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There has been a rumor that slave tunnels are under a mansion in Tuscaloosa. A news crew investigated the story in a three-part video at…
Ummmmm good baking tips from old recipes TEN BAKING TIPS FROM AN OLD COOKBOOK.... 1. To see whether old yeast is still good, put…
Click …/to see how to honor your ancestor as a Notable Alabama Pioneer Happy Birthday! JOHN McRAE ALFORD BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1861-1928) Geneva County, Alabama…
A Monument in Horsley-Down Church, Cumberland, England, bears the following singular and admonitory inscription (1768): Here lie the bodies Of Thomas Bond and Mary…
Alabama Pioneers Patron query: Do you know anything about Thomas McAfee born 1837? Thomas McAfee, born 1837. Have been seeking the name of his…
Helen Keller, even though she was unable to hear or see, was famous from the age of 8 until her death in 1968. Her…
Click …/to see how to honor your ancestor as a Notable Alabama Pioneer (biography continued below) Happy Birthday! WARREN RANDOLPH BELL BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1839-1908)…
Click …/to see how to honor your ancestor as a Notable Alabama Pioneer Happy Birthday! GEORGE ELMER CROWELL BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1873-1961) Talladega County, Russell…
The Barbecue at Cha-Che’s submitted by Jean Butterworth My mother was Ara Ann Williams Champion and her mother was Ollie Rebecca King Williams. ”Miss…
This biography can also be found in Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Volume 3 - NOW IN EBOOK, PAPERBACK AND HARDBACK. Books…
Click …/to see how to honor your ancestor as a Notable Alabama Pioneer ZACHARIAH ABNEY BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1835-1911) Bibb, Chilton and Autauga County,…
This biography can be found in Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Volume VI THEODORE ACKLAND/ACKLEN BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1833 - 1870) Madison…
Small Town USA during World War II The Invasion of Normandy by the Allies occurred more than sixty-three years ago on June 6,1944. As…
Do you wonder why your ancestor frequently moved around the State of Alabama? Sometimes our ancestors didn't move – the county did. Photograph of…
Continued from Part III (This has been transcribed from The Alabama Historical QuarterlyThe Alabama Historical Quarterly, Vol. 33, Nos. 03 & 04, Fall and…
Here are some interesting recycling tips from the past: "Do not throw away that old popcorn. If you can't make it pop, put it…
This biography can be found in Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers included in volume 5 ROBERT ELBERT BOWDON (1874 - 1959) BIOGRAPHY…
Dallas Cotton Mill, in Huntsville, Alabama burned in the summer of 1991. It operated from 1892 to 1949 and ghost stories about a man…
Observations and advice from an 1875 newspaper about life (Transcribed from The Athens Post Apr 2, 1875) Some Short Observations for Children When a…
DR. ALEXANDER W. AGNEW BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1824-1897) Pickens and Fayette County, Alabama A. W. Agnew was a physician, born September 17, 1824, in…
BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY Revolutionary War Soldier (1743 Virginia d. 1839 Alabama) Tuscaloosa, Alabama John Webster was born in Caroline county, Virginia., in 1743. Early…
Nicholas Baggett was born in North Carolina May, 1721 in North Carolina to Nicholas Baggett, Sr. and his wife Mary Hardy died in January,…
A community in Greene County, Alabama was first known as "Mesopotamia." This name is perpetuated in the title of "The Mesopotamia Female Academy." In…
This biography can be found in Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Volume V JOHN FELIX McLAUGHLIN BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (b. 1842 d.…
With the removal of the Indians in 1814 by Andrew Jackson and his men, settlers began to migrate to the fertile Cahawba land that…
His biography can be found in Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Volume VI JOHN DAVIDSON ALEXANDER BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1829-1901) Marengo County, Alabama…
On the site Metafilter, a user posted a photo of a card that their grandmother had filled with the random letters once she became…
A simple recipe for Old-fashioned applesauce Pare and chop a dozen medium-sized apples, put them in a deep pudding-dish; sprinkle over them a heaping…
Isaac Briggs risked his life to map a road for mail carriers to Alabama. This is an excerpt from the book ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS -…
FOURTH LETTER WRITTEN FOR THE OPP MESSENGER by J. E. Hughes (Transcribed from The Opp Messenger (Opp, Alabama) September 2, 1921 published by Mrs.…
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