The founder of Huntsville, John Hunt, was the first white man to build his hut on the banks of the Big Spring. His cabin…
(Excerpt transcribed from The Claiborne Southerner (Claiborne, Alabama) September 16, 1864) LADIES' HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION MEETING HELD AT MASONIC HALL, CLAIBORNE, ALA. AUG. 24TH 1864…
[This historical letter tells the story of the yellow fever epidemic in Mobile, Alabama in 1853 as they tried to determine how it started.…
RHEA - BURLESON - HINDS - McENTIRE HOME Decatur, Morgan County, Alabama The Burleson-Hinds-McEntire Home in Decatur belonged to Dr. Aaron Adair Burleson and…
I have the Harvey Family Bible, printed in 1833. In the section between the old and new testaments, I have made copies of handwritten…
This article and more abstracts are available in the Book ALABAMA GENEALOGY NOTES: Volume VIII- Scroll to the bottom to see Table of Contents…
The People of Maubilla in early Alabama were Exterminated This story is an excerpt from the book ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS Exploration: Lost & Forgotten Stories…
(Transcribed from THE GUNTERSVILLE DEMOCRAT, January 15, 1903, Guntersville, Alabama) FIRE! FIRE! The handsome residence of Mrs. E. P. Alford lies in ashes. It…
January 3, 1855, Pickens County, doctors, schools, lawyers (Extract from Pickens County Herald and West Alabamian (Carrollton, Alabama Jan 3, 1855) CARROLLTON FEMALE ACADEMY…
(Transcribed Extract from The Atmore Record Atmore, Escambia County, Alabama, September 18, 1903) W. M. CARNEY & CO. Mr. W. M. Carney, head of…
Times were hard after the Civil War, but people still kept their sense of humor. Here are some humorous and ridiculous tips for life…
Rocky Hill Castle was built by James Edmonds Saunders, the author of Early Settlers of Alabama, which was published by his granddaughter after his…
Hamilton is located in the center of Marion County along Andrew Jackson's Military Road which was carved out of the wilds of Alabama by…
(Extract from Pickens County Herald and West Alabamian (Carrollton, Alabama Jan 3, 1855) PROBATE COURT NOTICES State of Alabama} Court of Probate Pickens County}…
Speech and Voice Are Important Points by Olive Roberts Barton From Tuscaloosa News, Aug 2, 1937 When our children grow up, we want them…
Claiborne is now a ghost town on a bluff above the Alabama River in Monroe County, Alabama but a one time, it was an…
There is an unknown Confederate soldier from Alabama buried on Secession Hill. According to the South Carolina League of the South "The grave of…
Personal news from around Sumter County, August 31, 1923 (Transcribed from Sumter County Journal, York, Alabama, August 31, 1923) Sheriff J. A. Shelby…
Notices for lost slaves were posted like this in early newspapers of Cahaba, Alabama (Transcribed from Alabama State Gazette, Cahaba, Alabama April 3, 1825)…
[Some consider this mysterious stone a hoax while others believe it proves early visitors to Alabama in the year 1232. The stone even made…
A PRODIGAL SON (Excerpt transcribed from The Columbia Breeze, Columbia, Alabama August 25, 1892) Perhaps never in its history has Columbia been more startled…
This article and more abstracts are available in the ebook ALABAMA GENEALOGY NOTES Volume IV SOME ALABAMA MARRIAGE NOTICES FROM 1850 SOUTHWESTERN BAPTIST NEWSPAPER…
Robertson & Phillips My ancestors on one side of the family are Robertsons. I have traced them back to the 1200’s in Scotland. On…
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