On June 25, 1874 - a lead and silver mine was discovered in Walker County, Alabama. Here are the News headlines From Birmingham Iron…
While researching in the Alabama Department of Archives and History, I occasionally find some intriguing pictures that are not completely identified. These are some I found of…
Teacher in Bagley arrested for assault and battery School discipline was certainly different in 1874 as can be seen by this story From the…
This article and more abstracts are also available in the ebook ALABAMA GENEALOGY NOTES Volume I: Jury lists, like this one, are always a…
Ghost sounds and sightings of apparitions with a general feeling of unease have been reported for years from people visiting the cemetery. Perhaps Revolutionary…
WILLIAM HARRISON BARNARD BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1864-1949) Cherokee, Jefferson, and Talladega County, Alabama William Harrison Barnard, by reason of his connection with business in…
WILLIAM FARRINGTON ALDRICH BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1853-aft. 1904) Shelby County, Alabama At Aldrich, Alabama was one of the handsomest residences in the State, lived…
This article and more abstracts are available in the ebook ALABAMA GENEALOGY NOTES Volume VII See Table of Contents below People in business…
Happy Birthday! JOHN W. TOMLINSON BIOGRAPHY and GENELAOGY (1859-1940) Jefferson County, Alabama John W. Tomlinson of Birmingham, Alabama, was born Feb. 1, 1859, at…
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…
News from around Alabama from the May 28, 1874 Birmingham Iron Age Whooping cough is prevailing in Gadsden. Gadsden, Alabama The Gadsden Times of…
Unlockthis story. Click to see how to Become a Patronand read thousands of lost and forgotten Alabama stories (Transcribed from December 27, 1923, The…
Today is the Alabama Theater's birthday! The Alabama Theater opened on the night of Monday, December 26, 1927. Lane Carter, a writer for the Birmingham…
This biography can also be found in Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Volume VI NEWCOMB FRIERSON THOMPSON BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1844-1923) JEFFERSON…
BASIL MANLY ALLEN BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1858-1924) Jefferson County, Alabama Basil Manly Allen was born December 20, 1858, in Carolina County, Virginia, the son…
This biography can be found in Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Volume V WALTER KENNON McADORY Biography and Genealogy (b. 1868 Alabama…
(Transcribed extracts from The Silent Eye, Avondale, Jefferson County, Alabama December 14, 1901) MONTEVALLO MURDER Walter S. Cary, attorney, was shot and killed Friday…
This biography can also be found in Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Volume 3 - NOW IN EBOOK, PAPERBACK AND HARDBACK! JUDGE…
WILLIAM IRVIN ADAIR BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (ca. 1796- 1857) Madison and Jefferson County, Alabama William Irvin Adair was a lawyer, who was born in…
These news abstracts and more are available in the book ALABAMA GENEALOGY NOTES Volume 1 or THE FREE SCHOOL (Transcribed from the Birmingham Iron…
Patron member story This article and more abstracts are available in the ebook ALABAMA GENEALOGY NOTES Volume I: People in the news transcribed from…
This biography can be found in Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Volume VI ROBERT PATTON McDAVID BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1867 - 1915)…
WILLIAM SWEARINGEN MUDD BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1816 – 1884) Jefferson County, Alabama William Swearingen Mudd was a lawyer, legislator, and circuit judge He was…
This biography is included in the Book Biographies of Notable & Some Not-So-Notable Alabama Pioneers Vol VII in EBook, Paperback & Hardcover format ASHER…
In the United States, the modern Thanksgiving holiday tradition is commonly, but not universally, traced to a sparsely documented 1621 celebration at Plymouth in…
During the Great Depression the Works Progress Administration (WPA) was an employment program created by President Roosevelt in 1935, Over its eight years of…
News from April 21, 1900. Besides the election results of April 1900 for the State of Alabama, The Pratt City Herald on April 21,…
The Iron Age was a Birmingham newspaper owned and edited by W. C. Garrett and Frank V. Evans in the early days of Birmingham.…
During the Great Depression in America, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) was an employment program created by President Roosevelt in 1935, Over its eight…
Patron member story This article and more abstracts are available in the ebook ALABAMA GENEALOGY NOTES Volume I: News of people and events transcribed…
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