The Iron Age was a Birmingham newspaper owned and edited by W. C. Garrett and Frank V. Evans in the early days of Birmingham.…
BLOUNT COUNTY SHERIFF & MORTGAGE SALES (Transcribed extracts from Blount County News-Dispatch, Blountsville, Alabama, March 19, 1879) To satisfy a fi-fa in my hands,…
Patron – Some Land for rent, taxes and Probate court and Sheriff's sale in Tallapoosa County January 6, 1887 (Excerpt from The Tallapoosa New…
Patron - Sheriff's land sale and other legal notices on November 22, 1883, Columbiana, Alabama (Excerpt from The Shelby Chronicle, Columbiana, Alabama, Nov. 22,…
NOTICES FOR PUBLICATION (Transcribed extracts from the Herald-Journal (Bessemer, Alabama) Dec. 20, 1888) LAND OFFICE AT MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA November 21st, 1888 Notice is…
ABOUT TOWN (Transcribed extracts from the Herald-Journal (Bessemer, Alabama) Dec. 20, 1888) A wrong impression having gone abroad, Dr. S. W. Talley, the dentist,…
PERSONAL Note: Some of the Personal mentions were omitted because the newspaper was too faded and they were unreadable. (Transcribed extracts from the Herald-Journal…
Local news and information from Anniston October 20, 1883 (Transcribed from Anniston Hot Blast, Anniston, Alabama, October 20, 1883) Death of a child The…
News gathered from Selma, Rome, Mobile, Montgomery, Atlanta and Birmingham News –October 20, 1883 (Transcribed from Anniston Hot Blast, Anniston, Alabama, October 20, 1883)…
SOME UNFORGOTTEN INCIDENTS AT HAYNEVILLE, IN LOWNDES COUNTY, IN THE YEAR 1886, THE CHARLESTON EARTHQUAKE, AND OTHERS ELSEWHERE by Samuel Walker Catts Written in…
Shelby County, Alabama Electors and Deputy Sheriffs for election in 1884 (Transcribed from The Shelby Chronicle, Shelby County, Alabama October 2, 1884) TO WHOM…
Man's foot is crushed by a train, Emma Porter died, and a train ran over a cow. (Transcribed from The Shelby Chronicle, Shelby County,…
STATE TRIAL DOCKET The following is the order of business on the state trial docket, Fall term 1884 (Transcribed from The Shelby Chronicle, Thursday…
A funny story—I bet he would be shocked at the world today. Do you know what the name of the store could have been on…
October 2, 1884 - Land ownership notices and witness names from The Shelby Chronicle, Shelby County, Alabama. NOTICE NO. 3288 U. S. Land Office…
Abstracts from Bibb Blade January 1883 THE BIBB BLADE MIND, MUSCLE, AND PLUCK SIX MILE, BIBB CO., ALABAMA, JANUARY 18, 1883 We call especial…
Names of many African-Americans who attended Selma University from 1884 - 1895 This excerpt has been transcribed from The Cyclopedia of the Colored Baptists of…
(This was transcribed for the 1st edition of THE CAHABA JOURNAL and it is included here using the same words from as published in…
A tragedy took place on December 4, 1888, in East Lake in Birmingham, Alabama THE HAWES RIOT by Chas. D. Franklin Editorial Department (WPA…
THE ORIGINAL "BOTTLE CORPS" AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN 1886 by Edward C. Crow This "Corps" was organized by several members of the…
Birmingham, the Chicago of the South? Excerpts From The Iron Age Birmingham, Alabama April 19, 1883 The Moon Boys Discharged The Moon boys, who…
Grandma's cure for Aching Limbs - and more - health remedies for the 1880s Do you have trouble with Aching limbs? Here's Grandmother's cure…
"During the American Civil War, the important transportation hub of Decatur, Alabama often changed hands between the Union and the Confederacy. Eventually, the entire city…
These suggestions were written in 1880s, but would be useful today. THE WAY TO HEALTH1 The only true way to health is that which…
Patron – Activities of local people in Columbiana, Nov. 22, 1883 (Excerpt from The Shelby Chronicle, Columbiana, Alabama, Nov. 22, 1883) LOST Between Columbiana…
(From the Bibb Blade, Bibb County, Alabama Jan 14, 1885 -transcribed in the Cahaba Journal Vol I) THE STORM SUNDAY NIGHT Immense Loss of…
Transcribed from Weekly Iron Age July 28th, 1887 News - The news of the day included the following transcribed stories. HUNTSVILLE J. M. Garrison…
Here are some unusual Home Remedies for common ailments from 1880 cookbook! Nervous spasms are usually relieved by a little salt taken into the…
Each year the city of Berry, Alabama has a Heritage Festival in the spring when the downtown area is buzzing with fun activities. Berry is a town…
Located in the slope of the Blue Ridge Mountains, in the southern part of the country, northeast of Birmingham. This town was first known…
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