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ARTIFICIAL LIMBS The first relief Act by the State of Alabama in aid of former Confederate soldiers who were maimed during the War Between…
Excerpt transcribed from The Etowah Observer, Alabama City, Alabama March 17, 1932 Society Notes, Clubs Personal Mrs. Roy McCord is resting nicely following a…
PERSONAL REMINISCENCES OF FATHER RYAN1 By Kate Coles Donegan (Taken from an undated collection of papers and essays in the collections of Virginia Clay…
{Can you imagine being forced to serve in the militia until the age of 50?} THE MILITARY FORCES OF ALABAMA by THOMAS M. OWEN,…
The Strange Bedfellow by Shannon Hollon My great grandfather Robert Bearden(pawpaw) (1898-1984) was a true outdoorsman cut from the same cloth as Davy Crockett.…
ROBERT BENJAMIN BURNS BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1864-aft. 1904) St. Clair, Benton and Talladega County, Alabama Robert Benjamin Burns, was a merchant of Lincoln, Alabama,…
Where are you celebrating New Years Eve? As the sun sets on 2016, people from all over World gather to see ball drops and…
This article and more abstracts are also available in the Book ALABAMA GENEALOGY NOTES: Volume IX Scroll to the bottom to see Table of…
At the change of every century, there are many predictions for the next century. This was no exception in 1901 as new technological inventions…
Jackson's Oak is located in Historic Village Point Preserve in Daphne, Baldwin County, Alabama. This giant tree, which is 95 feet tall, with a…
MARRIAGES from 1800s See marriages below Marengo County, Alabama This article and more abstracts are available in the Book ALABAMA GENEALOGY NOTES: Volume…
PHILIP JEFFERSON ALLEN BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1805-1860) MADISON COUNTY, ALABAMA by Gayle Pfeiffer Grantham, GGGrandaughter of P.J. Allen and Granddaughter of George M. Allen…
On this day, December 30th, in 1868, the county of Baker was created from portions of Autauga, Shelby, Bibb, and Perry, by a legislative…
(Excerpt from ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS: Banished Volume 8) First news reports indicated that the move to Indian Territory was going well from the following letter…
HON. A. H. CURTIS BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1829 – aft. 1896) Perry County, Alabama Hon. A. H. Curtis, of Marion, Ala., was born in Raleigh,…
I don't know what I'd do without my coffee each morning. It is simple to make today, but in 1852 making a good cup…
CHAPTER TWELVE by By HON. E. A. POWELL (transcribed from FIFTY-FIVE YEARS IN WEST ALABAMA printed in the Tuscaloosa Gazette August 12, 1886) WHAT…
[These photographs of Birmingham, Alabama were taken in 1936.] Birmingham is the largest city in Alabama. Most of the original settlers were of English…
(Excerpts from HISTORY OF ROANOKE1The Roanoke Leader, Roanoke, Alabama November 1956 - 1957, presented as a Public Service, THE COMMERCIAL BANK) Roanoke, Alabama was…
(Transcribed from The Marion Commonwealth, Marion, Perry Co., Ala., December 28, 1865) THE STATE OF ALABAMA – PERRY COUNTY Probate Court Regular Term, Dec.…
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Marriage & Death Notices in the October – December 1878 Shelby Guide This was published in THE CAHAWBA JOURNAL Fall 1985 It has been…
This article and more abstracts are available in the Book ALABAMA GENEALOGY NOTES: Volume X Scroll to the bottom to see Table of Contents…
Transcribed from The Alabama Historical Quarterly, Vol. 22, No. 04 Winter Issue 1960 ALABAMA NOTES Made in 1883-1884 (During 1883 and 1884, Dr. Palmer,…
There are many historic houses and buildings in Camden, Wilcox County, Alabama. Camden is an incorporated town and county seat of Wilcox County, situated…
(Note*this article, written in 1900's was transcribed verbatim in order to provide accurate information) FREEDMEN'S BUREAU IN ALABAMA The Freedmen's Bureau was a bureau in…
ALABAMA DEATHS FROM WW I is an essential book for research in Alabama around the turn of the century. Makes a great gift! This…
There was a split in the Baptist Church of Alabama in the early days - this is why EARLY BAPTIST HISTORY of ALABAMAi Baptists…
TWAS THE DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS Twas the day after Christmas, and all through the house, Every creature was hurting -- even the mouse. The…
(Excerpt from ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS Removal: Lost & Forgotten Stories (Volume 7) After Colonel Crowell was cleared, General Gaines continued to visit and negotiate with…
