JOSEPH ALEXANDER SMITH ACKLEN BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1816-1863) Madison County, Alabama, and Louisiana Joseph Alexander Smith Acklen, a lawyer, was born July 6, 1816,…
This biography can also be found in Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Volume 3 - NOW IN EBOOK, PAPERBACK AND HARDBACK.…
Limestone County, Alabama land was claimed by both the Chickasaws and Cherokees EARLY LIMESTONE COUNTY, ALABAMA The territory embraced in Limestone County was at…
Surprise! Genealogy research doesn't always turn up heroes and royalty. Sometimes you may find a criminal or horse thief and it may be hard…
PATRON – The start of THE ALABAMA BAPTIST, and legal notices in Alabama May 1843. (Transcribed from Alabama Beacon, Greensboro, Alabama, May 20, 1843)…
PATRON – October 1915 news in Grand Bay of a stranger's death, severe insect bites, a family devastated by fever, and more. . .…
PATRON + First American ship ever sunk by a submarine was built in Mobile, Alabama On February 17, 1864, the Confederate submarine Hunley sunk…
UPDATED WITH PODCAST - Sheffield, Alabama has a historic village laid out in the form of the Liberty Bell [films & pics] WWI need…
PATRON – Political parties were organized in Greensboro, Alabama in May 1843. Here are some of the people who formed them. (Transcribed from Alabama…
One of the best fertilizers for potted plants is chimney soot, provided it is free from salt. To make a fern healthy and grow…
PATRON - Conecuh County - there is a disagreement on the meaning of its name. Conecuh Country was originally a part of the Creek…
Some Interesting Anecdotes about the State of Alabama transcribed from The Cyclopedia of the Colored Baptists of Alabama – Their Leaders and Their Work…
I always enjoy the beautiful dogwoods, azaleas, and daffodils in my yard in the spring, but worry each year that we might have a “blackberry winter,"…
The following excerpt has been transcribed from Clarke County, Alabama, and Its Surroundings, Timothy Horton Ball, Clarke County Historical Society, 1879 Near Suggsville, Alabama,…
[The article below was written in 1930 by Mildred Reynolds Saffold. She describes the beautiful mansion of Belvoir, the home of Chief Justice Reuben Saffold.…
The first governor of Alabama Territory, Gov. William Wyatt Bibb, wrote this message to the Legislature of the Alabama Territory (Transcribed from Natchez Gazette,…
From an 1881 newspaper: Rules for Governing children: Never give in to disobedience, and never threaten what you are not prepared to carry out.…
PATRON - Did you know that the Daughters of the American Revolution in Alabama established a school in 1924 in Grant, Alabama that still…
After the first Creek War ended, general peace began to prevail among the settlers in South Alabama. St. Stephens at this time was their…
Building of the Courthouse and Jail in Greensboro1 (published 1908) On January 30th, 1867, the Legislature passed an Act creating Hale County. It was…
Cooking tips from the past... “When icing a cake, the icing will not run off it a little flour is dusted on the surface…
MONTEVALLO Transcribed from The Shelby Guide, Columbiana, Alabama May 4, 1868 We paid a visit to this flourishing town last Saturday. It is situated…
PATRON - Amazing! 1887 descriptions of early residents of Jefferson County, Alabama The following excerpt describing early residents of Jefferson County, Alabama is from…
Lumber for the White House in St. Stephens was acquired with a whipsaw. This excerpt was transcribed from Clarke County, Alabama, and Its Surroundings,…
During my genealogy research, the size of families always amazes me. Evidently, the number of children was also noticed in the past as evidenced…
(Transcribed from The Guntersville Advertiser, Guntersville, Alabama June 9, 1914) GUNTERSVILLE LOCAL ITEMS Guntersville will have a big celebration on the 4th of July.…
An excerpt from DALE COUNTY AND ITS PEOPLE DURING THE CIVIL WAR (Reminiscences of Mary Love (Edwards) Fleming) SCHOOLS DURING THE WAR Our schools,…
Over fifty years ago the little town of Haleyville, Alabama was in the national spotlight! On February 16, 1968, the first 9-1-1 emergency telephone system in…
The rise of the African American Baptist church in Mobile, Alabama after Civil War. Excerpt from The Cyclopedia of the Colored Baptists of Alabama…
Imagine how much simpler it will be for our descendants to track our lives? We have birth and death certificates, social security numbers, and…
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