Speech and Voice Are Important Points by Olive Roberts Barton From Tuscaloosa News, Aug 2, 1937 When our children grow up, we want them…
From the Birmingham Iron Age of July 2, 1879, we gain a perspective on how children were dressed around this time with this article.…
The people of Gordo were shocked when their new water tank containing 68,000-gallons crashed to the earth on April 23rd, 1935 as the following…
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…
Interesting newspaper article from Rome News Tribune January 13, 1976, Rome, Georgia Elba, Alabama - Charlie Porter, born a slave 121 years ago and…
UPDATED Mad Dogs (Transcribed from Times Daily August 8, 1890, Florence, Alabama Three dogs reported to be mad, (hydrophobia) were killed in East Florence…
"OLD UNCLE DAVE" The Oldest Man in Lauderdale Dead (Transcribed from Times Daily July 18, 1890, Florence, Alabama) David Hutchings was born in Morganton,…
MR. WILLIAM POWERS DEAD Another of Lauderdale's Oldest and Best Citizens Gone (transcribed from Times Daily July 24, 1890, Florence, Alabama) This well-known citizen…
July 7, 1943– What do you think? Was their censorship or simply shortages which caused rationing of newsprint in WWII? Share your answers and…
Early on the morning on March 15, 1926, the town of Hartselle in Morgan County, Alabama was held hostage for almost four hours while "thieves…
A funny story—I bet he would be shocked at the world today. Do you know what the name of the store could have been on…
Alabama News from the past on April 30, 1874 Tuscumbia is out of debt, Alabama Governor has a toothache and a hog with horse…
(This was transcribed From the Franklin County Times, Alabama many years ago) Editor Franklin County Times: What is there about the name "Dickson"…
News stories from around Alabama on June 11, 1874 Fishing is the amusement now in Greene. The Eutaw Whig says there are 2 fisherman…
Moonshine was a popular way to make a living during the days of prohibition in Alabama. Here are some interesting stories, concerning moonshine in…
Birmingham, the Chicago of the South? Excerpts From The Iron Age Birmingham, Alabama April 19, 1883 The Moon Boys Discharged The Moon boys, who…
Old Auburn photographs found at Alabama Department of Archives and History. . . Photographs made by Bill Wood. of the 1956 Wreck Tech Pajama…
Street taxes due & Tuscaloosa officers indicted on liquor law violations on February 26 ON FEBRUARY 26, 1930 FROM THE TUSCALOOSA NEWS TUSCALOOSA,…
On August 11, 1939, the city of Birmingham, Alabama baseball fans were excited about the purchase of the Birmingham Barons by the Cincinnati Reds'…
[This funny story from 1937 reveals how popular automobiles had become over horse riding] No Riders! (from The Tuscaloosa News - July 2, 1937)…
September 8, 1881 - The Tin Man of Birmingham – I wonder how much of his work is still on buildings in Birmingham? (Transcribed…
From Tuscaloosa News August 2, 1937 Triplets Arrive in Perry County Three girls born to dairy farmer's wife in a Selma hospital All girls…
On July 2, 1937 - these newspaper articles were published From The Tuscaloosa News July 2, 1937 Amelia Earhart Sydney, Australia, July 2 -…
Transcribed from Weekly Iron Age July 28th, 1887 News - The news of the day included the following transcribed stories. HUNTSVILLE J. M. Garrison…
In the Pratt City Herald News on July 21, 1900, the following news items were included: E. E. Forbes Music Company in Montgomery, Alabama…
Winston County, Alabama's opposition to the Confederacy is briefly mentioned in the novels To Kill a Mockingbird and Paper Moon: A Novel (formerly Addie Pray) Tap…
HOW TO KEEP ICE IN THE SICK ROOM (from July 2, 1879 edition of the Birmingham Iron Age) For those who have an abundant…
This was transcribed from the News for the Times Daily June 9, 1932, Florence, Alabama FIREMEN DISPLAY SKILL IN FITTING TRUCKS WITH LIGHTS The…
(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…
Was there ever a settlement of German farmers in Washington County, Alabama? I discovered the following news articles in an 1891 newspaper about a…
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