On August 11, 1939, the city of Birmingham, Alabama baseball fans were excited about the purchase of the Birmingham Barons by the Cincinnati Reds'…
Stories and ghostly tales from the 1930s of how Shades Valley in Jefferson County, Alabama was named (WPA Alabama Writer's Project) There are at…
Alabama Marriage Notices from the 1852 South Western Baptist Newspaper 2-4-1852 Married on the 14th inst., by the REV. A. VANHOOSE of Aberdeen, Mississippi,…
In 1860, parents were given these instructions for Parents sending their sons to the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. PAGE 1 Unlock thousands…
Ghost stories or a part of Alabama's past. Below are three unedited stories from 1939 written by a WPA writer who interviewed three African-Americans…
In 1883, there was an attempt to burn the Woodstock Hotel in Anniston, Alabama in 1883 (Transcribed from Anniston Hot Blast, Anniston, Alabama, October…
This story is an excerpt from the book ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS Settlement: Lost & Forgotten Stories (Volume 2) continued below Three countries, England,…
Lafayette did not dance on his visit to Cahaba, Alabama Lafayette in Cahaba, Alabama by Jack Kytle (WPA Alabama Federal Writer's Project) Written in…
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(Transcribed from The Shelby Guide, Columbiana, Alabama January 11, 1870) CALERA CORRESPONDENCE CALERA, ALABAMA, JAN. 10, 1870 ED. GUIDE: As Calera is in the…
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AN AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF SAMUEL FORWOOD PART II HARFORD DEMOCRAT BEL AIR, MARYLAND. Friday Morning, May 11th , 1888. A native of Harford County,…
Are you researching ancestors in Lawrence County, Alabama? This may help. Lawrence County was created by act of the Territorial Legislature of February 4,…
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This is an excerpt from the book Compiled records of BIBB COUNTY, ALABAMA PIONEERS VOLUME I: Biographies Genealogy Reports, Notes & Records FREDERICK MONROE…
This story is an excerpt from A Collection of PERRY COUNTY ALABAMA PIONEERS BIOGRAPHIES & GENEALOGIES VOLUME I ARCHIMEDES M. MAHAN BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY…
Small Churches I have loved by Joyce Ray Wheeler Lowndesboro Baptist Church, Lowndesboro, Alabama ca. 1888 - with two doors for men and women…
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ALABAMA BECOMES A TERRITORY After the war of 1812, and with the defeat of the Creek Indians, land in Alabama became open to new…
(continued) On June 18, (1871) GOV. LINDSAY made another visit to New York, to protect the interests of the State (of Alabama) and to…
"Willis Valley Railroad was charted in February 3, 1852 as a company to build a railroad from the point on the Alabama & Tennessee…
(Transcribed excerpt from BIRMINGHAM & JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA HISTORICAL & BIOGRAPHICAL by (Teeple & Smith Publishers 1887) About the year 1823, I think it…
This is the introduction to the book Compiled records of BIBB COUNTY, ALABAMA PIONEERS VOLUME I: Biographies Genealogy Reports, Notes & Records Bibb County…
More information about Isaac Abercrombie can be found in the books A Collection of PERRY COUNTY ALABAMA PIONEERS BIOGRAPHIES & GENEALOGIES VOLUME I and…
SUNDAY OBSERVANCE IN ALABAMA Sunday, the first day of the week, has been recognized as a sacred day since the very earliest days of…
JOHN TUBBS, SR. BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1758 – 1836) Perry County, Alabama. This excerpt is from A Collection of PERRY COUNTY ALABAMA PIONEERS BIOGRAPHIES…
Recently, I asked readers to send in their personal serendipity moment to Alabama Pioneers. This is William W. McCollum's moment. Donna Serendipity Moment told…
DEITZ / AVINGER - Emanuel DEITZ m. Elizabeth AVINGER on Aug. 23, 1842, Lowndes Co. AL. They were in Scott Co., KY by 1854.…
This story is an excerpt from the book ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS Settlement: Lost & Forgotten Stories (Volume 2) French trade from Mobile was principally by…
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