Over fifty years ago the little town of Haleyville, Alabama was in the national spotlight! On February 16, 1968, the first 9-1-1 emergency telephone system in…
The people of Winston County, Alabama regretted that a majority of the delegates at the convention in Montgomery before the Civil War passed the…
Patron – A land claim was contested in Huntsville, Alabama in December 1900 (Excerpts transcribed from The New Era, Double Springs, Alabama, Jan. 4,…
Patron – There was a new Post Office in Arly, Alabama in December 1900. (Excerpts transcribed from The New Era, Double Springs, Alabama, Jan.…
History of WINSTON COUNTY, ALABAMA Winston County, Alabama was created by an act, February 12, 1850. Its territory was taken almost entirely from Walker…
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…
(Transcribed from The Haleyville Journal Alabama June 9, 1914 WINSTON 'SAMMY' WRITES LETTER Camp Wheeler, Ga. Jun 6th Editor Haleyville Journal Haleyville, Ala. Dear…
(Transcribed from The Haleyville Journal Alabama June 9, 1914 LOCAL NEWS Mrs. J. C. Johnson was in Birmingham Sunday. Rev. C. N. James was…
(Transcribed from The Haleyville Journal Alabama June 9, 1914) PREACHER-CHURCH WORKER SCHOOL Beginning Monday, Jan. 21 at 10 a.m. and continuing for six days,…
(Transcribed from The Haleyville Journal Alabama June 9, 1914 REMAINS OF MRS. RAY INTERRED The remains of Mrs. W. M. Ray who died in…
The Indian Legend of Natural Bridge, Winston County, Alabama by G. Samek During the 1930s, Great Depression era, many writers were employed to interview…
Early pioneers held in high esteem Arley is located in the heart of Winston County, Alabama. Some early settlers in the area around 1832…
Happy Birthday! CHRISTOPHER C. NESMITH BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1873-1931) Lamar, Marion, Winston, Walker, Jefferson & Tuscaloosa County, Alabama Christopher C. Nesmith, of Birmingham, achieved…
