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Patron – Local news from Gainesville, Sumter County, Alabama April 2, 1907 (Transcribed excerpts from The Sumter Enterprise, Epes, Sumter County, Alabama, April 11,…
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When Birmingham was a young city, this is what she looked like.... Notes about photos in the film. Durward Nickerson, Western Union messenger…
Patron – House, plantation and hogs for sale, plus personals from Sumterville, Ala. April 11, 1907 (Transcribed excerpts from The Sumter Enterprise, Epes, Sumter…
This is an excerpt from ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS: Confrontation (Story continued below) The last and decisive engagement between the Creek Indians and the United States…
In 1839, Evergreen Academy was first built sixty feet long, by thirty wide, one story high with piazza in front, full length, with a…
Patron – Sick list, Mule falling on man, and a murder in the April 11, 1907 at Epes, Alabama (Transcribed excerpts from The Sumter…
The following article is an excerpt from The Birmingham News May 18, 1924, written by Frank Willis Barnett a staff Correspondent to The Birmingham…
A snake ate a small fawn in Walker County? CHAPTER TWO by By HON. E. A. POWELL (Written in 1886 - exact transcription) …
Patron – Reward for escaped prisoner, a death and other events in Enterprise August 23, 1900 (Transcribed excerpt from The People's Ledger, Enterprise, Alabama,…
Patron – Woman killed by lightning, boy struck by train and other news in Enterprise newspaper 1900 (Transcribed excerpt from The People's Ledger, Enterprise,…
Humorous Tombstones England “When the great judgment day arrives and Joshua Fenton Newton does not emerge from this hole, you will know that someone…
CREEK DIFFICULTIES (Newspaper Transcribed extract from Voice of Sumter (Livingston, Sumter County, Alabama) May 17, 1836 We must speak plain on this question. It…
Patron – Personal and local news from around Jones Valley and Elyton April 1, 1854 (Excerpt Transcribed from The Jones Valley Times (Elyton, Alabama)…
Do we still have Southern hospitality? People in the south are known for welcoming visitors. In fact the phrase, "Southern hospitality" has been coined to…
Excerpt from ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS: Confrontation (Story continued below) A Warning Saves Many Lives In 1812, the long-threatened war between the United States and Great…
Patron – Notice to some Delinquent Tax Payers May 23, 1901 in Elba, Alabama (Transcribed excerpts from The Elba Clipper, Elba, Alabama, May 23,…
De Soto Was Refused Indian Maidens To Accompany Him This story is an excerpt from the book ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS Exploration: Lost & Forgotten Stories…
The population of Pike Road in Montgomery County remained small until 1918 when it suddenly grew to a booming city with a population of…
Patron – A murder, telephone poles, births, estates and visitors are in the news in Elba May 1901 (Transcribed excerpts from The Elba Clipper,…
Evergreen, Alabama had a meeting in 1839 to start an Academy for their children. Here are the names of some of those who attended…
(Transcribed from History of Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Biography, Volume II, 1921 ) ORGANIZED 1896 The Pratt Coal Co., the oldest of the…
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,…
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“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…
