Patron - A Drowning, Marriage and visitors to Elba, Alabama May 23, 1901 (Transcribed excerpts from The Elba Clipper, Elba, Alabama, May 23, 1901)…
In colonial days, “preserving meat for the winter or for use during travel was a major concern before canning and usually kept for years,…
This story can also be found in the book Alabama Footprints: Immigrants Land Is Ceded For The Mississippi Territory in 1735 From 1735, large…
“And while we may look back upon what we suppose to be the errors and follies of those who have preceded, we should consider…
Patron – Local and Personal news around Elba, Coffee County, Alabama May 23, 1901 (Transcribed excerpts from The Elba Clipper, Elba, Alabama, May 23,…
ASH CAKE from the 1930s 2 cups corn meal 1 teaspooon salt 1 tablespoon sugar boiling water Mix corn meal, salt and sugar, then…
This story can also be found in ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS Pioneers: A Collection of Lost & Forgotten Stories After the opening of roads through the…
(Transcribed exactly as published from the Wilcox Progressive Era, Camden, Wilcox County, Alabama, June 2, 1910) The Progressive Era commences this week, the publication…
Patron – Names and anecdotes about many of the men around Elba, Alabama May 23, 1901 (Transcribed excerpts from The Elba Clipper, Elba, Alabama,…
Fire in Union Springs, – Accounts of Accidents and Interesting Happenings in Anniston and other places in Alabama on October 20, 1883 (Transcribed from…
Interesting epitaphs for three women There is an epitaph of an eccentric character that may be seen on a tombstone at the burying-grounds near Hoosick Falls,…
Patron – A tax sale took place in Elba, Coffee County, Alabama in 1901 (Transcribed excerpts from The Elba Clipper, Elba, Alabama, May 23,…
ON THE USE OF MULES (From an old newspaper abstract) Mules, on a general average, live more than twice as long as horses. They…
This story is an excerpt from A Collection of PIONEERS BIOGRAPHIES & GENEALOGIES VOLUME I PERRY COUNTY ALABAMA JOHN EDWARDS BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1752)…
Excerpt from ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS: Confrontation - Chapter from the Creek Indian War in Alabama -(Story continued below) Leaving Colonel Russell in command of Fort Claiborne, General…
On the day of March 10, 1934, a tragic fire occurred in Birmingham, Alabama. People Across the Country Heard the News. As people across…
Patron – Patriotism saved a man from jail sentence May 23, 1901, in Elba, Alabama (Transcribed excerpts from The Elba Clipper, Elba, Alabama, May…
(Updated with the Newspaper article from 1813) BATTLE OF TALLADEGA The Battle of Talladega was an engagement between Gen. Jackson's army and a body…
The widow of Nicholas Stallworth, Sr. (died 1836) took care of about 40 girls who were attending school in Conecuh County, Alabama. (Transcribed from…
Patron – Local and State news and Home for Confederates – from Elba, Alabama May 1901 (Transcribed excerpts from The Elba Clipper, Elba, Alabama,…
This is an excerpt from the book Vinegar of the Four Thieves CLEANSERS and SALVES COLD CREAM – Melt one ounce oil of almonds,…
Personal mentions Transcribed From the Florence Times October 6, 1905 – Lauderdale County, Alabama The Coming and Going of the Citizens at Large Visitor…
In the 1830s many Native-Americans were divided in their opinions about moving west. Some voluntarily moved with the first treaties, and others delayed in…
Alexander Travis was the uncle of William Barrett Travis. Both were early settlers of Conecuh County, Alabama. (Transcribed from Evergreen Star, Evergreen, Conecuh County,…
Patron – Shackleford – Counterfeiter in Bibb County convicted A COUNTERFEITER CONVICTED Joe Shackleford, of Green Pond, Bibb County (Excerpt transcribed from THE BLADE-ENTERPRISE…
(Imagine what it was like traversing Alabama alone when it was a wilderness. You can hear the tension in Richard Breckenridge's words as he…
Patron – A land claim was contested in Huntsville, Alabama in December 1900 (Excerpts transcribed from The New Era, Double Springs, Alabama, Jan. 4,…
UNION LEAGUE OF AMERICA (This has been transcribed verbatim from: History of Alabama and dictionary of Alabama biography, Volume 2 By Thomas McAdory Owen,…
(Transcribed from Evergreen Star, Evergreen, Conecuh County, Alabama, September 4, 1879 --- this page was badly smeared so part of the story could not…
Patron – There was a new Post Office in Arly, Alabama in December 1900. (Excerpts transcribed from The New Era, Double Springs, Alabama, Jan.…
