Abraham Mordecai was an early settler who lived his last days in Dudleyville, Alabama in a log cabin.Below is a sketch of him written…
(The story of this duel was included in many historical books, but it is still hard to believe.) Hot words were passed and a…
Do you love grits and eggs? You can thank the Native Americans for introducing them to our southern diet. An article from the Tuscaloosa…
(We seldom hear about the lives of pioneer women so I was truly excited when I found this autobiography of Margaret Eades. She was…
(Have you ever wondered where the unusual name of some of Andalusia's street names such as Three Notch Street comes from? The name goes back…
HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF MACON COUNTY By H. M. King Written in 1881 NUMBER X Published in The Alabama Historical Quarterly, Vol. 18, No. 02,…
The Arrest of Vice-President Aaron Burr in Alabama (The following story has been transcribed exactly as written (including spelling errors) from Albert J.…
EARLY GREENSBORO, HALE COUNTY, ALABAMA Settled by the Russell family The locality of Greensboro was settled in 1816 by a large family connection named Russell,…
STELLA HOUGHTON BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (December 29, 1802 – April 25, 1844) Tuscaloosa/Tuskaloosa County, Alabama Miss Stella Houghton, who was born in Lynden, Vermont,…
JEREMIAH CLEMENS BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (December 28, 1814 – May 21, 1865) Madison County, Alabama Jeremiah Clemens, lawyer, and author, U. S. senator, was…
(This is a transcription of a letter written in 1858 is about Alabama Indians by Gen. Woodward to historian Albert J. Pickett) Wheeling, Winn…
BIG CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH Organized in 1823 Oldest in Pickens County By Marion Johnson written in 1940 The First Baptist church to be…
(Transcribed and unedited excerpt from a story that was written by WPA (Works Projects Administration) writer, Susan Russell. The Cooper coffin and the strange…
DAVID MARSHALL SCOTT BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (December 23, 1847 - Tuscaloosa and Dallas County, Alabama David Marshall Scott, merchant and postmaster, was born December…
This biography can be found in Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Volume V - NOW IN EBOOK, PAPERBACK, & HARDBACK! JAMES FLEMING…
History of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, of Greensboro.1 (Published in 1908) The earliest records of this church were lost, and have never been…
(Jeremiah Austill ((1793- 1881) was one of the participants of the famous Canoe Fight that took place in Alabama in 1813. We hear his…
ENOCH ALDREDGE BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1807-1879) Blount County, Alabama Enoch Aldredge was born in Bledsoe county, Tennessee, in 1807, and came with his parents…
This biography is included in the book Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Volume I JOHN C. D. 'MAT' TROTT BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1809…
Yellow fever epidemics were particularly difficult in Montgomery and Mobile, Alabama during 1853 and 1870s. Recently, a mass burial site was uncovered in Montgomery,…
SAMUEL NOBLE A Sketch by His Daughter, Mrs. Kate Q. Roberts1 Samuel Noble, pioneer of the iron industry in the South and prophet of…
CHEROKEE COUNTY, ALABAMA REMINISCENCES OF ITS EARLY SETTLEMENT Part I By Rev. J. D. Anthony From a clipping from the Gadsden Times (Transcribed from…
BAYLISS EARLE GRACE BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1808-1887) JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA This biography is included in the Book Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers…
