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JOHN TUBBS, SR. BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1758 – 1836) Perry County, Alabama. This excerpt is from A Collection of PERRY COUNTY ALABAMA PIONEERS BIOGRAPHIES…
September 8, 1881 - The Tin Man of Birmingham – I wonder how much of his work is still on buildings in Birmingham? (Transcribed…
Technology has really changed our society. Even copy machines are becoming outdated today but this anecdote is still very humorous "Several years ago we…
These suggestions were written in 1880s, but would be useful today. THE WAY TO HEALTH1 The only true way to health is that which…
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Recently, I asked readers to send in their personal serendipity moment to Alabama Pioneers. This is William W. McCollum's moment. Donna Serendipity Moment told…
In 1898, Birmingham was growing rapidly and an idea of "having a club to show off prize horses and shiny rigs expanded to include…
Click to learn how to Become a Patron! (Extract Transcribed from THE SHELBY NEWS, Calera, Alabama, January 16, 1890) AN ELEGANT SUPPER One of…
Click to learn how to Become a Patron! MAUDE The Story of a Horse That Had a False Mane and Tail1 (Transcribed, unedited story…
(Transcribed from THE GUNTERSVILLE DEMOCRAT, January 15, 1903, Guntersville, Alabama) CORRESPONDENCE ALBERTVILLE ITEMS Henderson Walker is visiting friends at Anderson, Tenn. Miss Ira Vanzant…
This biography is included in the Book First Families of Lawrence County, Alabama Volume I THOMAS BENTON COOPWOOD BIOGRPAHY and GENEALOGY (1793-1862) Lawrence…
DEITZ / AVINGER - Emanuel DEITZ m. Elizabeth AVINGER on Aug. 23, 1842, Lowndes Co. AL. They were in Scott Co., KY by 1854.…
EARLY HISTORY OF SOUTHEAST ALABAMAi By W. L. Andrews 1899 THE SOUTHERN STAR, MAY 31, 1899 The Dowling family History first dawns on…
Old Tips on Removing Scratches from Wood Furniture Rub the meat of walnuts into walnut wood. Fill cherry or mahogany wood by applying iodine…
SHOOTING IN HUNTSVILLE 1854 (Excerpt Transcribed from The Jones Valley Times (Elyton, Alabama) April 1, 1854) James Burton was shot on Monday last by…
On September 18, 1903, in Alabama a strange fissure developed in Madison County and cotton crop deteriorated (Transcribed Extract from The Atmore Record Atmore,…
This story is an excerpt from the book ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS Settlement: Lost & Forgotten Stories (Volume 2) French trade from Mobile was principally by…
Unlock this story. Click to see how to Become a Patron and read thousands of lost and forgotten Alabama stories CLARKE COUNTY SALT WORKS…
Click to learn how to Become a Patron! In 1818, undelivered letters in Alabama were listed in the local newspaper before they were considered…
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This article and more abstracts are available in the Book ALABAMA GENEALOGY NOTES: Volume VIII- Scroll to the bottom to see Table of Contents…
This poem is so true. OLD AGE Just a line to say I'm living and not among the dead. Tho I'm getting so forgetful…
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Opened for settlement by Congress in 1798, the fertile land near the Mississippi River was a place of frenzied speculation and immigration by the…
It is hard to imagine how difficult life was for early settlers in Alabama before it became a state but in the History of…
Serendipity Moments by Ruth Pickle Three years ago, my daughter-in-law, Gail, and myself, from Iowa and my sister, Teddie, and cousin, JoAnn, from NM,…
OKRA CREOLE RECIPE FROM 1948 Ingredients for 6 servings ½ pound okra (or 2 cups canned okra) 6 large tomatoes (or 2 cups canned…
Broom churchyard, Bedfordshire God be praised Here is Mr. Dudley senior, and Jane his wife also; Who while living was his superior, but see…
Everyone has them. Family legends in genealogy abound and often become more embellished with each generation. Many times, after diligent research you may find…
During 1937, the Federal Resettlement agency (a part of Roosevelt's New Deal program) purchased the old Pettway plantation and two adjacent farms in the…
