Samuel T. B. Morse missed the death of his wife due to a lag in communication and this was the impetus that provided an…
(Have you ever wondered where the unusual name of some of Andalusia's street names such as Three Notch Street comes from? The name goes back…
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(Here are some quick facts and names of charter members and early members of the Colonial Dames and DAR of Alabama. Most of the facts…
We take colors in our clothes for granted today but our ancestors had to dye their clothes for colors. Here are a few of their…
Did you know.....? "Old State Bank in Decatur, now preserved as a museum, was opened in 1833 as one of three branches of the…
(Alabamians have always helped each other in times of crisis - this is one example) The Can't Get Away Club A local relief society organized…
Catoma Creek Falls near old Montgomery, Alabama Wheeling, Winn Parish, Louisiana November 27th, 1858. To J. J. Hooper, Esq: Dear Sir: My health has…
Did you know.....????? April 23, 1957 - "An earthquake with its epicenter near Guntersville affected parts of Alabama, Georgia, and Tennessee, but caused little…
(This was transcribed From the Franklin County Times, Alabama many years ago) Editor Franklin County Times: What is there about the name "Dickson"…
I can't believe Sophia McGillivray delivered twins two weeks later. This woman was amazing! -This story is an excerpt from the book ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS…
The Birmingham Airport opened in 1931. At the time of the opening a Birmingham to Los Angeles flight took 19 hours. It was dedicated…
Reconstructed Bastion on Fort Charlotte in Mobile, Alabama Early Alabama “The territory now called Alabama was but sparsely settled in 1792, except by the…
This special day was set aside for observance each year in the schools, for the purpose of encouraging interest in the bird life of…
(Alabama was a busy place in the early 1800s and a simple horse path through the state turned into a major road for early…
First Radio in Alabama The state of Alabama did not have a licensed radio station until 1922. The first Alabama's radio broadcast was made to Thomas…
[T.S. Woodward settled was in Alabama at a very early date. In this letter to a newspaper editor in Alabama written in 1858, he…
The Marvel City Bessemer, Alabama was founded in the spring of 1887 as an important industrial center, popularly known as the "Marvel City." It…
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(We know that early settlers of Alabama settled in southwest Alabama from historical accounts below and the pictures of this 1800s era boat discovered…
(News story from January 29, 1847 reveals William Tannehill's death.) DEATH ON A RIVERBOAT Mobile to Tuscaloosa, Alabama On January 29th, 1847 William Tannehill…
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Updated October 18, 2018 Design of Alabama State Capitol building When Alabama's Capital was moved to Montgomery. the building was designed by Architect Stephen…
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JOHN GUNTER BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (b. ca. 1765 d. 1835) MARSHALL COUNTY, ALABAMA One of the first persons to settle in Marshall County…
The official residence of the governor of the State, located in the city of Montgomery, at No. 702 South Perry Street was erected in…
IMMIGRANTS ARRIVE IN ALABAMA SLOWLY (The following was transcribed as written from: Alabama, Her History, Resources, War Record, and Public Men: From 1540 to…
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