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Public Spirit – This transcription of an editorial from the Birmingham Iron Age of September 15, 1881 could have been written today. The city…
(Transcribed the from the Birmingham Iron Age April 2, 1874) HINTS TO HOUSE-BUILDERS Avoid such lots as will require your house to face North.…
Continued stories from Rev. R. W. Brooks of Escambia, County, Alabama written in 1939 – The goat continued eating “It was while I lived…
Transcribed and unedited (with misspelled, capitals and grammatical errors) excerpt from a story written by WPA (Works Projects Administration) writer Annie L. Bowman, Escambia…
Hung in Effigy in Greensboro, Alabama1 (written in 1908) The cutting down of an oak tree and the filling of a well in 1843 in Greensboro…
Old Homemade Recipes LIKE GRANDMA USED TO MAKE EGG CUSTARD PIE (1890s) Heat together until very light the yolks of four eggs and four tablespoonfuls…
JOE'S TALL STORY WRITTEN BY WOODROW HAND1 WPA WORKER 12/21/1938 Maybe I would have disputed Joe Lowery when he told me how he got…
This biography can be found in Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Volume VI JUDGE CHARLES W. FERGUSON BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1855-ca. aft.…
ELECTRIC LIGHTS IN GREENSBORO, ALABAMA1 (published 1908) Greensboro, from its foundation up to the year 1883, never knew what it was to have even…
(Transcribed and unedited story from a WPA (Works Projects Administration) writer, William P. Burke Towns and Native Americans of Jackson County, Alabama written by…
(Transcribed and unedited story from a WPA (Works Projects Administration) writer, William P. Burke - Truly an Alabama story from the 1930s. COTTONSEED (Short…
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.…
Anne Royall (June 11, 1769 – October 1, 1854) traveler and author, was one of the first newspaperwomen in America. When her husband died…
Anderson went after Frierson Lawrence County, Alabama) written ca. 1890s by Col. Edmond Saunders Rufus K. Anderson, Esq., came to Moulton about 1825 from…
(Transcribed and unedited excerpt from a story written by WPA (Works Projects Administration) writer, Susan Russell. The Chickasaw Colberts of Colbert County by WPA…
Strange Coincidences About United States Presidents A Newspaper extract from Voice of Sumter, Livingston, Alabama May 17, 1836 There have been many circumstances related…
(Transcribed and unedited story from a WPA (Works Projects Administration) writer. Demps A. Oden, October 5, 1936) A DUEL ON HORSEBACK Written October 5,…
No set salary for early Baptist ministers The Baptist church at the earliest settlement of the county (Montgomery, Alabama) was the prevailing denomination. They…
Oakman Male and Female College The citizens of Oakman in Walker County, Alabama did not let a fire defeat them. In the 1890s, they…
Linen was very valuable in 1887 and its care was important SCROLL DOWN TO CONTINUE THE CARE OF LINEN One of the most important…
This biography can also be found in Biographies of Notable and Not-So-Notable Alabama Pioneers VOL VIII THOMAS BARTON BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1768 – 1826)…
This biography can also be found in Biographies of Notable and Not-So-Notable Alabama Pioneers VOL VIII DANIEL BOONE BOOTH BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1839 -1920)…
(Transcribed and unedited story from a WPA (Works Projects Administration) writer FORMER SLAVE J. T. Brown 102 years old BULLOCK COUNTY, ALABAMA Interviewed by…
Did you know that the city of Fort Payne, Alabama had its beginning as a frontier fort that was connected to the Trail of…
The information and illustrations below are excerpts from a book written in 1887 as a prospectus for future investors in Tuscaloosa. Tuskaloosa (Tuscaloosa) is…
(Transcribed and unedited story from a WPA (Works Projects Administration) writer, William P. Burke Note: First county court was held in Sauta Cave JACKSON COUNTY,…
I know this isn't a story about Alabama, but I was researching some of my family who traveled west and ran across the photos…
PATRON - News from the Lauderdale County, Alabama Florence Times Daily September 3, 1909 A Great Discovery The news has come that Dr. F.…
Interesting news clipppings about the people of Guntersville, Alabama from 1903 (Transcribed from THE GUNTERSVILLE DEMOCRAT, January 15, 1903, Guntersville, Alabama) LOCAL AND PERSONAL…
Did you know that Francis Scott Key, who wrote America's national anthem arrived in Alabama in the role as peacemaker? Read about his mission…
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