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PATRON + The county seat of Bullock County, Alabama has many beautiful historic homes

Union Springs, the county seat of Bullock County, is centrally located and has a charming history. It was settled thirty years prior to Bullock…

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PATRON + The Decatur Daily is one of only two family-owned daily newspapers remaining in Alabama that is over 100 years old.

The Decatur Daily is one of only two family-owned daily newspapers remaining in Alabama that is over 100 years old. The Anniston Star is…

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PATRON – Native Americans, The McGillivrays, Weatherford, David Tate and Sam Moniac stories about them written in 1874

EARLY ALABAMA by J. D. DRIESBACH (posted as public story on ancestry.com) (This is a letter from J.D. Dreisbach to Lyman Draper in response…

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This Alabama ancestral line is mentioned in a best-selling novel and inspired historical fiction series

Alabama Descendants of ELISHA COTTINGHAM (ca. 1755-ca. 1820) is the Cottingham family mentioned in the best-selling novel, Slavery by Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans…

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PATRON + Did you know that “Pat Garrett” who killed “Billy the Kid” was born in Chambers County, Alabama in 1850

(Did you know that "Pat Garrett" who killed "Billy the Kid" was born in Chambers County, Alabama in 1850?) One of six children, Patrick…

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PATRON + Found! An amazing film of 1914 Montgomery was recovered from the Alabama state treasurer’s vault

Early film of Montgomery in 1914 was discovered in the Alabama State Treasurer's vault. Thankfully, it was turned over to the Alabama Department of Archives and…