This sad story has been transcribed from Greenville Advocate (Greenville, Alabama May 2, 1867 Accidental Poisoning A very unfortunate case of sudden death from…
PATRON + The story of the Battle of Burnt Corn in Alabama This is an excerpt from ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS Confrontation: Lost & Forgotten Stories…
PATRON - A woman should no longer wear colors after the age of 40 During the 1930s, Great Depression era, many writers were employed…
Did you know that Alabama created the first state department of archives and history in the United States? It was founded in 1901 and…
This biography is included in the book Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Volume I WINTHROP SARGENT BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGYFirst Governor of the Mississippi Territory…
This biography is included in the Book Biographies of Notable & Some Not-So-Notable Alabama Pioneers Vol VII in EBook, Paperback & Hard cover format…
"SCRAPS" RELATING TO THE EARLY HISTORY OF LIMESTONE COUNTY By Thomas Smith Malone Excerpt from a transcription from The Athens Post, May 25, 1867.…
Melton's Bluff (Lawrence County, Alabama) written ca. 1890s by Col. Edmond Saunders Melton’s Bluff was the seat of justice for the county (Lawrence) whilst…
(Excerpt transcribed from Cleburne New Era, Heflin, Alabama March 26, 1891) NOTICE, ALLIANCEMEN! The next meeting of the County Alliance will be held at…
This biography can also be found in Biographies of Notable and Not-So-Notable Alabama Pioneers VOL VIII DR. ROBERT J. WARE BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1800-1867)…
Have you ever been attacked by the Genealogy Police? You will if you ever write a historical book or post genealogy information on the…
CLEBURNE COUNTY DIRECTORY (Excerpt transcribed from Cleburne New Era, Heflin, Alabama March 26, 1891) CIRCUIT COURT Hon. LeRoy F. Box --- Judge J. P.…
"SCRAPS" RELATING TO THE EARLY HISTORY OF LIMESTONE COUNTY By Thomas Smith Malone Excerpt of transcription from The Athens Post, May 16, 1867. Page…
Contributed by: Adrienne Thompson John Cook Hendon m. Mary Ann Reynolds 1/11/1848 in Pickens Co., Ala. BirthsJohn Cook Hendon, (son of Rev. Benjamin Morris…
This article and more abstracts are available in the Book ALABAMA GENEALOGY NOTES: Volume XI- Scroll to the bottom to see Table of Contents…
CONFEDERATE REUNION (The Guntersville Democrat, Guntersville, Alabama April 27, 1899) The Birmingham Age-Herald of Sunday contained lovely pictures of Miss Louise Chisolm, of Birmingham,…
The song SWEET HOME ALABAMA by Lynyrd Skynyrd is well-known and loved by many Alabamians. It has been used in movies, advertisements, and commercials…
(Transcribed from The Citizen-Examiner (Hayneville, Alabama) May 31, 1871 THAT EYE The following correction of our local last week is in justice to SAM…
"I (Rev. R. W. Brooks) am not only a retired Baptist minister but also a Justice of the Peace, railroad agent, Express agent, Postmaster,…
(Transcribed from Wiregrass Farmer, Headland, Alabama June 11, 1914) D. A. COE SENT TO THE ASYLUM Has Been in Toils of Law On Many…
The life of a Methodist preacher during the early days of Alabama was very hard. "SCRAPS" RELATING TO THE EARLY HISTORY OF LIMESTONE COUNTY…
Albertville, Marshall County, Alabama was inhabited by the Cherokee Indians until their removal to Oklahoma in the 1830s. The first non-indigenous settlement in what…
Duels were commonplace in early Alabama (Lawrence County, Alabama) by Col. Edmond Saunders written ca. 1890s Col. Gallaway of Lawrence County, Alabama frequently served…
(Transcribed from The Citizen-Examiner (Hayneville, Alabama) May 31, 1871 BURNED – The blacksmith shop of Capt. D. C. Whitley, 2 miles from Litohatchee was…
This article was written around 1880 about the early days of Chambers County, Alabama by one who experienced them. REMINISCENCES OF THE EARLY DAYS…
DEATH – Mr. Lewis E. Kirkland, a well-known citizen of the county, died last night at his home near Trickem, aged about 40 years.…
REV. J. R. CAPERS BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1822 – aft. 1896) Jefferson County, Alabama, Oklahoma Territory Rev. J. R. Capers of Elyton (since gone to…
Anne Royall (June 11, 1769 – October 1, 1854) was a traveler and writer and was one of the first newspaperwomen. The caustic observations…
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…
