The merchants of Madison County, Alabama were true pioneers LATER HISTORY OF MADISON COUNTY By Thomas Jones Taylor (Judge Taylor's "Early History of Madison…
LATER HISTORY OF MADISON COUNTY By Thomas Jones Taylor (Judge Taylor's "Early History of Madison County" was concluded in the Spring, 1940, issue of…
LATER HISTORY OF MADISON COUNTY By Thomas Jones Taylor (Judge Taylor's "Early History of Madison County" was concluded in the Spring, 1940, issue of…
The dangers and difficulties of transporting cotton from north Alabama LATER HISTORY OF MADISON COUNTY By Thomas Jones Taylor (Judge Taylor's "Early History of…
Elections in early Alabama were a frequent and exciting occurrence LATER HISTORY OF MADISON COUNTY By Thomas Jones Taylor (Judge Taylor's "Early History of…
Excerpt from ALABAMA STATE CAPITOL AN HISTORICAL SKETCH, Brochure by JAMES B. SIMPSON, Late Recording Secretary to the Governor JANUARY 1898 Roemer Printing Co.,…
In history books, John Hunt has been credited with being the first white settler of Huntsville, but there was another white settler in the…
This article and more abstracts are available in the Book ALABAMA GENEALOGY NOTES: Volume XI- Scroll to the bottom to see Table of Contents…
Continued - The following has been transcribed from Transactions of the Alabama Historical Society: New ser, Volume 4 By Alabama Historical Society 1904 THE…
When Americans think about cities historically known for automotive industry, places like Detroit are usually the first to come up, but did you know…
EARLY SETTLERS IN HUNTSVILLE BY JUDGE THOMAS JONES TAYLOR transcribed from The Alabama Historical Quarterly Vol I, N. 3, Fall Issue 1930 Before…
On August 2, 1819 - The first Constitution of Alabama was adopted paving the way to statehood in December. It was considered a model…
(Excerpt transcribed from The Daily Huntsville Confederate, Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama, Feb. 19, 1862) TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN Take notice that, on…
In October 1957, Sputnik was launched by the Russians, but the US scientist in the then small town of Huntsville, Alabama were not far…
Click …/to see how to honor your ancestor as a Notable Alabama Pioneer JEREMIAH CLEMENS BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (December 28, 1814 – May 21, 1865)…
Madison County, Alabama settlers believed in education from its earliest days SOME SETTLERS OF EARLY MADISON COUNTY by Thomas Jones Taylor i (1829-1894) I…
(News transcribed from the Times Daily – Florence, Alabama June 2, 1894) TWENTY-SIX PRISONERS LONELY There are twenty-six prisoners in the Huntsville Jail, and…
CHURCH OF THE NATIVITY Episcopal, Huntsville, Ala (A reprint from the program issued by the Church on its Centennial Anniversary, 1843-1943.) The first officially…
The rich lands in the Tennessee Valley were prized by speculators long before its actual settlement. When America's independence from England was declared, and…
(Excerpts transcribed from The Daily Huntsville Confederate, Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama, Feb. 19, 1862) ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE Letters of Administration on the Estate of Sarah…
Big Spring Park in Huntsville, Alabama is named after a large, underground karst spring, referred to by the indigenous Cherokee and Chickasaw as "the…
This excerpt and more can also be found in Alabama Footprints - Immigrants Continued below The area which constituted the future state of Alabama…
[Note - The annual Maple Hill Cemetery Stroll will take place this year October 20, 2019 from 1:30 The PODCAST was recorded at an earlier…
(Excerpt transcribed from The Daily Huntsville Confederate, Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama, Feb. 19, 1862) STATE OF ALABAMA – MARSHALL COUNTY Court of Probate, December…
(Excerpt transcribed from The Daily Huntsville Confederate, Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama, Feb. 19, 1862) GREENE ACADEMY – The military feature is proposed to be…
(Excerpt transcribed from The Daily Huntsville Confederate, Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama, Feb. 19, 1862) ELECTION NOTICE There will be an election held on the…
Click to see how to honor your ancestor as a Notable Alabama Pioneer Happy Birthday! JAMES ALLAN BOYD BIOGRAPHY AND GENEALOGY (1826-1920) by…
In 1818, before Alabama became a state, Anne Newport Royall (June 11, 1769 – October 1, 1854) was a traveler in Alabama. After her husband…
JOAB LAWLER BIOGRAPHY AND GENEALOGY (1796 – 1838) North Carolina and Madison, Shelby, Bibb, Coosa, Talladega Counties, Alabama Joab Lawler, public official and a…
(Imagine what it was like traversing Alabama alone when it was a wilderness. You can hear the tension in Richard Breckenridge's words as he…
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