Our ancestors did not have access to medical treatment like we have today and came up with many home remedies. This is a very…
Once Gen. LaFayette agreed to the invitation of Governor Israel Pickens to visit Alabama, Gov. Pickens began to make preparations for his visit. (General…
On December 8, 1937, this curious story was reported in The Tuscaloosa News from Huntsville, Alabama. SISTERS ADMIT MARITAL FRAUD Three Confess They Obtained…
(Transcribed from Fairhope Courier, August 1, 1919) OLD SETTLER TELLS ABOUT OLD TIMES One of the old-time settlers of Fairhope who arrived here when…
GRANDMA'S KNIT STOCKING How much love went into each stitch (Transcribed from Brewton Banner (Brewton, Alabama June 2, 1883) THE OLD CUSTOM OF…
(Continued – from Alabama Folklore Part IV) Unemployed authors were employed through the Works Project Administration WPA to record the life and culture of…
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ALABAMA IN MEXICO WAR Letter to DR. W. S. WYMAN From S. F. NUNNELEE (Written June 14, 1906) Mexico War Correspondence, Military Records Division…
There seems to be nothing but negative news today and there is not much we can do to change the news, but it's not…
In 1818, before Alabama became a state, Anne Newport Royall (June 11, 1769 – October 1, 1854) was a traveler in Alabama. After her…
September 19, 1953 was a historic day in Alabama: More than thirty years after it became law, the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which gave women…
The following article appeared in the Alabama Beacon on March 28, 1868: “THE COURTHOUSE AT EUTAW DESTROYED BY FIRE Greene County has sustained a heavy…
(Excerpt from ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS Removal: Lost & Forgotten Stories (Volume 7) Prior to 1830, it was the general consensus in the United States Congress…
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(This was transcribed for the 1st edition of THE CAHABA JOURNAL and it is included here using the same words from as published in…
Noccalula Falls is located on land once owned by R. A. Mitchell, who gave the site to the city of Gadsden. The main feature…
HISTORIC TORNADO OUTBREAK ALABAMA March 21-22, 1932 (FROM: DARKEST HOURS by Jay Robert Nash) On March 21, 1932, Marion, Alabama was the first…
Noccalula Falls near Gadsden ca. 1930s (Continued – from Alabama Folklore Part I) Unemployed authors were employed through the Works Project Administration WPA to…
Evidently, there was a problem with personal clothing and garments being lost in the 1890s just as there is today. They seem to have…
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