JOSHUA BURNS MOORE BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1826-1897) Franklin and Colbert Counties, Alabama Joshua Burns Moore was a lawyer and Alabama State senator. he was…
SYD CARR WARD BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1872-aft. 1904) Sumter County, Alabama The thriving little city of Cuba, Alabama was the home of Syd Carr…
MOBILE STREETS' NAMES DATE FROM IMPORTANT PAGES WORLD'S HISTORY By Benjamin D. Baker Federal Writers' Project Council Chamber, City Hall Mobile, Alabama November 20,…
During the warm days of summer in Alabama, cool gelatine dishes were often used in menus. Here is a popular one from around 1932.…
COLBERTIANS By R. L. James SECTION III OBITUARIES AND CEMETERY RECORDS To the Readers of the Alabama Historical Quarterly: (The Alabama Historical Quarterly, Vol.…
DR. GEORGE ARMSTRONG HILL, M. D. BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1849-1911) Talladega County, Alabama One of the most prominent citizens of Talladega County, Alabama, who…
MEREDITH THOMPSON AKERS BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1831-aftr. 1921) Marion County, Alabama Meredith Thompson Akers, farmer, was born March 9, 1831, at Redeville, Rutherford County,…
Good Genealogy tip..... Centennial Farm Award Records were active in many states and contains a great deal of information about a family because a…
(This story is about some descendants of my Pratt family. Joab was a son of Richard and Rebecca (Beavers) Pratt. Richard and Rebecca settled in…
GEORGE HENRY BLACK BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1838 - 1906) Chambers county, Alabama George Henry Black, of LaFayette, Alabama, was born m 1838 in County…
This is an excerpt from ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS Pioneers: Lost & Forgotten Stories (Volume 3) First Edition Become an Alabama Pioneers Patron/Patreon and unlock even…
FRANK O. WALSH BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1873-aft. 1930) Montgomery, Alabama Frank O. Walsh, of Montgomery, Alabama was a master mechanic on Atlanta & West…
This is an excerpt from the book ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS - Settlement: Lost & Forgotten Stories (Volume 2) continued below Native Americans Owned Farms…
The John McQueen House was the center of a large antebellum plantation located in northeast Lowndes County. The McQueen family originally settled the site…
This article and more abstracts are available in the ebook ALABAMA GENEALOGY NOTES Volume VII See Table of Contents below People in business…
During World War II, the US Government encouraged food preserving, so pressure cookers were essential tools for every household. These tips for canning are…
Eufaula, phoenix like, rose again with renewed vigor from the ruins of a tornado in March 1919 (CONTINUED BELOW) (Transcribed from The Clayton Record…
This is an excerpt from ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS Confrontation: Lost & Forgotten Stories (Volume 4) Become an Alabama Pioneers Patron/Patreon and unlock even more stories!…
Counties of Alabama Date of Formation County Court Houses.—By act of December 31, 1822, the sheriffs of the several counties were made the custodians of…
Message from a member of the Alabama Pioneers community I wish to thank you for your work and sending me the AP each week.…
This is an excerpt from ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS Pioneers: Lost & Forgotten Stories (Volume 3) First Edition Become an Alabama Pioneers Patron/Patreon and unlock even…
This article and more abstracts are available in the Book ALABAMA GENEALOGY NOTES: Volume III- Scroll to see Table of Contents of book GREENSBORO,…
This is an excerpt from the book Vinegar of the Four Thieves HOUSEHOLD TIPS FROM THE PAST Brighten yellowed nylon or linen by adding…
This biography can also be found in Biographies of Notable and Not-So-Notable Alabama Pioneers VOL VIII WILLIAM WALLACE SCREWS BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1839-1913) Russell…
A TRIPLE MURDER IN GREENSBORO, ALABAMA1 (Published in 1908) While the occurrence to be noted does not belong, strictly speaking, to the history of Greensboro, yet…
This biography can be found in Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers included in volume 4 THOMAS LAMAR SOWELL BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1858…
A major weather system occurred in the south around February 24th, 1875 with severe flooding and tornadoes. Flooding washed out many roads and railroad…
Here is an old recipe (1880's ) for Blueberry pickles– I haven't tried it so I can't vouch for it but it sounds easy…
These epitaphs reveal some unusual ways people died. Here lies entombed one Roger Morton, Whose sudden death was early brouoght on; Trying one day…
Genealogy information transcribed from The Shelby Guide February 22, 1870 and Shelby Chronicle October 2, 1884 Transcribed from The Shelby Guide February 22, 1870…
