These coal miners from Birmingham and Walker County, Alabama had no idea that when they went to work one cold morning in February of…
The early days of Birmingham, Alabama Up to the spring of 1873 the town (Birmingham) grew rapidly and had fairly won the title of…
Elyton Land Company was once in a building at 20th and Morris Avenue in Birmingham, Alabama In the year 1870 several gentlemen, most of…
The land beneath homes and shopping centers in the community of Mountain Brook in Jefferson County, Alabama includes many historic sites, including a Revolutionary…
Founded in 1871, Birmingham was a model city at this time – railroads, blast furnaces and steel mills marked its landscape. It was a…
Most of the downtown Birmingham, Alabama was once William F. Nabers' farm (Excerpt transcribed from Downtown Birmingham Architectural and Historical Walking Tour Guide, 2nd…
Hazel Farris b.1880 in Louisville Ky is one of the most notorious female outlaws of the early 1900s and Alabama history. After a night…
If you have been a resident of Birmingham, Alabama for any length of time, then I'm sure you have heard of U. S. Highway…
Women race car and stunt drivers were quite popular in the early days of automobile racing. One outstanding driver was Elfrieda Mais who was…
Excerpt from The Book of Birmingham by John R. Hornady, Illustrations by W. Paul Pim, Dodd, Mead & Co. 1921 The St. Nicholas Hotel…
I had the wonderful opportunity of interviewing an extraordinary lady who grew up in Birmingham, Alabama, attended Ramsey High School, and went on to…
Excerpts from The Book of Birmingham by John R. Hornady, Illustrations by W. Paul Pim, Dodd, Mead & Co. 1921 Laying out the early…
Betty Jane Rase, was a teenager from Phillips High School in Birmingham, Alabama, then she became Miss Birmingham, Miss Alabama and was suddenly propelled onto the…
The Ghost of Roupes Valley Ironworks(Tannehill Furnaces) by Shannon Hollon Since the late 1800s, locals have told of ghostly images and presences at Tannehill…
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 in the…
First Radio in Alabama The state of Alabama did not have a licensed radio station until 1922. The first Alabama's radio broadcast was made to Thomas…
Here's some vintage picture of people from around Cullman, Alabama at the Alabama Department of Archives and History. Do you know more about them? Click on the…
RICKWOOD FIELD – THE OLDEST STANDING BASEBALL STADIUM IN THE NATION HAS A BIRTHDAY ON AUGUST 18TH Thanks to A. H. "Rick" Woodward, Birmingham,…
Over the years there has been considerable talk that Birmingham, Alabama sits over a large underground stream. It is reported that early settlers of Birmingham…
This biography can be found in Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Volume VI JOHN COLEMAN CARMICHAEL BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1861-1930) Jefferson County,…
From Jamestown to Birmingham The Hollon's journey in the American South The Hollon's/Holland's have thrived and survived for 394 years here in North America,…
Nestled away in West Jefferson County, Alabama are three historical houses. The Owen House, the McAdory House, and the Sadler House are three restored…
The Marvel City Bessemer, Alabama was founded in the spring of 1887 as an important industrial center, popularly known as the "Marvel City." It…
Jefferson County, Alabama was once a part of Blount County...here are some early citizens UPDATED! The following description of early Jefferson County, Alabama, written…
Founded in 1833, on a farm near Greensboro, Hale County, Alabama. The College was first opened in 1833 as a manual labor institution as a…
Did you see her? Most people who have lived in Jefferson County, Alabama for a while have heard the ghost story about the 'lady of…
TUBERCULOSIS SANITARIUMS ARE NO MORE! by JEAN BUTTERWORTH It was announced in the Birmingham News that as of June 1, 2011 that the Public…
This article and more abstracts are available in the ebook ALABAMA GENEALOGY NOTES Volume I: April 30, 1874 (Transcribed from the April 30,…
This biography can be found in Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Volume V JAMES P. STILES BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (b. 1860- d.…
The new bustling business district of the city of Birmingham, Alabama was almost destroyed by fire in 1905- Here are some actual news accounts…
![PATRON: The first speech given in the South by a sitting president which called for racial equality was given in Birmingham, Alabama in 1921. [vintage photographs]](https://www.alabamapioneers.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/President_Warren_G_Harding_arriving_in_Premocar-1921-Birmingham-50th-anniversary-e1433975756977-220x175.jpg)
![UPDATED WITH PODCAST -[film] Did you know the first Alabama radio broadcast made to Thomas Edison from Auburn University?](https://www.alabamapioneers.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/ALABAMASFIRST-RADIOBROADCAST-220x115.png)
![Did you know Bessemer, Alabama was originally named Brooklyn? [photograph & vintage film]](https://www.alabamapioneers.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/bessemer-220x198.jpg)
![Do you know which school [click to see films & pics] in Alabama still exists after four moves, two fires, the Civil War, and a name change?](https://www.alabamapioneers.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/one-room-schoolhouse-220x165.jpg)
