Tag: History

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Alabamians have just one month to submit nominations to “Alabama’s Places in Peril” listing for threatened or endangered properties. Since 1994,...

From the Files of 1898: J.H. Karter, of Cullman, holds the honor of building the first store in Vinemont. It will probably later be as...

From the Files of 1900: Alvin Ahlrichs has purchased the Cullman Telephone Exchange and the office will be moved to the Protest Building. Arrangements have...

From the Files of 1936: Everyone is disappointed that schools are closing from lack of funds. Students will not be promoted. Misses Opal Lee and Virginia...

From the Files of 1902: Searcy Johnson is now operating the telegraph office at the depot at night. Misses Claude Allred and Maude Jones visited in...

From the Files of 1932: Inez and Bertie Young spent Saturday night with their sister, Mrs. H.J. Mize. Attending the quilting at Mrs. Henry Mobley’s on...

From the Files of 1908: The county teachers institute was held at Joppa with County Superintendent D.V. Smith presiding. Cullman has secured the county high school,...

From the Files of 1902: Mrs. Louis Nebrig of Garden City was seriously injured when a wild cow hooked her down and trampled her in...

From the Files of 1902: J.A. McMinn has just opened a full line of groceries at his old stand. A.W. Lancaster has gone to Falkville to...

From the Files of 1933: Miss Blanche Linton was married to Mr. Paul Burks at the Vinemont Baptist Church. Miss Miriam Boyd of Hartford and Rayburn...

From the Files of 1904: E.M. Brundridge left Tuesday for the Lone Star State. G.S. Leeth and Bob Lee returned from Saint Louis on Tuesday. Each...

From the Files of 1904: Married Sunday at 3 p.m. were Miss Addie Smith and Wiley Burks. C.W. Holmes, formerly of Unity is now a businessman...

From the Files of 1954: Killed instantly at 6:30 Wednesday morning was Carl Milligan, 35, of Bangor. The accident occurred at the Garden City Heading...

From the Files of 1904: A lively group of Decaturites came to Vinemont on Saturday and spent the day hunting chestnuts. Born to Mr. and Mrs....

From the Files of 1937: School opened at Enon on Monday with Herbert Alldridge and Ethel Brown Harris as teachers. We are sorry to report that...

From the Files of 1937: The Cullman Bearcats lost to Tuscaloosa Count High, 19-6. The lone Cullman score was set up by Marion Woodall, who...

From the Files of 1902: J.W. Arnett has sold his farm at Joppa and will leave in a few days for Louisiana. Reverend J.E. Creel preached...

From the Files of 1902: Since the new bell, recently presented to the M.E. Church South has been properly hung, its volume and tone are...

From the Files of 1933: Mrs. J.E. Pierce and son, Leroy of Cullman, spent the week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.W. Nesmith, at...

From the Files of 1904: C.F.J. Hartung, M.D., came home from Chattanooga this week. Louis Owen, Esquire and Frank Johnson, of Bremen, were in town this...

From the Files of 1937: Teachers Hanceville – J.R. Edmondson, Principal, James Cooper, Frances Fraser, Joe Ray, Dixie Christian, Beatrice Alexander, Mrs. Lucille Rowell, Beulah...

From the Files of 1937: County Board of Education: R.E. Moore, Superintendent; Doctor J.G. Daves, President; T.F. Gladney, Vice- President; Judge Tankersley; A. Pinkerton and...

From the Files of 1904: Warm, dry weather continues. Arthur Sanderman is behind the counter at Vinemont Grocery Company. Indications point to a victory for the Democratic...

From the Files of 1937: October is here -the month of witches, black cats and spooks. Already at Fairview High we are looking forward to...

From the Files of 1905: Work on the new Baptist church in West Cullman is progressing nicely. S.A. Hamilton has moved back to Cullman from Hartselle. J.E....

From the Files of 1905: On November 29th Miss Eda Dreher and T.D. McMinn were married with Reverend W.H. Aufderhaar officiating. A.G. Glasscock and G.W. Ratliff...

When Robert, Jr. was just a youngster, his bedroom was across the hall from our bedroom. The way our bedroom was arranged, Rudene slept...

This will be the first story of a series of articles about “Old Traditions and Modern Trends.” As many of you know, old traditional...

From the Files of 1920: Rice Town news listed several people who attended the decoration at Hopewell on the third Sunday in May, including: Paul...

From the Files of 1920: The cost of maintaining United States troops in Germany was $175,000.00 a day in 1920. Hugh Lee Tipton, Venora House, Marvin...

From the Files of 1920 Sympathy was extended to the Wash Gorman and the Dee Stricklin families in the passing of two devoted Christian women. The...

From the Files of 1930: Professor and Mrs. R.E. Moore are building a beautiful new home in South Park. Both the ladies of Saint John’s Church...

It was “the place to be” back in the 50s and 60s to meet your friends, take your date, show off your car or...

From the Files of 1900: Leroy D. Box, of Beat 12 was in the city on Monday. Jeff Griffin and family left for Oklahoma, on Wednesday. Miss...

From the Files of 1900 G.W. Hancock killed a rattlesnake in his yard a few days ago, which measured four and one-half feet long, eight...

The year was 1966 and a young heartthrob, Sean Connery, had recently returned as 007 James Bond in “Thunderball.” Shortly after the movie’s release,...

From the Files of 1900 J.W. Griffin spent Tuesday in Falkville. Dan Reinschmidt, of Columbus, Georgia arrived in Cullman the first of the week. George W....

HANCEVILLE, Ala. - Leading up to Black History Month, the just-released Winter 2020 issue of Alabama Heritage Magazine has as its cover story “’Fighting for Freedom’:...

From the Files of 1936: $75,000 dollars have been approved for Alabama to help drought-stricken families. G.W. Thom, of Hanceville, has announced his candidacy for the...

Many businesses and restaurants have come and gone in Cullman over the years, but for kids of the 1980s, one particular place was the...

CULLMAN, Ala. – Author Rosemarie Reinhard Musso grew up in the village of Sterbfritz (Hessen), Germany. Wednesday, she spoke to a crowded Cullman County...

From the Files of 1936: The Jetton reunion held on the Fourth of July had forty people present, including some relatives from Blount County. Mrs. Charlie...

From the Files of 1930: Miss Eunice Martin will attend Hamilton College in Lexington, Kentucky, this fall. Miss Eleanor Lee will attend Judson College, this fall. Misses...

From the Files of 1900: Miss Minnie Boyd and J. Adams were married on August 6th. Otis and Avery Kinney took in the singing at Sandlin’s...

The Cullman Tribune is celebrating the Alabama Bicentennial (1819-2019) with statewide field reporting by Alabama Master Gardener/Botanical Artist Ben Johnson South. This year-long feature,...

From the Files of 1900 Henry Rehling, well-known and highly esteemed farmer, died here on Wednesday. J.R. Griffin and little son spent Wednesday in Birmingham. A number...

The Cullman Tribune is celebrating the Alabama Bicentennial (1819-2019) with statewide field reporting by Alabama Master Gardener/Botanical Artist Ben Johnson South. This year-long feature,...

From the Files of 1956 Walter News Arthur Sutton spent Thursday and Friday in Montgomery. Mrs. H.H. Segler and Mrs. W.R. Gable, of Cullman, spent Saturday...

The Cullman Tribune is celebrating the Alabama Bicentennial (1819-2019) with statewide field reporting by Alabama Master Gardener/Botanical Artist Ben Johnson South. This year-long feature,...

CULLMAN, Ala. – Blount Springs was a thriving community in the past when the Jackson House (or the Blount Springs Hotel) was open for...

The Cullman Tribune is celebrating the Alabama Bicentennial (1819-2019) with statewide field reporting by Alabama Master Gardener/Botanical Artist Ben Johnson South. This year-long feature,...

The Cullman Tribune is celebrating the Alabama Bicentennial (1819-2019) with statewide field reporting by Alabama Master Gardener/Botanical Artist Ben Johnson South. This year-long feature,...

Most Americans are familiar with the story of the 1621 thanksgiving feast between the  Pilgrims and the native Wampanoag people of Massachusetts, though details...

From the Files of 1956: Garden City News Mr. and Mrs. Dan Chappell and daughter, Patty Ann, of Chicago, Illinois spent the weekend with Mr. and...

The Cullman Tribune is celebrating the Alabama Bicentennial (1819-2019) with statewide field reporting by Alabama Master Gardener/Botanical Artist Ben Johnson South. This year-long feature,...

The Cullman Tribune is celebrating the Alabama Bicentennial (1819-2019) with statewide field reporting by Alabama Master Gardener/Botanical Artist Ben Johnson South. This year-long feature,...

Read part 1 at www.cullmantribune.com/2019/11/16/a-look-into-our-past-found-ledgers-of-j-a-callaham. Within the ledgers of Jared Alexander (J.A.) Callaham are many detailed lists and cherished words of wisdom. Besides being...

From the Files of 1939: Hanceville Happenings Funeral services for Mr. J.W. Rice, 84-year-old resident of Hanceville, Route Three, who passed away on December 1st,...

The Cullman Tribune is celebrating the Alabama Bicentennial (1819-2019) with statewide field reporting by Alabama Master Gardener/Botanical Artist Ben Johnson South. This year-long feature,...

The Cullman Tribune is celebrating the Alabama Bicentennial (1819-2019) with statewide field reporting by Alabama Master Gardener/Botanical Artist Ben Johnson South. This year-long feature,...

VINEMONT, Ala. - When Steve and Carol Wunderlich were recently tasked with cleaning out Steve’s family’s homestead, they never imagined the treasures they would...

From the Files of 1939: Hanceville Happenings Horace Griffith and grandson, Vann Gamble spent Sunday in Birmingham, with Mrs. Griffith, at the Highland Avenue Baptist...

The Cullman Tribune is celebrating the Alabama Bicentennial (1819-2019) with statewide field reporting by Alabama Master Gardener/Botanical Artist Ben Johnson South. This year-long feature,...

The Cullman Tribune is celebrating the Alabama Bicentennial (1819-2019) with statewide field reporting by Alabama Master Gardener/Botanical Artist Ben Johnson South. This year-long feature,...

LOGAN, Ala. – “It’s just for community,” said Logan Preservation Foundation Treasurer Amy Shadrick Saturday at the annual Greens, Beans and Music event, “just...

CRANE HILL, Ala. - The yearly reunion of Dowling Junior High School students was held Saturday in Crane Hill at Dowling Memorial Park, the...

The Cullman Tribune is celebrating the Alabama Bicentennial (1819-2019) with statewide field reporting by Alabama Master Gardener/Botanical Artist Ben Johnson South. This year-long feature,...

From the Files of 1919: Miss Alberta Ziegler entertained a few of her friends at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ziegler...

The Cullman Tribune is celebrating the Alabama Bicentennial (1819-2019) with statewide field reporting by Alabama Master Gardener/Botanical Artist Ben Johnson South. This year-long feature,...

The Cullman Tribune is celebrating the Alabama Bicentennial (1819-2019) with statewide field reporting by Alabama Master Gardener/Botanical Artist Ben Johnson South. This year-long feature,...

From the Files of 1954: According to Marvin Ashwander, there will be a coon-on-log contest at the Guyles Combs pond on July 24th, at Steppville. Mr....

The Cullman Tribune is celebrating the Alabama Bicentennial (1819-2019) with statewide field reporting by Alabama Master Gardener/Botanical Artist Ben Johnson South. This year-long feature,...

The Cullman Tribune is celebrating the Alabama Bicentennial (1819-2019) with statewide field reporting by Alabama Master Gardener/Botanical Artist Ben Johnson South. This year-long feature,...

From the Files of 1934: Spencer Speegle, who is attending summer school at A.P.I., spent the weekend at home. Miss Lola Beth Francisco, of Nashville, Tennessee...

The Cullman Tribune is celebrating the Alabama Bicentennial (1819-2019) with statewide field reporting by Alabama Master Gardener/Botanical Artist Ben Johnson South. This year-long feature,...

The Cullman Tribune is celebrating the Alabama Bicentennial (1819-2019) with statewide field reporting by Alabama Master Gardener/Botanical Artist Ben Johnson South. This year-long feature,...

The Cullman Tribune is celebrating the Alabama Bicentennial (1819-2019) with statewide field reporting by Alabama Master Gardener/Botanical Artist Ben Johnson South. This year-long feature,...

HANCEVILLE, Ala. - Wallace State Community College's family and regional history collection helps people across the country, and some people in foreign lands, in...

CULLMAN, Ala. - New owners of A Touch of German, Judith and John Caples, say the store is a link to the ‘Old Country.’ “My...

A wall of cuckoo clocks at A Touch of German (Maggie Darnell for The Cullman Tribune) CULLMAN, Ala. - New owners of A Touch of...

Visitors can walk through the exhibit and sit in airplane seats to enjoy an interactive video presentation on the history of aviation in Alabama....

Dr. Teeter shows students a map of the planned community of Vinemont. / Jacqueline Hill VINEMONT - Recently, fifth-grade students at Vinemont Elementary School got...

The exhibit of recruiting posters and war bond ads on the museum’s upper floor includes a copy of the famous Uncle Sam “I Want...

Wallace State’s Robert Davis, the college’s senior professor of history, spoke recently to the Autauga and Montgomery genealogical societies in Prattville about research and...

Jim Sawgrass DANVILLE - Just a short drive from Cullman you’ll find a vastly different culture celebrated each year at the Oakville Indian Mounds Park...

George Mills, a local WWII veteran, was hosted for a two-hour seminar Tuesday by Wallace State history instructor Leigh Ann Courington. She and her...

From the Files of 1939:   Mr. John Ivey visited Mr. Hiram Ivey, of Joppa, on Sunday evening.   Misses Jennie Miller and Ruth and Ruby Johnson...

Event Mistress of Ceremonies, Ms. Ethel Alexander COLONY - Citizens of Colony and others gathered in the town’s Educational Complex Friday night, packing its auditorium...

From the Files of 1957:   Cold Springs Boy Makes Record with Corn Crop Jack Rice, President of Cold Springs F.F.A. Chapter, proved that corn can be...

Then Alabama Gov. "Big Jim" Folsom and Tom Drake, right The Cullman Tribune would like to take this opportunity to wish a very Happy Birthday...

Museum Events Coordinator Julie Burks and Trust VP Bo Osborn CULLMAN - If you see strangers wandering around Cullman this weekend, staring at old buildings...

CULLMAN - The pig, sheep, baby chicks and bunnies are getting used to school kids petting them every day.  The mules are pulling the...

Photo: Small businesswoman Glenda Jones CULLMAN - Author of “Saving Capitalism,” co-creator of the film “Inequality for All,” and former United States Sec. of Labor...

Photo: Tom Hendrix This group of Indians were walked from right here (Florence) to the Indian Nation, which is what we call Oklahoma today;...

From the Files of 1905 There was not more than a third of a crop of strawberries this year. The little son of Mr. and Mrs....

HANCEVILLE - Classes on researching your ancestry through genealogy and local history will be offered through the Wallace State Continuing Education program this fall....

From the Files of 1907 Hanceville News  Misses Kate and Mary Stender, of Cullman, spent Sunday with parents, in Hanceville.  Miss Dela Matthews returned Saturday from a...

From the Files of 1933 This year Easter comes on the nineteenth day of April. The seniors at Cullman High School are planning for class...

Reprinted from The Cullman Tribune, 1919 Shocking Tragedy Occurred in Cullman Last Saturday Night    Mr. Graves went to the side of Sheriff Sparks, who said, “Graves...

GOOD HOPE - Located on Reid Road in Good Hope, this old house holds many happy memories for my family and me. Although it...