You've probably heard the story of the robbers, Bonnie and Clyde, but have you ever heard of the Blonde Bandit? This story reminds me…
Moonshine was a popular way to make a living during the days of prohibition in Alabama. Here are some interesting stories, concerning moonshine in…
PART III HARFORD DEMOCRAT BEL AIR, MARYLAND. Friday Morning, May 11th , 1888. AN AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF SAMUEL FORWOOD A Native of Harford County,…
(Continued - Excerpt Transcribed from The Montgomery Advertiser, Feb. 28, 1909) GERONIMO at MT. VERNON, ALABAMA Rev. J. M. Glenn Writes of the…
Geronimo was a prominent leader and medicine man from the Bedonkohe band of the Apache tribe. (continued below) (Excerpt Transcribed from The Montgomery…
PIONEER TALLADEGA, ITS MINUTES AND MEMORIES By Jehu Wellington Vandiver CHAPTER XXIV On the 4th day of February, 1861, delegates from six of the…
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…
FRANK P. O'BRIEN BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1844 - 1910) Montgomery and Jefferson County, Alabama Frank P. O'Brien was one of the best known and…
HENRY W. ROBERTSON BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1782-1853) Shelby County, Alabama The first settler in the Wilsonville, Shelby County, Alabama was Henry W. Robertson, who…
Brantley was established on 40 acres of property purchased from Thomas H. Wyatt by the Brantley Land Company. It was first called Sasserville, then…
Occasionally, I run across a vintage film or picture that is not about Alabama, but is just too good not to share. This is…
This article and more abstracts are available in the Book ALABAMA GENEALOGY NOTES: Volume III- Scroll to see Table of Contents of this book…
This article and more abstracts are available in the Book ALABAMA GENEALOGY NOTES: Volume VIII- Scroll to the bottom to see Table of Contents…
Carpetbagger is a term that was applied by native citizens of the South to those persons who came from other parts of the country…
Birmingham, the Chicago of the South? Excerpts From The Iron Age Birmingham, Alabama April 19, 1883 The Moon Boys Discharged The Moon boys, who…
PIONEER TALLADEGA, ITS MINUTES AND MEMORIES By Jehu Wellington Vandiver CHAPTER XXIII The South Carolina state convention met at Charleston on Dec. 17, 1860,…
Street taxes due & Tuscaloosa officers indicted on liquor law violations on February 26 ON FEBRUARY 26, 1930 FROM THE TUSCALOOSA NEWS TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA…
MUSIC OF THE BANDS by Jean Butterworth Here comes the Million Dollar Band! This was music to my ears in late 1950’s as I…
THOMAS BIVIN CREAGH BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1788-Feb. 1842) Ireland, Virginia, Wilcox County, Alabama (Copyrighted excerpt from The Grand Masters of Free & Accepted Masons of…
[T. S. Woodward was an early settler in the state of Alabama and in 1858, he wrote letters to J. J. Hooper, Esq., a…
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."…
A tragedy occurred in Cahawba, Alabama on October 7, 1820, that was reported in New York (This story has been transcribed from The Evening…
ARTIFICIAL LIMBS The first relief Act by the State of Alabama in aid of former Confederate soldiers who were maimed during the War Between…
The Wooleys Located in Northport, Alabama This article and more abstracts are available in the Book ALABAMA GENEALOGY NOTES: Volume VI- Scroll to bottom…
This article and more abstracts are available in the Book ALABAMA GENEALOGY NOTES: Volume IV- Scroll to bottom to see Table of Contents of…
SPECIAL SERVICE An Incident of the Late War Edited by Rebecca Cameron Transcribed from the Birmingham Iron Age newspaper issued May 7, 1874 Early…
SAMPSON W. HARRIS BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (Feb. 23, 1809 – April 1, 1857) Georgia, Washington D. C., Coosa County, Alabama (Excerpt from History of…
GENERAL GEORGE WHITFIELD CRABB BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1804-1846) Tuscaloosa, Alabama Gen. George W. Crabb was born to Ralph and Mary (Thomas) Crabb in Botetourt…
Sale of Alabama land in Georgia in 1818 as we move toward statehood on December 14, 1818. Clipping from Natchez Gazette, Natchez, Mississippi, September…
PIONEER TALLADEGA, ITS MINUTES AND MEMORIES By Jehu Wellington Vandiver CHAPTER XXII In the decade following the Civil war there grew up a number…
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