PATRON - Touring Alabama in 1820, 1821 - Letters written home by Adam Hodgson Touring Alabama in 1820, 18211 Written ca. 1820 by Adam…
This sad story has been transcribed from Greenville Advocate (Greenville, Alabama May 2, 1867 Accidental Poisoning A very unfortunate case of sudden death from…
PATRON - Horse thieves and gambling were prominent during the early days of Alabama according to this article Horse thieves and gambling during the…
PATRON + The story of the Battle of Burnt Corn in Alabama This is an excerpt from ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS Confrontation: Lost & Forgotten Stories…
PATRON - A woman should no longer wear colors after the age of 40 During the 1930s, Great Depression era, many writers were employed…
Did you know that Alabama created the first state department of archives and history in the United States? It was founded in 1901 and…
This biography is included in the book Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Volume I WINTHROP SARGENT BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGYFirst Governor of the Mississippi Territory…
Work at a sawmill was hard in the good old days! Can you imagine the strength it took to do this? MEMORIES OF WALKER…
"SCRAPS" RELATING TO THE EARLY HISTORY OF LIMESTONE COUNTY By Thomas Smith Malone Excerpt from a transcription from The Athens Post, May 25, 1867.…
Melton's Bluff (Lawrence County, Alabama) written ca. 1890s by Col. Edmond Saunders Melton’s Bluff was the seat of justice for the county (Lawrence) whilst…
(Excerpt transcribed from Cleburne New Era, Heflin, Alabama March 26, 1891) NOTICE, ALLIANCEMEN! The next meeting of the County Alliance will be held at…
BARBERSHOP SINGING BY INEZ MCCOLLUM Barber Shop Singing began in America in the last half of the 19th Century. Barber Shop Quartets originated with…
WOLF BRAND by S. J. 1/25/39 editorial board Woodrow Hand1 Shelby County voted dry in the recent (1939) prohibition issue and the people chorused:…
CLEBURNE COUNTY DIRECTORY (Excerpt transcribed from Cleburne New Era, Heflin, Alabama March 26, 1891) CIRCUIT COURT Hon. LeRoy F. Box --- Judge J. P.…
THE FACE IN THE WINDOW CARROLLTON, PICKENS COUNTY, ALABAMA Carrollton is the county seat of Pickens County, in the central part of the county…
"SCRAPS" RELATING TO THE EARLY HISTORY OF LIMESTONE COUNTY By Thomas Smith Malone Excerpt of transcription from The Athens Post, May 16, 1867. Page…
In 1938, Byron Thornhill, a Tuscaloosa County resident and president of a local labor union, went all the way to the United States Supreme…
Contributed by: Adrienne Thompson John Cook Hendon m. Mary Ann Reynolds 1/11/1848 in Pickens Co., Ala. BirthsJohn Cook Hendon, (son of Rev. Benjamin Morris…
JOHN CRENSHAW BURRUSS Minister and Editor By Martha Hardwick Swann Published in The Alabama Historical Quarterly, 1956 In the Fall of 1849, John Crenshaw…
This article and more abstracts are available in the Book ALABAMA GENEALOGY NOTES: Volume XI- Scroll to the bottom to see Table of Contents…
In 1917, F, W. Burpee simplified home canning methods by introducing an efficient Home Tin Can Sealer, based on the principles of commercial can…
CONFEDERATE REUNION (The Guntersville Democrat, Guntersville, Alabama April 27, 1899) The Birmingham Age-Herald of Sunday contained lovely pictures of Miss Louise Chisolm, of Birmingham,…
Click to learn how to Become a Patron! These epitaphs were found on some actual tombstones. Did they really mean to say this? Catholic…
The song SWEET HOME ALABAMA by Lynyrd Skynyrd is well-known and loved by many Alabamians. It has been used in movies, advertisements, and commercials…
Spring moved twice The spring at Blue Springs State Park actually moved by itself to two other locations before finally settling in at the…
(Transcribed from The Citizen-Examiner (Hayneville, Alabama) May 31, 1871 THAT EYE The following correction of our local last week is in justice to SAM…
(Transcribed and unedited (with misspelled, capitals and grammatical errors) excerpt from a story written by WPA (Works Projects Administration) writer Annie L. Bowman, Escambia…
"I (Rev. R. W. Brooks) am not only a retired Baptist minister but also a Justice of the Peace, railroad agent, Express agent, Postmaster,…
(Transcribed from Wiregrass Farmer, Headland, Alabama June 11, 1914) D. A. COE SENT TO THE ASYLUM Has Been in Toils of Law On Many…
On March 24, 1937 the old Jefferson County Courthouse was being torn down. The original cornerstone was removed and a mechanic used an acetelyne…
