In 2011, when I was working on what would become Tales from Altoona’s Cemeteries, I came up with a list of individuals buried…
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After a decade of being on the “I’ll get around to it” list, the culmination of historical research and on the ground fieldwork…
An 1820 document found at the Alabama Department of Archives and History helps construct the first map of Blount County, Alabama.
From: Farabee G. L. (Red). 1976. The Blessed Depression of the ’30s. New York: Vantage. The Dumb Bells After spring cleared the Alabama…
The mysterious Henry M. Cornelius Article from the Birmingham News, December 8, 1903, Page 10. MADE DEALS INVOLVING THOUSANDS AND THEN HE DROPPED…
Among the most prominent families in Bristow Cove were the Avery’s. The patriarch, Peter, has a history that is well documented, and somewhat…
Part 3: Community Park & Recreation Unfortunately, council minutes are missing between September 1971 and August 1972. During this time, it is evident…