PATRON + The mystery of Hal’s Lake – Clarke County, Alabama – how it got its name...

Web Version  |  Update preferences  |  Unsubscribe Like Tweet Forward PATRON + The mystery of Hal's Lake – Clarke County, Alabama – how it got its name Posted by Donna R Causey on 3 May, 2021 There has been a mystery how Hal’s Lake in Clarke County got its name. The mystery of Hal's Lake Clarke County, Alabama Believed to be written by WPA Alabama writer Mary A. Poole 1939 During the 1930s Great Depression era, many writers were employed to interview people around the United States, so their experiences and […] Read more → PATRON – Touring Alabama in 1820, 1821 – Letters written home by Adam Hodgson Posted by Donna R Causey on 3 May, 2021 Touring Alabama in 1820, 18211 Written ca. 1820 by Adam Hodgson In the course of the year 1820, and the spring of 1821, I made an extensive tour through Upper and Lower Canada and the United States of America, traversing the latter through Maine and Louisiana, through Alabama, and back again through the States of […] Read more → UPDATED WITH PODCAST – University of Alabama was burned a week before the end of the War Between the States – [see story and pics] Posted by Donna R Causey on 3 May, 2021 Southern Cadets in Action (This letter has been transcribed from The Century 1890 – Volume 39 – Harvard College Magazine Monthly) In his sketch of” The West Point of the Confederacy,” published in The Century Magazine for January, 1889, Mr. John S. Wise says: “At a later period of the war it [the Virginia Military […] Read more → Sometimes biographical information is hidden deep in old books Posted by Donna R Causey on 3 May, 2021 Sometimes biographical information about people in Alabama can be found in the strangest places. Many books are out-of-print so we are gathering information we find about individuals and publishing them in a series of books. BIOGRAPHIES OF NOTABLE AND NOT-SO-NOTABLE: Volume VI is the sixth volume of a set of Biographies on Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers […] Read more → You're receiving this because you subscribed via our website. Thanks for reading! Edit your subscription | Unsubscribe

Some beautiful songs of World War II – Do you remember them?...

Web Version  |  Update preferences  |  Unsubscribe Like Tweet Forward Some beautiful songs of World War II – Do you remember them? Posted by Joyce Ray Wheeler on 2 May, 2021 SONGS OF WORLD WAR II written August 2009By Joyce Ray Wheeler He says it's a song they sang when marching.  Even after all of these years, sometimes he whistles it and sometimes, if I insist, he'll sing the words usually when we're riding in the car: I've got a six pence, a jolly, jolly six pence.I've […] Read more → Are you looking for a good book to read? Posted by Donna R Causey on 2 May, 2021 Share this news with your friends! We are excited to announce that we have combined all three novels from the best-selling Tapestry of Love series into one book! All three books, Ribbon of Love, Faith and Courage, and FreeHearts have been re-edited to correct typos, etc. and the entire series has been republished in one book so […] Read more → PATRON – Horse thieves and gambling were prominent during the early days of Alabama Posted by Donna R Causey on 2 May, 2021 Horse thieves and gambling during the early days (Lawrence County, Alabama) by Col. Edmond Saunders written ca. 1890s In old times we had, also, a confederacy of horse thieves, which gave the people much trouble. The league was well organized, as you will perceive by the following story: A Mr. McDaniel, who lived near Oakville, […] Read more → You're receiving this because you subscribed via our website. Thanks for reading! Edit your subscription | Unsubscribe

PATRON + The Battle of Burnt Corn...

Web Version  |  Update preferences  |  Unsubscribe Like Tweet Forward PATRON + The Battle of Burnt Corn Posted by Donna R Causey on 2 May, 2021 This is an excerpt from ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS Confrontation: Lost & Forgotten Stories (Volume 4) Become an Alabama Pioneers Patron/Patreon and unlock even more stories! https://www.alabamapioneers.com/unlock-the-secrets-to-alabamas-past/ The Battle Of Burnt Corn When Little Warrior was killed, the letter he was carrying from the British at Malden to the Spaniards at Pensacola which requested that the Spanish […] Read more → PATRON – A woman should no longer wear colors after the age of 40 Posted by Donna R Causey on 1 May, 2021 During the 1930s, Great Depression era, many writers were employed to interview people around the United States, so their experiences and life history could be recorded. The program was named the U.S. Work Projects Administration, Federal Writers’ Project and it gave employment to historians, teachers, writers, librarians, and other white-collar workers. This is one of those […] Read more → It all started with a simple idea and look what it has become now Posted by Donna R Causey on 1 May, 2021 Did you know that Alabama created the first state department of archives and history in the United States? It was founded in 1901 and "became a model for many other states."1 Three cultural interests became the motivating interest to establish the department. Interest in improved education to foster a better informed and more civic-minded citizenry. […] Read more → PATRON + There was an outdoor courthouse in Chambers County, Alabama in 1830s Posted by Donna R Causey on 1 May, 2021 REMINISCENCES OF THE EARLY DAYS IN CHAMBERS COUNTY By E. G. Richards1 Part III At the election held for the organization of Chambers County on the 4th of March, 1833, in addition to the county officers heretofore named, there were also elected three persons called Court House Commissioners, whose duty it was, under a special […] Read more → Do you have the name Michael Bates (1743-1800) in your family research? Posted by Donna R Causey on 1 May, 2021 Michael Bates, who died in Newberry District, South Carolina, was born Georg Michael Bez on 11 May 1743 in Mägerkingen, a town in the Landkreis (county) of Reutlingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. This pioneer’s descendants are scattered throughout the United States including Alabama. Some of his Alabama descendants surnames include ALLEN, ATCHERSON, ATKINSON, BAILEY, BATTLE, BATTLES, BAUGH, […] Read more → You're receiving this because you subscribed via our website. Thanks for reading! Edit your subscription | Unsubscribe

PATREON + Scraps XII Limestone County, Alabama pioneers were of good quality...

Web Version  |  Update preferences  |  Unsubscribe Like Tweet Forward PATREON + Scraps XII Limestone County, Alabama pioneers were of good quality Posted by Donna R Causey on 30 April, 2021 “SCRAPS” RELATING TO THE EARLY HISTORY OF LIMESTONE COUNTY By Thomas Smith Malone Excerpt from a transcription from The Athens Post, May 25, 1867. Page 2, Column 2 Part XII We have heretofore noticed, in our disjointed way, most of the earliest settlers in Limestone County; paid some little attention to the cutting out of […] Read more → Melton's Bluff was the seat of justice when Alabama was a territory Posted by Donna R Causey on 30 April, 2021 Melton’s Bluff (Lawrence County, Alabama) written ca. 1890s by Col. Edmond Saunders Melton's Bluff was the seat of justice for the county (Lawrence) whilst Alabama was a Territory. It was the first and largest town, and located at the head of Elk River shoals, on the south bank of the Tennessee river. It was laid […] Read more → PATRON – Meetings, churches, Notices, and Strays were in the news in Heflin, Alabama 1891 Posted by Donna R Causey on 30 April, 2021 (Excerpt transcribed from Cleburne New Era, Heflin, Alabama March 26, 1891) NOTICE, ALLIANCEMEN! The next meeting of the County Alliance will be held at Pine Grove church, two miles north of Bell’s Mills, Friday, and Saturday before the usual hour of meeting. Brethren, lets have a full delegation from every alliance in the county, as […] Read more → Daniel Milton James born 1770 has Alabama descendants Posted by Donna R Causey on 30 April, 2021 Daniel Milton James,  son of William or Thomas James was born around 1760 in North Carolina. He married Rebecca Mossle (b 1770 NC – d. 1845 NC) Daniel and Rebecca resided in Cannon, Tennessee in 1836 where he died in June 1836. All their children were born in North Carolina. (continued below) Some Descendants of Daniel […] Read more → You're receiving this because you subscribed via our website. Thanks for reading! Edit your subscription | Unsubscribe