On November 22, 1989, Kathryn Thornton, a native of Montgomery and graduate of Auburn University, became the first woman to fly on a military…
(Excerpt from ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS Removal: Lost & Forgotten Stories (Volume 7) Andrew Jackson is often credited with the enforcement of the Native-Americans' removal from…
Store closings and social distancing were practiced in October 1918 to help eradicate the Spanish flu which became an epidemic. (Transcribed from The Montgomery…
I don't remember feasting at Thanksgiving by Sharon Dean Agte I don't remember feasting at Thanksgiving. It was a staid, quiet dinner. We would…
Trains by Inez McCollum I grew up across the street from a railroad track. When we had guests and a train would pass…
CHEROKEE COUNTY, ALABAMA REMINISCENCES OF ITS EARLY SETTLEMENT Part I By Rev. J. D. Anthony From a clipping from the Gadsden Times (Transcribed from…
When the building of steamboats was still in its infancy, one Alabamian built floating palaces, as fine and as fast as money could…
Oh, What Games We Played by Jean Butterworth Fall is here! When the first little bit of cool air hit my face early one…
GENEALOGY TIP Are you having difficulty identifying people in photographs? Here are some tips In the 19th century, it was a normal practice to…
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JOURNAL OF JAMES A. TAIT FOR THE YEAR 1813.1 (Diary entries from the 25th of August 1813 to the 25th of March 1815). Edited…
[The location of the National Peanut Festival is at the fairgrounds on US Highway 231 South. According to the National Peanut festival website: “The…
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All worthwhile men have good thoughts, good ideas and good intentions – but precious few of them ever translate those into action. John Hancock…
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A snake ate a small fawn in Walker County? CHAPTER TWO by By HON. E. A. POWELL (Written in 1886 - exact transcription) Recurring…
This story can also be found in the book Alabama Footprints: Immigrants Land Is Ceded For The Mississippi Territory in 1735 From 1735, large…
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In this corner...Jiujitsu Joey from Gatlinburg Tennessee by Shannon Hollon A few years ago we traveled to Gatlinburg Tennessee for a little family getaway…
Did you know that some early settlers & speculators of Alabama land conspired with the British? Speculation in Muscle Shoals "In 1783, six North…
This story can also be found in the book Alabama Footprints: Immigrants President Monroe's Surprise Visit To Huntsville “Flurry and excitement” greeted President Monroe…
Common sense and logic are good defenses against trickery. REVIEWS The exhilarating action & subplots keep the reader in constant anticipation. It is…
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EUFAULA, ALABAMA – YEAR 1875 (Transcribed from History of Eufaula, Alabama: the bluff city of the Chattahoochee By J. A. B. Besson – 1875)…
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Claiborne is now a ghost town on a bluff above the Alabama River in Monroe County, Alabama but a one time, it was an…
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