SAMUEL ADAMS BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1829-1864) Conecuh Butler County, Alabama Samuel Adams was a lawyer and colonel in the C. S. Army. He was…
FRANK KEENE BUNKLEY BIOGRAPHY AND GENEALOGY (1863-1907) Montgomery, Alabama Frank Keene Bunkley was a merchant and planter and became warden of the Alabama State…
Excerpts about people and events in Alabama - transcribed from Birmingham Iron Age published in Birmingham, Alabama on March 5, 1874 by Duval, Roberts…
Interesting legend about Little River Canyon National Preserve An interesting legend about Little River Canyon National Preserve in Talladega is a local one about…
Alabama Marriage Notices From 1850 Newspaper! This article and more abstracts are available in the Book ALABAMA GENEALOGY NOTES: Volume IV- Scroll to bottom…
How to destroy insects and vermin (from 1890s book) Out ancestors could not run out to the store for solutions to problems they faced…
LLEWELLYN JUDSON CARDEN BIOGRAPHY AND GENEALOGY (1842-1910) Shelby County, Alabama Llewellyn Judson Carden was the treasurer of Shelby County, Alabama, with residence at Columbiana.…
WILLIAM HENRY DENSON BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1846-1906) Russell and Jefferson County, Alabama William Henry Denson of Birmingham was prominent in the profession of law…
FIFTY-FIVE ELK FROM YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK BROUGHT TO ALABAMA BY THE DEPARTMENT OF GAME AND FISH Here is what happened to them afterward In…
This article and more abstracts are available in the Book ALABAMA GENEALOGY NOTES: Volume XI- Scroll to the bottom to see Table of Contents…
JOSEPH F. ROPER DIARY (Excerpts from 1846 to 1853) Part 2 "I got home on the 27th day of March 1846. Left home with…
A tragedy took place on December 4, 1888, in East Lake in Birmingham, Alabama THE HAWES RIOT by Chas. D. Franklin Editorial Department (WPA…
EXCERPT FROM REFLECTIONS OF AN ALABAMA TEACHER, 1875-1950 by Julia L. Willard (Transcribed from The Alabama Historical Quarterly, Vol 38, No. 04, Winter…
All the names of the Civil War Soldiers buried in Randolph County can be found in Alabama Genealogy Notes Volume XI CIVIL WAR SOLDIERS…
News from the Times Daily, Florence, Alabama November 17, 1931 In the midst of the Great Depression, with unemployment everywhere, the hope of any…
Donation Parties - Have you ever heard of them? Donation Parties by Maude Dreisbach Editorial Dept. (WPA Alabama Federal Writer's Project) Written in 1930s…
Some Early Towns In Alabama This story is an excerpt from the book ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS Exploration: Lost & Forgotten Stories (Volume 1) available at…
THE ORIGINAL "BOTTLE CORPS" AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN 1886 by Edward C. Crow This "Corps" was organized by several members of the…
See: Lt. David Moniac, a Creek Native American, was the first minority graduate of West Point DAVID TATE TO CADET DAVID MONIAC LETTER OF 1822* April…
Census Taker: "Good morning, madam, I'm taking the census." Old Lady: "The what?" Census Taker: "The c-e-n-s-u-s!" HELP SUPPORT ALABAMA PIONEERS BECOME AN AP…
CIVIL WAR SOLDIERS IN RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA (Surname starting with D- some with links to gravesites) All the names of the Civil War Soldiers…
BEAUTIFUL RECEPTION AT FIRST WHITE HOUSE OF THE CONFEDERACY. Clipping from Montgomery Advertiser, October 7th, 1900 The reception at the Jeff Davis House on…
PIONEER TALLADEGA, ITS MINUTES AND MEMORIES By Jehu Wellington Vandiver CHAPTER XXV The full measure of heroic achievements by Talladega troops would require volumes,…
Three Epitaphs from Colorado He was young He was fair But the Injuns Raised his hair. Poor Betty Conway She drank lemonade At a…
You've probably heard the story of the robbers, Bonnie and Clyde, but have you ever heard of the Blonde Bandit? This story reminds me…
HOW TO MAKE BLACKBERRY WINE There is no wine equal to blackberry, when it is properly made. In flavor, and for medical purposes, it…
Moonshine was a popular way to make a living during the days of prohibition in Alabama. Here are some interesting stories, concerning moonshine in…
PART III HARFORD DEMOCRAT BEL AIR, MARYLAND. Friday Morning, May 11th , 1888. AN AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF SAMUEL FORWOOD A Native of Harford County,…
(Continued - Excerpt Transcribed from The Montgomery Advertiser, Feb. 28, 1909) GERONIMO at MT. VERNON, ALABAMA Rev. J. M. Glenn Writes of the…
Geronimo was a prominent leader and medicine man from the Bedonkohe band of the Apache tribe. (continued below) (Excerpt Transcribed from The Montgomery…
