After the Civil War and during Reconstruction citizens of Alabama suffered considerably and many lost their homes and property. Often they pulled up stakes and…
CHARLES POMEROY ALMON BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1872-1946) Lawrence and Franklin Counties, Alabama Charles Pomeroy Almon was a lawyer and circuit judge in Alabama. He…
W. LAWRENCE WILD BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1874-aft. 1940) Conecuh County, Alabama W. Lawrence Wild, of the firm of Wild Brothers, merchants of Evergreen, Ala.,…
MAJOR SAMUEL M. TATE BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1817 – 1892) Jefferson County, Alabama Major Samuel M. Tate was born in Middle Tennessee in 1817.…
JOHN BURWELL FARRELL BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1872-1928) Shelby County, Alabama John Burwell Farrell was superintendent of education of Shelby in 1902 and was a…
A. H. WOODWARD BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1876 - 1950) Jefferson County, Alabama A. H. "Rick" Woodward was owner of the Birmingham Barons from 1909…
Happy Birthday! WILLIAM HENRY AMERINE BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (b. 1878 - aft. 1930) Montgomery and Butler Counties, Alabama William Henry Amerine was a pharmacist,…
These newspaper abstracts and more are available in the book ALABAMA GENEALOGY NOTES Volume I On March 5, 1874, a man at the Exchange Hotel…
This article and more abstracts are available in the ebook ALABAMA GENEALOGY NOTES Volume I: List of Jurors Drawn for the Spring Term 1874…
Patron Member story - This article and more abstracts are available in the ebook ALABAMA GENEALOGY NOTES Volume I: . The first edition of…
WOMAN'S CHRISTIAN TEMPERANCE UNION IN ALABAMA A temperance movement is a social movement against the consumption of alcoholic beverages. Temperance movements started in America…
(This story is even more interesting considering the fact that Tuscumbia had been congratulated in April 30, 1874 for being debt-free in the Birmingham…
UPDATED WITH NEWSREEL! William Christopher Handy was born November 16, 1873 in Florence, Alabama to parents Elizabeth Brewer and Charles Barnard Handy. His father…
WELDON GRAY ALLEN BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1870-1932) MARENGO COUNTY, ALABAMA Weldon Gray Allen was a farmer and legislator He was born November 12, 1870,…
The early days of Birmingham, Alabama Up to the spring of 1873 the town (Birmingham) grew rapidly and had fairly won the title of…
Jackson Hotel at Blount Springs ca. 1900 Blount Springs - summer resort in rural setting “Blount Springs's mineral springs and rural setting made it…
COLBERTIANS By R. L. James SECTION III OBITUARIES AND CEMETERY RECORDS To the Readers of the Alabama Historical Quarterly: (The Alabama Historical Quarterly, Vol.…
Marriage & Death Notices in the July – September 1878 Shelby Guide This was published in THE CAHAWBA JOURNAL Fall 1985 It has been…
HOW TO DETECT A RIPE WATERMELON (from July 2, 1879, Birmingham Iron Age) Few people know, from an outside inspection, how to determine the…
First Confederate Cannon was made from iron in Cherokee County, Alabama HUGH CARDON'S HISTORY OF CHEROKEE COUNTY, ALABAMA Part VIII Mr. Hugh Cardon wrote…
During the 1930s, Great Depression era, many writers were employed to interview people around the United States, so their experiences and life history could…
Office Rules and Regulations By Geiger, 1872 Office employees will daily sweep the floors, dust the furniture, shelves, and showcases. Each day fill lamps,…
This article and more abstracts are available in the ebook ALABAMA GENEALOGY NOTES Volume I: April 30, 1874 (Transcribed from the April 30,…
Marriage & Death Notices in the April- June 1878 Shelby Guide This was published in THE CAHAWBA JOURNAL Fall 1985 It has been copied…
Marriage & Death Notices in the January - March 1878 Shelby Guide This was published in THE CAHAWBA JOURNAL Fall 1985 It has been…
DR. SEALE HARRIS BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1870-aft. 1904) Bullock County, Alabama Seale Harris was a leading physician of Union Springs, Bullock County, Alabama. He…
ELYTON LAND COMPANY The city of Birmingham was conceived in the mind of engineer, John T. Milner who had surveyed the route of the…
Troubles came to Birmingham shortly after it was founded. An epidemic occurred in the beginning days of Birmingham that threatened its very existence as…
First Deed in the City of Birmingham On the 1st day in June in 1871 lots were sold in the city of Birmingham. "The…
In 1874, Birmingham, Alabama was a new city, only three years old. and when Thanksgiving drew near, the Birmingham Iron Age, published an article…
