First Capital of Colonial French Louisiana "On January 20, 1702, French colonists, led by Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville, establish Fort Louis de la Mobile on a…
Become an Alabama Pioneers Patron – FREE for a limited time Over 5100 stories, anecdotes, biographies, news clippings, etc A wonderful memory from the…
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The following description of Red Level, Alabama is from The Pensacola Journal, June 08, 1913, Covington County, Ala. Edition, (transcription) ONE OF THE LIVE…
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Some useful household hints for Flowers from an old book! 1. Cut flowers keep longer if place in leftover tea, weakened with water. This…
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Thoughts from a 1908 newspaper..... These thoughts are as relevant today as in 1908. . . Someone said, "Life without a friend is death without a witness."…
This article and more abstracts are available in the ebook ALABAMA GENEALOGY NOTES Volume III CHARTER MEMBERS FRATERNAL ORGANIZATIONS before 1908 Greensboro, Alabama SOME…
On September 18, 1903, in Alabama a strange fissure developed in Madison County and cotton crop deteriorated (Transcribed Extract from The Atmore Record Atmore,…
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Oldest Carrier Had 3,000,000 Pieces of Mail (Transcribed from Times Daily, Florence, Alabama December 17, 1929) R. W. Sims, 1223 Wills avenue, North Florence,…
The Adventures (or MISadventures) of Lily by Becki McAnnally Another chapter in the (mis)adventures of my grandmother, Lily. This story involves a “Yankee” visitor…
The newspaper was the major means of communication between communities in the past. Letters were written to the major newspapers about the state of…
In the Pratt City Herald News on July 21, 1900, the following news items were included: E. E. Forbes Music Company in Montgomery, Alabama…
The photographs below were made between 1890- 1910 and are probably of young women attending the Alabama Girls' Industrial School in Montevallo, Alabama which is…
THE TRUTH ABOUT SANTA'S REINDEER IS REVEALED According to the Alaskan Department of Fish and game, Both male and female reindeer grow antlers…
This article and more abstracts are available in the Book ALABAMA GENEALOGY NOTES: Volume III- Scroll to see Table of Contents of book …
Hazel Farris b.1880 in Louisville Ky is one of the most notorious female outlaws of the early 1900s and Alabama history. After a night…
With the price of gold now so high, I thought this was an interesting transcribed story from the 1920s. Gold is not uniformly…
The Fed Hartley Rock by Dudley Hartley of Huntsville, AL Contributed by Karen R. Barbour (granddaughter to Joseph W. Hartley and Ila Snipes…
Here are some interesting photographs from the Alabama Department of Archives and History from Bibb County, Alabama. Do you know any of the missing…
(Transcribed Extract from The Atmore Record Atmore, Escambia County, Alabama, September 18, 1903) LOCAL SPECS. Mr. W. M. Carney spent Tuesday in Mobile. Dr.…
The Ghost of Roupes Valley Ironworks(Tannehill Furnaces) by Shannon Hollon Since the late 1800s, locals have told of ghostly images and presences at Tannehill…
Marvin Malley Champion Biography and Genealogy (1909- 1992) Wilcox County, Alabama Marvin Malley Champion was born August 9, 1909 in Sunny South (Wilcox County),…
Over the years there has been considerable talk that Birmingham, Alabama sits over a large underground stream. It is reported that early settlers of Birmingham…
Have you ever tried these recipes with onions? Peeling onions Onions and Cottage Cheese 10 medium onions 1 carton cottage cheese ½ pint cream…
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