WARNING: This story has been transcribed from unedited handwritten notes from 1930s and may contain some offensive language OTHER FOLKLORE WPA Writer's Project Written…
Read this and other stories in ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS: Removal Available as Ebook and Paperback In the summer of 1830, Jackson urged the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw,…
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This biography is included in the Books Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Volume II and First Families of Lawrence County, Alabama Volume I JOHN…
This biography is included in the Book Biographies of Notable & Some Not-So-Notable Alabama Pioneers Vol VII JAMES TOOLE BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1867- 1925)…
This was published on July 26, 1923. We have come a long way in Women's Rights since then! July 26, 1923, The Advertiser, Moulton,…
Do you like peanuts? Then you might want to head to the "Peanut Capital of the World" in Dothan, Alabama in the fall Each…
The spirit is willing but the creek was cold by Shannon Hollon I remember a few years ago me and my 2 boys(Justin and…
During the "Alabama Fever" period of United States history, early settlers migrated to Alabama from North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Mississippi, Georgia, Kentucky, and…
VIOLA EMILY ALLEN BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (Oct 27, 1867 – May 9, 1948) Madison County, Alabama Viola Emily Allen, actress, was born on Oct…
The Ghost of the lost Confederate gold by Shannon Hollon Back during the depression Uncle Byron Campbell got word that during the Civil War…
Lying at the southern extremity of the Appalachian Mountains, Shelby County is richly endowed with abundant natural resources and unrivaled beauty in the profile…
This biography is included in the Books Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Volume II AND First Families of Lawrence County, Alabama Volume…
This biography can also be found in Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Volume 3 - NOW IN EBOOK, PAPERBACK AND HARDBACK! THOMAS…
Isaac Abercrombie was a pioneer of Perry County, Alabama (born 1748 Scotland - died 1825 Alabama) This book is a compilation of six generations…
CHRISTOPHER C. NESMITH BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1873-1931) Lamar, Marion, Winston, Walker, Jefferson & Tuscaloosa County, Alabama Christopher C. Nesmith, of Birmingham, achieved a standing…
Though it was not his intent, this photographer with the Historic American Buildings Survey who was simply taking pictures of a historic house may…
This biography is included in the Book Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Volume II CHARLES LITTLETON GENEALOGY and BIOGRPHY REVOLUTIONARY WAR…
This biography is included in the Book Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Vol. III along with several other Abercrombie families in Alabama.…
PERSONAL REMINISCENCES OF COLONEL ALBERT JAMES PICKETT BY COL. MICHAEL LEONARD WOODS1 Montgomery (Alabama) PART I (Albert James Pickett has been given the title…
This biography is included in the book Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Volume I HENLEY GRAHAM SNEAD BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1814-1906) BIBB COUNTY,…
After the Revolutionary War, free bounty land was offered by the federal government to citizens and soldiers for their service. The practice of awarding…
Do you have the surname JOHNSON in your family tree? This Revolutionary War soldier may be your ancestor. Moses Johnson was a soldier in…
{Thorsby was founded by Swedes in the late 1800s and was established as a Scandinavian Colony in the South. This year's celebration will feature…
This biography can be found in Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Volume 1 Now in Ebook, Paperback and Hardback! HENLEY GRAHAM SNEAD…
This biography is included in the Book First Families of Lawrence County, Alabama Volume I DAVID HUBBARD BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1792-1874) Lawrence County, Alabama…
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…
Prior to 1800, many colonists loyal to the throne of Britain immigrated to north and south Alabama to escape involvement in the Revolutionary War…
Have you ever wondered how to make Ox Tail Soup? Here is an original recipe from an 1880's cookbook Two ox-tails, two slices of…
Biographies of Notable and Not-So-Notable: Alabama Pioneers Volume 1 includes the genealogy and biography of William Barrett Travis of Alamo fame and Elisha Cottingham,…
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