In 1917, F, W. Burpee simplified home canning methods by introducing an efficient Home Tin Can Sealer, based on the principles of commercial can…
CONFEDERATE REUNION (The Guntersville Democrat, Guntersville, Alabama April 27, 1899) The Birmingham Age-Herald of Sunday contained lovely pictures of Miss Louise Chisolm, of Birmingham,…
Click to learn how to Become a Patron! These epitaphs were found on some actual tombstones. Did they really mean to say this? Catholic…
(Transcribed from Wiregrass Farmer, Headland, Henry County, Alabama June 11, 1914) CARD OF GRATITUDE Language is insufficient to express our deep heartfelt gratefulness to…
This is an excerpt from ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS Pioneers: Lost & Forgotten Stories (Volume 3) First Edition Become an Alabama Pioneers Patron/Patreon and unlock even…
"SCRAPS" RELATING TO THE EARLY HISTORY OF LIMESTONE COUNTY By Thomas Smith Malone Excerpt of transcription from The Athens Post, May 9, 1867 Page…
The song SWEET HOME ALABAMA by Lynyrd Skynyrd is well-known and loved by many Alabamians. It has been used in movies, advertisements, and commercials…
Spring moved twice The spring at Blue Springs State Park actually moved by itself to two other locations before finally settling in at the…
(Transcribed from The Citizen-Examiner (Hayneville, Alabama) May 31, 1871 THAT EYE The following correction of our local last week is in justice to SAM…
(Transcribed and unedited (with misspelled, capitals and grammatical errors) excerpt from a story written by WPA (Works Projects Administration) writer Annie L. Bowman, Escambia…
"I (Rev. R. W. Brooks) am not only a retired Baptist minister but also a Justice of the Peace, railroad agent, Express agent, Postmaster,…
(Transcribed from Wiregrass Farmer, Headland, Alabama June 11, 1914) D. A. COE SENT TO THE ASYLUM Has Been in Toils of Law On Many…
On March 24, 1937 the old Jefferson County Courthouse was being torn down. The original cornerstone was removed and a mechanic used an acetelyne…
The life of a Methodist preacher during the early days of Alabama was very hard. "SCRAPS" RELATING TO THE EARLY HISTORY OF LIMESTONE COUNTY…
The Way We Were by Joyce Ray Wheeler Edmonson County in rural Kentucky where I grew up was known as the poorest county in…
(Transcribed from The Citizen-Examiner (Hayneville, Alabama) May 31, 1871 BANKRUPT SALE VALUABLE LANDS LYING IN LOWNDES COUNTY In the District Court of the United…
Albertville, Marshall County, Alabama was inhabited by the Cherokee Indians until their removal to Oklahoma in the 1830s. The first non-indigenous settlement in what…
Duels were commonplace in early Alabama (Lawrence County, Alabama) by Col. Edmond Saunders written ca. 1890s Col. Gallaway of Lawrence County, Alabama frequently served…
SHOES FULL OF TACKS Interview of George Chambers by Preston Klein Lee County Ex-slave story written 10/7/371 “Uncle George” (George Chambers) was hoeing in…
(Transcribed from The Citizen-Examiner (Hayneville, Alabama) May 31, 1871 BURNED – The blacksmith shop of Capt. D. C. Whitley, 2 miles from Litohatchee was…
This article was written around 1880 about the early days of Chambers County, Alabama by one who experienced them. REMINISCENCES OF THE EARLY DAYS…
DEATH – Mr. Lewis E. Kirkland, a well-known citizen of the county, died last night at his home near Trickem, aged about 40 years.…
REV. J. R. CAPERS BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1822 – aft. 1896) Jefferson County, Alabama, Oklahoma Territory Rev. J. R. Capers of Elyton (since gone to…
Continued stories from Rev. R. W. Brooks of Escambia, County, Alabama written in 1939 – WARNING: This story discusses voting in the 1870s after…
Anne Royall (June 11, 1769 – October 1, 1854) was a traveler and writer and was one of the first newspaperwomen. The caustic observations…
ALABAMA NEWS (Transcribed from The Citizen-Examiner (Hayneville, Alabama) May 31, 1871 The boiler in the steam mill of Messrs. G. Lynch & Co., near…
On April 21, 1928 ….. Jesse W. Cornelius, from Birmingham, Alabama, filed a patent for his invention of the of the Open Grate for…
(Transcribed from The Citizen-Examiner (Hayneville, Alabama) May 31, 1871 LOCAL AND COUNTY INTELLIGENCE Retrospective – The Lowndes county of 36 years ago differed somewhat…
This biography can also be found in Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Volume 2 - NOW IN EBOOK, PAPERBACK AND HARDBACK! CAPTAIN…
This is an old Southern favorite recipe. How do you make yours? SWEET POTATO CASSEROLE 1 Large can sweet potatoes (or equivalent in fresh…
