Thomas Simpson Woodward - Brig. Gen. of the Alabama Militia - died in 1861 Letter from General Thomas Simpson Woodard to Col. Albert J.…
HOW TO KEEP ICE IN THE SICK ROOM (from July 2, 1879 edition of the Birmingham Iron Age) For those who have an…
Early Migration Trails To the "Natchez Country" (Transcribed story posted as Public Story by gnerdtude on Ancestry.com) There were several different routes that the…
This biography can be found in Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers included in volume 4 LEOPOLD STRAUSS (1864 - aft. 1928) BIOGRAPHY…
EDWIN VALDINA CALDWELL BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1845-1016) Shelby County, Alabama Edwin Valdina Caldwell was a leading citizen of Shelby county, Alabama. He ws a…
Today, we just grab a can and make them but have you ever thought about what our ancestors had to do to make baked beans? Here…
This biography can also be found in Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Volume 3 - NOW IN EBOOK, PAPERBACK AND HARDBACK. Books…
These two tombstone inscriptions are from a cemetery in England: These two tombstone inscriptions are from a cemetery in England:"The Lord saw good, I…
JOHN LELAND BARTON BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1877-1972) Tuscaloosa County, Alabama John Leland Barton was born July 13, 1877 at Ralph, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama and…
An interesting news clipping from New Decatur Advertiser, New Decatur, Alabama June 14, 1890. (New Decatur Advertiser, New Decatur, Alabama June 14, 1890)
When we were kids growing up in Munford, AL, there was a group of us neighborhood boys that rode bikes everywhere. Mine had a…
(Do you remember mail and chickens being delivered by train? This is a cute story that will bring back memories. Enjoy the song at the end.)…
TWO OF A KIND Transcribed from The Newton Messenger, Newton, Alabama, January 15, 1887 - Photograph from 1910 Modern cooking, no. 6 J.G. Ewing,…
PATRON - Death notice of old settler, J. Newton Calloway Brown, provides some good genealogical information. GOOD MAN DEAD Transcribed from June 25, 1908…
This biography is included in the Book Biographies of Notable & Some Not-So-Notable Alabama Pioneers Vol VII in EBook, Paperback & Hard cover format…
The writer Charles Henry Smith (June 15, 1826 – August 24, 1903) was an American writer and politician from the state of Georgia. He used…
The following excerpt is the 2nd part of a historic letter which has been transcribed from The Alabama Historical Quarterly, Vol. 19, Nos. 03…
PATRON- News of June 16, 1900- An explosion and a shooting by an ex-Gov of Alabama News around Alabama on June 16, 1900 From…
It seems like such a short time ago when...... A computer was something on TV from a science fiction show of note.... A window was…
(Local news transcribed from THE MONTGOMERY, ADVERTISER, Montgomery, Ala., February 7, 1900) BARBOUR COMMITTEE Plans for Holding the Democratic Primary Election Eufaula, Feb. 6…
Some Dietetic Recipes from 1883 Ladies Guide in Health and Disease RUSK – Bread and crackers may be made into granola by first drying…
Some people believe in showing or engraving their trades on their tombstones... Epitaph to blind woodsawyer in Georgia: "While none ever saw him see…
This is an excerpt from ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS Pioneers: Lost & Forgotten Stories (Volume 3) First Edition Become an Alabama Pioneers Patron/Patreon and unlock even…
PATRON + Thanks to the untiring efforts of these men the telegraph and telephone finally came to Greensboro, Alabama Communication with the outside world…
PATRON – Mrs. Graham's obituary, a dreadful accident, and Administrators' sales in Greenville in 1878. (Transcribed from THE GREENVILLE ADVOCATE, Greenville, Alabama, Jan 3,…
These epitaphs for wives reveal the state of the marriage Here lies the body of James Robinson and Ruth, his wife; Their warfare is accomplished.…
JOSEPH ALEXANDER SMITH ACKLEN BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1816-1863) Madison County, Alabama, and Louisiana Joseph Alexander Smith Acklen, a lawyer, was born July 6, 1816,…
MALCOLM DANIEL GRAHAM BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (July 6, 1827– October 8, 1878) Texas, Coosa, Autauga, Montgomery Counties, Alabama (Excerpt from History of Coosa County:…
This biography can also be found in Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Volume 3 - NOW IN EBOOK, PAPERBACK AND HARDBACK.…
COL. FRANK PERCY McCONNELL BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1870-aft. 1904) Talladega County, Alabama Col. Frank Percy McConnell was a cashier of the Isbell bank in…
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