Thomas Simpson Woodward - Brig. Gen. of the Alabama Militia - died in 1861 Letter from General Thomas Simpson Woodard to Col. Albert J.…
HOW TO KEEP ICE IN THE SICK ROOM (from July 2, 1879 edition of the Birmingham Iron Age) For those who have an…
Early Migration Trails To the "Natchez Country" (Transcribed story posted as Public Story by gnerdtude on Ancestry.com) There were several different routes that the…
This biography can be found in Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers included in volume 4 LEOPOLD STRAUSS (1864 - aft. 1928) BIOGRAPHY…
JOHN LELAND BARTON BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1877-1972) Tuscaloosa County, Alabama John Leland Barton was born July 13, 1877 at Ralph, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama and…
When we were kids growing up in Munford, AL, there was a group of us neighborhood boys that rode bikes everywhere. Mine had a…
(Do you remember mail and chickens being delivered by train? This is a cute story that will bring back memories. Enjoy the song at the end.)…
PATRON- News of June 16, 1900- An explosion and a shooting by an ex-Gov of Alabama News around Alabama on June 16, 1900 From…
Some people believe in showing or engraving their trades on their tombstones... Epitaph to blind woodsawyer in Georgia: "While none ever saw him see…
This is an excerpt from ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS Pioneers: Lost & Forgotten Stories (Volume 3) First Edition Become an Alabama Pioneers Patron/Patreon and unlock even…
PATRON + Thanks to the untiring efforts of these men the telegraph and telephone finally came to Greensboro, Alabama Communication with the outside world…
PATRON – Mrs. Graham's obituary, a dreadful accident, and Administrators' sales in Greenville in 1878. (Transcribed from THE GREENVILLE ADVOCATE, Greenville, Alabama, Jan 3,…
These epitaphs for wives reveal the state of the marriage Here lies the body of James Robinson and Ruth, his wife; Their warfare is accomplished.…
MALCOLM DANIEL GRAHAM BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (July 6, 1827– October 8, 1878) Texas, Coosa, Autauga, Montgomery Counties, Alabama (Excerpt from History of Coosa County:…
Limestone County, Alabama land was claimed by both the Chickasaws and Cherokees EARLY LIMESTONE COUNTY, ALABAMA The territory embraced in Limestone County was at…
PATRON – October 1915 news in Grand Bay of a stranger's death, severe insect bites, a family devastated by fever, and more. . .…
Not a Fairy Tale Does the title of this story sound like a fairy tale or too far-fetched to be true? It really happened…
THE GYPSY by Becki McAnnally My parents loved to go to Montevallo to shop, see movies on Saturday, or visit relatives and friends. Our…
I wonder how often this happened to married couples after wars? It may be the answer why some ancestors were missing. He Returned After Many…
(This is the actual 1877 newspaper account of a murder that took place between two respected families in Selma, Alabama. What a tragedy over…
PATRON + First American ship ever sunk by a submarine was built in Mobile, Alabama On February 17, 1864, the Confederate submarine Hunley sunk…
On July 4, 1817, the 4th of July was celebrated at the Falls of the Black Warrior. According to the Huntsville Republican, this is…
UPDATED WITH PODCAST - Sheffield, Alabama has a historic village laid out in the form of the Liberty Bell [films & pics] WWI need…
PATRON – Political parties were organized in Greensboro, Alabama in May 1843. Here are some of the people who formed them. (Transcribed from Alabama…
POISONED BY ICE CREAM (Transcribed from the Times Daily, July 11, 1890, Florence, Alabama) The following persons who reside in East Florence were made…
PATRON - Conecuh County - there is a disagreement on the meaning of its name. Conecuh Country was originally a part of the Creek…
Some Interesting Anecdotes about the State of Alabama transcribed from The Cyclopedia of the Colored Baptists of Alabama – Their Leaders and Their Work…
The following excerpt has been transcribed from Clarke County, Alabama, and Its Surroundings, Timothy Horton Ball, Clarke County Historical Society, 1879 Near Suggsville, Alabama,…
[The article below was written in 1930 by Mildred Reynolds Saffold. She describes the beautiful mansion of Belvoir, the home of Chief Justice Reuben Saffold.…
The first governor of Alabama Territory, Gov. William Wyatt Bibb, wrote this message to the Legislature of the Alabama Territory (Transcribed from Natchez Gazette,…
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