News from the Lauderdale County, Alabama Florence Times Daily September 3, 1909 A Great Discovery The news has come that Dr. F. A. Cook,…
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…
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.…
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…
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