COLBERTIANS By R. L. James SECTION III OBITUARIES AND CEMETERY RECORDS To the Readers of the Alabama Historical Quarterly: (The Alabama Historical Quarterly, Vol.…
Photographs of the historic Franklin King Beck home in 1936, 1937 and today Alex Bush, Photographer, January 7, 1937 FRONT (SOUTH) - Franklin King…
Anne Royall (June 11, 1769 – October 1, 1854) was a traveler and writer and was one of the first newspaperwomen. Royall, who had long…
CONFEDERATE GENERAL, OFFICERS FROM ALABAMA 1861-1865 (Excerpt transcribed from History of Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Biography, Volume I. pp.324-327) Garrott, Isham W.—Brigadier-General, P.…
There is probably a very interesting story behind this deed! ONE PEPPERCORN PER ACRE (The Guntersville Democrat, Guntersville, Alabama April 06, 1899) The record…
(Transcribed from The Weekly Herald (Wetumpka, Alabama, December 12, 1918) STATISTICS SHOW INCREASED MORTALITY FROM INFLUENZA Notwithstanding the newspaper quotations from Surgeon General Blue…
While doing some research on something else, as often happens, I discovered an interesting article about Alabama from The Toronto Sunday World November 5,…
COLBERTIANS By R. L. James SECTION III OBITUARIES AND CEMETERY RECORDS To the Readers of the Alabama Historical Quarterly: (The Alabama Historical Quarterly, Vol.…
Avondale was a company town built east of Birmingham, Alabama in Jefferson County. The town was incorporated on March 18, 1887. The city was…
Dr. Thomas Owen became Director of the Alabama State Department of Archives and History in 1901. He died in 1921. At his death, this…
EXCERPT FROM JOURNAL OF MRS. GOVERNOR JOHN GAYLE 1 (Mrs. Gayle, wife of John Gayle, Alabama's seventh Governor, left a journal which her descendants…
THE SOUTHERN GIRL (The Guntersville Democrat, Guntersville, Alabama April 20, 1899) In concluding an editorial inspired by a Southern girl's regret that she cannot…
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CONFEDERATE GENERAL, OFFICERS FROM ALABAMA 1861-1865 (Excerpt transcribed from History of Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Biography, Volume I. pp.324-327) Alabama was credited on…
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CONFEDERATE GENERAL, OFFICERS FROM ALABAMA 1861-1865 (Excerpt transcribed from History of Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Biography, Volume I. pp.324-327) Alabama was credited on…
(Story posted Public Story on Ancestry.com) Rev. W. M. J. Elder 1804-1870 Rev. Wytch M. J. Elder was born in Clarke County, Georgia, October…
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(Continued transcription from Southern Star, Newton, Dale County, Alabama, August 10, 1921 – info on Byron Ard, Will Kirkland, and Ab Borders) A tribute…
Our ancestors had many hints for making household tasks easier in the 1920s. Household hints from the 1920s Brass that is badly discolored and…
Birmingham was preparing for a huge dedication celebration for Vulcan in 1939 as can be seen in the newspaper article below. News from The…
In the Southeast corner of Geneva County, Alabama is a small town by the name of Bellwood. Located in the northern part of Geneva,…
(Continued transcription from Southern Star, Newton, Dale County, Alabama August 10, 1921 – info on Joe Acker, Mike Sollie, and Harry Martin) A tribute…
Anne Royall (June 11, 1769 – October 1, 1854) was one of the first newspaperwomen in America. When her husband died in 1813, she…
Interesting News Article from Daily State Sentinel (Montgomery, Alabama) April 13, 1868 Southerners in Brazil There is an American colony of considerable size on…
Tobacco farming was hard work by Sam Perkins My father grew burley tobacco in Middle Tennessee for forty continuous years. I was a participant…
(Continued transcription from Southern Star, Newton, Dale County, Alabama August 10, 1921– info on Steagall family) A tribute to some outstanding citizens in Ozark,…
An Excerpt from DALE COUNTY AND ITS PEOPLE DURING THE CIVIL WAR (Reminiscences of Mary Love (Edwards) Fleming) HOME MADE LUXURIES AND NECESSITIES MEDICINES…
High price of cotton brought immigrants The high price of cotton during the years following the close of the War of 1812 gave Alabama…
A tribute to some outstanding citizens in Ozark, Alabama (Transcribed from Southern Star, Newton, Dale County, Alabama August 10, 1921 written in 1921– info…
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