I have heard my grandfather(Big Daddy) Sidney Bearden b.1918 say they were so poor growing up" that they had cracks in the floors and…
Some deaths that were reported in Alabama on March 24, 1817 (Transcribed from the Tuscaloosa News March 24, 1817) The Tuscaloosa News March 24,…
(Transcribed from the Tuscaloosa News May 26, 1937) U. OF A. DEGREES AWARDED 468 IN FINAL EXERCISES 328 Men and 140 Women Are In…
Holtville High School, Alabama A school in the National & International spotlight (Continued below) Holtville is 27 miles northwest of Montgomery, Alabama and is…
This is probably one of the earliest videos of Auburn University. The famous Toomer's Corner, at the intersection of College Street and Magnolia Avenue can…
Rotten Potatoes by Johnny Ponder My Momma said that she spent her entire childhood eating rotten potatoes. I’m not kidding. In East Texas everybody…
Originally, I’m from Tuscaloosa by Jean Butterworth Early Tuscaloosa Memories 1935-1942 How many times in conversation with strangers or friends do I say, “Originally…
Carbon Hill is located in the northwestern part of Walker County, Alabama about 15 miles west of Jasper. It was settled in 1886 and…
Rammed earth houses in Gardendale are still standing even though they were built nearly 80 years ago! Rammed Earth house 1937 photographed by Arthur…
Sharecropping came into wide use in the Southern United States during the Reconstruction era (1865–1877). The South had been devastated by war and planters…
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These coal miners from Birmingham and Walker County, Alabama had no idea that when they went to work one cold morning in February of…
A Traumatic and Memorable Christmas by Joe McKnight One Christmas in my early childhood stands out as both traumatic and memorable. We lived at…
Patron+ member story News from the Times Daily, Florence, Alabama November 17, 1931 In the midst of the Great Depression, with unemployment everywhere, the…
The “Old Tooth Pullers” by Hylott L. Armstrong, Jr. Sometime in the 1920’s my Grandfather, William Henry (“Bill Henry”) Crawford, moved from Edgewater (a…
In 1937, the Van de Graaff family sold their land in Wilcox County, Alabama to the federal government, and the Farm Security Administration (FSA)…
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We found this article posted in the Times Daily, September 12, 1891, Florence, Alabama. Alabama Polytechnic Institute or A & M. College's later became…
(Transcribed and unedited story from a WPA (Works Projects Administration) writer, Susan Russell ca. 1938) Haunted Houses Near Tuscumbia written ca. 1938 by WPA…
Geneva State Park dates back to prehistoric man Geneva is a very historic county in Alabama. Some archaeologists date the area back to prehistoric…
Work at a sawmill was hard in the good old days! Can you imagine the strength it took to do this? MEMORIES OF WALKER…
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Patron+ member story - Click …/ to see how to Become a Patron and unlock this story now. The Birmingham Airport opened in 1931. At the time…
Patron+ member story The Great Depression brought migrant workers to Birmingham in 1937 [photographs] Scroll down for this Patron+ member story If this story…
When was the last time you saw one of these? Do you remember when we looked forward to the weekend so we could make…
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This video from 1937 reveals how much Birmingham has changed. Police Department had a band in 1930 Birmingham, Alabama Police Department had a…
(Continued from Part I) An inspiring unedited true story from the author of History of Eufaula, published in 1930 Patron+ member story Click …/ to see how…
The Wooleys Located in Northport, Alabama Patron member story. These news abstracts and more are also available in the book ALABAMA GENEALOGY NOTES: Volume VI OR…
Patron+ member story Click …/ to see how to Become a Patron and unlock this story now. Life History of Mrs. Minnie Richards Southern Bell Tel.…
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