History of the Confederate Flag The 'Confederate flag' waved today was never the official flag of the Confederate States of America. Rather, it was…
Happy Birthday! WILLIAM LOWNDES YANCEY BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (August 10, 1814 – July 28, 1863) (Excerpt from History of Coosa County: by the Rev.…
Happy Birthday! JAMES AIKEN BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1830-1908) Randolph, Marshall and Etowah County, Alabama James Aiken, lawyer and judge, colonel 13th Alabama infantry, C.…
The History of the Confederate Monuments in Greensboro1 (Published in 1908) After several years of agitation and earnest work, the citizens of Greensboro raised…
(WARNING! This WPA interviewer made an attempt in this interview to capture the dialect of this former slave and may be offensive to readers…
Lawn Jockeys and the Underground Railroad by Shannon Hollon Please read before passing judgement...Many folks have thought of these lawn jockey statues as racist…
Founded in 1833, on a farm near Greensboro, Hale County, Alabama. The College was first opened in 1833 as a manual labor institution as a…
Patron-member only article. Join the growing Alabama Pioneers community - - Click …/ to see how to Become a Patron and unlock this story now. CIVIL WAR…
Patron-member only article. Join the growing Alabama Pioneers community - - Click …/ to see how to Become a Patron and unlock this story now. CIVIL WAR…
Click to see how to honor your ancestor as a Notable Alabama Pioneer Happy Birthday! Genealogy and Biography (b. 1832 - d. 1922 AL.)…
Thirty Unionists in Montgomery In the small city of Montgomery, Alabama of some ten thousand people, around 1861, there were approximately thirty who were…
Click …/to see how to honor your ancestor as a Notable Alabama Pioneer REV. JASPER BEAVERS BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1825- ca. 1896) St. Clair County,…
Below are five captains who served in the Civil War for the Confederacy. We are publishing photographs of interest to researchers on Alabama Pioneers.…
CLARKE COUNTY SALT WORKS A Discussion of the Salt Mountain Operation By DR. T. J. KROUSE, i Suggsville Prepared for the Clarke County centennial…
Patron- Names of Alabama Legislature and Senate members during the War Between the States year 1864 Patron Member story (Excerpt transcribed from The Claiborne…
Happy Birthday! SAMUEL ADAMS BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1829-1864) Conecuh Butler County, Alabama Samuel Adams was a lawyer and colonel in the C. S. Army.…
UPDATE: on the historic Webber building in Montgomery, Alabama. I'm glad they are reclaiming much of the building.Demolition of Historic Webber Building Is Underway…
Patron+ member story – Click …/ Join our Alabama Patron community to unlock this story and support the creation of a living and true history of Alabama! Excerpt…
Happy Birthday! NATHANIEL HENRY DAWSON BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1829 - 1895) Dallas County, Alabama Nathaniel Henry Dawson was the son of Lawrence E. Dawson…
Patron - Schools continued in Monroe County, Alabama during the Civil War Patron Member Story (Excerpt transcribed from The Claiborne Southerner, Claiborne, Alabama, September…
Happy Birthday! HENRY BRAMLETTE GRAY BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1867 GA d. 1919 AL) Jefferson County, Alabama Henry Bramlette Gray was born in Calhoun, Ga.,…
Patron+ Member Story AUTOBIOGRAPHY AND CIVIL WAR LETTERS OF JOEL MURPHREE OF TROY, ALABAMA 1864-1865 Introduction "by H. E. STERKX (Dr. Sterkx was a…
Patron+ member story RECOLLECTIONS OF WILLIAM L. YANCEY By Joel Barnett (The letter reproduced here was originally printed in the Montgomery Advertiser, July 18,…
Patron+ Member Story AUTOBIOGRAPHY AND CIVIL WAR LETTERS OF JOEL MURPHREE OF TROY, ALABAMA 1864-1865 Introduction "by H. E. STERKX (Dr. Sterkx was a…
Patron+ member story – Click …/ Join our Alabama Patron community to unlock this story and support the creation of a living and true history of Alabama! Excerpt…
Happy Birthday! CAPTAIN LEANDER J. BRYAN. JR BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (b. 1843 Autauga Co., AL d. 1907) Autauga, Elmore and Montgomery County, Alabama Captain…
Patron+ Member Story AUTOBIOGRAPHY AND CIVIL WAR LETTERS OF JOEL MURPHREE OF TROY, ALABAMA 1864-1865 Introduction "by H. E. STERKX (Dr. Sterkx was a…
REV. HENRY BYNUM BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1820 – ca. 1896) Rev. Henry Bynum, of Leighton, Ala., was born in Baltimore, Md., January 1820. In 1851, in…
Patron+ Member Story AUTOBIOGRAPHY AND CIVIL WAR LETTERS OF JOEL MURPHREE OF TROY, ALABAMA 1864-1865 Introduction "by H. E. STERKX (Dr. Sterkx was a…
Patron+ Member Story AUTOBIOGRAPHY AND CIVIL WAR LETTERS OF JOEL MURPHREE OF TROY, ALABAMA 1864-1865 Introduction "by H. E. STERKX (Dr. Sterkx was a…
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