Homecoming Day at the University of Alabama began when the University's first Alumni Homecoming was held in 1920 on Armistice Day. This joint celebration…
(Local news excerpts transcribed from The Butler County News, Georgiana, Alabama September 10, 1914) E. Dayton Espey is on a business trip to McCullough.…
APPLE SLUMP The original recipe for this old-fashioned New England dish calls for a dozen tart juicy apples Core, pare and quarter them, put…
WILLIAM PRENTICE RYAN BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1848-1922) Shelby County, Alabama William Prentice Ryan was one of the large land owners and farmers of Shelby…
Trains by Inez McCollum I grew up across the street from a railroad track. When we had guests and a train would pass by…
The qualifications of Mr. Brown as principle brought him a good patronage, as he had more of the essential acquirements for a teacher than…
Click to see an enlargement of this Map of 1875 Huntsville with names of property owners (Library of Congress) {Interesting story about what Doctors…
BLOUNT COUNTY SHERIFF & MORTGAGE SALES (Transcribed extracts from Blount County News-Dispatch, Blountsville, Alabama, March 19, 1879) To satisfy a fi-fa in my hands,…
Epitaph on an old woman who kept a pottery-shop in Chester, England: Beneath these stones lie old Kathering Gray, Changed from a busy life…
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(Transcribed from The Butler County News, Georgiana, Alabama September 10, 1914) OLD MILL HILL Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Gresham delightfully entertained a host…
To have good friends be a good friend. Few men ever knock the competition they're not afraid of. Scoffers are the people that men…
PEYTON G. BOWMAN BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1854 – 1916) Jefferson County, Alabama Peyton G. Bowman was an attorney at law in Birmingham, Alabama. He…
This story is an excerpt from A Collection of PIONEERS BIOGRAPHIES & GENEALOGIES VOLUME I PERRY COUNTY ALABAMA JOSEPH RADFORD WATTERS BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY…
BENJAMIN F. WEATHERS BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1839- 1932) Randolph County, Alabama Benjamin F. Weathers, of Roanoke, Ala., was born in Fayetteville, Georgia., November 8,…
WILLIAM JOHNSON BOYKIN BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1861-1931) Russell County, Alabama William Johnson Boykin was an attorney in Gadsden, Alabama and a member of the…
When the building of steamboats was still in its infancy, one Alabamian built floating palaces, as fine and as fast as money could produce.…
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This transcription is also in the Ebook ALABAMA GENEALOGY NOTES Volume I: Some excerpts of articles and stories about local people and events mentioned in…
CALVIN PRICE ANDERSON BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1875-aft. 1904) Lauderdale County, Alabama Clavin Price Anderson was a teacher and legislator. He was born November 7,…
Oh, What Games We Played by Jean Butterworth Fall is here! When the first little bit of cool air hit my face early one…
Athens was incorporated by an act of the Territorial Government Dec. 19,1818. The Masonic Hall in the town had a cornerstone that was laid in…
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(Transcribed from the Geneva County Citizen, Geneva, Alabama, January 30, 1895) DENTAL NOTICE Drs. J. R. and Denl Adair have removed their office to…
This is an excerpt from the book Vinegar of the Four Thieves REPELLING MOTHS To keep woolens and furs from moths, be sure that…
JAMES MCCARTNEY BIOGRAPHY AND GENEALOGY (1783-1831) Madison County, Alabama By Lavone Johnson Anglen James McCartney was born November 6, 1783. James was named as…
GENEALOGY TIP Are you having difficulty identifying people in photographs? Here are some tips In the 19th century, it was a normal practice to…
Cherokees exterminate the Black Cherokees before Europeans arrive CHEROKEE COUNTY, ALABAMA REMINISCENCES OF ITS EARLY SETTLEMENT Part II By Rev. J. D. Anthony From…
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(Transcribed from Abbeville Herald, Abbeville, Alabama April 1, 1920) (Transcribed from Abbeville Herald, Abbeville, Alabama April 1, 1920) THE DOTHAN EAGLE, HOUSTON COUNTY, ALABAMA…
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