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A young man who was also an avid golfer found himself with a few hours to spare one afternoon. He figured if he hurried…
ALABAMA ITEMS (Local news transcribed from Memphis Daily Appeal., August 08, 1858) The Poslmaster-General has established Post Offices at the following places in Hillaber…
The following article is an excerpt from The Alabama Historical Quarterly, Vol. 08, No. 01, Spring Issue 1946 that describes some historic sites and ghost…
(Transcribed from THE GUNTERSVILLE DEMOCRAT, January 15, 1903, Guntersville, Alabama) MARSHALL COUNTY ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO A Paper Read by O. D. Street,1 Esq.,…
WILLIAM FRANKLIN NABERS BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1830-1918) Jefferson County, Alabama William Franklin Nabers was born in Jefferson County, Alabama, on August 6, 1830, the…
(Transcribed excerpt is from The Monroe Journal, Monroe County Alabama, December 5, 1935) PICTURESQUE PERSONALITIES OF MONROE by Miriam Brewer Richardson, Montgomery Advertiser Monroe…
(Transcribed from December 27, 1923, The Birmingham News, Birmingham, Alabama) MRS. GRIDER AND SISTERS ENTERTAIN AT JANUARY TEA Mrs. Frank Grider and her sisters,…
SAMUEL DURHAM McCLELEN BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1820-1887) Captain, 58th Regiment, Alabama Infantry Samuel Durham McClelen of Piedmont (Calhoun County, Alabama) enlisted in Company F,…
[Anne Newport Royall was alive to witness the Revolutionary War and recorded her sentiments about the experience in this letter written on President Washington's…
Patron - Bellefonte, Jackson County, Alabama – Sheriff Notices for land sales and sale of slave in 1839 (Transcribed extracts from Bellefonte Courier and…
(Transcribed from The Anniston Star, Anniston, Alabama, December 22, 1918) PIONEER CITIZEN RECALLS EARLY DAYS IN ANNISTON WHEN “COMPANY FARM” WAS THE CITY'S PRINCIPAL…
EARLIEST POSTOFFICES IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY A table of Postoffices compilation (N.A.RO. all States and Territories Books 1, 2 and 3) shows four Postoffices credited…
Patron - Local news from The American Banner (Bay Minette, Alabama, September 16, 1899) (Transcribed extracts from The American Banner (Bay Minette, Alabama, September…
WALTER UPSON ACREE BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1860-1926) Dale and Chilton County, Alabama Walter Upson Acree was a farmer, real estate dealer, and State…
DR. ANDREW JAY, Jr. BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1851-1903) Conecuh County, Alabama Dr. Andrew Jay, Jr. of Evergreen, Alabama was born at Jay Villa, Conecuh…
Construction of the B. B. Comer bridge was carried out by the Kansas City Bridge Company for the Alabama State Bridge Corporation. Its construction…
In 1818, before Alabama became a state, Anne Newport Royall (June 11, 1769 – October 1, 1854) was a traveler in Alabama. After her…
(Transcribed exactly as published from the Wilcox Progressive Era, Camden, Wilcox County, Alabama, June 2, 1910) The Progressive Era commences this week, the publication…
Last of the Creeks, and brutal murders took place in Alabama during April 1839 THE LAST OF THE CREEKS The following affecting picture of…
One of the first educational institutions in the Alabama was opened in Tuscaloosa, Alabama in the fall of 1830 called the Tuscaloosa Female Academy…
COLUMBUS CHRISTOPHER BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1839- aft. 1904) Talladega county, Alabama Columbus Christopher, farmer and justice of the peace, of Munford. Alabama, was born…
Yellow fever epidemics and Free Land Yellow fever epidemics were particularly difficult in Montgomery and Mobile, Alabama during 1853 and 1870's. Recently, a mass…
(Transcribed excerpt is from The Monroe Journal, Monroe County Alabama, December 5, 1935) PICTURESQUE PERSONALITIES OF MONROE by Miriam Brewer Richardson, Montgomery Advertiser The…
An excerpt from DALE COUNTY AND ITS PEOPLE DURING THE CIVIL WAR (Reminiscences of Mary Love (Edwards) Fleming) WORK FOR THE SOLDIERS, FURLOUGHS. DESERTERS…
GEORGE W. CROSSETT BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY Shelby County, Alabama George W. Crossett was the store manager of the Shelby Iron company at Shelby, Alabama.…
This letter from Professor Connerly to the editors of the Birmingham Iron Age newspaper has been transcribed from the Birmingham Iron Age April 23,…
The Hessian fly is generally recognized as the most destructive insect affecting wheat. For so small a creature it causes a large amount of…
MR. WILLIAM POWERS DEAD Another of Lauderdale's Oldest and Best Citizens Gone (transcribed from Times Daily July 24, 1890, Florence, Alabama) This well-known citizen…
(Excerpt transcribed from BRIEF HISTORY OF BIBB COUNTY by S. L. Johnson, June 3, 1948) Recently I stated that the Johnsons and Browns arrived…
In 1818, before Alabama became a state, Anne Newport Royall (June 11, 1769 – October 1, 1854) was a traveler in Alabama. After her…
