The story of the Killing of Dr. Hellen in Greensboro, Alabama published in 1908. Killing of Dr. Hellen1 (Published in 1908) Up to twenty-five or thirty years…
Continued stories from Rev. R. W. Brooks of Escambia, County, Alabama written in 1939 - his first and last political speech My first and…
Tod Robinson was a very early pioneer in Alabama. He arrived in Alabama even before it was a state with the father of noted…
President James Abram Garfield was assassinated on July 2, 1881. He lingered for eleven weeks and died on September 19, 1881, at Long Branch,…
Lying at the southern extremity of the Appalachian Mountains, Shelby County is richly endowed with abundant natural resources and unrivaled beauty in the profile…
Public Spirit – This transcription of an editorial from the Birmingham Iron Age of September 15, 1881 could have been written today. The city…
WOLF BRAND by S. J. 1/25/39 editorial board Woodrow Hand1 Shelby County voted dry in the recent (1939) prohibition issue and the people chorused:…
The Inauguration of Governor Bagby in 1837 written by William Garrett1 At the general election, this year, Mr. Arthur P. Bagby of Monroe, was…
A former First Lady's who passed away on July 11th had ancestors who came from Alabama. She even lived here when she was young…
AN ALABAMA CONTEST The United States presidential election of 1896 was the 28th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 3, 1896. It was…
(Updated with a new film and Podcast) Five miles north of Florence, Lauderdale County, Alabama was a wonderful example of a temple type mansion,…
This is an excerpt from ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS Pioneers: Lost & Forgotten Stories (Volume 3) First Edition Become an Alabama Pioneers Patron/Patreon and unlock even…
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(Hon. E. A. Powell knew many of these early governors of Alabama personally and he didn't mince words when describing them as you can…
EARLY GREENSBORO, HALE COUNTY, ALABAMA Settled by the Russell family The locality of Greensboro was settled in 1816 by a large family connection named Russell,…
(Transcribed from The Shelby Guide, Oct 1, 1868) How to check a bank run O'Connell is said to have checked a panic on the…
Read the whole story about Aaron Burr’s treason in ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS Pioneers: Lost & Forgotten Stories (Volume 3) First Edition Become an Alabama Pioneers Patron/Patreon…
I found this in some old records. Wouldn't it be nice if a letter "bridge of love" could bring our country closer together today…
On May 5th in 1937, anyone wanting to celebrate Cinco de Mayo with liquor in Alabama had the opportunity in 1937 because legal liquor…
(Transcribed from The Weekly Herald (Wetumpka, Alabama, December 12, 1918) Spanish influenza appeared in many waves across Alabama at the end of WWI and…
(This has been transcribed from a book titled RECOLLECTIONS OF THE EARLY SETTLERS OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY, ALABAMA -Original data: Robertson, W. G.. Recollections of…
Read the whole story about Aaron Burr's treason in ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS Pioneers: Lost & Forgotten Stories (Volume 3) First Edition Become an Alabama Pioneers…
This is an excerpt from ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS Pioneers: Lost & Forgotten Stories (Volume 3) First Edition Become an Alabama Pioneers Patron/Patreon and unlock even…
Once Gen. LaFayette agreed to the invitation of Governor Israel Pickens to visit Alabama, Gov. Pickens began to make preparations for his visit by…
(Transcribed from The Clarke County Democrat, Grove Hill, Alabama, January 31, 1856) PROCEEDINGS OF THE DEMOCRATIC and ANTI-KNOW NOTHING CONVENTION, Held in Montgomery, Jan.…
RANDOM THOUGHTS ABOUT STRESS If you don't learn to laugh at trouble, you won't have anything to laugh at when you are old. Laughing…
A ROMANTIC LOVE STORY (Transcribed from the Times Daily, Florence, Alabama January 9, 1892) Washington Post Congressman Oates, of Alabama with his 55 years…
This is an excerpt from the book ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS Exploration: Lost & Forgotten Stories (Volume 1) First Edition Continued below.... Mississippi Territory Created…
Daylight Savings Time has been embroiled in controversy since Benjamin Franklin first proposed the concept. The plan was formally adopted in the U.S. in…
After Gen. LaFayette visit. There were many details to follow up with in Alabama, including payment for services rendered as indicated by these letters. His…
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