Did you know? In Montgomery, Alabama it is considered an offense to open an umbrella on a street, for fear of spooking horses? In Lee…
Happy Birthday! OLIVER STURGIS BEERS BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1819-1882) Mobile County, Alabama Oliver Sturgis Beers was born January 27, 1819, in Augusta, Georgia to…
When Alabama was first settled by the French, they faced a big problem. There was a shortage of women so France came up with…
JOHN GALLAGHER BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (ca. 1796- 1839) Lawrence and Mobile Counties, Alabama John Gallagher, an Irishman, lived in Moulton, Lawrence Co., Alabama as…
The stories in Alabama Footprints - Exploration - A collection of lost & forgotten stories of Alabama, concerns the discovery of Alabama and the initial settlement era.…
Ghost town of Blakeley, Alabama On April 9, 1865, at 5:30 p.m, following an eight-day siege, the Battle of Blakeley was fought near Mobile,…
Happy Birthday! PAUL JEROME MORRIS ACKER BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1870-1953) Mobile, Alabama Paul Jerome Morris Acker was a physician in Mobile, Alabama. He was…
Did you know the Revolutionary War was fought in Alabama? Patron+ member story -This story is an excerpt from the book ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS Exploration:…
AN AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF SAMUEL FORWOOD Scroll down for this Patron+ member story If this story is locked, click to see how to Become…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! JOHN WESLEY STARR, JR. BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1830 – 1853) Mobile, Alabama John Wesley, Jr was born 22 Oct 1830 in Wilkes…
Happy Birthday! WILLIAM CRAWFORD GORGAS BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1854-1920) Tuscaloosa, Alabama Note: Follow the linked articles to see all the other connections this great…
Patron+ member story - Click …/ to see how to Become a Patron and unlock this story now. Excerpt was written in 1910 By the year 1816,…
Patron+ Member story People from many countries began settling in Alabama in the early days Patron+ member story -This story is an excerpt from…
Patron+ member story - Click …/ to see how to Become a Patron and unlock this story now. YELLOW FEVER (Transcribed from: History of Alabama and dictionary of…
The daughter-in-law of Peter the Great - Did she fake her death and escape to early Alabama? [photographs] Patron+ member story -This story is…
The Elks Club was originally formed in New York as the Jolly Corks from the theatrical profession. Elks Club house in Mobile ca. 1900…
Patron+ member story -This story is an excerpt from the book ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS Exploration: Lost & Forgotten Stories (Volume 1) If this story is…
Click to see how to honor your ancestor as a Notable Alabama Pioneer LOUIS J. ADLER BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1856-1922) Perry and Dallas…
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Click …/to see how to honor your ancestor as a Notable Alabama Pioneer DR. WILLIAM THOMAS ABRAHAMS BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1834-1898) Marengo County, and Mobile,…
It doesn't matter if you're a baseball fanatic who has their favorite players scorecard memorized or someone who has only watched a few games…
Glider flew in 1893 over Mobile Bay beach The land around Brookley field in Mobile, Alabama has played a part in United States aviation…
Patron+ member story Click …/ to see how to Become a Patron and unlock this story now. De Soto Was Refused Indian Maidens To Accompany Him…
Click to see how to honor your ancestor as a Notable Alabama Pioneer WILLIAM HENRY ANDERSON BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1820-1887) Mobile, Alabama. William…
This sad story has been transcribed from Greenville Advocate (Greenville, Alabama May 2, 1867 Accidental Poisoning A very unfortunate case of sudden death from…
Transcribed from The Selma Daily Reporter (Selma, Alabama) August 8, 1835 – Volume III FROM THE MOBILE REGISTER Our city, for a couple of…
THE FIRST BRITISH GOVERNOR IN ALABAMA Major Robert Major Over two-hundred and fifty years ago, in 1763, British troops commanded by Major Robert Farmar raised…
On February 17, 1864, the Confederate submarine Hunley sunk the Union ship, Housatonic in the harbor of Charleston. A survivor, W. A. Alexander, of…
MOBILE THE EMPORIUM OF ALABAMA1 (Excerpt written in 1901) Mobile County was formed out of Washington County in 1813 by proclamation of David Holmes,…
(Transcribed From The Evening Post New York, New York-August 21, 1817) Much valuable information to emigrants and others, is contained in the following letter…
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