Do you love grits and eggs? You can thank the Native Americans for introducing them to our southern diet. An article from the Tuscaloosa…
This is an excerpt from the book ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS - Settlement: Lost & Forgotten Stories (Volume 2) CONTINUED BELOW..... Traveling within Alabama before…
(Transcribed from The Butler County News, Georgiana, Alabama September 10, 1914) CHAPMAN Stewart Foshee, James McGowin, and Elbert Sowell left Monday for Tuscaloosa where…
In Whittlebury Churchyard, Northamptonshire John Heath, 1767, age 27While Time doth run, from him depart;Let none e'er shun Death's piercing dart;For read and look, and…
(We seldom hear about the lives of pioneer women so I was truly excited when I found this autobiography of Margaret Eades. She was…
Patron – Deaths, and illness occurred in Gainesville, Alabama Apr. 11, 1907 (Transcribed excerpts from The Sumter Enterprise, Epes, Sumter County, Alabama, April 11,…
If you have ever driven south from Birmingham on I-65 you will see a huge peach tower on the side of the interstate at…
(WARNING! This WPA interviewer made an attempt in this interview to capture the dialect of this former slave and may be offensive to readers…
Ads provide family research clues - Transcribed advertisements are from Autauga Mercury, Autaugaville, Alabama, October 5, 1853 – Note: This paper is very…
FIFTY-FIVE YEARS IN WEST ALABAMA CHAPTER FIVE by By HON. E. A. POWELL John C. Kirkland was a farmer of strong native sense, and…
Photo by: Carmen K. Sisson/Cloudybright It's a shame this interesting 1935 film is not in color so you can truly enjoy the beautiful…
Patron – April 11, 1866, Personal news in Demopolis after Civil War ended (Excerpts from The Demopolis New Era, Demopolis, Marengo County, Alabama, April…
Old Household and Paint Tips from the past Rub Camphor oil into scratches to fill light or dark wood. The darker the wood, the…
Kid gloves are gloves made from the skin of a young goat. They were first fashioned in the 18th century and were often made…
Are you relying on family stories in your research? Sometimes family stories may be incorrect and may actually hinder further progress on your family…
(Extract from Pickens County Herald and West Alabamian (Carrollton, Alabama Jan 3, 1855) LIST OF LETTERS Remaining in the Post-Office at Carrollton, which, if…
Patron – Personal Notes from the Shelby County Iron Works, Alabama - 1883 (Excerpt from The Shelby Chronicle, Columbiana, Alabama, Nov. 22, 1883) DOTS…
DUTTON STEEL LIGHTCAP BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1856-1942) Talladega and Shelby County, Alabama Dutton Steel Lightcap was one of Talladega's leading dentists. He was born…
The people in the South have always had an interesting way of turning a phrase. These are some I remember. Can you think of…
CONCEPTION STREET TERRACE IS PART OF MOBILE'S HISTORY Dirt Was Removed At Intersection of Canal Street To Erect War Between The States Fortifications By…
CHEROKEE COUNTY, ALABAMA REMINISCENCES OF ITS EARLY SETTLEMENT By Rev. J. D. Anthony Part VIII A clipping from the Gadsden Times (Transcribed with misspelled…
This is an excerpt from ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS Pioneers: Lost & Forgotten Stories (Volume 3) First Edition The Trackless Wilderness Of South Alabama "White settlers…
Click to learn how to Become a Patron! Mules lost, Medical and School Notices in Cahaba, Alabama 1825 (Transcribed from Alabama State Gazette, Cahaba,…
PERSONALS (Excerpt from The Tallapoosa New Era, Dadeville, Alabama, January 6, 1887) Judge J. M. Chilton, of Opelika, was in Dadeville Monday. Messrs. William…
(Have you ever wondered where the unusual name of some of Andalusia's street names such as Three Notch Street comes from? The name goes back…
HISTORY OF BUTLER COUNTY, ALABAMA Butler County was created by the first session of the state legislature, December 13, 1819. Its territory was taken…
News about local people in Butler, Choctaw County, Alabama June 11, 1890 (Transcribed from Choctaw Advocate, Butler, Alabama, June 11, 1890) Mr. Robert Edwards,…
During the 1930s, Great Depression era, many writers were employed to interview people around the United States, so their experiences and life history could…
News from around Alabama from the May 28, 1874 Birmingham Iron Age Whooping cough is prevailing in Gadsden. Gadsden, Alabama The Gadsden Times of…
Epitaph of a resigned and submissive husband on his second wife: Here lies wife second of old Wing Rogers She's safe from care and…
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