(Extract from Pickens County Herald and West Alabamian (Carrollton, Alabama Jane 3, 1855) DIED In Greene County, Ala., on the 2nd day of July…
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ALABAMA BECOMES A TERRITORY After the war of 1812, and with the defeat of the Creek Indians, land in Alabama became open to new…
(Transcribed from the Bibb Blade, Bibb County, Alabama Jan 14, 1885 -transcribed in the Cahaba Journal Vol I) THE STORM SUNDAY NIGHT Immense Loss…
Excerpt from ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS: Confrontation (Story continued below) Tennessee Responds To The Call On the 18th day of September, the people of Nashville assembled…
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(continued) On June 18, (1871) GOV. LINDSAY made another visit to New York, to protect the interests of the State (of Alabama) and to…
(Extract from Pickens County Herald and West Alabamian (Carrollton, Alabama Jane 3, 1855) MASONIC CELEBRATION CARROLLTON LODGE NO. 214, celebrated the 27th of December…
FRUIT STAINS ON HANDS- three good tips 1. Rinse hands with Lemon Juice 2. Rinse hands with vinegar 3. Rub Stubborn Stains with salt…
Florence was a thriving town when Courtview was built. The date is apparently fixed by the following inscription which was found on the trolley…
"Willis Valley Railroad was charted in February 3, 1852 as a company to build a railroad from the point on the Alabama & Tennessee…
At least this husband had a sense of humor! A SMART WIFE (Detroit Free Press - 1879) The other morning a citizen called at…
(Extract from Anti-Secession Banner, Camden, Wilcox County, Alabama June 24, 1851) TEXAS LANDS – A letter before us from a public officer says that…
STEAM BOAT EXPLOSION The Capt. Sam Bursts her Boiler and Goes Down (Transcription from Bibb Blade November 26, 1884 in Bibb County Heritage Association…
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From the Birmingham Iron Age of July 2, 1879, we gain a perspective on how children were dressed around this time with this article.…
Injured, robbed, and traveling on foot and still they made it to Alabama in 1791 This is an excerpt from the books ALABAMA…
(Transcribed excerpt from BIRMINGHAM & JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA HISTORICAL & BIOGRAPHICAL by (Teeple & Smith Publishers 1887) About the year 1823, I think it…
EARLY RUSSELL COUNTY, ALABAMA Russell County was created by the legislature, December 18, 1832. It was taken from the last Creek cession. December 15,…
Click to learn how to Become a Patron! (Extract Transcribed from THE SHELBY NEWS, Calera, Alabama, January 16, 1890) BOYS WHO CARRY "POPS" It…
Girls preparing punch 1936 photographer Harris and Ewing (Library of Congress) CREAMY TOMATO PUNCH From the 1940s 4 cups ice-cold milk 2 -2/3 cups…
STATE CAPITAL IN TUSCALOOSA 1827-1847 ALABAMA CENTRAL FEMALE ACADEMY 1856-1916 It is nice to know that the education of females was of considerable importance…
Autaugaville is located 2 miles from the Alabama River and 22 miles west of Montgomery. The first settler was William N. Thompson, Sr. who…
This is the introduction to the book Compiled records of BIBB COUNTY, ALABAMA PIONEERS VOLUME I: Biographies Genealogy Reports, Notes & Records Bibb County…
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SUNDAY OBSERVANCE IN ALABAMA Sunday, the first day of the week, has been recognized as a sacred day since the very earliest days of…
Early Permanent Settlers in Washington and Clarke County, Alabama Early permanent settlers came from Georgia, colonized in 1733, from the Carolinas, colonized between 1640…
ORIGINAL COURT RECORDS OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY (From Original Volume filed in Montgomery County Court House) June Term Orphans Court 1817 On the third Monday…
Block Island, N. Y He's done a catching cod And gone to meet his God. From Tennessee She lived a life of virtue and…
Click to learn how to Become a Patron! (Extract Transcribed from THE SHELBY NEWS, Calera, Alabama, January 16, 1890) PERSONAL MENTION Mr. John Ozley,…
