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UNION LEAGUE OF AMERICA (This has been transcribed verbatim from: History of Alabama and dictionary of Alabama biography, Volume 2 By Thomas McAdory Owen,…
(Transcribed from Evergreen Star, Evergreen, Conecuh County, Alabama, September 4, 1879 --- this page was badly smeared so part of the story could not…
Patron – There was a new Post Office in Arly, Alabama in December 1900. (Excerpts transcribed from The New Era, Double Springs, Alabama, Jan.…
BOILED CUSTARD Beat seven eggs very light, omitting the whites of two, mix them gradually with a quart of milk and half a cupful…
FRONTIER EVANGELIST THE JOURNAL OF HENRY BRYSON (Transcribed from The Alabama Historical Quarterly, Vol. 42, Nos. 01 & 02, Spring and Summer 1980) PART…
A CONTROVERSY SURROUNDED THE CITIZENSHIP OF THE FIRST GOVERNOR OF ALABAMA (From the National Intelligencer of October 13, 1819) ALABAMA – We furnished our…
(Transcribed from Abbeville Herald, Abbeville, Alabama April 1, 1920) (Transcribed from Abbeville Herald, Abbeville, Alabama April 1, 1920) (Transcribed from Abbeville Herald, Abbeville, Alabama…
FRONTIER EVANGELIST THE JOURNAL OF HENRY BRYSON (Transcribed from The Alabama Historical Quarterly, Vol. 42, Nos. 01 & 02, Spring and Summer 1980) PART…
(Transcribed from Evergreen Star, Evergreen, Alabama, August 21, 1879) (Written expressly for the Star) EARLY HISTORY OF WHAT IS KNOWN AS THE EVERGREEN BEAT…
Patron - Sep. 21, 1908 - election in Dothan, no one knew about - secret orders and new businesses (Excerpt from The Dothan Eagle,…
"The great secret that all old people share is that you really haven't changed in 70 or 80 years. Your body changes, but you…
This is an excerpt from the book Compiled records of BIBB COUNTY, ALABAMA PIONEERS VOLUME I: Biographies Genealogy Reports, Notes & Records SARAH JANE…
This story is an excerpt from A Collection of PERRY COUNTY ALABAMA PIONEERS BIOGRAPHIES & GENEALOGIES VOLUME I JOHN and WILLIAM T. FORD BIOGRAPHY…
FRONTIER EVANGELIST THE JOURNAL OF HENRY BRYSON (Transcribed from The Alabama Historical Quarterly, Vol. 42, Nos. 01 & 02, Spring and Summer 1980) PART…
(Transcribed from The Wetumpka Herald, Wetumpka, Alabama, May 1, 1947) HISTORY OF WETUMPKA DeSoto and his followers were the first white men of whom…
Patron – Woman's Civic League was the first Health Department in Birmingham, Alabama (Excerpts from The Decaturs Daily, Decatur, Alabama February 26, 1912) SANITARY…
From WILD WEST, October 1998 When the Steamboat Monmouth sank in the Mississippi, Creek Indian passengers paid the price. By Cecil Meares Picture of the…
(Transcribed from The Alabama Historical Quarterly, Vol. 42, Nos. 01 & 02, Spring and Summer 1980 ) Continued below FRONTIER EVANGELIST THE JOURNAL OF…
THE HISTORY OF MARION SKETCHES OF LIFE in Perry County, Alabama By S. A. Townes "Vive La Bagatelle." MARION, ALABAMA Printed by Dennis…
Patron – Some Land for rent, taxes and Probate court and Sheriff's sale in Tallapoosa County January 6, 1887 (Excerpt from The Tallapoosa New…
(Transcribed from The Weekly Advertiser Montgomery, Alabama July 31, 1850) CALL FOR A SOUTHERN MEETING – A VOICE FROM AUTAUGA At a large and…
DALE COUNTY AND ITS PEOPLE DURING THE CIVIL WAR (Reminiscences of Mary Love (Edwards) Fleming) PART IV HOMESPUN CLOTHES, FASHIONS, DRESS We could not…
Patron – Marriage, a fight, lawsuit, and new town were incorporated in early 1887 around Dadeville, Alabama (Excerpt from The Tallapoosa New Era, Dadeville,…
Millie Francis of the Creek Tribe is often called the Creek Pocahontas. She was the first woman and Native American to be awarded a…
(Transcribed from Abbeville Herald, Abbeville, Alabama April 1, 1920) HISTORY OF NEWVILLE Newville Advertiser: Newville formerly called Wells was once a lonely woods roamed…
Patron – Smallest mule in the county and other notices from Dadeville, Alabama 1887 (Excerpt from The Tallapoosa New Era, Dadeville, Alabama, January 6,…
WARNING: This transcribed news article is graphic. HEADLINES FROM THE FLORENCE TIMES DAILY October 6, 1905 KILLS HIMSELF IN DESPONDENCY Old and Highly Respected…
How a system of Public education developed in early Alabama Part I -The author Gen. William F. Perry was the first superintendent of education…
Continued from Part II (This has been transcribed from The Alabama Historical QuarterlyThe Alabama Historical Quarterly, Vol. 33, Nos. 03 & 04, Fall and…
Once Gen. LaFayette agreed to the invitation of Governor Israel Pickens to visit Alabama, Gov. Pickens began to make preparations for his visit by…
