(Excerpt from The Central Alabama Independent Advertiser and the Union-Banner, Clanton, Alabama, May 1921) THORSBY NEWS Miss Naemi Turnquist, Reporter "SOME BALL GAME" Friday…
The Florence Synodical Female College was established at Florence in 1852, by Rev. Dr. Wm. H. Mitchell. It was established in Florence, Lauderdale County…
(Transcribed Extract from The Atmore Record Atmore, Escambia County, Alabama, September 18, 1903) The Shirleys Admitted to Bail The preliminary trial of Messrs. Joseph,…
(Extract from Pickens County Herald and West Alabamian (Carrollton, Alabama Jan 3, 1855) DAGUERREOTYPE LIKENESSES M. BRAUNE, Daguerreotype Artist, has lately arrived in Carrollton…
Sept. 16, 1899 - Aged Man Found Dead- Two Tax Assessors Die- Deal for Reservoir Sites (Transcribed extracts from The American Banner (Bay Minette,…
SPOON BREAD Recipe from 1924 1 c. ground corn meal 1 c. boiling water 2 c. milk 1 c. cooked grits or rice 2…
Pell City and Ashville in St. Clair County are both the county seat. St. Clair County encompasses 646 square miles, and lies at the…
(Transcribed from THE WEEKLY ADVERTISER, MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA, APRIL 30, 1891) A ROBBER BAND AT BAY ATTALLA THE SCENE OF A TERRIBLE CONFLICT A Gang…
Are you researching ancestors in Lawrence County, Alabama? This may help. Lawrence County was created by act of the Territorial Legislature of February 4,…
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Brighton is an incorporated mining town in the southern part of Jefferson County, just north of Bessemer, which is its post office, and about…
(Transcribed from THE GUNTERSVILLE DEMOCRAT, January 15, 1903, Guntersville, Alabama) CORRESPONDENCE HYATT Frank Lang and family of Decatur, who have been visiting in this…
MUSCLE SHOALS COLBERT COUNTY, ALABAMA No one knows the origin of the name Muscle Shoals but there are many theories. One theory is that…
This is an excerpt from the book Compiled records of BIBB COUNTY, ALABAMA PIONEERS VOLUME I: Biographies Genealogy Reports, Notes & Records FREDERICK MONROE…
This story is an excerpt from A Collection of PERRY COUNTY ALABAMA PIONEERS BIOGRAPHIES & GENEALOGIES VOLUME I ARCHIMEDES M. MAHAN BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY…
ALFRED PELHAM AGEE BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1862-1937) Dallas, Monroe, and Calhoun county, Alabama Alfred Pelham Agee, a lawyer, was born on August 6, 1862.…
THINGS I LEARNED WITH AGE The older I get, the fewer things seem worth waiting in line for Some people try to turn back…
Small Churches I have loved by Joyce Ray Wheeler Lowndesboro Baptist Church, Lowndesboro, Alabama ca. 1888 - with two doors for men and women…
This is an excerpt from the book Vinegar of the Four Thieves REPELLING FLIES Sponge your tabletops with white vinegar and water to discourage…
This story is an excerpt from A Collection of PIONEERS BIOGRAPHIES & GENEALOGIES VOLUME I PERRY COUNTY ALABAMA SAMUEL WATTERS BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1775…
[Do you remember Windham Springs in Tuscaloosa, Alabama? It was hit more than once by a tornado.] Transcribed from "Tuscaloosa-Northport, AlabamaSunday, February 20th,…
(Extract from Pickens County Herald and West Alabamian (Carrollton, Alabama Jane 3, 1855) DIED In Greene County, Ala., on the 2nd day of July…
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ALABAMA BECOMES A TERRITORY After the war of 1812, and with the defeat of the Creek Indians, land in Alabama became open to new…
(Transcribed from the Bibb Blade, Bibb County, Alabama Jan 14, 1885 -transcribed in the Cahaba Journal Vol I) THE STORM SUNDAY NIGHT Immense Loss…
Excerpt from ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS: Confrontation (Story continued below) Tennessee Responds To The Call On the 18th day of September, the people of Nashville assembled…
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(continued) On June 18, (1871) GOV. LINDSAY made another visit to New York, to protect the interests of the State (of Alabama) and to…
(Extract from Pickens County Herald and West Alabamian (Carrollton, Alabama Jane 3, 1855) MASONIC CELEBRATION CARROLLTON LODGE NO. 214, celebrated the 27th of December…
FRUIT STAINS ON HANDS- three good tips 1. Rinse hands with Lemon Juice 2. Rinse hands with vinegar 3. Rub Stubborn Stains with salt…
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