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ARTIFICIAL LIMBS The first relief Act by the State of Alabama in aid of former Confederate soldiers who were maimed during the War Between…
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( Transcribed from Advertiser and Register, Mobile, Alabama, March 13, 1840) COMMITTED to the Jail of Marion County, on the 20th day of October…
Hazel Farris b.1880 in Louisville Ky is one of the most notorious female outlaws of the early 1900s and Alabama history. After a night…
Few buildings in America can claim to have the kind of storied history as the Old State Bank in Decatur, Alabama. Standing for 183…
I reeled about like a cow with the blind staggers or a feller who had taken too many horns by Shannon Hollon David Crockett…
From 1946 Avondale Sun (October – December BPonline) Gingerbread Lollipops 2 cups flour 1 teaspoon soda 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1 teaspoon ginger 1-2 teaspoon…
Household hints from the past: By dipping a new broom in hot salt water before using, will toughen the bristles and make it last…
The following facts and information concerning the boats on the Alabama river, that have sunk or been burned since the war, was prepared by…
BEAUTIFUL RECEPTION AT FIRST WHITE HOUSE OF THE CONFEDERACY Montgomery Advertiser, October 7th, 19001 The reception at the Jeff Davis House on Lee Street,…
Mexican Revolution In 1910, a revolution in Mexico began. All across Mexico, volunteers aligned with different factions, and Pancho Villa aligned with Francisco I.…
If you have been a resident of Birmingham, Alabama for any length of time, then I'm sure you have heard of U. S. Highway…
Good Ole Days - Household hints from the past Our parents were always looking for time-savers - here are some that are still helpful.…
(Excerpt from ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS Removal: Lost & Forgotten Stories (Volume 7) Chiefs and Head Men of the Creek or Muscogee Nation, which numbered around…
(WARNING! This WPA interviewer made an attempt in this interview to capture the dialect of this former slave and may be offensive to readers…
Colonel Nathaniel Scott petitioned Auburn's Masonic Lodge (Auburn Lodge #76) to sponsor a female educational center in town. Auburn Masonic Female College became the…
“Somewhere beneath the dust may be the first skeleton of a Paleo Indian to be found in the Western Hemisphere.” Confirmation established by discoveries…
Newspapers located at the Alabama Department of Archives and History are a great source of genealogy information. INDEX TO MACON COUNTY, ALABAMA, NEWSPAPERS In…
First Protestant Minister and Early settlers of Washington County, Alabama (Excerpt from: The Great Southeast or Clarke County and its Surroundings, pub. 1882 by…
THE BOWIE LETTERS, 1819 and 1821 Edited by Virginia K. Jones Transcribed from The Alabama Historical Quarterly, Vol. 22, No. 04 Winter Issue 1960…
Photograph of Samuel Pickens, bro. of Israel Pickens -served as Comptroller of the Alabama treasury 1819 to 1829 (Alabama Department of Archives and History)…
ARTIFICIAL LIMBS The first relief Act by the State of Alabama in aid of former Confederate soldiers who were maimed during the War Between…
From Germantown, PA Here lies the dust of Louisa Orr, whose soul is now a little angle in Heaven Another mistake? Here lies Peter…
(Excerpt from HISTORY OF ROANOKE1The Roanoke Leader, Roanoke, Alabama November 1956 - 1957, presented as a Public Service, THE COMMERCIAL BANK) STEALING THE YANKEE'S…
This story is also an excerpt from the book ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS Settlement: Lost & Forgotten Stories (Volume 2) available at Amazon.com On Little River,…
JOHN MURRAY FORBES'S HORSEBACK TRIP TO ALABAMA IN 1831. By Thomas Semmes Forbes, Birmingham Originally written ca 1904 (Transcribed from Transactions of the Alabama…
Read this story as well as many others in ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS: Settlement: Lost & Forgotten Stories Continued below The daughter-in-law of Peter the…
(Excerpt from ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS Removal: Lost & Forgotten Stories (Volume 7) In 1817, the U. S. Senate Committee on Public Lands declared that Indian…
Letter written from an American living in Brazil 1865 Alabama Pioneers Patrons receive rewards, bonus stories, and free books Learn more about the Patron…
The beautiful Jemison-Van de Graaff Mansion in Tuscaloosa, Alabama is filled with mysteries such as a door that leads nowhere, deep underground tunnels, 2-foot…
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