The deaths of young children is always sad: On a tombstone in Portland, Maine, over the body of a child, is this couplet: "The…
(Transcribed from The Marion Commonwealth, Marion, Perry Co., Ala., December 28, 1865) New Advertisement J. B. Fiquet advertises a fine Hickory Buggy for sale.…
(Transcribed from The Marion Commonwealth, Marion, Perry Co., Ala., December 28, 1865) Mrs. SARAH J. HOLMES, aged sixty-four and E-quire Larkin, aged sixty-eight, residing…
Artifacts date back to 600 B. C. The ghost town of Cotton Gin Port in Monroe County, Mississippi was once part of Marion County…
We found this great video Peggy Wade made from her father's home movies from 50 years ago of great scenes from Walker County, Alabama…
STORY UPDATED Cullman celebrates its German heritage each October with Cullman Oktoberfest. Cullman County was created by the Legislature January 24, 1877. It was…
Excerpt from The Book of Birmingham by John R. Hornady, Illustrations by W. Paul Pim, Dodd, Mead & Co. 1921 The St. Nicholas Hotel…
Do you have old photographs that you would like to share or know more about? Alabama Patron members can now post them in the…
Excerpt about early days of Auburn, Alabama transcribed from The Alabama Historical Quarterly, Vol. 07, No. 03, Fall Issue EARLY HISTORY OF AUBURN By…
There are many unidentified Confederate soldiers photographs at the State of Alabama Department of Archives and History. I'm including a few below to see…
(Excerpts transcribed from The Livingston Journal, July 15, 1865) Recent Military Order We observe an order from Col. Thomas, commanding at Gainsville, which includes…
(Excerpt transcribed from Crenshaw County News, Luverne, Alabama January 16, 1908) LOCAL NEWS FROM IVEY CREEK We have had so much rain of late…
CLEANING SILK BLOUSES Silk Blouses can sometimes be sponged with soap and water with impunity in order to restore colors which may have faded,…
Have you ever visited Old Alabama Town in Montgomery, Alabama lately? From the purchase of the Ordeman House in 1967, the Landmarks Foundation and…
Great day to celebrate Hank Williams, Sr.'s birthday. Start with a visit to the museum of his boyhood home in Georgiana, then end it…
1853 YELLOW FEVER DEATHS NEAR THE DOG RIVER COTTON FACTORY & ST. STEPHEN'S ROAD (FROM: Report on the epidemic yellow fever of 1853 New…
(Continued from Part I - How a system of Public education developed in early Alabama Part II -The author Gen. William F. Perry was the…
Eight Party Line Back Then When I was in high school we had one rotary black dial telephone that was an eight party line. …
(Transcribed from The Marion Commonwealth, Marion, Perry Co., Ala., December 28, 1865) UNIONTOWN, ALA., DEC. 21ST, 1865 THURSDAY, 4 P. M. - At a…
The Spring Street Recreational Center was a busy place during WWII. It was the home of the USO Club in Talladega, Talladega County, Alabama. Couple…
Here are some interesting photographs from the Alabama Department of Archives and History from Bibb County, Alabama. Do you know any of the missing…
I had the wonderful opportunity of interviewing an extraordinary lady who grew up in Birmingham, Alabama, attended Ramsey High School, and went on to…
(Excerpt from ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS Removal: Lost & Forgotten Stories (Volume 7) At the request of the Georgia Legislature, President Monroe invited all the chiefs…
Continued TOWNS IN THE ALABAMA TERRITORY (The following story is the 5th section of a news article written in 1817 which describes some early…
Reader Comment by Bob Anderson: Remind your readers that tombstones can carry a lot more info than just name, birth date and death date. …
Excerpts from The Book of Birmingham by John R. Hornady, Illustrations by W. Paul Pim, Dodd, Mead & Co. 1921 Laying out the early…
(Transcribed and unedited story from a WPA (Works Projects Administration) writer, Susan Russell ca. 1938) Continued below Haunted Houses Near Tuscumbia written ca. 1938 by…
This is an excerpt from ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS Pioneers: Lost & Forgotten Stories (Volume 3) First Edition When peace finally came between the United States…
[Many people in the Sylacauga area around the time of WWII can probably relate to this story.] As told to Donna R. Causey by Pearl…
History of the 44th Alabama Regiment written by a member of the regiment in 1898. SCROLL DOWN TO READ STORY FORTY-FOURTH ALABAMA REGIMENT By…
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