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[Birmingham, Alabama had a movie production company in 1928 and they made at least two films. This Birmingham News article from July 14, 1929,…
Troubles came to Birmingham shortly after it was founded. An epidemic occurred in the beginning days of Birmingham that threatened its very existence as…
First Deed in the City of Birmingham On the 1st day in June in 1871 lots were sold in the city of Birmingham. "The…
Two horse racetracks flourished around the turn of the century in Birmingham, Alabama. Trotwood Park was located at 75th Street and 9th Avenue North.…
These historic photographs take you back in time. Benjamin Pinkney "Pink" Worthington was a pioneer of the area around Avondale/Lakeview area of Birmingham, Alabama.…
This biography can be found in Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Volume VI HENRY BRAMLETTE GRAY BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1867 GA d.…
EAST LAKE ATHENEUM Private School for Young Ladies East Lake Atheneum in Birmingham, Alabama was a former private seminary of learning for young ladies. East…
Known as Slagheap Village, the official name was the Cahaba Project in Trussville, Alabama. It was a WPA housing project built on "slagheap" land…
This biography can be found in Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Volume VI DR. JOSEPH RILEY SMITH BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1818-1905) Jefferson…
This news article from October 7, 1892, appeared in The Alexander City Outlook, Alabama and revealed the following about President Cleveland's protege. Further research…
The old Lyric theatre in Birmingham, Alabama has an interesting history. Located on the corner of Third Avenue and Eighteenth Street, it was originally…
In 1874, Birmingham, Alabama was a new city, only three years old. and when Thanksgiving drew near, the Birmingham Iron Age, published an article…
Beginning with one employee, a mule, and a foot-powered bottling machine, Crawford Johnson Sr. purchased the exclusive franchise rights, in 1902, to bottle and…
The first Birmingham Municipal Airport was located near Ensley. This is the story of how it started. In 1919, Major James A. Meissner, a…
This biography can be found in Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Volume VI AARON ABSOLOM GAMBILL BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1865 -1933) Jefferson…
While doing research for stories, I frequently run across many photographs of people, (identified and unidentified) like the ones below which may be of…
This video from 1937 reveals how much Birmingham has changed. Police Department had a band in 1930 Birmingham, Alabama Police Department had a…
WILLIAM VAUGHAN BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1861-aft. 1921) Limestone, Madison and Jefferson County, Alabama William Vaughan, attorney-at-law, Birmingham, Alabama was born in Limestone county, Alabama,…
(Transcribed extracts from The Silent Eye, Avondale, Jefferson County, Alabama December 14, 1901) CHRISTMAS SUPERSTITIONS People who are born on Christmas Eve have the…
MAJOR CAMPBELL WALLACE BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1806-1895) GEORGIA Major Campbell Wallace was born in Sevier County, Tennessee, on December 7, 1806 to Jesse and…
JAMES ROBERT POWELL "DUKE OF BIRMINGHAM" BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1814 -1883) by John Witherspoon DuBose The year 1818, before Alabama had been admitted into…
This biography can be found in Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Volume VI HON. LITTLEBERRY JAMES HALEY, JR. BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1865-1927)…
RECALLING BIRMINGHAM MEMORIES by Jean Butterworth Most people enjoy sharing their stories. I was in a group of Hoover Historical Society members and guests…
WILLIAM DAVID LACEY BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1844-1905) Shelby County, Alabama In the county of Shelby, Alabama and in the farming community of Maylene, lived…
This biography can be found in Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Volume V in EBook, Paperback and Hardback - makes a great…
This biography can also be found in Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Volume 3 - NOW IN EBOOK, PAPERBACK AND HARDBACK! THOMAS…
CHRISTOPHER C. NESMITH BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1873-1931) Lamar, Marion, Winston, Walker, Jefferson & Tuscaloosa County, Alabama Christopher C. Nesmith, of Birmingham, achieved a standing…
Do you have the surname JOHNSON in your family tree? This Revolutionary War soldier may be your ancestor. Moses Johnson was a soldier in…
JOHN RANDOLPH COPELAND BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1862-1935) Pickens and Jefferson County, Alabama John Randolph Copeland was born October 25, 1862, in Pickens County, Alabama,…
In October 1920, the skies in Birmingham were filled with hot air balloons when the 9th International Balloon Race was held in the city.…
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