This biography is also in the book Biographies of Notable and Not-So-Notable: Alabama Pioneers (Volume 1) (Note: There has been some confusion as to…
Mossy Grove Schoolhouse by Amanda Gallatin The Mossy Grove School House Restaurant in Troy is a popular dinner spot with a long history. Locals…
Witches and ghosts were prevalent in early Cherokee County, Alabama CHEROKEE COUNTY, ALABAMA REMINISCENCES OF ITS EARLY SETTLEMENT By Rev. J. D. Anthony Part IV…
PATRON + Tuscumbia, Alabama – History of the Town – Part II (Transcribed from Sheffield Daily Enterprise, Sheffield, Alabama November 23, 1890 (Photograph Home…
Old Southern University Greensboro, Hale County, Alabama Old Southern University was built in 1857 by Mullins and Hall of Selma, Alabama. It was owned…
In the spring of 1798, the Congress of the United States formed into a territory a part of what had been West Florida. By…
Summerfield had many grand houses and a beautiful college in pre-Civil War, Alabama. Denominational college for boys and girls in pre-Civil War, Alabama The…
Teacher in Bagley arrested for assault and battery School discipline was certainly different in 1874 as can be seen by this story From the…
Alva Woods (1794 – 1887) was the first president of the University of Alabama. He was a conservative Baptist minister, who had been educated…
SAYRE STREET SCHOOL Chilton College and the Sayre Street School Site The present building that originally housed Sayre Street School only dates back to…
Everyone looks forward to spring break - This is also the time of the annual Alabama Education Association Convention in Birmingham. The AEA was…
During the 1930s Great Depression era, many writers were employed to interview people around the United States, so their experiences and life history could…
This biography can be found in Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Volume V CHARLES WALDRON BUCKLEY BIOGRAPHY AND GENEALOGY (b. Feb 18,…
Happy Birthday! WILLIAM YANCEY ADAMS BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1848-1925) Blount County, Alabama William Yancey Adams, a teacher, was born at Gum Springs, Blount County…
Greensboro Public School1 Published in 1908 In 1858, Miles Hassell Yerby, a graduate of the State University at Tuscaloosa, came to Greensboro and taught…
This biography is also in the book Biographies of Notable and Not-So-Notable: Alabama Pioneers (Volume 1) RICHARD HOPKINS PRATT BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1827…
These news abstracts and more are available in the book ALABAMA GENEALOGY NOTES Volume 1 or THE FREE SCHOOL (Transcribed from the Birmingham Iron…
PIONEER TALLADEGA, ITS MINUTES AND MEMORIES By Jehu Wellington Vandiver CHAPTER XXX The religious and social life of the people in 1866 began to…
(Continued from Part II How a system of Public education developed in early Alabama Part III -The author Gen. William F. Perry was the first…
Evergreen, Alabama had a meeting in 1839 to start an Academy for their children. Here are the names of some of those who attended…
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