"The Alabama Insane Hospital was established by the legislature on February 6, 1952. Built in Tuscaloosa, it received its first patient in 1861, with…
A PIONEER ALABAMA DOCTOR'S LEDGER1 edited by Rhoda Coleman Ellison (Published in The Alabama Historical Quarterly, Vol. 43, No. 04, Winter 1981) A ledger…
During the 1930s Great Depression era, many writers were employed to interview people around the United States, so their experiences and life history could…
HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF MACON COUNTY.*1 By H. M. King Written in 1881 NUMBER VI. Published in The Alabama Historical Quarterly, Vol. 18, No. 02,…
(Transcribed exactly as published from the Wilcox Progressive Era, Camden, Wilcox County, Alabama, June 2, 1910) SUNNY SOUTH Sunny South is an unincorporated community…
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…
This article and more abstracts are available in the Book ALABAMA GENEALOGY NOTES: Volume IX Scroll to the bottom to see Table of Contents…
Learn how to cook like our grandparents with this recipe from the 1920s Spanish Rice 2 cupfuls of stewed tomatoes 1 cupful of boiling…
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…
This transcription of a news article was published in April 18, 1866, edition of the Union Springs' Times, Bullock County, Alabama. It reveals the…
Epitaphs in cemeteries are sometimes funny like this one obviously written on the tombstone of a miser His heirs, that he might safely rest, Have…
PROXY TALKERS Use of the Phonograph for Political Orators is Popular (Excerpt transcribed from The New Era, Double Springs, Alabama, Jan. 4, 1901) The…
Here are the organizers of the Sons of the Revolution in Alabama. Many Alabama citizens can trace their ancestry back to Alabama Revolutionary War…
(Excerpts transcribed from Phenix-Girad Journal (Girard, Alabama) February 6, 1909) LETTER FROM SEALE G. W. Willis, a prominent planter of Loflin, was in town…
(4-H centers were once a central part of many schools. Many young people learned valuable skills for life in 4-H) 4-H Clubs are still…
Old newspapers are good sources of information about family history Did you know on May 23, 1811.... The first newspaper in Alabama, The Mobile…
Early Mayors of Tuscaloosa, Alabama (Partial transcription of a history of Tuscaloosa written by an older resident, Ben A. Green, in 1931 who was…
(Personal excerpts transcribed from Phenix-Girad Journal (Girard, Alabama) February 6, 1909) OUR USUAL WELCOME LETTER FROM "SARY GARY" HURTSBORO, FEB. 3, 1909 DEAR JOURNAL:…
GENERAL BARTLETT SMITH BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1792-1843) Henry County, Alabama General Bartlett Smith was born January 23, 1792, and was one of the earliest…
JACKSON CONFRONTING THE MUTINEERS The battle of Enitaohopco was a battle fought by Gen. Andrew Jackson with the Creek Indians at the Creek village…
The Thomas Jefferson is well known for having a rooftop zeppelin mooring mast. Builders of the hotel created a tower for what was believed to…
(Transcribed from Evergreen Star, Evergreen, Conecuh County, Alabama, September 11, 1879) POLLARD September 9th, 1879 FRIEND MONROE – Our little town was alarmingly shocked…
MEMORIES By W. O. Perry (Please Note: This transcribed story was written in 1927 and contains language which is not appropriate to use today)…
(Transcribed from Evergreen Star, Evergreen, Conecuh County, Alabama, September 11, 1879) NOTICE – Mr. D. F. Salter takes pleasure in informing his friends of…
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…
(Transcribed exactly as published from the Wilcox Progressive Era, Camden, Wilcox County, Alabama, June 2, 1910) Alabama Genealogy Notes Volume XI Table of Contents…
WILLIAM H. COX BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1846 - aft. 1904) MACON, BULLOCK COUNTIES, ALABAMA William H. Cox was born in Bullock county, Ala., Jan.…
Cullman is the county seat of Cullman County, in the north-central part of the county, on Brindley Mountain, about 2 miles west of Little…
Excerpts from the History of Coosa County, Alabama Chapter One By Rev. George E. Brewer (Transcribed from The Alabama Historical Quarterly, Vol. 04, No.…
![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)
![PATRON – The picturesque, historic town of Cullman, Alabama was hit by EF4 tornado in 2011, but did not let it break them [see photographs]](https://www.alabamapioneers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/historic-house-carol-highsmith-2010-220x146.jpg)
