If you have ever driven south from Birmingham on I-65 you will see a huge peach tower on the side of the interstate at…
In 1949, a Man from Clanton, Chilton County, Alabama helped push the law to will bodies to lawful science and surgery. The following newspaper…
THOMAS HAMILTON ABNEY BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1795-1870) Bibb County, Alabama Thomas Hamilton Abney was born in 1795, at Edgefield, S. C., and died January…
Happy Birthday! SAM ADAMS BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1834-1880) Tuscaloosa and Chilton County, Alabama Sam Adams, a planter, and merchant, was born April 17, 1834,…
Patron – 1921 news from Thorsby, Alabama includes participants in debate from Helen Kellar Society (Excerpt from The Central Alabama Independent Advertiser and the…
Patron – May 1921 -Visitors from Birmingham and Special Election make news in Clanton, Alabama (Excerpt from The Central Alabama Independent Advertiser and the…
Patron – In Chilton County 1921, bridges were being closed and the women had meetings (Excerpt from The Central Alabama Independent Advertiser and the…
Patron – Jan. 16, 1890 – Clanton, Chilton County local news, a death, and stray horse (Transcribed from THE SHELBY NEWS, Calera, Alabama, January…
Happy Birthday! SAMUEL MERNARY ADAMS BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (b. Dec. 10, 1853 - d. aft. 1900) Dallas, Shelby and Chilton County, Alabama Samuel Mernary…
Click …/to see how to honor your ancestor as a Notable Alabama Pioneer Happy Birthday! ZACHARIAH ABNEY BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1835-1911) Bibb, Chilton and Autauga…
{Thorsby was founded by Swedes in the late 1800s and was established as a Scandinavian Colony in the South. This year's celebration will feature…
This Zeigler House1 (depicted in the photographs below) was built ca. 1825 is still standing in Elmore County, Alabama. The Zeigler family arrived in…
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