book of Birmingham by John R. Hornady,IllustrationThe Book of Birmingham by John R. Hornady,s by W. Paul Pim, Dodd, Mead &…
