(Transcribed and unedited (with misspelled and grammar errors) excerpt from a story written by WPA (Works Projects Administration) writer, Annie L. Bowman, Escambia County,…
Slaves for sale and new grocery open in Pickens County in 1855 (CONTINUED BELOW) (Extract from Pickens County Herald and West Alabamian (Carrollton, Alabama…
EXCERPT FROM JOURNAL OF MRS. GOVERNOR JOHN GAYLE 1 (Mrs. Gayle, wife of John Gayle, Alabama's seventh Governor, left a journal which her descendants…
(Are you looking for your British ancestry? Here are some tips on how to research them.) Tips on British Ancestry....(from British Origins of American Colonists…
Below are some Genealogy Queries published in The Alabama Historical Quarterly, Vol 1, No. 3, Fall Issue 1930 that may be of interest to…
COLBERTIANS By R. L. James SECTION III OBITUARIES AND CEMETERY RECORDS To the Readers of the Alabama Historical Quarterly: (The Alabama Historical Quarterly, Vol.…
FIRST BOAT TRIP OVER MUSCLE SHOALS—1828 By GEORGE W. SWARTZ The Tennessee Valley is rich in history and the beautiful Tennessee River lying like…
Elijah Abston was born around 1770 in Hampton, SC, the son of John Abston of Virginia or South Carolina, and died in Alabama. He…
The Arnold family in Alabama has a Revolutionary War ancestor and has been a part of Alabama since statehood. One of two Revolutionary War…
REV. MOSES COLLEY BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (ca. 1839 – aft. 1896) Talladega County, Alabama Rev. Moses Colley, of Talladega, son of Rev. Boney Sawyer, who was…
(Transcribed from The Gazette-Appeal, Guin, Alabama, April 2, 1897) LOCAL AND PERSONAL Our fellow townsman, J. A. Shaw moved to Hamilton Monday. Rev. D.…
(Transcribed from The Gazette-Appeal, Guin, Alabama, April 2, 1897) HAMILTON J. W. Howell and his better half, paid a visit to Burleson this week.…
JOHN T. 'SQUIRE' BOYD, an early pioneer of Perry County, Alabama is believed to have been the son of Robert and Rosannah (Stewart) Boyd…
Excerpt transcribed from The Etowah Observer, Alabama City, Alabama March 17, 1932 NOTES HAYDEN – New High School building at this place completed and…
(This is a great story about John Hunt, founder of Huntsville, Alabama. It is sad that his gravesite was ignored for many years.) The…
I'm glad to be living today! I ran across the following article recently and realized the advances women have made in America. This is…
DR. SEALE HARRIS BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1870-aft. 1904) Bullock County, Alabama Seale Harris was a leading physician of Union Springs, Bullock County, Alabama. He…
John Washington Mackey was an early pioneer of Perry County, Alabama is believed to have been the son of John G. and Mary Mackey…
Stafford Plaza in 2009 stands on old site of first Alabama Female Academy in Tuscaloosa, Alabama ALABAMA FEMALE INSTITUTE (First called Alabama Female Academy…
Don't waste precious time and money completing genealogy research others have done! We have many Alabama biography books to download to your computer. Great for…
JOHN MONROE ANDERSON BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1834 - 1904) Calhoun and Montgomery County, Alabama John Monroe Anderson, a planter, was born March 3, 1834,…
The Decatur Daily is one of only two family-owned daily newspapers remaining in Alabama that is over 100 years old. The Anniston Star is…
Save time and money on Revolutionary War Soldier Charles Abercrombie research with the book. Some Descendants of CHARLES ABERCROMBIE (1742 -1819) Born in 1742 Charles…
Anniston, Calhoun County, Alabama shipped cotton goods to China in 1883 (Transcribed from Anniston Hot Blast, Anniston, Alabama, October 20, 1883) ANNISTON AND CHINA…
During the "Alabama Fever" period of United States history, early settlers migrated to Alabama from North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Mississippi, Georgia, Kentucky, and…
(This has been transcribed from Chapter Two - Jefferson County and Birmingham History 1887 by Teeple & Smith Publishers) Great excitement in Jefferson County…
This story and more can be found in ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS: Settlement: Lost & Forgotten Stories One thing that is always fun in genealogy is the…
(Excerpt transcribed from The Daily Huntsville Confederate, Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama, Feb. 19, 1862) ELECTION NOTICE There will be an election held on the…
This biography can be found in Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Volume VI WILLIAM EVERETTE BERRY BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1847- aft. 1904)…
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