When the U.S. officially entered World War II, the need for food for the American troops increased. Farmers who had received help from the…
Coffee County farmers supplied food for the Southeastern Air Training Center at Craig Field, Selma, Alabama in 1941. When the U.S. officially entered the…
Coffee County, Alabama farmers supplied food for the Southeastern Air Training Center at Craig Field, Selma, Alabama in 1941. When the U.S. officially entered…
The Farm Security Administration helped many farmers during The Great Depression by providing loans and assistance to make a new start. The Clark family…
EARLY HISTORY OF SOUTHEAST ALABAMAi By W. L. Andrews 1899 After the War Between the States When the war closed those who had survived…
EARLY HISTORY OF SOUTHEAST ALABAMAi By W. L. Andrews 1899 The Cooley Trail This country when first found by the early settlers was open,…
This is a letter and information about two towns that no longer exists, Honeytown & Hawridge {see picture below of students ca. 1900 of Haw Ridge school)…
Scroll down to read story SINGING SCHOOLS (Transcribed and unedited story from a WPA (Works Projects Administration) author from Pike County, Alabama) Written by…
One-room schoolhouses were common in rural communities before the 1940s, but they often meant that more advanced courses were not offered to many students.…
Click to see how to honor your ancestor as a Notable Alabama Pioneer Happy Birthday! EZRA RICHMOND BRANNEN BIOGRAPHY AND GENEALOGY (1869-1916) Bullock…
EDWARD PORTER AMERINE BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1868-1904) Coffee and Montgomery County, Alabama Edward Porter Amerine, druggist was born in 1868 in Coffee County, son of…
Residents of Coffee County, Alabama have a 'can-do' spirit. Though frequented by fires and floods, each event only made the citizens more resolute as…
ARRESTED A Probate Judge Arrested Under Requisition from the Governor of Texas, Charged with Stealing a Horse1 (From the Troy Enquirer 1880) Yesterday Mr.…
During the 1930s, Great Depression era, many writers were employed to interview people around the United States, so their experiences and life history could…
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