Florence was a thriving town when Courtview was built. The date is apparently fixed by the following inscription which was found on the trolley…
"Willis Valley Railroad was charted in February 3, 1852 as a company to build a railroad from the point on the Alabama & Tennessee…
At least this husband had a sense of humor! A SMART WIFE (Detroit Free Press - 1879) The other morning a citizen called at…
(Extract from Anti-Secession Banner, Camden, Wilcox County, Alabama June 24, 1851) TEXAS LANDS – A letter before us from a public officer says that…
STEAM BOAT EXPLOSION The Capt. Sam Bursts her Boiler and Goes Down (Transcription from Bibb Blade November 26, 1884 in Bibb County Heritage Association…
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From the Birmingham Iron Age of July 2, 1879, we gain a perspective on how children were dressed around this time with this article.…
Injured, robbed, and traveling on foot and still they made it to Alabama in 1791 This is an excerpt from the books ALABAMA…
(Transcribed excerpt from BIRMINGHAM & JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA HISTORICAL & BIOGRAPHICAL by (Teeple & Smith Publishers 1887) About the year 1823, I think it…
EARLY RUSSELL COUNTY, ALABAMA Russell County was created by the legislature, December 18, 1832. It was taken from the last Creek cession. December 15,…
Click to learn how to Become a Patron! (Extract Transcribed from THE SHELBY NEWS, Calera, Alabama, January 16, 1890) BOYS WHO CARRY "POPS" It…
Girls preparing punch 1936 photographer Harris and Ewing (Library of Congress) CREAMY TOMATO PUNCH From the 1940s 4 cups ice-cold milk 2 -2/3 cups…
STATE CAPITAL IN TUSCALOOSA 1827-1847 ALABAMA CENTRAL FEMALE ACADEMY 1856-1916 It is nice to know that the education of females was of considerable importance…
Autaugaville is located 2 miles from the Alabama River and 22 miles west of Montgomery. The first settler was William N. Thompson, Sr. who…
This is the introduction to the book Compiled records of BIBB COUNTY, ALABAMA PIONEERS VOLUME I: Biographies Genealogy Reports, Notes & Records Bibb County…
More information about Isaac Abercrombie can be found in the books A Collection of PERRY COUNTY ALABAMA PIONEERS BIOGRAPHIES & GENEALOGIES VOLUME I and…
SUNDAY OBSERVANCE IN ALABAMA Sunday, the first day of the week, has been recognized as a sacred day since the very earliest days of…
Early Permanent Settlers in Washington and Clarke County, Alabama Early permanent settlers came from Georgia, colonized in 1733, from the Carolinas, colonized between 1640…
ORIGINAL COURT RECORDS OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY (From Original Volume filed in Montgomery County Court House) June Term Orphans Court 1817 On the third Monday…
Block Island, N. Y He's done a catching cod And gone to meet his God. From Tennessee She lived a life of virtue and…
Click to learn how to Become a Patron! (Extract Transcribed from THE SHELBY NEWS, Calera, Alabama, January 16, 1890) PERSONAL MENTION Mr. John Ozley,…
LOYAL ORDER of the MOOSE Loyal Order of the Moose was a secret, beneficiary society, paying sick and funeral benefits. It was founded in…
SCROLL DOWN TO SEE (Transcribed from Chambers County Democrat, LaFayette, Alabama, December 7, 1887) ADMINISTRATORS SALE Under and by virtue of an order and…
“Only a Southerner knows instinctively that the best gesture of solace for a neighbor who's got trouble is a plate of hot fried…
JOHN TUBBS, SR. BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1758 – 1836) Perry County, Alabama. This excerpt is from A Collection of PERRY COUNTY ALABAMA PIONEERS BIOGRAPHIES…
September 8, 1881 - The Tin Man of Birmingham – I wonder how much of his work is still on buildings in Birmingham? (Transcribed…
Technology has really changed our society. Even copy machines are becoming outdated today but this anecdote is still very humorous "Several years ago we…
These suggestions were written in 1880s, but would be useful today. THE WAY TO HEALTH1 The only true way to health is that which…
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Recently, I asked readers to send in their personal serendipity moment to Alabama Pioneers. This is William W. McCollum's moment. Donna Serendipity Moment told…
