General Lafayette General Lafayette, on his visit to America in 1824-25, spent the early days of April, 1825, in what is the State of…
SKETCH OF PETTUS' BRIGADE. By Gen. Edmund Winston Pettus,1 Of Selma. (Transcription from Transactions of the Alabama Historical Society, Volume 2, 1898) Head Qrs. Pettus Brigade,2 Camp near Dalton, Georgia…
The rise of a new political party took place called the Know Nothing Party in 1855. This political party was an anti-establishment party -…
HISTORIC VISIT BY INEZ MCCOLLUM A few years ago, I made a special effort to attend the Annual Meeting of the Alabama Historical Association. …
Jackson, Clarke County, Alabama The town of Jackson in Clarke County, Alabama is holds an annual fall festival. See Fall Festival for more information Home…
This is an excerpt from the book ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS - Settlement: Lost & Forgotten Stories (Volume 2) continued below.... The territory of the…
(Continued from Part III - The author Gen. William F. Perry was the first superintendent of education in Alabama) THE GENESIS OF PUBLIC EDUCATION…
PEAS, PLEASE by Dorothy Graham Gast Peas, corn, okra, tomatoes, squash, and sweet potatoes are as nutritious as they are tasty. Mainstays of southern…
[Col. Hawkins, a member of President George Washington's staff and aristocrat, held the longest period of peace with the Creek Indians prior to 1812.…
The majority of the population of Macon County, Alabama was African American in the 1880s when Lewis Adams, a former slave, was an important…
Scroll down to read story COLUMBIAN INSTITUTE By Levin Vinson Rosser1 of Carrollton (Transcribed article from Transactions of the Alabama Historical Society, Volume 2,…
QUILTING PARTIES (Transcribed and unedited story from a WPA (Works Projects Administration) author from Pike County, Alabama) Written by Lois Lynn 11/12/1936 Quilting parties…
The Fed Hartley Rock by Dudley Hartley of Huntsville, AL Contributed by Karen R. Barbour (granddaughter to Joseph W. Hartley and Ila Snipes…
Scroll down to read story SINGING SCHOOLS (Transcribed and unedited story from a WPA (Works Projects Administration) author from Pike County, Alabama) Written by…
Historical events in that have occurred in Baldwin County include the following: In 1560, across its northern border marched the Tristan de Luna expedition from…
SURRENDER OF WEATHERFORD By William Gates Orr,1 of Okolona, Miss. (Transcription from Transactions of the Alabama Historical Society, Volume 2, 1898) Okolona, Miss., Feby. 22, 1893. Mr. H. S. Halbert,…
Women race car and stunt drivers were quite popular in the early days of automobile racing. One outstanding driver was Elfrieda Mais who was…
Artifacts date back to 600 B. C. The ghost town of Cotton Gin Port in Monroe County, Mississippi was once part of Marion County…
We found this great video Peggy Wade made from her father's home movies from 50 years ago of great scenes from Walker County, Alabama…
Excerpt about early days of Auburn, Alabama transcribed from The Alabama Historical Quarterly, Vol. 07, No. 03, Fall Issue EARLY HISTORY OF AUBURN By…
There are many unidentified Confederate soldiers photographs at the State of Alabama Department of Archives and History. I'm including a few below to see…
Have you ever visited Old Alabama Town in Montgomery, Alabama lately? From the purchase of the Ordeman House in 1967, the Landmarks Foundation and…
(Continued from Part I - How a system of Public education developed in early Alabama Part II -The author Gen. William F. Perry was the…
Eight Party Line Back Then When I was in high school we had one rotary black dial telephone that was an eight party line. …
Here are some interesting photographs from the Alabama Department of Archives and History from Bibb County, Alabama. Do you know any of the missing…
Continued TOWNS IN THE ALABAMA TERRITORY (The following story is the 5th section of a news article written in 1817 which describes some early…
(Transcribed and unedited story from a WPA (Works Projects Administration) writer, Susan Russell ca. 1938) Continued below Haunted Houses Near Tuscumbia written ca. 1938 by…
This is an excerpt from ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS Pioneers: Lost & Forgotten Stories (Volume 3) First Edition When peace finally came between the United States…
[Many people in the Sylacauga area around the time of WWII can probably relate to this story.] As told to Donna R. Causey by Pearl…
History of the 44th Alabama Regiment written by a member of the regiment in 1898. SCROLL DOWN TO READ STORY FORTY-FOURTH ALABAMA REGIMENT By…
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