THE STATE BANK The rapid influx of population into the new State of Alabama increased the demand for articles manufactured at a distance, and…
(Photograph of Barton Hall in Cherokee, Alabama from Alabama Department of Archives and History ca. 1979) Cherokee is a town in west Colbert County,…
Visitors, politics and a rape are included in these news extracts from June 2, 1876, in Blount County, Alabama (Transcribed extracts from The Bangor…
DALE COUNTY AND ITS PEOPLE DURING THE CIVIL WAR (Reminiscences of Mary Love (Edwards) Fleming) PART V THE END OF THE WAR Of course,…
This biography is also in the book Biographies of Notable and Not-So-Notable: Alabama Pioneers (Volume 1) ABSALOM PRATT BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1793-1845) Bibb County,…
It is hard to imagine now, but in 1937 Alabamians feared death from malaria during the summer. Transcribed From the Tuscaloosa News June 22, 1937…
HISTORY OF COOSA COUNTY BY REV. GEORGE EVANS BREWER PART II CHAPTER VII CHURCHES (One) Transcribed from The Alabama Historical Quarterly, Vol. 04, No.…
A number of National Register of Historic Places listed plantations are located a few miles from Faunsdale in Marengo County, Alabama. Faunsdale Plantation Faunsdale Plantation…
MOBILE THE EMPORIUM OF ALABAMA1 (Excerpt written in 1901) Mobile County was formed out of Washington County in 1813 by proclamation of David Holmes,…
(From The Evening Post, New York, New York, August 21, 1817) Much valuable information to emigrants and others, is contained in the following letter…
EARLY NORTHERN ALABAMA (while part of the Mississippi Territory) From Recollections of Mississippi and Mississippians Excerpt was written by Reuben Davis, 1889 “The life…
EARLY ETOWAH COUNTY, ALABAMA (Photograph of Crowd Christmas shopping on December 21, 1940, in Gadsden by photographer John Vachon - Library of Congress) Etowah…
Interesting news article from the Daily State Sentinel (Montgomery, Alabama) April 13, 1868 The oldest woman in Alabama is Mrs. Sallie Samson, living in…
I recently ran across these two recipes from Selma, Alabama in 1870 that added molasses and sugar. Was this the way it was made…
The History and Legend of Chief Chinnabee November 20, 1936 During the 1930s, Great Depression era, many writers were employed to interview people around…
(From The Evening Post New York, New York August 21, 1817) Much valuable information to emigrants and others, is contained in the following letter…
William Rufus King official portrait Washington City 22 February 1825 Dear Sir: Genl. LaFayette leaves this City tomorrow on his southern Tour and expects…
This transcribed story was written by a true pioneer of Chamber County, Alabama for the local newspaper. REMINISCENCES OF THE EARLY DAYS IN CHAMBERS…
LETTER FROM GENERAL THOMAS S. WOODWARD to E. HANRICK DEC. 9, 1857 “It is true, I have known Alabama a great while, and many…
(Transcribed excerpt from HISTORY OF JACKSON COUNTY, ALABAMAby John Robert Kennamer, Decatur, Al 1935 Condensed by Josephine Lindsay Bass on July 26, 1996 By…
This biography is also in the book Biographies of Notable and Not-So-Notable: Alabama Pioneers (Volume 1) (Note: There has been some confusion as to…
Excerpt from HISTORY OF JACKSON COUNTY, ALABAMA by John Robert Kennamer, Decatur, Al 1935: Condensed by Josephine Lindsay Bass on July 26, 1996. The…
May 17, 1836, Sumter County, Alabama PERSONALS Newspaper extracts from Voice of Sumter, Livingston, Alabama We are authorized to announce John Rains Esquire of…
Multiple wives burial presented problems A man had two wives buried in one grave in England; and after recording their several virtues, the Epitaph…
Mossy Grove Schoolhouse by Amanda Gallatin The Mossy Grove School House Restaurant in Troy is a popular dinner spot with a long history. Locals…
Note: I discovered this article in a newspaper but could not find any more about this tragic death. Please comment below if you can…
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(1930s Photograph of the Bandstand(Alabama Writers Project, ADAH) News clippings from the Sumter County Journal, York, Alabama January 5, 1923) Whitfield was once a…
Continued from Part III (Albert James Pickett has been given the title of the first historian in the State of Alabama. Col. Michael Leonard…
This biography can also be found in Biographies of Notable and Not-So-Notable Alabama Pioneers VOL VIII GEORGE GRANBERRY MILES BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1853-1912) Birmingham…
