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On April 21, 1928 ….. Jesse W. Cornelius, from Birmingham, Alabama, filed a patent for his invention of the of the Open Grate for…
(Transcribed from The Citizen-Examiner (Hayneville, Alabama) May 31, 1871 LOCAL AND COUNTY INTELLIGENCE Retrospective – The Lowndes county of 36 years ago differed somewhat…
This biography can also be found in Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Volume 2 - NOW IN EBOOK, PAPERBACK AND HARDBACK! CAPTAIN…
"SCRAPS" RELATING TO THE EARLY HISTORY OF LIMESTONE COUNTY This excerpt has been transcribed from The Athens Post, April 18, 1867. Page 2, Column…
Below are some Genealogy Queries published in The Alabama Historical Quarterly, Vol 1, No. 1, Spring Issue 1930 that may be of interest to…
LaFayette, Alabama grew rapidly in 1833 - churches and schools were built. This article was written around 1880s about the early days of LaFayette,…
The Elington Drinkard Family Bible - Philadelphia: Published by Edward W. Miller, Artisan Bldg., Ranstead Place 1840 The original is in the hands of…
Bennett, the Magician (Lawrence County, Alabama) by Col. Edmond Saunders written ca. 1890s There was, however, in early times, a man called Dr. Bennett,…
According to the article below published in 1908, three men in Greensboro, Hale County, Alabama volunteered to be climate observers and weather recorders for…
Anne Newport Royall (June 11, 1769 – October 1, 1854) was a traveler and writer and was one of the first newspaperwomen. At the…
This biography is included in the Book Biographies of Notable & Some Not-So-Notable Alabama Pioneers Vol VII in EBook, Paperback & Hardcover format JUDGE…
"SCRAPS" RELATING TO THE EARLY HISTORY OF LIMESTONE COUNTY By Thomas Smith Malone This excerpt has been transcribed from The Athens Post, April 18,…
All the names of the Civil War Soldiers buried in Randolph County can be found in Alabama Genealogy Notes Volume XI CIVIL WAR SOLDIERS…
Touring Alabama in 1820, 18211 Written ca. 1820 by Adam Hodgson Left Fort Hawkins, Alabama Part II We left Fort Hawkins at seven o'clock,…
In Alabama on November 14, 1891 the Times Daily, of Florence, Alabama was able to report the following about Alabama. Benjamin Hugh Tucker pulling…
The Inauguration of Governor Bagby in 1837 written by William Garrett1 At the general election, this year, Mr. Arthur P. Bagby of Monroe, was…
REMINISCENCES OF THE EARLY DAYS IN CHAMBERS COUNTY By E. G. Richards1 VI The first family that ever lived in what is now the…
After the Civil War in 1866, scouts from the North were sent by the Federal Government to the South to retrieve Union soldiers' bodies…
Horse Trading with Hounds by Shannon Hollon Coon hunting and hound trading has had a long tradition in Alabama history. We got to experience…
WHITE HOUSE ASSOCIATION OF ALABAMA The White House Association of Alabama was a patriotic and historical organization, formed July 1, 1900; and incorporated by…
First Randolph County Seat was an oak tree COUNTY SEAT By J. M. K. GUINN1 Written for The Randolph Toiler, Wedowee, 1896 Number Five…
(Transcribed from The Guntersville Advertiser, Guntersville, Alabama June 9, 1914) SOUTH TOWN NOTES Miss Della Shipp is expected home from Talladega today. Mrs. Tom…
How do you serve black-eyed peas, mashed or not mashed? Evidently, according to this news article, it was once popular to serve them mashed.…
This biography is included in the book Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Volume I PHILLIP A. FOOTE BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (b. 1793- 1831)…
TWO CONFEDERATE SURGEONS, NEGRO BODY GUARD AND A HORSE, JOURNEY FROM DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA TO COLLIRENE, LOWNDES COUNTY, > ALABAMA, ON FIFTY CENTS i…
Patron+ Member Story Funny Tombstones - Grave marker in Covington, Virginia "I made a lot of deals in my lifetime ...But I sure went…
This biography can also be found in Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Volume 3 - NOW IN EBOOK, PAPERBACK AND HARDBACK! BURWELL…
Transcribed from The Selma Daily Reporter (Selma, Alabama) August 8, 1835 – Volume III FROM THE MOBILE REGISTER Our city, for a couple of…
This biography can also be found in Biographies of Notable and Not-So-Notable Alabama Pioneers VOL VIII JOSEPH A. GABOURY BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1852 -1915)…
Serendipity Story by Mynda Holman McGuire While searching for my namesake, a great aunt who had died 20 years before my birth, I visited…
