(Transcribed from The Haleyville Journal Alabama June 9, 1914 LOCAL NEWS Mrs. J. C. Johnson was in Birmingham Sunday. Rev. C. N. James was…
THE OLD SOUTH – ITS MEMORIES ARE WANING (WRITTEN IN 1922) by John D. Mell in Baptist Standard, Dallas, Texas1 The Old South has…
Patron+ member story (Transcribed excerpt from HISTORY OF JACKSON COUNTY, ALABAMA by John Robert Kennamer, Decatur, Al 1935: Condensed by Josephine Lindsay Bass on…
Grange and Masonic meetings around Centre, Cherokee County, Alabama June 10, 1875, with names of officers. Organizations and meetings were often included in newspapers…
Sometimes it's fun to try old-fashioned recipes for the holidays. This is one from the 1900s. I haven't tried it but I bet…
During the 1930s, the Great Depression era, many writers were employed to interview people and write stories about life in the United States. The…
The History of the Confederate Monuments in Greensboro1 (Published in 1908) After several years of agitation and earnest work, the citizens of Greensboro raised…
Continued from Part I (This is an excerpt from ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS: Confrontation (Story continued below) On March 28, 1814, General Jackson buried his dead…
SOCIETY NOTES From the Florence Times October 6, 1905 – Lauderdale County, Alabama Lauderdale County, Alabama Miss Sadie Martin of Nashville arrived in the…
Alabama barns over the years take on a character of their own. These photos by Carol Highsmith bring back memories of olden days. The barn below,…
Cats playing with their tails means that bad weather isn't far off See a cardinal, made a wish, and pinch someone to make it…
Citizens of Florence mentioned in news abstracts From the Florence Times October 6, 1905 – Lauderdale County, Alabama Chief of police Anderson has been…
Yeildings of Blount County, Alabama Bible of Richard Yeilding Page Ia Richard Yeilding born April the 26th one thousand seventeen hundred & sixty eight…
Childhood Memories of a 1950's Alabama Farmlife by Joan Clark Mann (Photographs submitted by Joan Clark Mann) June, 2011 I know something about mules,…
The following is from the Birmingham Iron Age newspaper on May 20, 1875. It must have taken hours to count and could be done…
This story can also be found in the book Alabama Footprints: Immigrants First Wave Of Great Migration to the Mississippi Territory and future Alabama…
THE HISTORY OF THE GREENE COUNTY LIBRARY By Emory Peebles Hildreth (Transcribed from The Alabama Historical Quarterly, Vol. 05, No. 04, Winter Issue 1943)…
(Transcribed from The Haleyville Journal Alabama June 9, 1914 WINSTON 'SAMMY' WRITES A LETTER Camp Wheeler, Ga. Jun 6th Editor Haleyville Journal Haleyville, Ala.…
(Scroll to the bottom to see a film of Wetumpka from around the 1930s) The county seat of Elmore County, Alabama is Wetumpka. Located…
Biographies of the Delegates to the Alabama Secession Convention Part IV- 1 Michael Jefferson Bulger Tallapoosa County Michael Jefferson Bulger (Alabama Department of Archives…
Auburn opened doors to girls and challenged the University of Alabama to do the same On June 14, in 1892 the A. & M…
(Transcribed from The Hamilton Appeal, Hamilton, Alabama January 17, 1896) LOCAL NEWS W. B. Crane, of near Bexar, was here Monday. Rev. J. M.…
EUFAULA, ALABAMA The First Store (from:History of Eufaula, Alabama: the bluff city of the Chattahoochee By J. A. B. Besson - 1875) The…
Some Of The Alabama Pioneers Captured And Ransomed By The Native Americans This story is an excerpt from the book ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS Exploration: Lost…
Biographies of the Delegates to the Alabama Secession Convention Part V 1 John Cochran Barbour County Son of a farmer in Cocke County, Tennessee,…
(Transcribed from The Hamilton Appeal, Hamilton, Alabama January 17, 1896) NEWS FROM BEAR CREEK There is some sickness, and death has visited some homes…
Lawn Jockeys and the Underground Railroad by Shannon Hollon Please read before passing judgement...Many folks have thought of these lawn jockey statues as racist…
(Transcribed from The Haleyville Journal Alabama June 9, 1914) PREACHER-CHURCH WORKER SCHOOL Beginning Monday, Jan. 21 at 10 a.m. and continuing for six days,…
Click to see how too Become a Patron and read all the Alabama Pioneer stories and biographies. WILLIAM WEATHERFORD BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1781-1824) Creek…
Biographies of the Delegates to the Alabama Secession Convention Part II - 1 William Hodges Barnes Chambers County Upper left corner, William H. Barnes,…
