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PATRON + Names and records of the Alabama Confederate Generals 1861-1865 (S – Z)

CONFEDERATE GENERAL, OFFICERS FROM ALABAMA 1861-1865 (Excerpt transcribed from History of Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Biography, Volume I. pp. 324-327) Sanders, John C.…

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AUTHOR SUNDAY – Two of the oldest & best-preserved examples of Greek Revival architecture in Alabama can be found in Russell County

A Tale of Two Churches By Amanda Gallatin On a rural stretch of Russell County Highway 22, one can find two of the oldest…

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PATRON – Did you know about these Alabama firsts? [see pics]- Skeleton of pre-historic man found in cave, 1st trolley & 1st human rocket

Did you know......? "The world's first Electric Trolley System was introduced in Montgomery in 1886." Below: A busy street in Montgomery in the mid-1880s.…

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PATRON – News from August 27, 1911 – University of Alabama enrolls 400, Alabama fair, Y. M. C. A. and party in Pensacola

New from Tuscaloosa News August 27, 1911 ENROLLMENT AT THE UNIVERSITY WILL SHOW INCREASE J. C. Persons, bursar-registrar of the University of Alabama returned…

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PATRON + Story of a Pioneer, TrailBlazer, Indian Scout, Soldier, and Statesman of Alabama! Do you know his name?

Pioneer, Trail Blazer, Indian Scout, Soldier and Statesman By George H. Ethridge, 1 Jackson, Miss.2 (Written in 1945) In the development of our country…

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PATRON + The people lived in these small buildings while they waited on a house to be built at Skyline Farms [vintage photographs] Part 2

Tiny houses are nothing new!  Imagine living in these houses with a large family even if they were only temporary. This is part of…