“As long as you speak my name, I shall live forever JOIN US FOR FREE CANCEL ANYTIME Become an Alabama Pioneers Patron This story is an excerpt from Alabama Footprints Volume V – VIII The story below reveals the close friendship Francis Scott Key shared with Alabama Governor Gayle’s wife, Sarah and her nine year old […]
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PATRON + UPDATED WITH PODCAST – Francis Scott Key who wrote America’s national anthem was sent as a peacemaker between settlers and Indians in Alabama [photographs]
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PATRON + Francis Scott Key who wrote, The Star-Spangled Banner, came to Alabama to help solve problems
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PATRON – Bigraphy: David Scott April 5, 1803
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MONDAY MUSINGS: Mules were valuable to many Alabama farmers – here is why
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Did you know the Legislative branch was superior in Alabama’s first constitution?
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In Chilton County in 1921, bridges were being closed and the women had meetings
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UPDATED WITH PODCAST – Did you know that Huntsville, Alabama has the distinction of having the oldest public water system in the United States west of the Appalachians?
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Can you guess how many times the capital of Alabama moved? Here’s the answer [vintage pictures]
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AUTHOR SUNDAY: A Special Reunion – a family reunited
JOIN US Discover, Share, and support our endeavors to preserve lost and forgotten storie Become an Alabama Pioneers Patron A SPECIAL REUNION by FRED HARVEY WILLIAMS My name is Fred Harvey Williams and my GGGGrandfather George French came to Alabama from Greenville, SC in about 1843. My parents divorced when I was less than a year […]
Anne Newport Royall – relates in 1821 letter her impression of Huntsville, Alabama
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Letter from Gov. Bagby to his wife written 1849
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Lewis’ Tavern – in Macon County, Alabama was owned by the son-in-law of Big Warrior
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B. B. Comer Bridge was the only remaining bridge of the original 15 toll bridges
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The dangers and difficulties of transporting cotton from north Alabama
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Elections in early Alabama were a frequent and exciting occurrence
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Birmingham Barons sold to Cincinnati Reds on August 11th
On August 11, 1939, the city of Birmingham, Alabama baseball fans were excited about the purchase of the Birmingham Barons by the Cincinnati Reds’ chain. First named the Coal Barons In 1885, the Birmingham Barons was organized as the Coal Barons. They played in many leagues throughout the south during their early days. Their home […]
PATRON + The Alabama Territorial Government met- first Acts passed included a divorce
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PATRON – UPDATED WITH FILM Glennville Plantation – beautiful interior photographs and film of a time forgotten
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Bibb County, Alabama school almost broken up over an election for governor
This story is available for FREE! Become an Alabama PIONEERS Patron for only $2 per month and read thousands more lost and forgotten stories. Cancel anytime. See how to Become a Patron today. Politics grew heated in 1892 during the election for governor. Reuben F. Kolb was a candidate for a coalition of Jeffersonian Democrats, against […]
PATRON +The life of a Country Merchant 1939 in Escambia County, Alabama
Transcribed and unedited (with misspelled, capitals, and grammatical errors) written by WPA (Works Projects Administration) writer Annie L. Bowman, Escambia County, Alabama, March 31, 1939 Davison Fore The Country Merchant Atmore, Alabama written March 31, 1939 by Annie L. Bowman It was twenty minutes past nine in this crowded little country store. Davison Fore was […]
On January 16, 1967, Lurleen Wallace was inaugurated as Alabama’s first female governor
“Lurleen Wallace was inaugurated as Alabama’s first female governor–and only the third nationwide–as an estimated 150,000 look on. Wallace succeeded her husband George C. Wallace, who was barred by law at the time from serving consecutive terms. She died in office of cancer on May 7, 1968.” (Alabama Department of Archives and History) Lurleen Wallace was the 46th […]
PATRON: + Valley Creek Presbyterian Church – the founders built the first church building before their homes were built
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John Wilkes Booth was in the first play held at the Old Montgomery Theatre
John Wilkes Booth was in the first play held at the Old Montgomery Theatre The old Montgomery Theatre described here became the Webber Department Store and recently a renovation was taking place to restore the building when it partially collapsed. See story Montgomery Theatre partially collapses. I do not know it’s status at this time. PASSING […]
PATRON – Greenwood Cemetery is one of the oldest in Tuscaloosa, Alabama – these inscriptions includes many notes about early pioneers of Tuscaloosa
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All adult white males granted suffrage in Alabama’s first Constitution
On August 2, 1819 – The first Constitution of Alabama was adopted paving the way to statehood in December. It was considered a model of democracy at the time because if granted suffrage to all adult white males without regard to property ownership or other qualifications. Held in Huntsville In keeping with the provisions of […]
Do you know the names of the people who controlled and organized the new State of Alabama?
The population in the new Alabama Territory increased so rapidly between 1817 and 1818, that by the time the second session of the territorial legislature met at St. Stephens in November 1818, transition to statehood was expected very soon. When the legislature met, a petition to Congress was drawn up and sent by John W. […]
PATRON-BIOGRAPHY: [rare 1898 video] Dr. William Crawford Gorgas born October 3, 1854 – photograph
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UPDATED WITH PODCAST TOWNS IN THE ALABAMA TERRITORY – Huntsville, Alabama has a long history
Continued TOWNS IN THE ALABAMA TERRITORY (The following story is the 5th section of a news article written in 1817 which describes some early towns of Alabama. It was published in 1817 when Alabama was still a Territory and first printed in the New York Herald, then copied in the Alabama Republican, and finally published […]
UPDATED WITH PODCAST -Haunted houses in Tuscumbia, Alabama hold many stories
(Transcribed and unedited story from a WPA (Works Projects Administration) writer, Susan Russell ca. 1938) Continued below Haunted Houses Near Tuscumbia written ca. 1938 by WPA writer Susan Russell Colbert County, Alabama One-half mile to the left of Jackson Highway, which connects Sheffield and Tuscumbia, three ivy-covered towers mark the Andrew Jackson House, which is invested […]