In 1818, before Alabama became a state, Anne Newport Royall (June 11, 1769 – October 1, 1854) was a traveler in Alabama. After her husband…
Archaeologists believe that humans have lived in Geneva County, Alabama for at least 13,000 years, perhaps much longer. During the coldest periods of the…
Don't waste time researching genealogy others have completed. This book is filled with genealogy research, notes and sources of information on Alexander Grancer Cobb's…
Indian Trails and Early Roads written in 1900 by Peter J. Hamilton Scroll down to read story (Unedited Transcription from Publications of the Alabama Historical…
The biographies of the Alabamians in Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Vol. 2 come from many sources. A good deal of the information comes…
(This article has been precisely transcribed (with spelling and grammar mistakes) from FIFTY-FIVE YEARS IN WEST ALABAMA which was printed in the Tuscaloosa Gazette August 12,…
Isaac Abercrombie was a pioneer of Perry County, Alabama (born 1748 Scotland – died 1825 Alabama) This book is a compilation of six generations…
The University of the State of Alabama was opened on April 18, 1831, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, the state's capital at the time, and many…
When pioneers moved to new locations, they often traveled in groups and intermarried with those they traveled with on their journey. This was the…
To say that there was suffering for water goes without saying... MEXICAN WAR REMINISCENCES Part V By Judge Zo. S. Cook (These several contributions…
(Extract from Pickens County Herald and West Alabamian (Carrollton, Alabama Jane 3, 1855) GOLD MINES OF ALABAMA (From the Tuscaloosa Monitor ca. 1855)…
MEXICAN WAR REMINISCENCES Part IV By Judge Zo. S. Cook (These several contributions cover the period of February to April, 1897, and were…
Rotten Potatoes by Johnny Ponder My Momma said that she spent her entire childhood eating rotten potatoes. I’m not kidding. In East Texas everybody…
Click …/to see how to honor your ancestor as a Notable Alabama Pioneer GOVERNOR CHARLES HENDERSON BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1860-1937) Pike County, Alabama Charles Henderson…
MEXICAN WAR REMINISCENCES Part III By Judge Zo. S. Cook (These several contributions cover the period of February to April, 1897, and were…
MEXICAN WAR REMINISCENCES Part II By Judge Zo. S. Cook (These several contributions cover the period of February to April, 1897, and were made…
In history books, John Hunt has been credited with being the first white settler of Huntsville, but there was another white settler in the…
Excerpt from ALABAMA STATE CAPITOL AN HISTORICAL SKETCH, Brochure by JAMES B. SIMPSON, Late Recording Secretary to the Governor JANUARY 1898 Roemer Printing Co.,…
MEXICAN WAR REMINISCENCES Part I By Judge Zo. S. Cook (These several contributions cover the period of February to April 1897, and were…
A Ruse Saved Immigrants Lives While Traveling Through Indian Territory This story is an excerpt from the book ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS Settlement: Lost & Forgotten…
This story is an excerpt from the book Alabama Footprints: Immigrants Brown's Village is a Cherokee village founded about 1790 located on the west…
Do you enjoy stories about the State of Alabama? We have been collecting lost and forgotten stories about Alabama for over 15 years. We…
The oldest surviving court records in America were used to write this historical fiction series about a family whose descendants migrated to Alabama before…
ALABAMA IN MEXICO WAR Letter to DR. W. S. WYMAN From S. F. NUNNELEE (Written June 14, 1906) Mexico War Correspondence, Military Records Division…
In this true tale of Alabama's pioneer days, Legendary Williamson Hawkins kills a bear near Birmingham with just an axe. Be a part…
SPRING IN THE COUNTRY by Becki McAnnally Being raised in the country in Helena, Alabama during the forties was in many ways an idyllic…
Excerpt from ALABAMA STATE CAPITOL AN HISTORICAL SKETCH, Brochure by JAMES B. SIMPSON, Late Recording Secretary to the Governor JANUARY 1898 Roemer Printing Co.,…
See more info on Mark Smith in the book Descendants of Mark Smith (1778-1861) Perry County, Alabama (Alabama Pioneer Descendants Book 19) MARK SMITH…
The Methodist Circuit Rider had a difficult life in the early days of Alabama as can be seen by the narrative below. THE METHODIST…
Excerpt from ALABAMA STATE CAPITOL AN HISTORICAL SKETCH, Brochure by JAMES B. SIMPSON, Late Recording Secretary to the Governor JANUARY 1898 Roemer Printing Co.,…
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