Early film of Montgomery in 1914 was discovered in the Alabama State Treasurer’s vault. Thankfully, it was turned over to the Alabama Department of Archives and History and they were able to restore and preserve the film. Filming the movie in Montgomery, 1914 The motion picture industry was in its infancy in 1914 when this film Present and […]
DEATH ON A RIVERBOAT Mobile to Tuscaloosa, Alabama On January 29th, 1847 William Tannehill had transported farm produce to Mobile, Alabama aboard the steamboat “Tuscaloosa” and as the steamer was returning home that evening its boilers exploded. Several members of the crew and passengers were killed, including William. The incident was reported as follows. “The […]
Skyline Farms, a resettlement community in 1935, to provide help to farmers in the Great Depression was built by the resettled farmers in Jackson County, Alabama. New houses were built with timber cut on the project in Jackson County, Alabama. Here are several at work at the sawmill and sandstone quarry. The photographs below were taken […]
Andrew Thomas, Jr. was born around 1759 in South Carolina. It is believed he married Sarah (last name unknown) about 1790. Andrew moved to Shelby County, Alabama, then later to Perry County, Alabama where he died. He and his wife Sarah are believed to be buried in unmarked graves on their land near Mt. Herman […]
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