Have You Ever Been Attacked By The Genealogy Police?...

Web Version  |  Update preferences  |  Unsubscribe Like Tweet Forward Have You Ever Been Attacked By The Genealogy Police? Posted by Donna R Causey on 29 April, 2021 Have you ever been attacked by the Genealogy Police? You will if you ever write a historical book or post genealogy information on the Internet. Of course, we do not really have genealogy police but I ran across this article The Genealogy Police by J. L. Beeken.  It is very funny, but sadly also very true. […] Read more → PATRON + Wolf Brand whiskey – made in Shelby County, Alabama in the 1930s Posted by Donna R Causey on 29 April, 2021 WOLF BRAND by S. J. 1/25/39 editorial board Woodrow Hand1 Shelby County voted dry in the recent (1939) prohibition issue and the people chorused: "Whiskey, whiskey everywhere; and not a drop to drink." But they were only kidding. They knew that Shelby County was the one and only home of "Wolf Brand," that powerful beverage […] Read more → PATRON – Cleburne County officers on March 26, 1891 Posted by Donna R Causey on 29 April, 2021 CLEBURNE COUNTY DIRECTORY (Excerpt transcribed from Cleburne New Era, Heflin, Alabama March 26, 1891) CIRCUIT COURT Hon. LeRoy F. Box — Judge J. P. Yarborough, C. Clerk W. A. Stephens, Sheriff Meets 2d Monday in March and September and holds two weeks. CHANCERY COURT Hon. S. K. McSpadden, Chancellor O. W. Shepard, Register Regular Term […] Read more → Research on descendants of the TERRY FAMILY surname in Alabama Posted by Donna R Causey on 29 April, 2021 SOME TERRY FAMILIES OF ALABAMA is a  378 page e-book that includes a compilation of documented genealogy records, notes and brief biographies of JAMES TERRY (1727- 1799) Alabama descendants, DAVID TERRY (1771- 1846) of Bibb County, Alabama and WILLIAM TERRY (1715-1775) Alabama descendants. Browse the FREE SAMPLE pages (which includes a brief descendant outline in the first […] Read more → You're receiving this because you subscribed via our website. Thanks for reading! Edit your subscription | Unsubscribe

PATRON+ Limestone County – Scraps XI -The Baptist church started Athens State University with a female academy in the early days of Alabama...

Web Version  |  Update preferences  |  Unsubscribe Like Tweet Forward PATRON+ Limestone County – Scraps XI -The Baptist church started Athens State University with a female academy in the early days of Alabama Posted by Donna R Causey on 28 April, 2021 “SCRAPS” RELATING TO THE EARLY HISTORY OF LIMESTONE COUNTY By Thomas Smith Malone Excerpt of transcription from The Athens Post, May 16, 1867. Page 2, Column 2 Part XI The First Baptist Church built in this county, is believed to have been the “Baptist Meeting House” on Round Island Creek, on Mr. Richard Henderson’s plantation, some three […] Read more → PATRON – John Cook Hendon Family Bible: Pickens/Marion Counties, AL Posted by Donna R Causey on 28 April, 2021 Contributed by: Adrienne Thompson John Cook Hendon m. Mary Ann Reynolds 1/11/1848 in Pickens Co., Ala. BirthsJohn Cook Hendon, (son of Rev. Benjamin Morris Hendon, Baptist Minister and his wife, Aly Clements), 4/1/1829Mary Ann Reynolds 10/24/1828 in Pickens Co., Ala., (dau. of George Reynolds and his wife, Martha Stewart) Their children: (all b. Pickens Co., […] Read more → There were many Revolutionary War soldiers in Alabama – here are biographies of a few Posted by Donna R Causey on 28 April, 2021 After the Revolutionary War, free bounty land was offered by the federal government to citizens and soldiers for their service. No bounty land was available in many of the Original Thirteen colonies because the states lacked enough vacant land to support the policy so the government looked to the frontier in the western domains for […] Read more → You're receiving this because you subscribed via our website. Thanks for reading! Edit your subscription | Unsubscribe

PATRON + RECIPE WEDNESDAY: Burpee tin can sealers – changed the way some women canned food...

Web Version  |  Update preferences  |  Unsubscribe Like Tweet Forward PATRON + RECIPE WEDNESDAY: Burpee tin can sealers – changed the way some women canned food Posted by Donna R Causey on 28 April, 2021 In 1917, F, W. Burpee simplified home canning methods by introducing an efficient Home Tin Can Sealer, based on the principles of commercial can sealing. It enabled women to seal tin cans quickly and easily, without the use of messy solders, wax or acids. With a 1944 Model Burpee Simplex Sealer and a Burpee Aristocrat […] Read more → Descendants of pioneer Mark Smith (1778-1861) Perry County, Alabama Posted by Donna R Causey on 27 April, 2021 Mark Smith (1778-1861) was born in South Carolina and died in Perry County, Alabama. Mark was one of some early pioneers from Newberry, South Carolina who settled in Brush Creek area of Perry County, Alabama early in the history of the state. Descendants of Mark Smith (1778-1861) Perry County, Alabama Many of the families intermingled […] Read more → New family research reference book now available in paperback as well as an EBook! Posted by Donna R Causey on 27 April, 2021 Alabama Deaths from WWI has now been published as a paperback. Previously, it was only available in Ebook form. Family researchers or genealogists will discover that it is an essential reference book for seeking Alabama family ancestors around the 1900s. Many Alabamians served during World War I. Alabama Deaths from WWI includes all the deaths […] Read more → PATRON + TOMBSTONE TUESDAY: Did they really mean this? Posted by Donna R Causey on 27 April, 2021 Click to learn how to Become a Patron! These epitaphs were found on some actual tombstones. Did they really mean to say this? Catholic cemetery, La Pointe, Wisconsin To the memory of Abraham Beaulieu Born 15 September 1822 Accidentally shot 4th April 1844 As a mark of affection from his brother   Boston, Massachussetts Sacred […] Read more → PATRON – Personal news & Lodge officers listed in Henry County, Alabama 1914 Posted by Donna R Causey on 27 April, 2021 (Transcribed from Wiregrass Farmer, Headland, Henry County, Alabama June 11, 1914) CARD OF GRATITUDE Language is insufficient to express our deep heartfelt gratefulness to all our neighbors, friends, and relatives for the many letters, telegrams, and words of deep sympathy, so expressive of their feelings of sorrow and affection of our lives, in the death […] Read more → You're receiving this because you subscribed via our website. Thanks for reading! Edit your subscription | Unsubscribe

PATRON + Margaret Eades – Witness To Indian Wars – Part II...

Web Version  |  Update preferences  |  Unsubscribe Like Tweet Forward PATRON + Margaret Eades – Witness To Indian Wars – Part II Posted by Donna R Causey on 27 April, 2021 This is an excerpt from ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS Pioneers: Lost & Forgotten Stories (Volume 3) First Edition Become an Alabama Pioneers Patron/Patreon and unlock even more stories! https://www.alabamapioneers.com/unlock-the-secrets-to-alabamas-past/ Margaret Eades – Witness To Indian Wars PART II After we had been in the Fort six months, the Indians became very hostile, crossed the Alabama and burned […] Read more → PATRON + Limestone County – Scraps X – The first camp meeting in Limestone County was held by the Methodists Posted by Donna R Causey on 26 April, 2021 “SCRAPS” RELATING TO THE EARLY HISTORY OF LIMESTONE COUNTY By Thomas Smith Malone Excerpt of transcription from The Athens Post, May 9, 1867 Page 2, Column 2 Part X We promised, in the last number, to give in this paper some account of the earlier camp-meetings, held in this county by the Methodist. First Camp-meeting […] Read more → Some Descendants of Georg Michael BATES (1743-1800) Posted by Donna R Causey on 26 April, 2021 Have you ever followed a genealogy line and then discovered you were following a previous researcher’s path? 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 inexpensive Ebook. Browse the FREE SAMPLE pages on Amazon (which includes a brief descendant […] Read more → About the song Sweet Home Alabama Posted by Donna R Causey on 26 April, 2021 The song SWEET HOME ALABAMA by Lynyrd Skynyrd is well-known and loved by many Alabamians. It has been used in movies, advertisements, and commercials concerning Alabama. One verse in the lyrics refers to Muscle Shoals, a city in  northwest Alabama which in the 1960’s was known as “The Hit Recording Capital of the World,” Many […] Read more → You're receiving this because you subscribed via our website. Thanks for reading! Edit your subscription | Unsubscribe