DEITZ / AVINGER - Emanuel DEITZ m. Elizabeth AVINGER on Aug. 23, 1842, Lowndes Co. AL. They were in Scott Co., KY by 1854.…
EARLY HISTORY OF SOUTHEAST ALABAMAi By W. L. Andrews 1899 THE SOUTHERN STAR, MAY 31, 1899 The Dowling family History first dawns on…
Old Tips on Removing Scratches from Wood Furniture Rub the meat of walnuts into walnut wood. Fill cherry or mahogany wood by applying iodine…
SHOOTING IN HUNTSVILLE 1854 (Excerpt Transcribed from The Jones Valley Times (Elyton, Alabama) April 1, 1854) James Burton was shot on Monday last by…
On September 18, 1903, in Alabama a strange fissure developed in Madison County and cotton crop deteriorated (Transcribed Extract from The Atmore Record Atmore,…
This story is an excerpt from the book ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS Settlement: Lost & Forgotten Stories (Volume 2) French trade from Mobile was principally by…
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Click to learn how to Become a Patron! In 1818, undelivered letters in Alabama were listed in the local newspaper before they were considered…
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This article and more abstracts are available in the Book ALABAMA GENEALOGY NOTES: Volume VIII- Scroll to the bottom to see Table of Contents…
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Opened for settlement by Congress in 1798, the fertile land near the Mississippi River was a place of frenzied speculation and immigration by the…
It is hard to imagine how difficult life was for early settlers in Alabama before it became a state but in the History of…
Serendipity Moments by Ruth Pickle Three years ago, my daughter-in-law, Gail, and myself, from Iowa and my sister, Teddie, and cousin, JoAnn, from NM,…
OKRA CREOLE RECIPE FROM 1948 Ingredients for 6 servings ½ pound okra (or 2 cups canned okra) 6 large tomatoes (or 2 cups canned…
Broom churchyard, Bedfordshire God be praised Here is Mr. Dudley senior, and Jane his wife also; Who while living was his superior, but see…
Everyone has them. Family legends in genealogy abound and often become more embellished with each generation. Many times, after diligent research you may find…
During 1937, the Federal Resettlement agency (a part of Roosevelt's New Deal program) purchased the old Pettway plantation and two adjacent farms in the…
Anne Royall (June 11, 1769 – October 1, 1854) was by some accounts the first professional woman journalist in the United States. When her…
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The transcribed Acts below, which include an Act for a divorce, were passed when the Government first met on the 3rd and 4th of February, 1818. ACTS PASSED AT THE FIRST SESSION, FIRST GENERAL…
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This film is so funny now! We discovered this wonderful, historic instructional film about prom etiquette rules produced in 1961 by America’s Junior Miss…
This article and more abstracts are available in the Book ALABAMA GENEALOGY NOTES: Volume VI- Scroll to bottom to see the Table of Contents…
We take colors in our clothes for granted today but our ancestors had to dye their clothes for colors. Here are a few of their…
(Transcribed excerpt is from The Monroe Journal, Monroe County Alabama, December 5, 1935) PICTURESQUE PERSONALITIES OF MONROE by Miriam Brewer Richardson, Montgomery Advertiser Captain…
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CORNELIUS ELLIOTT BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1789-1840) Shelby County, Alabama An early Elliott family in Shelby County was the family of Cornelius Elliott. He was…
Alabama Deaths from WWI has now been published as a paperback. Previously, it was only available in Ebook form. Family researchers or genealogists will…
This story can also be found in the book Alabama Footprints: Immigrants Routes Taken To The Alabama Territory After the Creek cession, the first…
