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Here are some suggestions on how to keep well from an 1880's cookbook on keeping well. Some of these could apply today. Don't…
This biography is included in the Book Biographies of Notable & Some Not-So-Notable Alabama Pioneers Vol VII in EBook, Paperback & Hard cover format…
Homecoming Day at the University of Alabama began when the University's first Alumni Homecoming was held in 1920 on Armistice Day. This joint celebration…
(Local news excerpts transcribed from The Butler County News, Georgiana, Alabama September 10, 1914) E. Dayton Espey is on a business trip to McCullough.…
APPLE SLUMP The original recipe for this old-fashioned New England dish calls for a dozen tart juicy apples Core, pare and quarter them, put…
WILLIAM PRENTICE RYAN BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1848-1922) Shelby County, Alabama William Prentice Ryan was one of the large land owners and farmers of Shelby…
The qualifications of Mr. Brown as principle brought him a good patronage, as he had more of the essential acquirements for a teacher than…
Click to see an enlargement of this Map of 1875 Huntsville with names of property owners (Library of Congress) {Interesting story about what Doctors…
BLOUNT COUNTY SHERIFF & MORTGAGE SALES (Transcribed extracts from Blount County News-Dispatch, Blountsville, Alabama, March 19, 1879) To satisfy a fi-fa in my hands,…
Epitaph on an old woman who kept a pottery-shop in Chester, England: Beneath these stones lie old Kathering Gray, Changed from a busy life…
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(Transcribed from The Butler County News, Georgiana, Alabama September 10, 1914) OLD MILL HILL Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Gresham delightfully entertained a host…
To have good friends be a good friend. Few men ever knock the competition they're not afraid of. Scoffers are the people that men…
BENJAMIN F. WEATHERS BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1839- 1932) Randolph County, Alabama Benjamin F. Weathers, of Roanoke, Ala., was born in Fayetteville, Georgia., November 8,…
WILLIAM JOHNSON BOYKIN BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1861-1931) Russell County, Alabama William Johnson Boykin was an attorney in Gadsden, Alabama and a member of the…
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This transcription is also in the Ebook ALABAMA GENEALOGY NOTES Volume I: Some excerpts of articles and stories about local people and events mentioned in…
CALVIN PRICE ANDERSON BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1875-aft. 1904) Lauderdale County, Alabama Clavin Price Anderson was a teacher and legislator. He was born November 7,…
Athens was incorporated by an act of the Territorial Government Dec. 19,1818. The Masonic Hall in the town had a cornerstone that was laid in…
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(Transcribed from the Geneva County Citizen, Geneva, Alabama, January 30, 1895) DENTAL NOTICE Drs. J. R. and Denl Adair have removed their office to…
This is an excerpt from the book Vinegar of the Four Thieves REPELLING MOTHS To keep woolens and furs from moths, be sure that…
JAMES MCCARTNEY BIOGRAPHY AND GENEALOGY (1783-1831) Madison County, Alabama By Lavone Johnson Anglen James McCartney was born November 6, 1783. James was named as…
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(Transcribed from Abbeville Herald, Abbeville, Alabama April 1, 1920) (Transcribed from Abbeville Herald, Abbeville, Alabama April 1, 1920) THE DOTHAN EAGLE, HOUSTON COUNTY, ALABAMA…
JAMES MILES KILLIAN GUINN BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (November 5, 1835 – June 8, 1903) Randolph County, Alabama James Miles Killian Guinn, author of this…
One Sexton, an Englishman, had two wives, and this significant inscription was put upon the tombstone of one by the bereaved husband: Here lies…
SHERIFF'S SALE By virtue of a writ of fieri facias issued out of the Clerk's office of the City Court of Birmingham, Jefferson county,…
Read details about this battle in ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS: Confrontation (Story continued for PATRON+ MEMBERS below) BATTLE OF TALLASEEHATCHEE Also called Battle of Tallushatchee (Excerpt…
This is an excerpt from the book ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS - Settlement: Lost & Forgotten Stories (Volume 2) continued below Only few regionsn of…
