Magnolia Grove, located at 1002 Hobson Street in Greensboro, Alabama is a historic site and museum located in Greensboro, Hale County, Alabama that is…
On May 5th in 1937, anyone wanting to celebrate Cinco de Mayo with liquor in Alabama had the opportunity in 1937 because legal liquor…
OLD PRACTICE IN MEDICINE1 In the private memoranda left by Judge A. A. Coleman, a distinguished citizen of Alabama from the founding of the…
THE MONTGOMERY MOTOR CORPS The Montgomery motor corps was a department of the National League for Woman's Service, organized by Mrs. William J. Hannah,…
Are you having difficulty identifying people in photographs? Here are some tips to help... Unidentified Men at Camp Council Meeting, May 1939, Farmersville, CA…
HISTORY OF BLOUNT COUNTY, ALABAMA (Written in 1921) Blount County, Alabama was created by the Territorial Legislature, February 7, 1818. Its original territory was…
(Excerpts transcribed from Goodwater Enterprise (Goodwater, Coosa County, Alabama October 13, 1905) LOCALS Mrs. S. H. Pope spent Saturday in Alex City. Fletcher Brown…
BUCKWHEAT CAKES (Transcribed from The Times-Argus, Selma, Alabama January 27, 1870) Dissolve half of yeast in a little warm water, and mix with a…
Biographies of the Delegates to the Alabama Secession Convention Part XII 1 John M. McClannahan Shelby County Nothing is known about the early life…
This is an excerpt from ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS Confrontation: Lost & Forgotten Stories (Volume 4) Tecumseh's Visit It's a long journey from the region round…
(Excerpts transcribed from Goodwater Enterprise (Goodwater, Coosa County, Alabama October 13, 1905) WALDEN-REAVES (REEVES) WEDDING WEDNESDAY OCT. 4, 1905 Miss Elma Walden and Mr.…
On a tombstone in Grafton, Vt.: Gone home below. ---- Here lies Bernard Lightfoot who was accidentally killed in his forty fifth year. Erected…
WILLIAM IRVIN ADAIR BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (ca. 1796- 1857) Madison and Jefferson County, Alabama William Irvin Adair was a lawyer, who was born in…
Biographies of the Delegates to the Alabama Secession Convention Part XI 1 George Augustus Ketchum Mobile County Another Georgian by birth who was a…
BIRD / GAINES – Abraham BIRD m Sarah GAINES on 15 Sep 1796 Effingham Co GA. Received passport to travel through Creek Lands & arrived…
Diary Of Traveling To Alabama In Early 1800s This is an excerpt from ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS Pioneers: Lost & Forgotten Stories (Volume 3) First Edition…
These news abstracts and more are available in the book ALABAMA GENEALOGY NOTES Volume 1 or THE FREE SCHOOL (Transcribed from the Birmingham Iron…
Superstitions were common in the South. Have you ever heard these? If a bride goes to the altar with salt in her pocket, she…
ENOCH ALDREDGE BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1807-1879) Blount County, Alabama Enoch Aldredge was born in Bledsoe county, Tennessee, in 1807, and came with his parents…
Truth Stranger Than Fiction – Strange Incident at Post Office in Greensboro 18721 POSTOFFICE IN GREENSBORO, ALABAMA (Published in 1908) In the year 1872 there happened an…
Patron member story This article and more abstracts are available in the ebook ALABAMA GENEALOGY NOTES Volume I: People in the news transcribed from…
Unlockthis story. Click to see how to Become a Patronand read thousands of lost and forgotten Alabama stories (Transcribed excerpt is from The Monroe…
(Clipping from January 9, 1919 The Florence Herald) ALABAMA DEATHS FROM WW I
(Transcribed from Phenix-Girad Journal (Girard, Alabama) February 6, 1909) FIRE IN PHENIX CITY On last Sunday morning destroyed the homes of Mr. J. T.…
This is an excerpt from the book Vinegar of the Four Thieves REPELLING ROACHES, MICE AND OTHER BUGS Keep bugs away from your paint…
JEFFRIES A. BLUNT BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (DEc. 5, 1861- 1942) Perry and Hale County, Alabama Jeffries A. Blunt is the Son of the late…
This biography can be found in Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Volume VI ROBERT PATTON McDAVID BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1867 - 1915)…
This story is an excerpt from Alabama Footprints Volume V - VIII The story below reveals the close friendship Francis Scott Key shared with Alabama…
During the Great Depression the Works Progress Administration (WPA) was an employment program created by President Roosevelt in 1935, Over its eight years of…
Francis M. “Franc” Paul established the Chattanooga Daily Rebel in August 1862, after the town’s two newspapers had merged, then suspended publication earlier that year. "The Rebel was…
