Summerfield had many grand houses and a beautiful college in pre-Civil War, Alabama. Denominational college for boys and girls in pre-Civil War, Alabama The…
During the 1930s, Great Depression era, many writers were employed to interview people and write stories about life in the United States. The program…
Francis M. “Franc” Paul established the Chattanooga Daily Rebel in August 1862, after the town’s two newspapers had merged, then suspended publication earlier that year. "The Rebel was…
MEMORIES By W. O. Perry (Please Note: This transcribed story was written in 1927 and contains language which is not appropriate to use today)…
Selma is known worldwide The city of Selma in Dallas County, Alabama is known worldwide due to its prominence in the Civil Rights struggles…
Francis M. “Franc” Paul established the Chattanooga Daily Rebel in August 1862, after the town’s two newspapers had merged, then suspended publication earlier that year. "The Rebel was…
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…
FRONTIER EVANGELIST THE JOURNAL OF HENRY BRYSON (Transcribed from The Alabama Historical Quarterly, Vol. 42, Nos. 01 & 02, Spring and Summer 1980) PART…
When the U.S. officially entered World War II, the need for food for the troops increased everywhere. The Federal Farmers Security Administration (FSA) stepped…
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…
When the U.S. officially entered World War II, the need for food for the soldiers increased everywhere. Coffee County farmers supplied food for the…
November 1819 Term of County of Cahawba Minutes This was published in 1st edition of THE CAHAWBA JOURNAL (It has been copied as it…
This was published in 1st edition of THE CAHAWBA JOURNAL (It has been copied as it was written in THE CAHAWBA JOURNAL) Intermediate Court…
Names of many African-Americans who attended Selma University from 1884 - 1895 This excerpt has been transcribed from The Cyclopedia of the Colored Baptists of…
DALLAS COUNTY, ALABAMA VARIOUS COURT RECORDS From Minutes of Probate Court of Dallas Co., Alabama: Book A p. 5: JOHN B. BATES was administrator…
ALONG THE CORDUROY ROAD The old home place stood among large oak trees at the top of a hill, more of a rise actually,…
This article and more abstracts are available in the Book ALABAMA GENEALOGY NOTES: Volume II- Scroll to bottom to see Table of Contents of…
A tragedy occurred in Cahawba, Alabama on October 7, 1820, that was reported in New York (This story has been transcribed from The Evening…
This article and more abstracts are available in the Book ALABAMA GENEALOGY NOTES: Volume VIII- Scroll to the bottom to see Table of Contents…
The Dawson-Vaughan House in Selma, Dallas County, Alabama was the home of Elodie (Todd) Dawson, Abraham Lincoln's half sister-in-law, Elodie Breck Todd was the daughter…
- This article and more abstracts are available in the ebook ALABAMA GENEALOGY NOTES Volume II DUNAWAY FAMILY of Perry, Marengo, Dallas & Wilcox…
JOEL WALKER WINSTON GOLDSBY BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1862-1937) Dallas County, Alabama Joel Walker Winston Goldsby was a member of the Mobile bar.…
GENEALOGY NOTES ON THE ANDERSON FAMILY of Dallas, Greene, & Marengo Counties, Alabama ESTATE OF WILLIAM. ANDERSON, dec'd This article and more abstracts are…
(Transcribed from the Mississippi Free Trader (Natchez, Mississippi – September 10, 1818) BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES WHEREAS, by an act of…
(Transcribed From Birmingham Iron Age 5/7/1874) We are indebted to the managers of the S. & N. R. R. employees picnic party for an…
SKETCH OF PETTUS' BRIGADE. By Gen. Edmund Winston Pettus,1 Of Selma. (Transcription from Transactions of the Alabama Historical Society, Volume 2, 1898) Head Qrs. Pettus Brigade,2 Camp near Dalton, Georgia…
TWO HUNDRED YEARS AGO: News clipping - Thomas Henderson, Enoch Parsons & Jesse Beene vs. Joseph Wilson - Cahawba, Alabama Oct. 16, 1819 Transcribed…
Sturdivant Hall By Joe McKnight As a pre-teen growing up in Selma, AL., I once broke into Sturdivant Hall, an ante-bellem mansion which these…
Happy Birthday! WILLIAM BURFORD ALEXANDER BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1853-1931) Dallas and Perry County, Alabama William Burford Alexander was born August 26, 1853, at Oak…
Happy Birthday! SAMUEL BEEKMAN ALISON BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1867-1963) Dallas County, Alabama Samuel Beekman Alison, physician, was born August 12, 1867 at Carlowville, Dallas…
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