On May 29, 1865, President Johnson issued an amnesty proclamation. Under this proclamation, any former Confederate who had not already taken advantage of President…
(Transcribed from The Marion Commonwealth, Marion, Perry Co., Ala., December 28, 1865) COMMISSIONER'S SALE OF LAND Under, and virtue of an order of the…
This man's trade of watch-making was used in his unusual epitaph on his tombstone. "Here lies in horizontal position The outside case of George…
STORY OF JULIA BAKER EX-SLAVE by Mary A. Poole Written ca 1937 WPA AUTHOR (WARNING! This WPA interviewer made an attempt in this interview…
(Transcribed from The Marion Commonwealth, Marion, Perry Co., Ala., December 28, 1865) FOREIGN IMMIGRATION COMPANY FOR THE STATE OF ALABAMA The undersigned propose to…
Choctaw Crossing Places on the Tombigbee River By H. S. Halbert (Unedited transcription from Publications of the Alabama Historical Society, Miscellaneous.. Volume 1 by…
(WARNING! This WPA interviewer made an attempt in this interview to capture the dialect of this former slave and may be offensive to readers…
(Transcribed from The Macon Banner, Macon, Clarke County, Alabama April 24, 1845) IN CHANCERY Southern Division, Second District, of Alabama BILL FOR DIVORCE Martha…
Sturdivant Hall By Joe McKnight As a pre-teen growing up in Selma, AL., I once broke into Sturdivant Hall, an ante-bellem mansion which these…
Excerpt transcribed exactly as published in The Livingston Journal, Livingston, Alabama -August 5, 1865 Masonry Rising Into Religion The Masons of Massachusetts have made…
(Transcribed from The Macon Banner, Macon, Clarke County, Alabama April 24, 1845) THE STATE OF ALABAMA CLARKE COUNTY Orphans Court, holden on the first…
[Note - The annual Maple Hill Cemetery Stroll will take place this year October 20, 2019 from 1:30 The PODCAST was recorded at an earlier…
(Continued from Part I) An inspiring unedited true story from the author of History of Eufaula, published in 1930 SCROLL DOWN TO CONTINUE . .…
(Excerpt from ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS Removal: Lost & Forgotten Stories (Volume 7) Treaty commissioners were sent to the Cherokee country in the fall of 1823…
Excerpt transcribed from The Livingston Journal, Livingston, Alabama -August 5, 1865 MARRIED At the residence of the bride's Father, on the 19th ult., by…
(Excerpt transcribed from The Livingston Journal, July 15, 1865) The undertaking (of) the publication of a newspaper at this time, we are fully aware…
SCROLL DOWN TO SEE STORY (Transcribed from Chambers County Democrat, LaFayette, Alabama, December 7, 1887) PERSONAL WHEREABOUTS Willis Henderson is in the employ of…
Brunswick stew is a traditional dish that is popular in the South. The origin of the dish is uncertain, but it is believed to…
Excerpts from the History of Coosa County, Alabama Chapter One By Rev. George E. Brewer (Transcribed from The Alabama Historical Quarterly, Vol. 04, No.…
The town of Elberta in Baldwin County, Alabama was settled in 1904 by German pioneers. Today, the small town is also known for DINOSAURS…
(Transcribed from The Macon Banner, Macon, Clarke County, Alabama April 24, 1845) NOTICE I will sell on the first Monday in May next in…
Down the Alabama River in 1814 Day Nine on August 19, 1814 (Continued) An amazing journal helps us visualize this historic journey down the Alabama…
(Transcribed from The Macon Banner, Macon, Clarke County, Alabama April 24, 1845) CANDIDATES We are authorised to announce DR. ROBERT BURNS, as a candidate…
(Works Progress Administration interview from 1938 - transcribed exactly as written - including misspelled words, etc.) JIM HOLBACK Dangerous Democrat Tuscaloosa, Alabama by WPA…
Following the destruction of the University of Alabama campus during the American Civil War, a new Quad emerged in the late 19th and early 20th…
(Transcribed from The Macon Banner, Macon, Clarke County, Alabama April 24, 1845) NOTICE By virtue of an order of the Honorable the Orphans Court…
This excerpt and more can also be found in Alabama Footprints - Immigrants Continued below The area which constituted the future state of Alabama…
Down the Alabama River in 1814 Day Seven on August 17, 1814 This amazing journal helps us visualize this historic journey down the Alabama…
(Transcribed from Crenshaw County News, Luverne, Alabama, Jan. 16, 1908) FOR TAX COLLECTOR I hereby announce myself a candidate for Tax Collector of Crenshaw…
OLD NEWSPAPERS USED Old newspapers may be made to save a lot of work in the kitchen. They are very convenient, among other things,…
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