COL. JAMES EDMONDS SAUNDERS BIOGRAHPY and GENEALOGY (May 7, 1806 – 1896) Lawrence County, Alabama James Edmonds Saunders was born in Brunswick County, Virginia,…
PATRON - Horse thieves and gambling were prominent during the early days of Alabama according to this article Horse thieves and gambling during the…
"SCRAPS" RELATING TO THE EARLY HISTORY OF LIMESTONE COUNTY By Thomas Smith Malone Excerpt from a transcription from The Athens Post, May 25, 1867.…
Melton's Bluff (Lawrence County, Alabama) written ca. 1890s by Col. Edmond Saunders Melton’s Bluff was the seat of justice for the county (Lawrence) whilst…
(Transcribed and unedited (with misspelled, capitals and grammatical errors) excerpt from a story written by WPA (Works Projects Administration) writer Annie L. Bowman, Escambia…
The life of a Methodist preacher during the early days of Alabama was very hard. "SCRAPS" RELATING TO THE EARLY HISTORY OF LIMESTONE COUNTY…
Duels were commonplace in early Alabama (Lawrence County, Alabama) by Col. Edmond Saunders written ca. 1890s Col. Gallaway of Lawrence County, Alabama frequently served…
"SCRAPS" RELATING TO THE EARLY HISTORY OF LIMESTONE COUNTY This excerpt has been transcribed from The Athens Post, April 18, 1867. Page 2, Column…
Bennett, the Magician (Lawrence County, Alabama) by Col. Edmond Saunders written ca. 1890s There was, however, in early times, a man called Dr. Bennett,…
"SCRAPS" RELATING TO THE EARLY HISTORY OF LIMESTONE COUNTY By Thomas Smith Malone This excerpt has been transcribed from The Athens Post, April 18,…
CENTRE, CHEROKEE COUNTY, ALABAMA Centre is the county seat of Cherokee County, on the northeastern bank of the Coosa River, near the center of…
Excerpt from REMINISCENCES OF PEROTE IN BULLOCK By A Native Catharine Elizabeth (Hixon) Rumphi (This transcribed excerpt was written before 1958) Churches and School…
During the 1930s, Great Depression era, many writers were employed to interview people around the United States, so their experiences and life history could…
RELATING TO THE EARLY HISTORY OF LIMESTONE COUNTY By Thomas Smith Malone Excerpt Transcribed from The Athens Post, April 4, 1867 Page 2, Column…
"SCRAPS" RELATING TO THE EARLY HISTORY OF LIMESTONE COUNTY By Thomas Smith Malone The Athens Post, March 7, 1867. Page 2, Column 3. Part…
COLBERTIANS By R. L. James SECTION III OBITUARIES AND CEMETERY RECORDS To the Readers of the Alabama Historical Quarterly: (The Alabama Historical Quarterly, Vol.…
LEGEND OF COOSA During the 1930s, Great Depression era, many writers were employed to interview people around the United States, so their experiences and…
"SCRAPS" RELATING TO THE EARLY HISTORY OF LIMESTONE COUNTY By Thomas Smith Malone The Athens Post, March 21, 1867. Page 2, Column 3. Part…
Everyone looks forward to spring break - This is also the time of the annual Alabama Education Association Convention in Birmingham. The AEA was…
Interesting news article from 1867 about early roads in Limestone County, Alabama. "SCRAPS" RELATING TO THE EARLY HISTORY OF LIMESTONE COUNTY By Thomas…
The John McQueen House was the center of a large antebellum plantation located in northeast Lowndes County. The McQueen family originally settled the site…
MOBILE GIRL SAID PRETTIEST IN UNITED STATES By Benjamin D. Baker Federal Writers' Progressing Council Chamber, City Hall Mobile, Alabama November 21, 1939 Marquis…
"SCRAPS" RELATING TO THE EARLY HISTORY OF LIMESTONE COUNTY By Thomas Smith Malone The Athens Post, March 14, 1867. Page 2, Column 3. Part…
(Interesting account of daily life in early 1800 Alabama for a pioneer family.) Billy Hutchinson Lived Among Indians Story on Ancestry.com by Donald Brown…
BRIEF HISTORY OF THE LaPLACE METHODIST CHURCH*1 By Mary DeBardeleben Published in The Alabama Historical Quarterly, Vol. 18, No. 02, Summer Issue 1956 (Mary…
Below is the monument about Lafayette's visit at Claiborne, Alabama in 1825 (Carol Highsmith 2010 Library of Congress) Words on the monument state: Piache, an Indian…
JACKSON CONFRONTING THE MUTINEERS The battle of Enitaohopco was a battle fought by Gen. Andrew Jackson with the Creek Indians at the Creek village…
MEMORIES By W. O. Perry (Please Note: This transcribed story was written in 1927 and contains language which is not appropriate to use today)…
Jeremiah Austill ((1793- 1881) was one of the participants of the famous Canoe Fight that took place in Alabama in 1813. We hear his…
This story is typical of many immigrants to Alabama in the early days. The Curtis Sisters and ‘On to Alabama’ (public story contributed by…
![PATRON + [film & old pictures] Can you believe the Masonic building where the Marquis de Lafayette was hosted in 1825 is still standing?](https://www.alabamapioneers.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Monument-about-Lafayette-220x147.jpg)
