Opened for settlement by Congress in 1798, the fertile land near the Mississippi River was a place of frenzied speculation and immigration by the…
It is hard to imagine how difficult life was for early settlers in Alabama before it became a state but in the History of…
Serendipity Moments by Ruth Pickle Three years ago, my daughter-in-law, Gail, and myself, from Iowa and my sister, Teddie, and cousin, JoAnn, from NM,…
OKRA CREOLE RECIPE FROM 1948 Ingredients for 6 servings ½ pound okra (or 2 cups canned okra) 6 large tomatoes (or 2 cups canned…
Broom churchyard, Bedfordshire God be praised Here is Mr. Dudley senior, and Jane his wife also; Who while living was his superior, but see…
Everyone has them. Family legends in genealogy abound and often become more embellished with each generation. Many times, after diligent research you may find…
During 1937, the Federal Resettlement agency (a part of Roosevelt's New Deal program) purchased the old Pettway plantation and two adjacent farms in the…
Anne Royall (June 11, 1769 – October 1, 1854) was by some accounts the first professional woman journalist in the United States. When her…
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The transcribed Acts below, which include an Act for a divorce, were passed when the Government first met on the 3rd and 4th of February, 1818. ACTS PASSED AT THE FIRST SESSION, FIRST GENERAL…
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This film is so funny now! We discovered this wonderful, historic instructional film about prom etiquette rules produced in 1961 by America’s Junior Miss…
This article and more abstracts are available in the Book ALABAMA GENEALOGY NOTES: Volume VI- Scroll to bottom to see the Table of Contents…
We take colors in our clothes for granted today but our ancestors had to dye their clothes for colors. Here are a few of their…
(Transcribed excerpt is from The Monroe Journal, Monroe County Alabama, December 5, 1935) PICTURESQUE PERSONALITIES OF MONROE by Miriam Brewer Richardson, Montgomery Advertiser Captain…
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CORNELIUS ELLIOTT BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1789-1840) Shelby County, Alabama An early Elliott family in Shelby County was the family of Cornelius Elliott. He was…
Alabama Deaths from WWI has now been published as a paperback. Previously, it was only available in Ebook form. Family researchers or genealogists will…
This story can also be found in the book Alabama Footprints: Immigrants Routes Taken To The Alabama Territory After the Creek cession, the first…
This is a very interesting news clipping we discovered from June 9, 2007 Daily Sun, The Villages,, Florida by Maureen Gilmer (DIY network) about…
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(Excerpt transcribed from The Daily Huntsville Confederate, Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama, Feb. 19, 1862) TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN Take notice that, on…
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HIS LONG WAIT “Grandpa, how old are you?” “I am eighty-seven years old, my little dear.” “Then you were born eighty years before I…
This biography can be found in Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Volume VI WILLIAM BURFORD ALEXANDER BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1853-1931) Dallas and…
Many books are out-of-print so we are gathering information we find about individuals and publishing them in a series of books. BIOGRAPHIES OF NOTABLE…
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LUTHER CLARENCE ABBOTT BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1878-1964) Shelby County, Alabama Luther Clarence Abbott was an enterprising man who held the responsible position of head…
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This is an excerpt from the book Vinegar of the Four Thieves Our grandparents worked hard on daily chores and were always looking for…
