History of the 44th Alabama Regiment written by a member of the regiment in 1898. SCROLL DOWN TO READ STORY FORTY-FOURTH ALABAMA REGIMENT By…
Kosaku Sawada was born in Osaka, central Japan Oct. 21, 1882. and pursued an education at Osaka University, graduating with a degree in agriculture. In 1906, he immigrated…
(Excerpt transcribed from Crenshaw County News, Luverne, Alabama January 16, 1908) ANOTHER RAIL HORROR Passenger and Freight Crash Through High Trestle Five People Killed…
(Transcribed Extract from The Atmore Record Atmore, Escambia County, Alabama, September 18, 1903) LOCAL SPECS. Mr. W. M. Carney spent Tuesday in Mobile. Dr.…
(Transcribed from The Marion Commonwealth, Marion, Perry Co., Ala., December 28, 1865) PERRY COUNTY PROBATE NOTICES GUARDIAN'S SALE On Tuesday, the 3d day of…
(Transcribed from The Marion Commonwealth, Marion, Perry Co., Ala., December 28, 1865) MARRIED On the 21st inst., at the residence of Wm. S. Hanna,…
PATRON + The story from ex-slave & preacher, 94-year-old J. B. Watson, who lived in a shack in Mobile 1939 (WARNING! This WPA interviewer…
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 in the…
(Transcribed from The Marion Commonwealth, Marion, Perry Co., Ala., December 28, 1865) COMMISSIONER'S SALE OF LAND Under, and virtue of an order of the…
This man's trade of watch-making was used in his unusual epitaph on his tombstone. "Here lies in horizontal position The outside case of George…
STORY OF JULIA BAKER EX-SLAVE by Mary A. Poole Written ca 1937 WPA AUTHOR (WARNING! This WPA interviewer made an attempt in this interview…
(Transcribed from The Marion Commonwealth, Marion, Perry Co., Ala., December 28, 1865) FOREIGN IMMIGRATION COMPANY FOR THE STATE OF ALABAMA The undersigned propose to…
Choctaw Crossing Places on the Tombigbee River By H. S. Halbert (Unedited transcription from Publications of the Alabama Historical Society, Miscellaneous.. Volume 1 by…
(Transcribed from The Macon Banner, Macon, Clarke County, Alabama April 24, 1845) IN CHANCERY Southern Division, Second District, of Alabama BILL FOR DIVORCE Martha…
(Transcribed from The Macon Banner, Macon, Clarke County, Alabama April 24, 1845) THE STATE OF ALABAMA CLARKE COUNTY Orphans Court, holden on the first…
Excerpt transcribed from The Livingston Journal, Livingston, Alabama -August 5, 1865 MARRIED At the residence of the bride's Father, on the 19th ult., by…
SCROLL DOWN TO SEE STORY (Transcribed from Chambers County Democrat, LaFayette, Alabama, December 7, 1887) PERSONAL WHEREABOUTS Willis Henderson is in the employ of…
The town of Elberta in Baldwin County, Alabama was settled in 1904 by German pioneers. Today, the small town is also known for DINOSAURS…
(Transcribed from The Macon Banner, Macon, Clarke County, Alabama April 24, 1845) NOTICE I will sell on the first Monday in May next in…
Down the Alabama River in 1814 Day Nine on August 19, 1814 (Continued) An amazing journal helps us visualize this historic journey down the Alabama…
(Transcribed from The Macon Banner, Macon, Clarke County, Alabama April 24, 1845) CANDIDATES We are authorised to announce DR. ROBERT BURNS, as a candidate…
(Works Progress Administration interview from 1938 - transcribed exactly as written - including misspelled words, etc.) JIM HOLBACK Dangerous Democrat Tuscaloosa, Alabama by WPA…
Down the Alabama River in 1814 Day Seven on August 17, 1814 This amazing journal helps us visualize this historic journey down the Alabama…
Down the Alabama River in 1814 Day six Amazing journal helps us visualize this historic journey down the Alabama River on August 16, 1814…
(WARNING! During the 1930s, Great Depression era, many writers were employed to interview people around the United States, so their experiences and life history…
Down the Alabama River in 1814 Day five (Continued)An amazing journal helps us visualize this historic journey down the Alabama River on August 15,…
Surveying Alabama Trading Houses Established This is an excerpt from the books ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS Exploration: Lost & Forgotten Stories (Volume 1) First Edition and…
(Excerpt transcribed from Crenshaw County News, Luverne, Alabama January 16, 1908) ALABAMA CULLINGS Governor's Daughter Weds Miss Catherine Comer, daughter of Governor and Mrs.…
(Transcribed from Crenshaw County News, Luverne, Alabama, Jan. 16, 1908) ALL DAY SINGING AT TROY December 25, 1907, 9:30 A. M., the people of…
Patron+ member story Household tips from the past - some can still be used today For Removing Oil – Chloroform will remove machine oil from…
