In 1818, before Alabama became a state, Anne Newport Royall (June 11, 1769 – October 1, 1854) was a traveler in Alabama. After her…
(From a Brief History of Montgomery, by M, P. Blue, Esq., 1878) TICKNOR'S COMPANY, FIRST REGIMENT, ALABAMA VOLUNTEERS FOR TEXAS REVOLUTION (From a…
Excerpt from ALABAMA STATE CAPITOL AN HISTORICAL SKETCH, Brochure by JAMES B. SIMPSON, Late Recording Secretary to the Governor JANUARY 1898 Roemer Printing…
Excerpt from ALABAMA STATE CAPITOL AN HISTORICAL SKETCH, Brochure by JAMES B. SIMPSON, Late Recording Secretary to the Governor JANUARY 1898 Roemer Printing Co.,…
Excerpt from ALABAMA STATE CAPITOL AN HISTORICAL SKETCH, Brochure by JAMES B. SIMPSON, Late Recording Secretary to the Governor JANUARY 1898 Roemer Printing Co.,…
Saturdays in Town in the Country by Becki McAnnally My husband and I both remember a time when you went to “town” on Saturdays.…
Moonshine was a popular way to make a living during the days of prohibition in Alabama. Here are some interesting stories, concerning moonshine in…
PART III HARFORD DEMOCRAT BEL AIR, MARYLAND. Friday Morning, May 11th , 1888. AN AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF SAMUEL FORWOOD A Native of Harford County,…
There has been some incorrect information concerning the Bibb plantations in Limestone and Madison County. The corrected information is taken from THE HISTORIC HUNTSVILLE…
Probate Judge of Lauderdale County was assassinated PROBATE JUDGE KILLED (Transcribed from The Centreville Press, Centreville, Alabama January 11, 1900, exactly as written) Judge…
Many of Andrew Jackson's men settled in Alabama (written in 1910) Of the men with (Andrew) Jackson, mustered out just after this affair, (the…
Vice-President William Rufus King Incident (Written in 1910) An incident of particular interest occurring shortly after St. Stephens was made the capital of Alabama…
This advice was published in the Jacksonville Republican in Benton, County, Alabama in 1837 and has been transcribed exactly as written. It is still…
[Transcribed from the Baltimore Sun via the TIMES DAILY, Florence, Lauderdale County, Alabama August 4, 1894] In a 1894 speech Hon. Jos. Wheeler of…
Happy Birthday! WILLIAM WICKER BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY REVOLUTIONARY WAR SOLDIER (1760-1852) Barbour and Pike County, Alabama William Wicker was born Dec. 22, 1760 in…
INCORPORATION OF MONTGOMERY TOWN An Act to Incorporate the Town of Montgomery, in the County of Montgomery. Passed December 3, 1819. Sec. 1. Be…
The rise of a new political party took place called the Know Nothing Party in 1855. This political party was an anti-establishment party -…
Happy Birthday! CHARLES HOOKS REVOLUTIONARY WAR SOLDIER (1768- 1843) Montgomery County, Alabama Charles Hooks is buried in Montgomery county, about twenty miles from the…
1853 YELLOW FEVER DEATHS NEAR THE DOG RIVER COTTON FACTORY & ST. STEPHEN'S ROAD (FROM: Report on the epidemic yellow fever of 1853 New…
I had the wonderful opportunity of interviewing an extraordinary lady who grew up in Birmingham, Alabama, attended Ramsey High School, and went on to…
A short (approximately 30 minute) drive on Highway 10 in southeast, Alabama from Clio in Barbour County to Abbeville in neighboring Henry County, takes,…
SCROLL DOWN TO READ STORY (Excerpts transcribed from The Valley Daily Times-News, Lanett, Alabama, February 17, 1916) ANNOUNCEMENTS (Political Advertisements) FOR TAX COLLECTOR We…
A Cherokee County, Alabama lawyer killed the Sheriff and fled to Texas A Transcription of Hugh Cardon's HISTORY OF CHEROKEE COUNTY, ALABAMA Part VI Mr.…
Alabama formed the American Party in 1855 – this was the platform adopted June 12, 1855 as printed in a Calhoun County newspaper SCROLL…
Happy Birthday! JACOB AMOS ALBRIGHT BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1843-AFT. 1921) LEE COUNTY, ALABAMA Jacob Amos Albright, a teacher, was born August 27, 1843, at…
Happy Birthday! WILLIAM BURFORD ALEXANDER BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1853-1931) Dallas and Perry County, Alabama William Burford Alexander was born August 26, 1853, at Oak…
Do you know anything about these photographs? Brown Bros. Saw Mill No 2 near Randolph Ala ca. 1900 Collection of Duke and Weeks…
Happy Birthday! HON. RUSSELL M. CUNNINGHAM BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (b. 1855 AL 1921 AL) Lawrence and Jefferson County, Alabama Dr. Russsell McWhortor Cunningham, of…
Happy Birthday! WILLIAM ALEXANDER BURNS BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1860-aft. 1904) Limestone, Calhoun, Talladega County, Alabama William Alexander Burns was the manager of the Sylacauga…
Happy Birthday! JEFFERSON DAVIS GAFFORD BIOGRAPHY AND GENEALOGY (1861 - 1904) Butler and Pike county, Alabama Jefferson Davis Gafford was for twenty years…
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