(Excerpt from ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS Removal: Lost & Forgotten Stories (Volume 7) Treaty commissioners were sent to the Cherokee country in the fall of 1823…
Excerpt from ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS: Confrontation (Story continued below) Autosee Battle By Georgians Red Eagle sent two bodies of his warriors to harass the borders…
Excerpt from ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS: Confrontation (Story continued below) When Little Warrior was killed, the letter he was carrying from the British at Malden to…
Below are some early Native American pictures at the Alabama Department of Archives and History. Can you add additional information about the photographs? Choctaw…
During the 1930s, the Great Depression era, many writers were employed to interview people and write stories about life in the United States. The…
The Indian Legend of Natural Bridge, Winston County, Alabama by G. Samek During the 1930s, Great Depression era, many writers were employed to interview…
Excerpt from ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS: Confrontation and ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS - Volume I - IV: Four Volumes in One (Volume 1- Having made peace with…
The following is an Excerpt from ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS: Confrontation - (Excerpt continued below) The Breaking Point The hunting grounds of the Creeks once stretched…
(Transcribed and unedited story found in other stories from a WPA (Works Projects Administration) in a Sumter County, Alabama folder of ex-slave stories. It…
A Ruse Saved Immigrants Lives While Traveling Through Indian Territory This story is an excerpt from the book ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS Settlement: Lost & Forgotten…
(Excerpt from ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS Removal: Lost & Forgotten Stories (Volume 7) On May 29, 1834, Ross received word that a new delegation from the…
(Excerpt from ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS Removal: Lost & Forgotten Stories (Volume 7) Despite all efforts by the federal government, few Native-Americans, except for the Choctaws,…
Lt. David Moniac, a Creek Native American, was the first minority graduate of West Point Can you imagine the culture shock and difficulties this young…
Indians were to be removed voluntarily By the terms of the treaty (Fort Jackson 1814 - Creek Indian War) the Indians were not to…
[This transcription is from a book written ca. 1870 and includes many places of "Indian towns in Coosa County" and names of people who…
(Excerpt from ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS Removal: Lost & Forgotten Stories (Volume 7) After Colonel Crowell was cleared, General Gaines continued to visit and negotiate with…
The greed for gold was a driving force in the settlement of Georgia and northern Alabama. See more below the ad. (Excerpt from ALABAMA…
Completed in 1940 with Works ProgressAdministration Funds (WPA), Alabama's World War Memorial Building houses the Alabama Department of Archives and History today. The dedication…
Looking for a solution, should we forget the past? In light of the horrible event in South Carolina, there has been much discussion about…
This is an excerpt from ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS Pioneers: Lost & Forgotten Stories (Volume 3) First Edition Treaties Formed With The Indians For Roads In…
This is an excerpt from ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS Pioneers: Lost & Forgotten Stories (Volume 3) First Edition Become an Alabama Pioneers Patron/Patreon and unlock even…
Nestled in the northeast, Alabama mountains, the beautiful county of DeKalb has a rich and intriguing history filled with sadness, as well as 'boom…
Excerpt from ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS: Confrontation (Story continued below) Pushmataha Offers Assistance After Fort Mims was destroyed, the Red Sticks were in a high state…
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