(The following story is the first section of a news article written in 1817 which is descriptive of Mobile, Blakeley, St. Stephens and Jackson, in 1817. It was published in 1817 when Alabama was still a Territory and first printed in the New York Herald, then copied in the Alabama Republican, and finally published in […]
Yellow fever epidemics and Free Land Yellow fever epidemics were particularly difficult in Montgomery and Mobile, Alabama during 1853 and 1870’s. Recently, a mass burial site was uncovered in Montgomery, Alabama. It was thought to be from the Yellow Fever epidemic in 1878. People fled epidemics in Alabama Over the years, Mobile, Alabama was particularly […]
Sept. 16, 1899 – Aged Man Found Dead- Two Tax Assessors Die- Deal for Reservoir Sites (Transcribed extracts from The American Banner (Bay Minette, Alabama, September 16, 1899, Newspaper) STATE NEWS CHRONICLINGS Current Topics in Alabama Briefly Summarized THE GOVERNOR ISSUES SOME PARDONS Adjutant-General Brandon Working up Brigade Encampment – Aged Man Found Dead- Two Tax […]
Here is how our ancestors took care of some common problems they faced. Some are helpful today. Weighing cheese, Arthur Rothstein 1937 (Library of Congress) To keep cheese, wring a cloth out of vinegar water and wrap cheese in it. Wrap in waxed paper and store in the refrigerator. Nut meats will come out in […]
Subscribe to Alabama Pioneers Patron/Patreon to see and hear more of Alabama’s history! (continued below) We have been chronicling Alabama history and telling Alabama stories through actual documents, vintage books, court records, and old newspapers for years in an effort to discover and “bring to light” the footprints left behind by our ancestors via our […]
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