Several mills were built on the many creeks in Coosa County On Hatchett Creek (in Coosa County) were a number of mills. There was…
DR. NATHAN BOZEMAN BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (March 26, 1825 - 1861) Louisiana, New York, Georgia, Butler, Montgomery, and Coosa Counties, Alabama. (Excerpt from History…
SELWOOD PLANTATION OLD HOMES OF TALLADEGA COUNTY1 (KINGSTON, MT. IDA, SELWOOD, THORNHILL, ALPINE) BY MARY WELCH LEE (MRS. SCEARS LEE) Far off the beaten…
JAMES H. WEAVER BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (ca. 1800 – ca. 1880s) Coosa County, Alabama (Excerpt from History of Coosa County: by the Rev. George…
Excerpt transcribed from The Etowah Observer, Alabama City, Alabama March 17, 1932 NON-RESIDENT NOTICE J. H. Stewart, Complainant vs. Ida Stewart, Defendant, Circuit Court…
JAMES M. ADAMS BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (ca. 1790- 1856) Marshall and Madison County, Alabama James M. Adams, of Marshall, was a young lawyer, and…
A HISTORICAL SKETCH OF LAFAYETTE, ALABAMA By Anne Elizabeth Newman Written in LaFayette, Alabama, 1942 A first-time visitor to LaFayette, passing down streets overhung…
Alva Woods (1794 – 1887) was the first president of the University of Alabama. He was a conservative Baptist minister, who had been educated…
SETH PADDOCK STORRS BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (ca. 1800 – October 1854) Georgia, Coosa and Autauga Counties, Alabama (Excerpt from History of Coosa County: by…
Happy Birthday! REV. LEWIS BROWN BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1835 – aft. 1896) Missouri and Sumter County, Alabama Rev. Lewis Brown, of Epes, Sumter county, was born…
Do you collect only names and dates of family ancestry? Then you are missing the most enjoyable part of genealogy. By uncovering facts and…
FIRST COURTHOUSE A LOG CABIN JAIL BUILT IN 1839 By J. M. K. GUINN1 Written for The Randolph Toiler, Wedowee, 1896 Number Seven Under…
Moore: Need info on James Matheson Moore who died 31 Aug. 1891 near Addison, Winston County, AL. Married, 64 years old at time of…
REMINISCENSES OF THE EARLY DAYS IN CHAMBERS COUNTY By E. G. Richards1 Part IV and Part V I find that I made a mistake…
First Court at Wedowee, Alabama Held in an Indian Chief's Wigwam RANDOLPH COUNTY SEAT MOVED TO WEDOWEE By J. M. K. GUINN1 Written for…
The amazing photographs in this film reveal the trucking industry in Montgomery, Alabama in 1943. The drivers had very different roads to traverse compared to…
"SCRAPS" RELATING TO THE EARLY HISTORY OF LIMESTONE COUNTY By Thomas Smith Malone The Athens Post, March 21, 1867. Page 2, Column 3. Part…
While browsing the Alabama State Archives, I have frequently run across some really interesting old photographs of Alabamians with absolutely no information about them.…
Many Alabama ancestors originate in the DelMarVa (Delaware, Maryland, Virginia) on the Eastern Shore of the United States. Seeking more land for planting, pioneers…
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Excerpt transcribed from The Etowah Observer, Alabama City, Alabama March 17, 1932 SANSOM SENIORS WHIP UNDERCLASSMEN FIVE The Senior I and II Classes of…
From Cecile Ashworth Brown Thought someone may be interested in why I became interested in genealogy. My Dad used to tell me that one…
During the 1930s Great Depression era, many writers were employed to interview people around the United States, so their experiences and life history could…
( Transcribed from Advertiser and Register, Mobile, Alabama, March 13, 1840) SHERIFF SALE Sanford & Cleveland vs. fi fa William Kitchen Will be sold…
Interesting news article from 1867 about early roads in Limestone County, Alabama. "SCRAPS" RELATING TO THE EARLY HISTORY OF LIMESTONE COUNTY By Thomas…
ROBERT HENRY BOYKIN (1839-1871) (submitted by Noel H. Haynes) Robert Henry Boykin's Grave outside Seale, Al. Highway 164 on the old Boykin home place.…
WILLIAM FARRINGTON ALDRICH BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1853-aft. 1904) Shelby County, Alabama At Aldrich, Alabama was one of the handsomest residences in the State, lived…
JOSHUA BURNS MOORE BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1826-1897) Franklin and Colbert Counties, Alabama Joshua Burns Moore was a lawyer and Alabama State senator. he was…
MOBILE STREETS' NAMES DATE FROM IMPORTANT PAGES WORLD'S HISTORY By Benjamin D. Baker Federal Writers' Project Council Chamber, City Hall Mobile, Alabama November 20,…
COLBERTIANS By R. L. James SECTION III OBITUARIES AND CEMETERY RECORDS To the Readers of the Alabama Historical Quarterly: (The Alabama Historical Quarterly, Vol.…
