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REV. ASA CYRUS COLLINS BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1861-ca. 1896) Dallas County, Alabama Rev. Asa Cyrus Collins, of Hazen, Ala., was born November 1, 1861, in Dallas…
This is an excerpt from the book Compiled records of BIBB COUNTY, ALABAMA PIONEERS VOLUME I: Biographies Genealogy Reports, Notes & Records PETERS FAMILY…
Maybe we should adopt this Native American way of settling disputes - we'd have less bloodshed This is an excerpt from the books ALABAMA…
Settlers came mostly from the Carolinas, Georgia, and Tennessee. Many of them fought in the Revolutionary War. This story is an excerpt from A…
REV. GEORGE EVANS BREWER BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1832-1922) Elmore, Coosa County, Alabama Rev. George Evans Brewer was born near Covington, Newton County, Ga., October…
This story is also in the book ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS Exploration: Lost & Forgotten Stories (Volume 1) Once Christopher Columbus discovered America, other explorers from…
Jesse Beene was a prominent lawyer in Dallas County. I'd love to know the whole story about this dismissal. (Story text continued below) TO…
Patron – Local news from Gainesville, Sumter County, Alabama April 2, 1907 (Transcribed excerpts from The Sumter Enterprise, Epes, Sumter County, Alabama, April 11,…
This story is also an excerpt from the book ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS Exploration: Lost & Forgotten Stories (Volume 1) available at Amazon.com (continued below) FRENCH…
When Birmingham was a young city, this is what she looked like.... Notes about photos in the film. Durward Nickerson, Western Union messenger…
Patron – House, plantation and hogs for sale, plus personals from Sumterville, Ala. April 11, 1907 (Transcribed excerpts from The Sumter Enterprise, Epes, Sumter…
This is an excerpt from ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS: Confrontation (Story continued below) The last and decisive engagement between the Creek Indians and the United States…
Patron – Sick list, Mule falling on man, and a murder in the April 11, 1907 at Epes, Alabama (Transcribed excerpts from The Sumter…
HOW TO KEEP ICE-WATER (Transcribed from Alabama Beacon (Greensboro, Alabama) September 23, 1890 Ice is so expensive this year that I am sure my…
The following article is an excerpt from The Birmingham News May 18, 1924, written by Frank Willis Barnett a staff Correspondent to The Birmingham…
A snake ate a small fawn in Walker County? CHAPTER TWO by By HON. E. A. POWELL (Written in 1886 - exact transcription) …
Patron – Reward for escaped prisoner, a death and other events in Enterprise August 23, 1900 (Transcribed excerpt from The People's Ledger, Enterprise, Alabama,…
This story is an excerpt from A Collection of PIONEERS BIOGRAPHIES & GENEALOGIES VOLUME I PERRY COUNTY ALABAMA ISAAC OAKES BIOGRAPHY & GENEALOGY 1760…
The Alabama Territory Through An 1819 Visitor's Eyes Justus Wyman, the author of this description of Alabama, was born in Woburn, Massachusetts, September 16,…
Patron – Woman killed by lightning, boy struck by train and other news in Enterprise newspaper 1900 (Transcribed excerpt from The People's Ledger, Enterprise,…
The State of Alabama had many ancient Native American mounds in the early days. Many of these are no longer visible, but in 1901 before…
CREEK DIFFICULTIES (Newspaper Transcribed extract from Voice of Sumter (Livingston, Sumter County, Alabama) May 17, 1836 We must speak plain on this question. It…
Patron – Personal and local news from around Jones Valley and Elyton April 1, 1854 (Excerpt Transcribed from The Jones Valley Times (Elyton, Alabama)…
Do we still have Southern hospitality? People in the south are known for welcoming visitors. In fact the phrase, "Southern hospitality" has been coined to…
Excerpt from ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS: Confrontation (Story continued below) A Warning Saves Many Lives In 1812, the long-threatened war between the United States and Great…
(Transcribed handwritten, unedited story by WPA writer in the 1930s – please remember the time-period in which it was written) Mr. and Mrs. John…
De Soto Was Refused Indian Maidens To Accompany Him This story is an excerpt from the book ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS Exploration: Lost & Forgotten Stories…
The population of Pike Road in Montgomery County remained small until 1918 when it suddenly grew to a booming city with a population of…
Evergreen, Alabama had a meeting in 1839 to start an Academy for their children. Here are the names of some of those who attended…
(Transcribed from History of Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Biography, Volume II, 1921 ) ORGANIZED 1896 The Pratt Coal Co., the oldest of the…
