Prior to 1800, many colonists loyal to the throne of Britain immigrated to north and south Alabama to escape involvement in the Revolutionary War…
From an 1881 newspaper: Father's Rules for Governing children: Cultivate a love of giving fair play. Everyone, of course, likes to receive fair play,…
New from Tuscaloosa News August 27, 1911 ENROLLMENT AT THE UNIVERSITY WILL SHOW INCREASE J. C. Persons, bursar-registrar of the University of Alabama returned…
While doing some research on something else, as often happens, I discovered an interesting article about Alabama from The Toronto Sunday World November 5,…
Birmingham was preparing for a huge dedication celebration for Vulcan in 1939 as can be seen in the newspaper article below. News from The…
[This funny story from 1937 reveals how popular automobiles had become over horse riding] No Riders! (from The Tuscaloosa News - July 2, 1937)…
July 16, 1879, From the Birmingham Iron Age Judge Milton J. Saffold, formerly of this State, died in San Francisco, Cal., on the 5th…
HOW TO KEEP ICE IN THE SICK ROOM (from July 2, 1879 edition of the Birmingham Iron Age) For those who have an…
PATRON- News of June 16, 1900- An explosion and a shooting by an ex-Gov of Alabama News around Alabama on June 16, 1900 From…
(This is the actual 1877 newspaper account of a murder that took place between two respected families in Selma, Alabama. What a tragedy over…
As we plan our July 4th festivities, we should never forget how some brave Americans spent July 1, 1943. This story appeared in The…
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…
(Men sometimes settled their differences with guns in early Alabama as this story reveals) From The Weekly Iron Age, Birmingham, Alabama 5/21/1885 BY ONE BALL…
President James Abram Garfield was assassinated on July 2, 1881. He lingered for eleven weeks and died on September 19, 1881, at Long Branch,…
Public Spirit – This transcription of an editorial from the Birmingham Iron Age of September 15, 1881 could have been written today. The city…
PATRON - News from the Lauderdale County, Alabama Florence Times Daily September 3, 1909 A Great Discovery The news has come that Dr. F.…
A Look back at the News on May 12, 1937 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. From The Tuscaloosa News May 12, 1937 Duelling Charge Filed Birmingham,…
On March 24, 1937 the old Jefferson County Courthouse was being torn down. The original cornerstone was removed and a mechanic used an acetelyne…
Some News From The Weekly Iron Age, Birmingham, Alabama 5/21/1885 Nineteen Oxen Lost Mr. W. J. Morgan, of Walker county, was in the city…
From Tuscaloosa News, Aug 2, 1937 Three Men Arrested In Bangor Cave raid Birmingham, August 2- (AP) Three men arrested after a raid on…
From the Florence Times September 1, 1905 – Salvation Army opened a shelter A Very Creditable Institution Is To Be Opened In Florence…
On June 25, 1874 - a lead and silver mine was discovered in Walker County, Alabama. Here are the News headlines From Birmingham Iron…
Teacher in Bagley arrested for assault and battery School discipline was certainly different in 1874 as can be seen by this story From the…
From the Birmingham Iron Age Newspaper June 18, 1874 New apples are one dollar and ten cents a quart. Ten cents for the apples…
News from around Alabama from the May 28, 1874 Birmingham Iron Age Whooping cough is prevailing in Gadsden. Gadsden, Alabama The Gadsden Times of…
On May 5th in 1937, anyone wanting to celebrate Cinco de Mayo with liquor in Alabama had the opportunity in 1937 because legal liquor…
News from April 21, 1900. Besides the election results of April 1900 for the State of Alabama, The Pratt City Herald on April 21,…
The Iron Age was a Birmingham newspaper owned and edited by W. C. Garrett and Frank V. Evans in the early days of Birmingham.…
(Transcribed from the Tuscaloosa News May 26, 1937) U. OF A. DEGREES AWARDED 468 IN FINAL EXERCISES 328 Men and 140 Women Are In…
(The Wilson Dam Schools had some very innovative programs as can be seen by this historic vintage film below) The Wilson Dam School From…
February 11, 1930 From The Tuscaloosa News, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 10 HIGH SCHOOL PUPILS RECEIVE HIGHEST HONORS Students Are Elected Into National Honor Society Of…
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