Firsts in Greensboro, Hale County, Alabama1 Ribbon Cane The first genuine ribbon (or sugar) cane ever successfully planted in Hale county was cultivated seven miles…
From an 1881 newspaper: Father's Rules for Governing children: Cultivate a love of giving fair play. Everyone, of course, likes to receive fair play,…
St. John's Episcopal Church Elyton, Jefferson County, Alabama St John's Episcopal Church was founded in Elyton, Jefferson County, Alabama in 1850. In the decade…
Completed in 1940 with Works ProgressAdministration Funds (WPA), Alabama's World War Memorial Building houses the Alabama Department of Archives and History today. The dedication…
(Transcribed from Union Springs Herald, Union Springs, Alabama October 7, 1885) JAMES ALABAMA This prosperous town has had a phenomenal growth, and is still…
A Collection of PERRY COUNTY ALABAMA PIONEERS BIOGRAPHIES & GENEALOGIES VOLUME II includes genealogical information from Brush Creek area of Perry County, Alabama. Books make great gifts! Marion, Perry…
After the Revolutionary War, free bounty land was offered by the federal government to citizens and soldiers for their service. No bounty land…
This biography is included in the book Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Volume I AND FIRST FAMILIES OF LAWRENCE COUNTY, ALABAMA VOLUME I -…
No Spirituous Drinking or Dancing Parties… by Jean Butterworth “No Venomous Spirituous Drinking or Dancing Parties,” I read as I quickly scanned the papers…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! HENRY CLINTON LEA BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1804-1854) Perry County, Alabama Henry Clinton Lea was born in Hancock County, Georgia in October 7,…
Looking for a simple old-fashioned recipe for a cold day? How about a bowl of corn soup? Recipe From the Past – 1890s This is…
Education was important to early pioneers of Alabama. One-room schoolhouses, log houses in communities, private homes, schoolhouses on large plantations, private academies, and mission schools…
JOHN FALCONER BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY 1778-1854 Montgomery, Alabama John Falconer was the first postmaster of Montgomery, Alabama and a business man. He was born…
This article and more abstracts are available in the Book ALABAMA GENEALOGY NOTES: Volume V- Scroll to bottom to see Table of Contents of…
Transcribed stories From the Florence Times October 6, 1905 – Lauderdale County, Alabama NEW MANUFACTURE FOR FLORENCE Railway Supply and Manufacturing Company Organized The…
There is nothing more traditional in the South than serving a cold glass of sweet ice tea on a hot sultry day. Even poems have been…
Good news! We now have a PATRON POSTS category on the Alabama Pioneer MENU bar. This should make it much easier to navigate the…
Epitaph of a noted politician: "Here reader, turn your weeping eyes, My fate a useful moral teaches; The hole in which my body lies…
On October 5, 1853, Autaugaville citizens were planning to elect Officers for their town (Transcribed extracts from Autauga Mercury, Autaugaville, Alabama, October 5,…
Excerpt from REMINISCENCES OF PEROTE IN BULLOCK (Written in 1958) Catharine Elizabeth (Hixon) Rumphi "Although a Baptist Church was erected in 1857 (in Perote,…
Click …/to see how to honor your ancestor as a Notable Alabama Pioneer WILLIAM WIRT ALLEN WILLIAM WIRT ALLEN BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1835-1894) Colbert County,…
The Stay-Aways (Transcribed from Choctaw Advocate, Butler, Alabama, June 11, 1890) Plenty of them everywhere, little and big, old and young. Here are some…
Now in paperback and hardback for gift giving! Isaac Abercrombie was one of my personal ancestors and this book includes some of my own…
The city of Bay Minette is in Baldwin County, Alabama and it is the County seat. Located in the central part of the county,…
This biography is also in the book Biographies of Notable and Not-So-Notable: Alabama Pioneers (Volume 1) and FIRST FAMILIES OF LAWRENCE COUNTY, ALABAMA VOLUME…
Chasing old bushy-tail by Shannon Hollon This time of year when the weather begins to turn cool the maple leaves turn red and hickories…
This book on Revolutionary War soldier, Charles Abercrombie is now in Ebook, paperback, and hardcover and is filled with 448 pages of the descendants…
Robbins Crossroads is located about 23 miles northeast of Birmingham, AL On Highway 78 near the Jefferson and Walker county line. It is one…
One of my favorite places to visit in our state is Mentone, Alabama. There is so much natural beauty in the area that each season…
MEXICAN WAR and ALABAMA MILITARY The war between Mexico and the United States, 1846-1848, brought on by a series of attacks on American citizens,…
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