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This biography is included in the Books Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Volume II and First Families of Lawrence County, Alabama Volume I …
Tecumseh FAREWELL TO THE CHEROKEES (transcribed excerpt from Recollections on North Alabama by James Edmounds Saunders (1806-1896) Even when Tecumseh harangued every tribe, with…
These photographs of students and teachers at Skyline Farms in the Resettlement Community at Jackson County, Alabama during the Great Depression, reveal how far we've…
SECOND MT. OLIVET REMINISCENCES OF PEROTE IN BULLOCK By A Native Catharine Elizabeth (Hixon) Rumphi (This transcribed excerpt was written before 1958) First Church…
There has been a rumor that slave tunnels are under a mansion in Tuscaloosa. A news crew investigated the story in a three-part video at…
Ummmmm good baking tips from old recipes TEN BAKING TIPS FROM AN OLD COOKBOOK.... 1. To see whether old yeast is still good, put…
A Monument in Horsley-Down Church, Cumberland, England, bears the following singular and admonitory inscription (1768): Here lie the bodies Of Thomas Bond and Mary…
Helen Keller, even though she was unable to hear or see, was famous from the age of 8 until her death in 1968. Her…
This biography can also be found in Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Volume 3 - NOW IN EBOOK, PAPERBACK AND HARDBACK. Books…
This biography can be found in Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Volume VI THEODORE ACKLAND/ACKLEN BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1833 - 1870) Madison…
Do you wonder why your ancestor frequently moved around the State of Alabama? Sometimes our ancestors didn't move – the county did. Photograph of…
Continued from Part III (This has been transcribed from The Alabama Historical QuarterlyThe Alabama Historical Quarterly, Vol. 33, Nos. 03 & 04, Fall and…
Here are some interesting recycling tips from the past: "Do not throw away that old popcorn. If you can't make it pop, put it…
This biography can be found in Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers included in volume 5 ROBERT ELBERT BOWDON (1874 - 1959) BIOGRAPHY…
Dallas Cotton Mill, in Huntsville, Alabama burned in the summer of 1991. It operated from 1892 to 1949 and ghost stories about a man…
Observations and advice from an 1875 newspaper about life (Transcribed from The Athens Post Apr 2, 1875) Some Short Observations for Children When a…
Nicholas Baggett was born in North Carolina May, 1721 in North Carolina to Nicholas Baggett, Sr. and his wife Mary Hardy died in January,…
A community in Greene County, Alabama was first known as "Mesopotamia." This name is perpetuated in the title of "The Mesopotamia Female Academy." In…
This biography can be found in Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Volume V JOHN FELIX McLAUGHLIN BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (b. 1842 d.…
With the removal of the Indians in 1814 by Andrew Jackson and his men, settlers began to migrate to the fertile Cahawba land that…
His biography can be found in Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Volume VI JOHN DAVIDSON ALEXANDER BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1829-1901) Marengo County, Alabama…
On the site Metafilter, a user posted a photo of a card that their grandmother had filled with the random letters once she became…
A simple recipe for Old-fashioned applesauce Pare and chop a dozen medium-sized apples, put them in a deep pudding-dish; sprinkle over them a heaping…
Isaac Briggs risked his life to map a road for mail carriers to Alabama. This is an excerpt from the book ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS -…
FOURTH LETTER WRITTEN FOR THE OPP MESSENGER by J. E. Hughes (Transcribed from The Opp Messenger (Opp, Alabama) September 2, 1921 published by Mrs.…
These people must have been proud of their trades Epitaph to blind woodsawyer in Georgia: "While none ever saw him see thousands have seen…
[There appears to be some question as to who was actually the first merchant in Tuscaloosa, Alabama according to this article written in the…
When I travel around the state, many people share wonderful stories with me that I'd love to include on this website, but I simply…
This biography can be found in Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers included in volume 4 JOHN WILLIAMS CALLAHAN BIOGRAPHY AND GENEALOGY (September…
This is an excerpt from the book Compiled records of BIBB COUNTY, ALABAMA PIONEERS VOLUME I: Biographies Genealogy Reports, Notes & Records THE WRIGHT…
![PATRON + Schools have changed in many ways since these days when life was so much simpler – Notice how the teachers are dressed [old photographs] Skyline Farms – Part 5](https://www.alabamapioneers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Skyline-farms-1936-school-19-e1432129505216-220x143.jpg)
![PATRON + Helen Keller – [rare films] of Helen Keller with her teacher Anne Sullivan and love of her life, Peter Fagan](https://www.alabamapioneers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/helen-keller-1887-220x334.jpg)
