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This is a recipe from the 1930s W.C. Wicks, residence, Route 1, East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. Susan preparing the salad 1942 (Gottscho-Schleisner, Inc. Library of…
From Jamestown to Birmingham The Hollon's journey in the American South The Hollon's/Holland's have thrived and survived for 394 years here in North America,…
Legend states that during the year 1862 when the Civil War was being fought, many people buried their gold for safekeeping in Shipp's Pond. …
Find your southeast Alabama ancestor in THE DOTHAN EAGLE, HOUSTON COUNTY, ALABAMA 1908 NEWSPAPER ABSTRACTS Dothan was a railroad hub for Southeast Florida and…
BUTLER COUNTY CEMETERIES WRITTEN IN STONE by Sherry S. Johnston In researching the Sims line, I came across the Hilson name enumerated alongside…
(Excerpt transcriptions- Published in THE TIMES, August 4, 1894) CAUGHT THE THIEF Last Saturday morning Mr. S. P. Merrill took charge of the city…
(Excerpt transcribed form The Daily Huntsville Confederate Democrat Huntsville, Alabama Feb 19, 1862) PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT OF AMERICA President JEFFERSON DAVIS of Mississippi Vice President…
While doing research for stories, I frequently run across many photographs of people, (identified and unidentified) including the Confederate veterans below which may be of interest…
Do you know the names of any of these African American people from Russell County? These pictures were taken around 1900. Click on the…
This is an interesting story about Walker County, Alabama early history that appeared in the Tuscaloosa Gazette in August, 1886. EVENTS IN EARLY WALKER…
History of the Confederate Flag The 'Confederate flag' waved today was never the official flag of the Confederate States of America. Rather, it was…
(Transcribed from Cleburne New Era, Heflin, Alabama, March 26, 1891) HOTEL ARRIVALS of the SUMMIT HOUSE G. W. Yarbrough, Louisville, Ky. C. M. Howe,…
The information and illustrations below are excerpts from a book written in 1887 as a prospectus for future investors in Tuscaloosa. Inside of the…
Top Ten Indicators You've Become a Geneaholic 10. You introduce your daughter as your descendent 9. You've never met any of the people you…
Nestled away in West Jefferson County, Alabama are three historical houses. The Owen House, the McAdory House, and the Sadler House are three restored…
MY LIFE VALLIE MAY HARRIS (BICKNER) (born 9/25/1912) 3rd daughter of Oscar Lloyd Harris and Miriam Vivalvie Atkinson (Harris) To all of my family,…
(Transcribed from Cleburne New Era, Heflin, Alabama, March 26, 1891) PERSONALS Mrs. J. H. Spivey has moved in --- the house with her Jesse,…
COTTAGE CHEESE 1924 Setting -Place clean sweet milk in pan or bucket and let stand until it is good firm clabber, temperature 75 degrees…
This story is an excerpt from the book ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS Exploration: Lost & Forgotten Stories (Volume 1) and ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS - Volume I -…
There were evidently some disagreements about historical events and people between Gen. Woodward and Col. Pickett as can be seen in the letter below. …
DR. OTTO MOEBES LED GERMAN GROUP TO MORGAN COUNTY Submitted by Mrs. Donald H. Petersen 1614 Banbury Ln., Carrollton, TX 75006 [email protected] Progenitor of…
A Certain Straw Hat Stories to Tell By Jean Butterworth As I reflected on the Alabama stories that Clarke Stallworth told in a recent…
Biographies of the Delegates to the Alabama Secession Convention Part VI 1 John Martin Crook Calhoun County John Martin Crook was born about 1810…
This is an excerpt from the book ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS Exploration: Lost & Forgotten Stories (Volume 1) First Edition AND and ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS - Volume…
Creamed Oysters Recipe from 1897 Drain 50 oysters: wash by pouring gradually over them a pitcher of cold water; put them in a saucepan…
"OLD CLAY BANK CHURCH" Emmie Martin Hunt Ozark, Alabama One of the most interesting spots in Dale County is, "Old Clay Bank Church." More…
[T.S. Woodward settled was in Alabama at a very early date. In this letter to a newspaper editor in Alabama written in 1858, he…
The Marvel City Bessemer, Alabama was founded in the spring of 1887 as an important industrial center, popularly known as the "Marvel City." It…
Are you shopping for Father's Day? Take a trip back in time to 1940 in Anniston, Alabama before WWII and see what was available…
Dr. John R. Drish House, also known simply as the Drish House, is a historic plantation house in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. It is considered by…
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