The short life of Baker County, Alabama, a county without a history – was created on December 30th...

Web Version  |  Update preferences  |  Unsubscribe Like Tweet Forward The short life of Baker County, Alabama, a county without a history – was created on December 30th Posted by Donna R Causey on 30 December, 2021 On this day, December 30th, in 1868, the county of Baker was created from portions of Autauga, Shelby, Bibb, and Perry, by a legislative act. There were no towns in the county of Baker in 1872 and it had no history, so in 1872 it was not entitled to representation in Alabama. The county was named […] Read more → PATRON + Word About The Treatment Of The Native-Americans Spread Posted by Donna R Causey on 29 December, 2021 (Excerpt from ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS: Banished Volume 8) First news reports indicated that the move to Indian Territory was going well from the following letter published in the Arkansas Gazette: Letter from the Arkansas Gazette Port Gibson – Dec. 10, 1836 My Dear Sir: Ye-poth-la-ho-lo has arrived at this place and there is to be no […] Read more → RECIPE WEDNESDAY: Making a good cup of coffee Posted by Donna R Causey on 29 December, 2021 I don’t know what I’d do without my coffee each morning.  It is simple to make today, but in 1852 making a good cup of coffee was no simple task. Here are some simple (?) directions for making a good cup of coffee from 1852 in the Farmer’s Cabinet How To Make Good Coffee First procure […] Read more → There were hard times in West Alabama in 1837 according to this article written in 1886 Posted by Donna R Causey on 29 December, 2021 CHAPTER TWELVE by By HON. E. A. POWELL (transcribed from FIFTY-FIVE YEARS IN WEST ALABAMA printed in the Tuscaloosa Gazette August 12, 1886) WHAT A CALICO DRESS COST From 1828 to 1833 the times were stringent. The price of cotton ranged from 6 to 8 cents, and money was scarce—while most of the articles of […] Read more → You're receiving this because you subscribed via our website. Thanks for reading! Edit your subscription | Unsubscribe

Living conditions were difficult in early steel days – this film & vintage photographs tell the tale...

Web Version  |  Update preferences  |  Unsubscribe Like Tweet Forward Living conditions were difficult in early steel days – this film & vintage photographs tell the tale Posted by Donna R Causey on 28 December, 2021 [These photographs of Birmingham, Alabama were taken in 1936.] Birmingham is the largest city in Alabama. Most of the original settlers were of English Ancestry, hence the name Birmingham after Birmingham in the United Kingdom. The Magic City The fast pace of Birmingham’s growth during 1881 from 1920 earned it the nickname of the Magic […] Read more → PATRON + Roanoke – The prisoner and stump disappeared Posted by Donna R Causey on 28 December, 2021 (Excerpts from HISTORY OF ROANOKE1The Roanoke Leader, Roanoke, Alabama November 1956 – 1957, presented as a Public Service, THE COMMERCIAL BANK) Roanoke, Alabama was settled in the early 1830s and named High Pine. However, the town was burned during the Creek uprising in 1846. After the town was rebuilt, the name was changed to Chulafinnee, […] Read more → PATRON – Legal notices of Lockett, Morton and Jones December 1865 in Perry County Posted by Donna R Causey on 28 December, 2021 (Transcribed from The Marion Commonwealth, Marion, Perry Co., Ala., December 28, 1865) THE STATE OF ALABAMA – PERRY COUNTY Probate Court Regular Term, Dec. 12, 1865 This day came Jno White, guardian of T. H. Lockett, and filed his account and vouchers for final settlement of said guardianship. It is therefore ordered that the matter […] Read more → Have you heard the news from AP? Posted by Donna R Causey on 28 December, 2021 Subscribe to the FREE DAILY NEWSLETTER IMMEDIATELY so you can keep up-to-date on all NEW posts We now have THOUSANDS of stories about Alabama on our website, www.alabamapioneers.com and we post more stories each day. Each NEW daily article, story, photograph, etc. posted on AP is accessible to the general public for one month. After […] Read more → You're receiving this because you subscribed via our website. Thanks for reading! Edit your subscription | Unsubscribe

Are you looking for Abney descendants in Alabama?...

Web Version  |  Update preferences  |  Unsubscribe Like Tweet Forward Are you looking for Abney descendants in Alabama? Posted by Donna R Causey on 24 December, 2021 Do you have the Abney surname in your Alabama ancestry? Don’t waste precious time and money completing genealogy research others have done! Take advantage of what other genealogy researchers have discovered and download this E-book in minutes. E-books can be easily downloaded directly to your computer with FREE APPS from Amazon. SOME ALABAMA DESCENDANTS OF GEORGE […] Read more → Save money and hours of research on early YEAGER/YAGER settlers in Alabama! Posted by Donna R Causey on 24 December, 2021 In my personal genealogy research, I often spent days in courthouses, libraries and cemeteries, as well as considerable expense copying records only to discover that I was following in another researcher’s footsteps. I could have saved myself time, effort and a lot of money if I’d only known of this research earlier. Some Alabama Pioneer […] Read more → UPDATED WITH PODCAST – Exclusive video released to Alabama Pioneers from Spark Media, Steel in the Magic City Posted by Donna R Causey on 24 December, 2021 The film below, entitled, Steel in the Magic City by Spark Media includes historic images of 1930s Birmingham, and is an Alabama Pioneers exclusive. Steel in the Magic City was created by Spark Media about 1930s Birmingham while they were producing First Lady of the Revolution. The premiere of First Lady of the Revolution will take place on Saturday, August 28, 2016, 11:40 […] Read more → You're receiving this because you subscribed via our website. Thanks for reading! Edit your subscription | Unsubscribe

Names and death dates of FREEMASONS who died in flu epidemic for the year 1926...

Web Version  |  Update preferences  |  Unsubscribe Like Tweet Forward Names and death dates of FREEMASONS who died in flu epidemic for the year 1926 Posted by Donna R Causey on 23 December, 2021 Many deaths occurred in the State of Alabama in the year 1926 from the Spanish flu epidemic when the Alabama Freemasons were flourishing. This is a handy reference for Alabama family researchers. Masonic building in Sheffield, Alabama (Carol Highsmith Library of Congress) Alabama Freemasons Genealogy Information for the year 1926  is a compilation of names and […] Read more → PATRON – Newton Brummett was murdered by the Watts in 1883 Posted by Donna R Causey on 22 December, 2021 Newspaper clippings found at the Alabama Department of Archives and History NEWTON BRUMMETT MURDER FROM “THE ANNISTON HOT BLAST”, Anniston, Calhoun County, Alabama Issue of Saturday, December 22, 1883 MARSHALL County News Isam Watts and his aged mother Julia Ann Watts, charged with the murder of Newton Brummett in Marshall county in 1879, were arrested […] Read more → Glennville – a history of the people of by-gone days with pictures of some of their houses Posted by Donna R Causey on 22 December, 2021 GLENNVILLE, ALABAMA (Transcribed From Smartt, Eugenia Persons..History of Eufaula, Alabama. Birmingham, Ala.: Roberts & Son, printers, 1930, c1933. – Some of the homes mentioned may no longer be standing) McDonald – Smartt House by W. N. Manning, Photographer, May 16, 1935. – 315 North Randolph Street, Eufaula, Barbour County, AL (Library of Congress) In the […] Read more → Essential book for WWI genealogy research in Alabama Posted by Donna R Causey on 22 December, 2021 This KINDLE book includes all the deaths from World War I, listed by the county where they last resided, over 60 pages of names. ALABAMA DEATHS FROM WW I Download this Kindle book to your Kindle in less than 30 seconds or to your PC, iPAD, iPhone, MAC or Android device with FREE Apps (below) […] Read more → RECIPE WEDNESDAY – Old homemade Eggnog recipes for the holidays Posted by Donna R Causey on 22 December, 2021 LIKE GRANDMA USE TO MAKE Old homemade Eggnog Recipes for the holidays EGGNOG (no-alcohol) (1910s) 4 c. (1 Qt.) milk 2-4 eggs 2 t. vanilla or 4 T. orange juice or other flavoring 1/3 t. nutmeg – used it desired with vanilla 4 T. to 6 T. sugar (If maple flavoring is desired, use half maple […] Read more → You're receiving this because you subscribed via our website. Thanks for reading! Edit your subscription | Unsubscribe