(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…
Something's in the water There must be something in the waters of Alabama to create musical talent, especially if you take into account that…
A Look back at the News on May 12, 1937 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. From The Tuscaloosa News May 12, 1937 Duelling Charge Filed Birmingham,…
PATRON + There was once a Native American town near Montgomery called Alabama. EARLY TIMES IN THE VICINITY OF THE PRESENT CITY OF MONTGOMERY.1…
Have you ever tasted scuppernong, a type of muscadine? Then you must be a true Southern...they grow wild all over the south. High in…
This biography can be found in Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Volume VI WILLIAM JASPER ALEXANDER BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1842-1913) Calhoun County,…
Continued stories from Rev. R. W. Brooks of Escambia, County, Alabama written in 1939 Turning Point in my life “The year 1876 marked the…
Did you know that Skyline Farms actually started before the Federal Government assisted? To see more alabamapioneers.com stories and photographs of the people on…
PATRON - Ginning, Cotton, and sports occurred in the Early Days of West Greensboro, Alabama Early Days of West Greensboro, Alabama (Written in 1908)…
Two humorous tombstones from the west explain a lot. Cripple Creek, Colorado, A man killed by a rattlesnake “Within this grave There lies poor…
The circus cured him from fighting - This is how (Lawrence County, Alabama) written ca. 1890s by Col. Edmond Saunders George McMahon occupied a…
Finding a beaux Early Days of Alabama was sometimes difficult according to this story. (Lawrence County, Alabama) by Col. Edmond Saunders written ca. 1890s…
PATRON - First Monday's in Scottsboro, Alabama - a tradition that was started by these three men. (Transcribed and unedited story from a WPA…
PATRON + Many Alabama Representatives stayed home in 1837 rather than risk voting on controversial legislation. LEGISLATIVE LABORS in 1837 written by William Garrett1…
The Inn-keepers (Lawrence County, Alabama) written ca. 1890s by Col. Edmond Saunders The Innkeepers of Moulton (Lawrence County, Alabama) have been numerous, and they…
Style of Dress in Early Times (Lawrence County, Alabama) by Col. Edmond Saunders written ca. 1890s The young men in full dress wore blue…
PATRON + A true incident from Reconstruction Days in Greensboro, Alabama that reveals the difficulties during that time. An incident from Reconstruction Days in…
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