(Jeremiah Austill ((1793- 1881) was one of the participants of the famous Canoe Fight that took place in Alabama in 1813. We hear his…
These abstracts and more are available in the book ALABAMA GENEALOGY NOTES: Volume V PERSONALS FROM TIMES DAILY DEC. 15, 1894 FLORENCE, LAUDERDALE…
TOMBSTONE TUESDAY: Two interesting tombstones New England epitaph of 1872: "My father and mother were both insane I inherited the terrible stain, My grandfather,…
(Transcribed extracts from The Silent Eye, Avondale, Jefferson County, Alabama December 14, 1901) MONTEVALLO MURDER Walter S. Cary, attorney, was shot and killed Friday…
DR. JAMES W. or H. CRAWFORD BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1822-1844) Bibb County, Alabama This is an excerpt from Compiled Records of BIBB COUNTY ALABAMA…
(Transcribed from The Weekly Herald (Wetumpka, Alabama, December12, 1918) STATISTICS SHOW INCREASED MORTALITY FROM INFLUENZA Notwithstanding the newspaper quotations from Surgeon General Blue to…
Have you ever wondered if you are reading accurate accounts of events in history books? Can we really believe everything we read and have learned…
It is hard to understand why the driver of this carriage did not stop to assist the women he hit. The Astor House was the…
These inscriptions and more can be found in the book ALABAMA GENEALOGY NOTES: Volume IV Evergreen Cemetery Inscriptions Before 1942 HISTORIC EVERGREEN CEMETERY, TUSCALOOSA,…
(Personal excerpts transcribed from Phenix-Girad Journal (Girard, Alabama) February 6, 1909) ANNIE KATE BOOKER BROKE HER ARM Annie Kate, the little daughter of Mr.…
GUSSIE WOODRUFF BIOGRAPHICAL and GENEALOGY (Dec.1844- Dec. 28, 1928) Montgomery County, Alabama During the Great Depression the Works Progress Administration (WPA) was an employment…
Biographies of the Delegates to the Alabama Secession Convention Part VII 1 William H. Davis Pickens County William H. Davis was born in York…
INFLUENZA SITUATION GRAVE (Transcribed from The Weekly Herald (Wetumpka, Alabama, December 12, 1918) The spread of Influenza in our town and county is becoming…
(Excerpts transcribed from Goodwater Enterprise (Goodwater, Coosa County, Alabama October 13, 1905) LOCALS CONTINUED Mrs. Henderson of Jackson's Gap, is visiting her daughter, Mrs.…
When was the last time you saw one of these? Do you remember when we looked forward to the weekend so we could make…
Former Patron story - (WARNING! This WPA interviewer made an attempt in this interview to capture the dialect of this former slave and may…
Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald an American novelist and the wife of writer F. Scott Fitzgerald was born in Alabama. Zelda and F. Scott Fitzgerald 1921…
(Excerpts transcribed from Phenix-Girad Journal (Girard, Alabama) February 6, 1909) APPROACHING MARRIAGE The following invitations have been received by the many friends of Miss…
JAMES A. MOORE BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1839-CA. 1920) Perry County, Alabama James A. Moore, banker, was born December 10, 1839, near West Point, Clay…
This biography is included in the Book Biographies of Notable & Some Not-So-Notable Alabama Pioneers Vol VII in EBook, Paperback & Hardcover format WILLIAM…
This is an excerpt from the book ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS - Settlement: Lost & Forgotten Stories (Volume 2) CONTINUED BELOW... The Wheat and Mounger…
Magnolia Grove, located at 1002 Hobson Street in Greensboro, Alabama is a historic site and museum located in Greensboro, Hale County, Alabama that is…
On May 5th in 1937, anyone wanting to celebrate Cinco de Mayo with liquor in Alabama had the opportunity in 1937 because legal liquor…
OLD PRACTICE IN MEDICINE1 In the private memoranda left by Judge A. A. Coleman, a distinguished citizen of Alabama from the founding of the…
THE MONTGOMERY MOTOR CORPS The Montgomery motor corps was a department of the National League for Woman's Service, organized by Mrs. William J. Hannah,…
Are you having difficulty identifying people in photographs? Here are some tips to help... Unidentified Men at Camp Council Meeting, May 1939, Farmersville, CA…
HISTORY OF BLOUNT COUNTY, ALABAMA (Written in 1921) Blount County, Alabama was created by the Territorial Legislature, February 7, 1818. Its original territory was…
(Excerpts transcribed from Goodwater Enterprise (Goodwater, Coosa County, Alabama October 13, 1905) LOCALS Mrs. S. H. Pope spent Saturday in Alex City. Fletcher Brown…
BUCKWHEAT CAKES (Transcribed from The Times-Argus, Selma, Alabama January 27, 1870) Dissolve half of yeast in a little warm water, and mix with a…
Biographies of the Delegates to the Alabama Secession Convention Part XII 1 John M. McClannahan Shelby County Nothing is known about the early life…
