This biography can be found in Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Volume VI JOHN COLEMAN CARMICHAEL BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1861-1930) Jefferson County,…
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. …
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…
Biographies of the Delegates to the Alabama Secession Convention Part VI 1 John Martin Crook Calhoun County John Martin Crook was born about 1810…
In 1844, there was a disagreement about the center of Cherokee County [see film] HUGH CARDON'S HISTORY OF CHEROKEE COUNTY ALABAMA1 Part VII In…
Biographies of the Delegates to the Alabama Secession Convention Part VIII1 Henry Mitchell Gay Randolph County A son of Gilbert Gay, he was born…
Biographies of the Delegates to the Alabama Secession Convention Part V 1 John Cochran Barbour County Son of a farmer in Cocke County, Tennessee,…
Biographies of the Delegates to the Alabama Secession Convention Part II - 1 William Hodges Barnes Chambers County Upper left corner, William H. Barnes,…
Biographies of the Delegates to the Alabama Secession Convention Part III- 1 John S. Brasher Blount County Although little is known of his family,…
The people of Bullock County, Alabama were very creative when it came to survival as this invention to bring water down from the mountain shows.…
This biography can be found in Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Volume V JAMES P. STILES BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (b. 1860- d.…
Click …/to see how to honor your ancestor as a Notable Alabama Pioneer GOVERNOR CHARLES HENDERSON BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1860-1937) Pike County, Alabama Charles Henderson…
The city of Atmore is located in the southwest corner of Escambia County, Alabama. It was settled in 1870 and incorporated in 1907. (continued…
REV. MOSES COLLEY BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (ca. 1839 – aft. 1896) Talladega County, Alabama Rev. Moses Colley, of Talladega, son of Rev. Boney Sawyer, who was…
RECIPES FROM 1867 ALABAMA NEWSPAPER COFFEE CAKE – One cup of butter, one of sour cream, one of coffee, five eggs, one cup of…
TWIN OAKS PLANTATION "Now called Everhope" (between Clinton and Eutaw on Alabama State Route 14, Greene County, Alabama) Spread over 8 acres, with the…
The Armistead's John [P?] Armistead Grove Hill, Alabama Interview Life History Annie Webb Clarke County (Transcribed from Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, WPA Federal…
WHEN I WAS LITTLE (Please note - this was written many years ago about Civil War days - Many parts may be offensive today readers…
Hayes Family Crosses the Alabama-Tennessee Line (Posted in Public Pages of Ancestry.com by Sharon Hayes December 20, 2009) It was 1861, the outset of…
Colbert County, Alabama is named for two Chickasaw Indian Chiefs, George and Levi Colbert. Home of George Colbert - Chickasaw Indian chief (Alabama Department…
This biography can be found in Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Volume VI OLIN M. ALEXANDER BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1868-1930) Calhoun County,…
After the American Civil War ended, Emperor Dom Pedro II of Brazil offered asylum for the Confederates to continue their life in Brazil. The…
Early pioneers held in high esteem Arley is located in the heart of Winston County, Alabama. Some early settlers in the area around 1832…
This biography can be found in Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Volume VI AARON ABSOLOM GAMBILL BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1865 -1933) Jefferson…
The highest natural point in the State of Alabama, Cheaha Mountain, lies within the bounds of Cleburne County. Cleburne County was created by the…
On this day, December 30th, in 1868, the county of Baker was created from portions of Autauga, Shelby, Bibb, and Perry, by a legislative…
HON. A. H. CURTIS BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1829 – aft. 1896) Perry County, Alabama Hon. A. H. Curtis, of Marion, Ala., was born in Raleigh,…
(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…
UNIVERSITY CADET CORPS (transcribed from The Alabama Historical Quarterly, Vol. 05, No. 01, Spring Issue 1943) (In June, 1903, correspondence was conducted between Mr.…
While doing research for stories, I frequently run across many photographs of people, (identified and unidentified) like the ones below which may be of…
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