Many Alabama ancestors originate in the DelMarVa (Delaware, Maryland, Virginia) on the Eastern Shore of the United States. Seeking more land for planting, pioneers…
THE "GOOD OLD DAYS" IN MARSHALL COUNTY By C. G. FENNELL (Transcribed from summer issue of The Alabama Historical Quarterly, Vol 1 No 2,…
(Updated with a new film and Podcast) Five miles north of Florence, Lauderdale County, Alabama was a wonderful example of a temple type mansion,…
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Excerpt transcribed from The Etowah Observer, Alabama City, Alabama March 17, 1932 SANSOM SENIORS WHIP UNDERCLASSMEN FIVE The Senior I and II Classes of…
Governor Israel Pickens appointed General Thomas Farrar to accompany General LaFayette on his visit to Alabama in 1825. General Farrar wrote interesting letters about…
Did you know that the Hoover High School band from Hoover, Alabama (south of Birmingham, Alabama) marched in New York's St. Patrick's Day parade…
Governor Israel Pickens appointed General Thomas Farrar to accompany General LaFayette on his visit to Alabama in 1825. General Farrar wrote interesting letters about…
During the 1930s Great Depression era, many writers were employed to interview people around the United States, so their experiences and life history could…
The horrible thing also leaped and seated itself behind him During the 1930s, Great Depression era, many writers were employed to interview people and write…
( Transcribed from Advertiser and Register, Mobile, Alabama, March 13, 1840) SHERIFF SALE Sanford & Cleveland vs. fi fa William Kitchen Will be sold…
Interesting news article from 1867 about early roads in Limestone County, Alabama. "SCRAPS" RELATING TO THE EARLY HISTORY OF LIMESTONE COUNTY By Thomas…
ROBERT HENRY BOYKIN (1839-1871) (submitted by Noel H. Haynes) Robert Henry Boykin's Grave outside Seale, Al. Highway 164 on the old Boykin home place.…
WILLIAM FARRINGTON ALDRICH BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1853-aft. 1904) Shelby County, Alabama At Aldrich, Alabama was one of the handsomest residences in the State, lived…
JOSHUA BURNS MOORE BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1826-1897) Franklin and Colbert Counties, Alabama Joshua Burns Moore was a lawyer and Alabama State senator. he was…
MOBILE STREETS' NAMES DATE FROM IMPORTANT PAGES WORLD'S HISTORY By Benjamin D. Baker Federal Writers' Project Council Chamber, City Hall Mobile, Alabama November 20,…
During the warm days of summer in Alabama, cool gelatine dishes were often used in menus. Here is a popular one from around 1932.…
COLBERTIANS By R. L. James SECTION III OBITUARIES AND CEMETERY RECORDS To the Readers of the Alabama Historical Quarterly: (The Alabama Historical Quarterly, Vol.…
MEREDITH THOMPSON AKERS BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1831-aftr. 1921) Marion County, Alabama Meredith Thompson Akers, farmer, was born March 9, 1831, at Redeville, Rutherford County,…
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The John McQueen House was the center of a large antebellum plantation located in northeast Lowndes County. The McQueen family originally settled the site…
This article and more abstracts are available in the ebook ALABAMA GENEALOGY NOTES Volume VII See Table of Contents below People in business…
During World War II, the US Government encouraged food preserving, so pressure cookers were essential tools for every household. These tips for canning are…
Eufaula, phoenix like, rose again with renewed vigor from the ruins of a tornado in March 1919 (CONTINUED BELOW) (Transcribed from The Clayton Record…
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Counties of Alabama Date of Formation County Court Houses.—By act of December 31, 1822, the sheriffs of the several counties were made the custodians of…
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This biography can also be found in Biographies of Notable and Not-So-Notable Alabama Pioneers VOL VIII WILLIAM WALLACE SCREWS BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1839-1913) Russell…
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