PATRON + Good story about the Conjure woman of Sumter County, Alabama - hair is an important item The Conjure Woman of McCainville1 By…
Did you know that Foley, Alabama has a secret tunnel under the city? - watch the video and see old photographs of Foley (You…
Update: We are so excited for Lizbeth. She has found her Hall family through the query below! I am looking for information on the…
This biography is included in the Book First Families of Lawrence County, Alabama Volume I CROCKETT McDONALD BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1801-1857) Lawrence County, Alabama…
There has been a mystery how Hal's Lake in Clarke County got its name. The mystery of Hal’s Lake Clarke County, Alabama Believed to…
PATRON - Touring Alabama in 1820, 1821 - Letters written home by Adam Hodgson Touring Alabama in 1820, 18211 Written ca. 1820 by Adam…
Southern Cadets in Action (This letter has been transcribed from The Century 1890 – Volume 39 – Harvard College Magazine Monthly) In his sketch…
Some beautiful songs of World War II - Do you remember these? SONGS OF WORLD WAR II written August 2009By Joyce Ray Wheeler…
This sad story has been transcribed from Greenville Advocate (Greenville, Alabama May 2, 1867 Accidental Poisoning A very unfortunate case of sudden death from…
PATRON - Horse thieves and gambling were prominent during the early days of Alabama according to this article Horse thieves and gambling during the…
PATRON + The story of the Battle of Burnt Corn in Alabama This is an excerpt from ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS Confrontation: Lost & Forgotten Stories…
PATRON - A woman should no longer wear colors after the age of 40 During the 1930s, Great Depression era, many writers were employed…
Did you know that Alabama created the first state department of archives and history in the United States? It was founded in 1901 and…
This biography is included in the book Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Volume I WINTHROP SARGENT BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGYFirst Governor of the Mississippi Territory…
Work at a sawmill was hard in the good old days! Can you imagine the strength it took to do this? MEMORIES OF WALKER…
This biography is included in the Book Biographies of Notable & Some Not-So-Notable Alabama Pioneers Vol VII in EBook, Paperback & Hard cover format…
"SCRAPS" RELATING TO THE EARLY HISTORY OF LIMESTONE COUNTY By Thomas Smith Malone Excerpt from a transcription from The Athens Post, May 25, 1867.…
Melton's Bluff (Lawrence County, Alabama) written ca. 1890s by Col. Edmond Saunders Melton’s Bluff was the seat of justice for the county (Lawrence) whilst…
(Excerpt transcribed from Cleburne New Era, Heflin, Alabama March 26, 1891) NOTICE, ALLIANCEMEN! The next meeting of the County Alliance will be held at…
BARBERSHOP SINGING BY INEZ MCCOLLUM Barber Shop Singing began in America in the last half of the 19th Century. Barber Shop Quartets originated with…
This biography can also be found in Biographies of Notable and Not-So-Notable Alabama Pioneers VOL VIII DR. ROBERT J. WARE BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1800-1867)…
Have you ever been attacked by the Genealogy Police? You will if you ever write a historical book or post genealogy information on the…
WOLF BRAND by S. J. 1/25/39 editorial board Woodrow Hand1 Shelby County voted dry in the recent (1939) prohibition issue and the people chorused:…
CLEBURNE COUNTY DIRECTORY (Excerpt transcribed from Cleburne New Era, Heflin, Alabama March 26, 1891) CIRCUIT COURT Hon. LeRoy F. Box --- Judge J. P.…
THE FACE IN THE WINDOW CARROLLTON, PICKENS COUNTY, ALABAMA Carrollton is the county seat of Pickens County, in the central part of the county…
"SCRAPS" RELATING TO THE EARLY HISTORY OF LIMESTONE COUNTY By Thomas Smith Malone Excerpt of transcription from The Athens Post, May 16, 1867. Page…
In 1938, Byron Thornhill, a Tuscaloosa County resident and president of a local labor union, went all the way to the United States Supreme…
Contributed by: Adrienne Thompson John Cook Hendon m. Mary Ann Reynolds 1/11/1848 in Pickens Co., Ala. BirthsJohn Cook Hendon, (son of Rev. Benjamin Morris…
JOHN CRENSHAW BURRUSS Minister and Editor By Martha Hardwick Swann Published in The Alabama Historical Quarterly, 1956 In the Fall of 1849, John Crenshaw…
This article and more abstracts are available in the Book ALABAMA GENEALOGY NOTES: Volume XI- Scroll to the bottom to see Table of Contents…
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