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…
Childhood fun and my toys in old Perote, Bullock County, Alabama REMINISCENCES OF PEROTE IN BULLOCK By A Native Catharine Elizabeth (Hixon) Rumphi (This…
WARNING: This story was transcribed exactly as written in the 1930s. It may include some offensive language. PLEAS AND THE SNAKE FOLKLORE BY WPA…
Marriage & Death Notices in the October – December 1878 Shelby Guide This was published in THE CAHAWBA JOURNAL Fall 1985 It has been…
Newspaper clippings found at the Alabama Department of Archives and History NEWTON BRUMMETT MURDER FROM "THE ANNISTON HOT BLAST", Anniston, Calhoun County, Alabama Issue…
CHARLES HODGE ALLEN BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1879-1966) Sumter and Montgomery County, Alabama Charles Hodge Allen, publisher, was born November 11, 1879, at Gainesville, Alabama,…
COLBERTIANS By R. L. James SECTION III OBITUARIES AND CEMETERY RECORDS To the Readers of the Alabama Historical Quarterly: (The Alabama Historical Quarterly, Vol.…
Click …/to see how to honor your ancestor as a Notable Alabama Pioneer COLBERTIANS By R. L. James SECTION III OBITUARIES AND CEMETERY RECORDS To…
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…
Happy Birthday! ROBERT ELBERT BOWDON BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1874 - 1959) SHELBY COUNTY, ALABAMA Robert Elbert Bowdon, superintendent and one of the chief stockholders…
WATERWORKS OF GREENSBORO, HALE COUNTY, ALABAMA1 (Published in 1908) It is a far cry from “the old oaken bucket that hung in the well”…
The "city" of Birmingham was incorporated by the legislature, December 19, 1871. Birmingham was founded in July 1871, through the merger of three pre-existing…
July 16, 1879, From the Birmingham Iron Age Judge Milton J. Saffold, formerly of this State, died in San Francisco, Cal., on the 5th…
I started something new specifically for those interested in family research and genealogy in Alabama. Collected genealogy information As I conducted research for interesting…
JOHN LELAND BARTON BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1877-1972) Tuscaloosa County, Alabama John Leland Barton was born July 13, 1877 at Ralph, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama and…
MALCOLM DANIEL GRAHAM BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (July 6, 1827– October 8, 1878) Texas, Coosa, Autauga, Montgomery Counties, Alabama (Excerpt from History of Coosa County:…
COL. FRANK PERCY McCONNELL BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1870-aft. 1904) Talladega County, Alabama Col. Frank Percy McConnell was a cashier of the Isbell bank in…
(This is the actual 1877 newspaper account of a murder that took place between two respected families in Selma, Alabama. What a tragedy over…
PATRON - Amazing! 1887 descriptions of early residents of Jefferson County, Alabama The following excerpt describing early residents of Jefferson County, Alabama is from…
This biography can be found in Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Volume V Now in EBook, Paperback and Hardback - Great gift!…
(Transcribed the from the Birmingham Iron Age April 2, 1874) HINTS TO HOUSE-BUILDERS Avoid such lots as will require your house to face North.…
