Not a Fairy Tale Does the title of this story sound like a fairy tale or too far-fetched to be true? It really happened…
THE GYPSY by Becki McAnnally My parents loved to go to Montevallo to shop, see movies on Saturday, or visit relatives and friends. Our…
I wonder how often this happened to married couples after wars? It may be the answer why some ancestors were missing. He Returned After Many…
(This is the actual 1877 newspaper account of a murder that took place between two respected families in Selma, Alabama. What a tragedy over…
PATRON + First American ship ever sunk by a submarine was built in Mobile, Alabama On February 17, 1864, the Confederate submarine Hunley sunk…
On July 4, 1817, the 4th of July was celebrated at the Falls of the Black Warrior. According to the Huntsville Republican, this is…
UPDATED WITH PODCAST - Sheffield, Alabama has a historic village laid out in the form of the Liberty Bell [films & pics] WWI need…
PATRON – Political parties were organized in Greensboro, Alabama in May 1843. Here are some of the people who formed them. (Transcribed from Alabama…
POISONED BY ICE CREAM (Transcribed from the Times Daily, July 11, 1890, Florence, Alabama) The following persons who reside in East Florence were made…
PATRON - Conecuh County - there is a disagreement on the meaning of its name. Conecuh Country was originally a part of the Creek…
Some Interesting Anecdotes about the State of Alabama transcribed from The Cyclopedia of the Colored Baptists of Alabama – Their Leaders and Their Work…
The following excerpt has been transcribed from Clarke County, Alabama, and Its Surroundings, Timothy Horton Ball, Clarke County Historical Society, 1879 Near Suggsville, Alabama,…
[The article below was written in 1930 by Mildred Reynolds Saffold. She describes the beautiful mansion of Belvoir, the home of Chief Justice Reuben Saffold.…
The first governor of Alabama Territory, Gov. William Wyatt Bibb, wrote this message to the Legislature of the Alabama Territory (Transcribed from Natchez Gazette,…
PATRON - Did you know that the Daughters of the American Revolution in Alabama established a school in 1924 in Grant, Alabama that still…
After the first Creek War ended, general peace began to prevail among the settlers in South Alabama. St. Stephens at this time was their…
MONTEVALLO Transcribed from The Shelby Guide, Columbiana, Alabama May 4, 1868 We paid a visit to this flourishing town last Saturday. It is situated…
PATRON - Amazing! 1887 descriptions of early residents of Jefferson County, Alabama The following excerpt describing early residents of Jefferson County, Alabama is from…
Lumber for the White House in St. Stephens was acquired with a whipsaw. This excerpt was transcribed from Clarke County, Alabama, and Its Surroundings,…
(Transcribed from The Guntersville Advertiser, Guntersville, Alabama June 9, 1914) GUNTERSVILLE LOCAL ITEMS Guntersville will have a big celebration on the 4th of July.…
Over fifty years ago the little town of Haleyville, Alabama was in the national spotlight! On February 16, 1968, the first 9-1-1 emergency telephone system in…
This well-written news article from 1920, tells of a time when railroad travel was flourishing, but it also paints a beautiful picture of life…
(Transcribed from History of Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Biography, Volume 1 - 1921 By Thomas McAdory Owen) Under the laws of Alabama in…
Here is the story from the June 27, 1891 Times Daily newspaper in Florence, Alabama. STARTLING CHANGE Alabama Takes the First Place long held…
This biography can also be found in Biographies of Notable and Not-So-Notable Alabama Pioneers VOL VIII JOSEPH MASON KENNEDY BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1853-aft. 1910)…
Early CRENSHAW COUNTY ALABAMA Crenshaw County was created by the legislature, November 24, 1866 out of Butler, Coffee, Covington, Pike and Lowndes Counties. It…
UNCLE MARVIN’S FUNERAL A TRUE STORY by Dennis W Smith Bayview, Alabama - also known as “the camps” - was a peaceful little mining…
Transcribed From the Florence Times October 6, 1905 – Lauderdale County, Alabama Doctor Pitt Will Take An Appeal Florence Postmaster Tried and Fined Fifty…
Lachlan McGillivray, a youth of sixteen summers, lured by reports of Indian adventures and wonderful scenery in the New World, ran away from his…
Can you believe that people were once afraid of bathing in water? The following is from a book published in 1883 Ladies Guide in…
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