Henry County Siftings Volume I (1998)

Article NumberNo. 1 Henry County’s History Being PreservedNo. 2 Old Settlers Recollections of HenryNo. 3 Old Settlers Recollections of Henry No. 4 Old Settlers Recollections of HenryNo. 5 Old Settlers Recollections of HenryNo. 6 Jackson Brothers Cut First RoadsNo. 7 Clarence Malcomb Murphy, Sr.No. 8 Headland Rt. 3 Mail Bus in 1903No. 9 Henry County’s Most Popular JudgeNo. 10…

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Henry County Siftings Volume II (1999)

ByThomas Larry Smith Article NumberNo. 1 Chattahoochee River; 1928 ElectionNo. 2 Admiral T.S. Moring of Oakey GroveNo. 3 Headland’s Population TrendsNo. 4 Henry’s Largest Town In 1890No. 5 Hon. George Washington WilliamsNo. 6 Henry Yonge of Abbeville and GenevaNo. 7 Unknown Texan Pens Poem of “Henry”No. 8 County Was Devastated In 1867No. 9 How Tumbleton Got Its NameNo. 10…

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Henry County Siftings Volume III (2000)

By Thomas Larry Smith Article NumberNo. 1 Military Land GrantNo. 2 Headland Hotel HistoryNo. 3 1903 Henry County Grand JuryNo. 4 County Civil War ItemsNo. 5 Dothan Incorporated In 1885No. 6 1936 Newville Boys Of SummerNo. 7 Dr. Balkum A Dothan PioneerNo. 8 County Can CollectorNo. 9 General A. J. McAllisterNo. 10 Ft. Gaines – Franklin BridgeNo. 11 Last…

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Henry County Siftings Volume IV (2001)

By Thomas Larry Smith Article NumberNo. 1 A Timber Harvest Circa 1925No. 2 1836 Franklin Post OfficeNo. 3 Dead Town Of Otho Post OfficeNo. 4 1822 Representative ElectionNo. 5 Smithville And Egypt MailsNo. 6 Daniel Washington CappsNo. 7 1893 Capps Mercantile StoreNo. 8 1858 Proposed County RailroadNo. 9 Oldest Black Riverboat PilotNo. 10 Dead town of Balkum, AlabamaNo. 11…

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Henry County Siftings Volume V (2002)

By Thomas Larry Smith Article NumberNo. 1 George H. Malone, 1863 – 1939No. 2 Newville’s BanksNo. 3 Indians Owned SlavesNo. 4 Old Election ResultsNo. 5 WiregrassNo. 6 Choctawhatchee RiverNo. 7 1835 Chattahoochee MoneyNo. 8 Wills CrossroadsNo. 9 1860 Vote To Move CourthouseNo. 10 Headland Or Columbia In 1885No. 11 Woman’s Hanging HaltedNo. 12 Edwin’s Historic DistrictNo. 13 Mule Barnes…A…

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Henry County Siftings Volume VI (2003)

By Thomas Larry Smith Article NumberNo. 1 First Female Born In Henry CountyNo. 2 W.C. Oates Kills Man In 1900No. 3 Where is Henry County Lake?No. 4 1905 Shelley School HouseNo. 5 Fort Gaines, GeorgiaNo. 6 Col. Robert Irvin, 1783 – 1843No. 7 Where Is The Hardy Cemetery?No. 8 Concord Baptist Church, 1851No. 9 Rosa Parks Lived In AbbevilleNo….

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Henry County Siftings Volume VII (2004)

By Thomas Larry Smith Article NumberNo. 1 Some Notable Headland WomenNo. 2 Some Notable Headland WomenNo. 3 Lettie May Taylor Reaches 102No. 4 Abbeville’s WWII Prison CampNo. 5 1929 Shelley Cotton PickerNo. 6 Farmers Take 1949 Pepsi BreakNo. 7 Henry County’s NicknamesNo. 8 John Harper Oates (1882-1966)No. 9 1855 Tolbot (Tolbert) ChurchNo. 10 Headland’s 1941 WWII AirfieldNo. 11 Stave…

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Henry County Siftings Volume VIII (2005)

By Thomas Larry Smith Article NumberNo. 1 Alabama Is Now 185 Years OldNo. 2 Sam Vann Is Banker EmeritusNo. 3 1884 Mayo Academy DocumentsNo. 4 Headland’s Hotel HistoryNo. 5 Three-Legged WillieNo. 6 Newville Historical ParkNo. 7 1814-1832 Indian ReservationNo. 8 Patrick Henry NamesakesNo. 9 Dr. Morriss’ Temperance ReportNo. 10 Wills Crossroads – Part INo. 11 Wills Crossroads – Part…

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