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Patron – Sick list, Mule falling on man, and a murder in the April 11, 1907 at Epes, Alabama (Transcribed excerpts from The Sumter…
The following article is an excerpt from The Birmingham News May 18, 1924, written by Frank Willis Barnett a staff Correspondent to The Birmingham…
Patron – Reward for escaped prisoner, a death and other events in Enterprise August 23, 1900 (Transcribed excerpt from The People's Ledger, Enterprise, Alabama,…
This story is an excerpt from A Collection of PIONEERS BIOGRAPHIES & GENEALOGIES VOLUME I PERRY COUNTY ALABAMA ISAAC OAKES BIOGRAPHY & GENEALOGY 1760…
The Alabama Territory Through An 1819 Visitor's Eyes Justus Wyman, the author of this description of Alabama, was born in Woburn, Massachusetts, September 16,…
Patron – Woman killed by lightning, boy struck by train and other news in Enterprise newspaper 1900 (Transcribed excerpt from The People's Ledger, Enterprise,…
The State of Alabama had many ancient Native American mounds in the early days. Many of these are no longer visible, but in 1901 before…
Patron – Personal and local news from around Jones Valley and Elyton April 1, 1854 (Excerpt Transcribed from The Jones Valley Times (Elyton, Alabama)…
The population of Pike Road in Montgomery County remained small until 1918 when it suddenly grew to a booming city with a population of…
Evergreen, Alabama had a meeting in 1839 to start an Academy for their children. Here are the names of some of those who attended…
(Transcribed from History of Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Biography, Volume II, 1921 ) ORGANIZED 1896 The Pratt Coal Co., the oldest of the…
(Transcribed exactly as published from the Wilcox Progressive Era, Camden, Wilcox County, Alabama, June 2, 1910) The Progressive Era commences this week, the publication…
Fire in Union Springs, – Accounts of Accidents and Interesting Happenings in Anniston and other places in Alabama on October 20, 1883 (Transcribed from…
Patron – A tax sale took place in Elba, Coffee County, Alabama in 1901 (Transcribed excerpts from The Elba Clipper, Elba, Alabama, May 23,…
ON THE USE OF MULES (From an old newspaper abstract) Mules, on a general average, live more than twice as long as horses. They…
This story is an excerpt from A Collection of PIONEERS BIOGRAPHIES & GENEALOGIES VOLUME I PERRY COUNTY ALABAMA JOHN EDWARDS BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1752)…
Excerpt from ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS: Confrontation - Chapter from the Creek Indian War in Alabama -(Story continued below) Leaving Colonel Russell in command of Fort Claiborne, General…
Patron – Patriotism saved a man from jail sentence May 23, 1901, in Elba, Alabama (Transcribed excerpts from The Elba Clipper, Elba, Alabama, May…
The widow of Nicholas Stallworth, Sr. (died 1836) took care of about 40 girls who were attending school in Conecuh County, Alabama. (Transcribed from…
Patron – Local and State news and Home for Confederates – from Elba, Alabama May 1901 (Transcribed excerpts from The Elba Clipper, Elba, Alabama,…
Personal mentions Transcribed From the Florence Times October 6, 1905 – Lauderdale County, Alabama The Coming and Going of the Citizens at Large Visitor…
In the 1830s many Native-Americans were divided in their opinions about moving west. Some voluntarily moved with the first treaties, and others delayed in…
Alexander Travis was the uncle of William Barrett Travis. Both were early settlers of Conecuh County, Alabama. (Transcribed from Evergreen Star, Evergreen, Conecuh County,…
Patron – Shackleford – Counterfeiter in Bibb County convicted A COUNTERFEITER CONVICTED Joe Shackleford, of Green Pond, Bibb County (Excerpt transcribed from THE BLADE-ENTERPRISE…
Patron – A land claim was contested in Huntsville, Alabama in December 1900 (Excerpts transcribed from The New Era, Double Springs, Alabama, Jan. 4,…
UNION LEAGUE OF AMERICA (This has been transcribed verbatim from: History of Alabama and dictionary of Alabama biography, Volume 2 By Thomas McAdory Owen,…
(Transcribed from Evergreen Star, Evergreen, Conecuh County, Alabama, September 4, 1879 --- this page was badly smeared so part of the story could not…
Patron – There was a new Post Office in Arly, Alabama in December 1900. (Excerpts transcribed from The New Era, Double Springs, Alabama, Jan.…
FRONTIER EVANGELIST THE JOURNAL OF HENRY BRYSON (Transcribed from The Alabama Historical Quarterly, Vol. 42, Nos. 01 & 02, Spring and Summer 1980) PART…
A CONTROVERSY SURROUNDED THE CITIZENSHIP OF THE FIRST GOVERNOR OF ALABAMA (From the National Intelligencer of October 13, 1819) ALABAMA – We furnished our…
