The first Birmingham Municipal Airport was located near Ensley. This is the story of how it started. In 1919, Major James A. Meissner, a…
This biography can be found in Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Volume VI AARON ABSOLOM GAMBILL BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1865 -1933) Jefferson…
While doing research for stories, I frequently run across many photographs of people, (identified and unidentified) like the ones below which may be of…
This video from 1937 reveals how much Birmingham has changed. Police Department had a band in 1930 Birmingham, Alabama Police Department had a…
WILLIAM VAUGHAN BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1861-aft. 1921) Limestone, Madison and Jefferson County, Alabama William Vaughan, attorney-at-law, Birmingham, Alabama was born in Limestone county, Alabama,…
(Transcribed extracts from The Silent Eye, Avondale, Jefferson County, Alabama December 14, 1901) CHRISTMAS SUPERSTITIONS People who are born on Christmas Eve have the…
MAJOR CAMPBELL WALLACE BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1806-1895) GEORGIA Major Campbell Wallace was born in Sevier County, Tennessee, on December 7, 1806 to Jesse and…
JAMES ROBERT POWELL "DUKE OF BIRMINGHAM" BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1814 -1883) by John Witherspoon DuBose The year 1818, before Alabama had been admitted into…
This biography can be found in Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Volume VI HON. LITTLEBERRY JAMES HALEY, JR. BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1865-1927)…
RECALLING BIRMINGHAM MEMORIES by Jean Butterworth Most people enjoy sharing their stories. I was in a group of Hoover Historical Society members and guests…
WILLIAM DAVID LACEY BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1844-1905) Shelby County, Alabama In the county of Shelby, Alabama and in the farming community of Maylene, lived…
This biography can be found in Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Volume V in EBook, Paperback and Hardback - makes a great…
This biography can also be found in Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Volume 3 - NOW IN EBOOK, PAPERBACK AND HARDBACK! THOMAS…
CHRISTOPHER C. NESMITH BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1873-1931) Lamar, Marion, Winston, Walker, Jefferson & Tuscaloosa County, Alabama Christopher C. Nesmith, of Birmingham, achieved a standing…
Do you have the surname JOHNSON in your family tree? This Revolutionary War soldier may be your ancestor. Moses Johnson was a soldier in…
JOHN RANDOLPH COPELAND BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1862-1935) Pickens and Jefferson County, Alabama John Randolph Copeland was born October 25, 1862, in Pickens County, Alabama,…
In October 1920, the skies in Birmingham were filled with hot air balloons when the 9th International Balloon Race was held in the city.…
TRUMAN HEMINWAY ALDRICH BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1848-1932) SHELBY, JEFFERSON, DALLAS COUNTY Truman Heminway Aldrich was a mining engineer in Alabama. He was born at…
This biography is included in the Book Biographies of Notable & Some Not-So-Notable Alabama Pioneers Vol VII in EBook, Paperback & Hardcover format HENRY…
This biography can be found in Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Volume VI JUDGE MITCHELL THOMAS PORTER BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1825 AL…
St. John's Episcopal Church Elyton, Jefferson County, Alabama St John's Episcopal Church was founded in Elyton, Jefferson County, Alabama in 1850. In the decade…
Robbins Crossroads is located about 23 miles northeast of Birmingham, AL On Highway 78 near the Jefferson and Walker county line. It is one…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! EDWARD HARMAN CABANISS BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1857-1936) Jefferson County, Alabama Hon. Edward Harman Cabaniss was an attorney at law in Birmingham,…
This biography can be found in Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Volume V Now in EBook, Paperback and Hardback - Great gift!…
(This has been transcribed from Chapter Two of Jefferson County and Birmingham History 1887 by Teeple & Smith Publishers) Our mail facilities in the…
This biography can be found in Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Volume VI GRIFFITH RUTHERFORD HARSH BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (Sep. 1860 -…
Click …/to see how to honor your ancestor as a Notable Alabama Pioneer Happy Birthday! JOHN TURNER MILNER BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1826-1898) Jefferson County, Alabama…
Click …/to see how to honor your ancestor as a Notable Alabama Pioneer Happy Birthday! VASSAR LYLE ALLEN BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1868-1962) Lee, Macon and…
Serving God and Community since 1905...Celebrated 110 years in 2015 By Shannon Hollon In September 1819 a beautiful valley in Alabama was settled by…
This biography can be found in Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Volume V JOHN FELIX McLAUGHLIN BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (b. 1842 d.…
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