This biography is included in the Book Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Volume II WILLIAM WYATT BIBB FIRST GOVERNOR OF ALABAMA (1781-1820)…
EXCERPT FROM JOURNAL OF MRS. GOVERNOR JOHN GAYLE 1 (Mrs. Gayle, wife of John Gayle, Alabama's seventh Governor, left a journal which her descendants…
On March 31, 1916, Julia Strudwick Tutwiler's death was reported in the Florence Times. Julia Sturdwick Tutwiler died on March 24, 1916, in Birmingham,…
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Did you know that Switzerland has a tourist destination called the Alabama Room? The Alabama Room is one of the most famous rooms in…
Not a Fairy Tale Does the title of this story sound like a fairy tale or too far-fetched to be true? It really happened…
Today, June 7th, Vulcan, the largest cast iron statue in the world located in Birmingham, Alabama, is having a birthday. He is the centerpiece of…
Public Spirit – This transcription of an editorial from the Birmingham Iron Age of September 15, 1881 could have been written today. The city…
PATRON + Many Alabama Representatives stayed home in 1837 rather than risk voting on controversial legislation. LEGISLATIVE LABORS in 1837 written by William Garrett1…
The Inauguration of Governor Bagby in 1837 written by William Garrett1 At the general election, this year, Mr. Arthur P. Bagby of Monroe, was…
If you have a brickwall in your genealogy research, you might try studying history of an area. Many Texas and western states will find…
A former First Lady's who passed away on July 11th had ancestors who came from Alabama. She even lived here when she was young…
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PROXY TALKERS Use of the Phonograph for Political Orators is Popular (Excerpt transcribed from The New Era, Double Springs, Alabama, Jan. 4, 1901) The…
Early Mayors of Tuscaloosa, Alabama (Partial transcription of a history of Tuscaloosa written by an older resident, Ben A. Green, in 1931 who was…
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THE BIG GULLY AND THE RAVINE (Partial transcription of a history of Tuscaloosa written by an older resident, Ben A. Green, in 1931 who…
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Read the whole story about Aaron Burr's treason in ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS Pioneers: Lost & Forgotten Stories (Volume 3) First Edition Become an Alabama Pioneers…
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RANDOM THOUGHTS ABOUT STRESS If you don't learn to laugh at trouble, you won't have anything to laugh at when you are old. Laughing…
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