William Garrett (born 1809), the author of this excerpt, was appointed Assistant Clerk of the House of Representatives, in November 1837 and continued to serve…
While researching in the Alabama Department of Archives and History, I occasionally find some intriguing pictures that are not completely identified. These are some I found of…
If you have a brickwall in your genealogy research, you might try studying history of an area. Many Texas and western states will find…
EVERGREEN CEMETERY, TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA (Transcribed from - The Alabama Historical Quarterly, Vol. 04, No. 04, Winter Issue 1942) Evergreen Cemetery, Tuscaloosa, Alabama (photograph by…
This article and more abstracts are available in the Book ALABAMA GENEALOGY NOTES: Volume XI- Scroll to the bottom to see Table of Contents…
CHURCHING by Maude Dreisbach Writer for Works Projects Administration (WPA) written ca. 1936 During the 1930s, Great Depression era, many writers were employed to…
On June 21, 1865 -President Andrew Johnson appointed Lewis Parsons a provisional Alabama governor. Parsons, the grandson of Great Awakening leader Jonathan Edwards, moved…
I was taught to use google by putting a husband and wife's name individually in quotation marks in the search bar and I sometimes…
This is an excerpt from the book ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS - Settlement: Lost & Forgotten Stories (Volume 2) In 1790, when North Carolina ceded…
This poor woman must have had a difficult marriage. . . Here lies the body of Bridget Applewhaite Once Bridget Nelson. After the fatigues…
Serendipity Moment by Frances M. Meservy My cousin was having a hard time finding information on her Father, Andy Seaburg. We had a census…
On June 19, 1864 The CSS Alabama, captained by Mobile’s Raphael Semmes, was sunk at the end of a fierce naval engagement with the…
A former First Lady's who passed away on July 11th had ancestors who came from Alabama. She even lived here when she was young…
Below are some Genealogy Queries published in The Alabama Historical Quarterly, Vol 1, No. 4, Winter Issue 1930 that may be of interest to…
While browsing the Alabama State Archives, I frequently run across some really interesting old photographs of Alabamians with absolutely no information about them. I…
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Sometimes the relations of the deceased use the tombstone as a medium for advertising the wares sold by the deceased, as note the following…
Excerpt from REMINISCENCES OF PEROTE IN BULLOCK By A Native Catharine Elizabeth (Hixon) Rumphi (This transcribed excerpt was written before 1958) Churches and School…
Teacher in Bagley arrested for assault and battery School discipline was certainly different in 1874 as can be seen by this story From the…
This article and more abstracts are also available in the ebook ALABAMA GENEALOGY NOTES Volume I: Jury lists, like this one, are always a…
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Some State of Alabama News in 1880 (Transcribed from The Bibb Blade (Six Mile, Alabama) April 1, 1880) Florence is to be lit with…
In 1817, John Woods, a Cherokee Indian, built a stone house just northeast of the park. He was granted 640 acres that included Russell…
Happy April Fools Day! In 1974, as an April Fool joke, a radio announcer told his audience that, since the community had experienced several…
This article and more abstracts are available in the Book ALABAMA GENEALOGY NOTES: Volume X Scroll to the bottom to see Table of Contents…
During the 1930s, Great Depression era, many writers were employed to interview people around the United States, so their experiences and life history could…
DANIEL NELSON COOPER BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1839-1911) LAWRENCE and MADISON and MARION COUNTIES, ALABAMA Daniel Nelson Cooper was born at Mount Vernon, Ohio,…
I hate to see old unidentified pictures and here are a few I ran across at the ADAH in Montgomery. These are from the…
Vinegar of the Four Thieves is a recipe known for its antibacterial, antiviral, antiseptic and antifungal properties for years. It was even used to cure…
During the 1930s, Great Depression era, many writers were employed to interview people around the United States, so their experiences and life history could…
