JEFFERSON BILL ELLIOTT BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1831-aft. 1904) Shelby County, Alabama Jefferson Bill Elliott was a farmer and leading citizen of Columbiana, Alabama. He…
Many of Andrew Jackson's men settled in Alabama (written in 1910) Of the men with (Andrew) Jackson, mustered out just after this affair, (the…
PIONEER TALLADEGA, ITS MINUTES AND MEMORIES By Jehu Wellington Vandiver CHAPTER XX The ruling class in all countries make more history than others. Those…
Curiosities of our Calendar There are some curious facts about our calendar. No century may begin on Wednesday, Friday or Sunday. The same calendars…
Edward Patrick Allen, D. D. BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1853-1926) Mobile, Alabama Edward Patrick Allen, D. D., Roman Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Mobile,…
GEORGE SHEPHERD HAM BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1839-1913) Talladega County, Alabama George Shepherd Ham was a respected and well-to-do farmer living near Sylacauga. He was…
A FEW DON'TS IN SELECTING YOUR HUSBAND BY DOROTHY DIX (Transcribed from the Tuscaloosa News December 22, 1937) Girls, if you want to be…
When Americans think about cities historically known for automotive industry, places like Detroit are usually the first to come up, but did you know…
A letter from to Fort Claiborne reported events in Alabama on May 16, 1818 (Transcribed from Newbern Sentinel (New Bern, North Carolina, May 16,…
These abstracts and more are available in the book ALABAMA GENEALOGY NOTES: Volume IX John Cook Hendon Family Bible: Pickens/Marion Counties, AL Contributed…
EARLY SETTLERS IN HUNTSVILLE BY JUDGE THOMAS JONES TAYLOR transcribed from The Alabama Historical Quarterly Vol I, N. 3, Fall Issue 1930 Before…
(Transcribed from The Monroe Journal, Monroeville, Alabama, January 5, 1867) LOCAL ITEMS The Journal has a free circulation on all the Steamers on the…
Read about more events that happened on this date in ALABAMA GENEALOGY NOTES: Volume 1 at Amazon.com The first edition of the Birmingham Iron…
Lace was very popular and used in many ways during the 1890s, including dresses. Here are some ways black lace was cleaned found in…
PIONEER TALLADEGA, ITS MINUTES AND MEMORIES By Jehu Wellington Vandiver CHAPTER XVI For thirty-seven years Whig and Democrat had battled for the presidency, with…
On August 11, 1939, the city of Birmingham, Alabama baseball fans were excited about the purchase of the Birmingham Barons by the Cincinnati Reds'…
Stories and ghostly tales from the 1930s of how Shades Valley in Jefferson County, Alabama was named (WPA Alabama Writer's Project) There are at…
Alabama Marriage Notices from the 1852 South Western Baptist Newspaper 2-4-1852 Married on the 14th inst., by the REV. A. VANHOOSE of Aberdeen, Mississippi,…
SUMTER COUNTY, ALABAMA PROBATE RECORDS From Will Book B, Sumter Co., Alabama: Will of LUCY A. ADAMS. p. 292. All property to my husband…
NATHANIEL HENRY DAWSON BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1829 - 1895) Dallas County, Alabama Nathaniel Henry Dawson was the son of Lawrence E. Dawson and Mary…
MICHAEL JEFFERSON BULGER BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (February 13, 1806 – September 11, 1900) Tallapoosa County, Alabama Michael Jefferson Bulger, planter, planter, brigadier general, C.…
In 1860, parents were given these instructions for Parents sending their sons to the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. PAGE 1 Unlock thousands…
Excerpt from The Alexander Outlook, Alexander City, Alabama, Oct 7, 1892, tells about the early days Alexander City Something of the town we live…
The early settlers of Alabama found themselves surrounded but the dense forest had to be felled and the fields cultivated. From History of…
GEORGE AMASON BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY Sumter County, Alabama b. ca. 1820 George Amason was a planter and a native of this State, details of…
Revolutionary War Soldiers received considerable bounty land in Alabama but many never lived on it. After the Revolutionary War, free bounty land was offered…
Ghost stories or a part of Alabama's past. Below are three unedited stories from 1939 written by a WPA writer who interviewed three African-Americans…
(Transcribed from The Monroe Journal, Monroeville, Alabama, January 5, 1867) Chancery Court decrees 1867 MASTER'S SALE In pursuance of decrees of the Chancery Court…
This advice was published in the Jacksonville Republican in Benton, County, Alabama in 1837 and has been transcribed exactly as written. It is still…
In 1883, there was an attempt to burn the Woodstock Hotel in Anniston, Alabama in 1883 (Transcribed from Anniston Hot Blast, Anniston, Alabama, October…
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