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By the year 1816, there were fifteen hundred inhabitants at St. Stephens. Much money was invested, diversified industries were set afoot, and the place…
(Transcribed from Advertiser and Register, Mobile, Alabama, March 13, 1840) SHERIFF SALE The Branch of the Bank of the State of Alabama at Mobile…
(Transcribed from Advertiser and Register, Mobile, Alabama, March 13, 1840) SHERIFF SALE Planters' & Merchants' Bank of Mobile vs. fi fa Robert Cowan and…
Written November 4, 1938 by Ila B. Prine WPA Federal Writers' Project Mobile, Alabama A STORY OF A FISHERMANS LIFE Standing under a china…
Transcribed from The Alabama Historical Quarterly, Vol. 22, No. 04 Winter Issue 1960 (WARNING! Some words may be offensive to readers today. We have…
YELLOW FEVER (Transcribed from: History of Alabama and dictionary of Alabama biography, Volume 2 Thomas McAdory Owen, Marie Bankhead Owen) Alabama was first visited by this…
The stories in Alabama Footprints - Exploration - A collection of lost & forgotten stories of Alabama, concerns the discovery of Alabama and the initial settlement era.…
(WARNING! This WPA interviewer made an attempt in this interview to capture the dialect of the person she interviewed and some words may be…
Happy Birthday! WILLIAM CRAWFORD GORGAS BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1854-1920) Tuscaloosa, Alabama Note: Follow the linked articles to see all the other connections this…
On April 12, 1865 the Civil War ended when Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his command to U.S. General Ulysses S. Grant at…
Kosaku Sawada was born in Osaka, central Japan Oct. 21, 1882. and pursued an education at Osaka University, graduating with a degree in agriculture. In 1906, he immigrated…
(WARNING! During the 1930s, Great Depression era, many writers were employed to interview people around the United States, so their experiences and life history…
(WARNING! During the 1930s, Great Depression era, many writers were employed to interview people around the United States, so their experiences and life history…
The Marvel City Bessemer, Alabama was founded in the spring of 1887 as an important industrial center, popularly known as the "Marvel City." It…
Recently, there has been talk of restoring and reopening Searcy Hospital in Mount Vernon, Alabama as a mental health facility in Mobile County. Searcy…
ELLICOTT'S STONE There is a historical marker East of Hwy 43 and south of Bucks, Alabama in Mobile County that is the "oldest historical…
This story is an excerpt from the book ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS Exploration: Lost & Forgotten Stories (Volume 1) Did you know that when the Mississippi…
This story is also in the book ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS Exploration: Lost & Forgotten Stories (Volume 1) Once Christopher Columbus discovered America, other explorers from…
De Soto Was Refused Indian Maidens To Accompany Him Patron Member Story -This story is an excerpt from the book ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS Exploration: Lost…
Click to see how to honor your ancestor as a Notable Alabama Pioneer Happy Birthday! LOUIS J. ADLER BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1856-1922) Perry…
(Transcribed from The Grand Bay News, Grand Bay, Alabama, October 1, 1915) GRAND BAY NEWS NOTES Mrs. O. C. Fletcher is visiting her brother…
MARINE HOSPITAL (U. S.) AT MOBILE The Marine Hospital at Mobile, Alabama was the oldest building used as a Marine Hospital in 1914. It…
(Transcribed from The Grand Bay News, Grand Bay, Alabama, October1, 1915) GRAND BAY NEWS NOTES Congratulations to our friends, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Fletcher,…
Click …/to see how to honor your ancestor as a Notable Alabama Pioneer AUGUSTUS AURELIUS COLEMAN Biography and Genealogy (b. 1826 SC d.1910 AL) Jefferson…
UNION CHURCH NEWS (Transcribed from The Grand Bay News, Grand Bay, Alabama, October 1, 1915) Fred Freeland is suffering an attack of marelia (malaria?).…
PATRON – Socials, Schools, baseball and church news from St. Elmo, Alabama 1915 (Transcribed from The Grand Bay News, Grand Bay, Alabama, October 1,…
(Transcribed from The Grand Bay News, Grand Bay, Alabama, October 1, 1915) THEODORE NOTES (By P. W. F.) Theodore, Ala., Sept. 28 (Special Correspondence)…
IRVINGTON NEWS AND NOTES GATHERED BY CORRESPONDENTS (Transcribed from The Grand Bay News, Grand Bay, Alabama, October 1, 1915) Events Of The Past Few…
[This historical letter tells the story of the yellow fever epidemic in Mobile, Alabama in 1853 as they tried to determine how it started.…
Click to see how to honor your ancestor as a Notable Alabama Pioneer WILLIAM HENRY ANDERSON BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1820-1887) Mobile, Alabama. William…
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