OLD BUILDING'S CHARM by Jean Butterworth I love old buildings. Recently one old building in Tuscaloosa was saved from possible destruction through the efforts…
September 19, 1953 was a historic day in Alabama: More than thirty years after it became law, the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which gave women…
Anne Royall (June 11, 1769 – October 1, 1854) was a traveler and writer and was one of the first newspaperwomen. She married Captain…
"In the early 1800's, Andrew Jackson's soldiers became the area's first settlers after their victory at Horseshoe Bend. In 1861, residents from the community…
Don't waste precious time and money completing genealogy research others have done! We have many Alabama biography books to download to your computer. Great for…
This is a great day to celebrate Hank Williams, Sr.'s birthday. Start with a visit to the museum of his boyhood home in Georgiana, then…
Do you agree with at least ten of these statements? Then you must live in a small town Historic Tuscumbia, Alabama 2010 by Carol…
In 1818, before Alabama became a state, Anne Newport Royall (June 11, 1769 – October 1, 1854) was a traveler in Alabama. After her…
Save time and money on Revolutionary War Soldier Charles Abercrombie research with the book. Some Descendants of CHARLES ABERCROMBIE (1742 -1819) Born in 1742 Charles…
How about a delicious backbone pie? (submitted by Amanda Gallatin) Backbone, or “chine,” pie was a popular dish in nineteenth century Alabama. In those…
(Note*this article, written in 1900's was transcribed verbatim in order to provide accurate information) FREEDMEN'S BUREAU IN ALABAMA The Freedmen's Bureau was a bureau in…
I discovered these old photographs from Auburn University while doing some research. If you have more information about them, click on the link at…
Brantley was established on 40 acres of property purchased from Thomas H. Wyatt by the Brantley Land Company. It was first called Sasserville, then…
Saturdays in Town in the Country by Becki McAnnally My husband and I both remember a time when you went to “town” on Saturdays.…
[Have you ever met or even seen a First Lady of a country? Come join me in an exciting weekend in Birmingham, Alabama at the Sidewalk Festival for the premiere…
[Click on the picture to see a film of old houses] EARLY SETTLERS IN HUNTSVILLE BY JUDGE THOMAS JONES TAYLOR transcribed from The Alabama…
Did you know....? On May 5, 1799 U.S. Army Lieutenant John McClary took possession of Fort St. Stephens from the Spanish and the United…
Did you know? Names suggested for Birmingham, Alabama were Powellton after Colonel Powell of Elyton Land Company, Milnerville, or Morrisville afterh Josiah Morris or…
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…
One hundred years ago, on March 24, 1916, Julia Strudwick Tutwiler passed away in Birmingham, Alabama. Julia Strudwick Tutwiler Education and Reform Tutwiler was a…
On August 11, 1939, the city of Birmingham, Alabama baseball fans were excited about the purchase of the Birmingham Barons by the Cincinnati Reds'…
The EF4 tornado that tore through Northeast Cullman County, Alabama was especially devastating for the city of Cullman Damage to historic structures was extensive.…
FIFTY-FIVE YEARS IN WEST ALABAMA CHAPTER EIGHT by By HON. E. A. POWELL (Written before 1886) At the time I first went to Fayette the…
The Strange Bedfellow by Shannon Hollon My great grandfather Robert Bearden(pawpaw) (1898-1984) was a true outdoorsman cut from the same cloth as Davy Crockett.…
Around the turn of the century, immigrants from many regions of the United States and from other countries began populating Baldwin County: Italians settled…
When The Indians Came To Visit from Gibbons Family News Letter submitted by Dorothy Clark Years ago when our ancestors first came to…
On April 27, 2011, the citizens of Cullman, Alabama lost many of their original structures, when an EF4 tornado struck downtown Cullman, Alabama. Many historic buildings were…
SPELUNKING by Inez McCollum One might call me a casual spelunker! I like to go into caves; but there must be a tour director…
MR. WILLIAM POWERS DEAD Another of Lauderdale's Oldest and Best Citizens Gone (transcribed from Times Daily July 24, 1890, Florence, Alabama) This well-known citizen…
Here is a newspaper account from The Tuscaloosa News, August 2, 1937 about the suit of an Alabama woman A Suit Comes To An…
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