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(Transcribed and unedited story from a WPA (Works Projects Administration) writer. Demps A. Oden, October 5, 1936) A DUEL ON HORSEBACK Written October 5,…
Oakman Male and Female College The citizens of Oakman in Walker County, Alabama did not let a fire defeat them. In the 1890s, they…
Blood Flows in Big Coon, Alabama submitted by Ethel Crisp Taylor This story was in the “Bean Sentinel”, which is published by Ed…
This biography can also be found in Biographies of Notable and Not-So-Notable Alabama Pioneers VOL VIII THOMAS BARTON BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1768 – 1826)…
This biography can also be found in Biographies of Notable and Not-So-Notable Alabama Pioneers VOL VIII DANIEL BOONE BOOTH BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1839 -1920)…
(Transcribed and unedited story from a WPA (Works Projects Administration) writer FORMER SLAVE J. T. Brown 102 years old BULLOCK COUNTY, ALABAMA Interviewed by…
Summer Camps, Then and Now by Jean Butterworth My summer camp experiences seem like yesterday. Going to church camp was a happy event for…
Did you know that the city of Fort Payne, Alabama had its beginning as a frontier fort that was connected to the Trail of…
The information and illustrations below are excerpts from a book written in 1887 as a prospectus for future investors in Tuscaloosa. Tuskaloosa (Tuscaloosa) is…
(Transcribed and unedited story from a WPA (Works Projects Administration) writer, William P. Burke Note: First county court was held in Sauta Cave JACKSON COUNTY,…
PATRON - News from the Lauderdale County, Alabama Florence Times Daily September 3, 1909 A Great Discovery The news has come that Dr. F.…
Did you know that Francis Scott Key, who wrote America's national anthem arrived in Alabama in the role as peacemaker? Read about his mission…
A Look back at the News on May 12, 1937 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. From The Tuscaloosa News May 12, 1937 Duelling Charge Filed Birmingham,…
PATRON - Here are many biographies of early African American Baptists published from 1896. Excerpt from The Cyclopedia of the Colored Baptists of Alabama –…
PATRON + There was once a Native American town near Montgomery called Alabama. EARLY TIMES IN THE VICINITY OF THE PRESENT CITY OF MONTGOMERY.1…
Have you ever tasted scuppernong, a type of muscadine? Then you must be a true Southern...they grow wild all over the south. High in…
Continued stories from Rev. R. W. Brooks of Escambia, County, Alabama written in 1939 Turning Point in my life “The year 1876 marked the…
Did you know that Skyline Farms actually started before the Federal Government assisted? To see more alabamapioneers.com stories and photographs of the people on…
PATRON - Ginning, Cotton, and sports occurred in the Early Days of West Greensboro, Alabama Early Days of West Greensboro, Alabama (Written in 1908)…
The circus cured him from fighting - This is how (Lawrence County, Alabama) written ca. 1890s by Col. Edmond Saunders George McMahon occupied a…
Finding a beaux Early Days of Alabama was sometimes difficult according to this story. (Lawrence County, Alabama) by Col. Edmond Saunders written ca. 1890s…
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Are you ready to celebrate Mother's Day today? Mother's Day was officially designated by President Truman as Mother's Day on the same day that…
PATRON - First Monday's in Scottsboro, Alabama - a tradition that was started by these three men. (Transcribed and unedited story from a WPA…
PATRON + Many Alabama Representatives stayed home in 1837 rather than risk voting on controversial legislation. LEGISLATIVE LABORS in 1837 written by William Garrett1…
The Inn-keepers (Lawrence County, Alabama) written ca. 1890s by Col. Edmond Saunders The Innkeepers of Moulton (Lawrence County, Alabama) have been numerous, and they…
Style of Dress in Early Times (Lawrence County, Alabama) by Col. Edmond Saunders written ca. 1890s The young men in full dress wore blue…
I have friends from Scotland I met on a cruise from Cyprus to Egypt in 2000. I have visited them in Scotland and they…
PATRON + A true incident from Reconstruction Days in Greensboro, Alabama that reveals the difficulties during that time. An incident from Reconstruction Days in…
(Building below is the Supreme Court in Montgomery, Alabama) Met at Cahawba in Central Alabama "The Alabama Supreme Court convened for the first time on…
![PATRON + The Old Tavern in Tuscaloosa, Alabama was saved! [pictures and film]](https://www.alabamapioneers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/TUSCALOOSA-STREET-1887-220x137.jpg)
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