works being considered for final publication of THE ROBERTOREG READER:

1) Robertoreg's Keys To Wisdom

2) Down On The Banks Of The Warrior ~ a story about my son and I first published in Old Tuscaloosa magazine

3) CENTENNIAL ~ an article about the 100th anniversary of the birth Coach Paul "Bear" Bryant first published in CRIMSON magazine

4) Roadhouse Blues At The Old Dutch ~ first published in Panama City Living magazine

5) Staying Zen: The Art of Chillin' Out At The Beach ~ first published in Panama City Living magazine

6) Bay County's Best Beaches ~ first published in Panama City Living magazine

7) Theodore Tollofsen: Grand Lagoon's Solitary Man ~ first published in Panama City Living magazine

8) Spring Is In The Air ~ an article about AEA holidays at the beach first published in Panama City Living Magazine

9) The Wayside Park ~ article about 8 year-old ROBERTOREG and his Daddy's trip to Panama City Beach in 1958 published in both Old Tuscaloosa Magazine and Panama City Living magazine

10) The Invention of Air Conditioning ~ an article about the history of air conditioning in Panama City first published in Panama City Living magazine

11) Salt of the Earth: The Civil War Salt Makers of St. Andrews Bay

12) Music of My Life: Buddy Buie ~ a transcription of Buddy Buie's double CD he produced to showcase his musical career

13) A Transcription of Buddy Buie's 2006 radio interviews with Paul Finebaum, Phil Paramore, Wally Price, Tiger Jack Garrett, Big Dave McDaniel, and Ronnie Quarles.

14) A Transcription of Wilbur Walton, Jr.'s 2006 radio interview on Tuscaloosa's WTBC

15) John McKee: Indian Agent ~ first published in Old Tuscaloosa Magazine

16) Frontier Tuscaloosa: "Gittin' By On What We Had" ~ first published in Old Tuscaloosa Magazine

17) Innerarity's Claim ~ a story about the Florida Territory's public lands

18) Timeline of the Historical Significance of Chiska Talofa, A Town of Yuchi Origin On the West Bank of the Chattahoochee in present-day Houston County Alabama.

19) Timeline of Efforts By The State of Alabama to Annex Northwest Florida West
of the Apalachicola River

21) Andrew Ellicott's Observations While Serving On The Southern Boundary Commission: 1796-1800 ~ first published in the Gulf Coast Historical Quarterly

22) Timeline of the Life of William Augustus Bowles, notorious Gulf Coast adventurer of the late 1700s

23) Tuscaloosa: Stopover On The Trail of Tears ~ first published in Old Tuscaloosa Magazine

24) Peace, Progress and Removal ~ article about Choctaw removal from Alabama first published in Old Tuscaloosa Magazine

25) Mr. Ellicott's Washerwoman ~ an article about Andrew Ellicott's illicit affair with his washerwoman first published in Old Tuscaloosa Magazine

26) Text of a 1999 speech given at the Southern Boundary Bicentennial Conference in Mobile

27) Welcome To The Cotton Kingdom ~ 8 scenes from an unpublished play about teaching Biology in one of Alabama's inner city schools

28) Snake Doctor ~ 10 chapters of a science fiction novel about Southeast Alabama

29) The Captivity and Sufferings of Mrs. Crawley ~ the story of how the kidnapping of a Tennessee Woman by West Alabama Indians Led To The Creek War

30) Key To The 1887 Panoramic Map of Tuscaloosa

31) Original City of Tuscaloosa Street Map With Pre-1900 names and post-1900 numbers.

32) Street Map of the Location of Tuscaloosa's Antebellum Buildings

33) Street Map of Dothan with Baker Estate and DEVIL MAKE A THIRD references

34) Proposal For The Text of a Historical Marker for the 200th Anniversary of the Subdivision of the Original City of Tuscaloosa.

35) Text of the Southern Boundary of The U.S. : 1795-1821 Historic Marker and 1999 Dedication of the Marker Speech

Friday, June 12, 2020 was a big day if you are a fan of ROBERTOREG! We published the first version of THE ROBERTOREG READER and it was 228 pages! That's with no editing and no illustrations. Right now I'm thinking the final version will be between 250 and 300 pages. A list of the works being considered for final publication has been prepared and the wheels of progress are turning! Please consider me as a 2021 speaker for your civic organization. I'd appreciate to have the opportunity to sell my book and I'll do my best to put on a good show. "Robert Register, a Dothan native and Tuscaloosa resident, spent his working career in the Tuscaloosa area; the first two decades teaching life sciences in Alabama's public schools and community colleges and the last decade working in property maintenance. At the end of his teaching career, he began writing articles about Alabama's formative years for OLD TUSCALOOSA MAGAZINE. This work led to his publishing "Andrew Ellicott's Observations While Serving on the Southern Boundary Commission: 1796-1800" in the May 1997 Gulf Coast Historical Review, a journal focusing on the history of the coastal region from the Florida Panhandle to Louisiana. This publication resulted in Mr. Register writing the text for the historic marker of the SOUTHERN BOUNDARY OF THE U.S. 1795-1819 which is located beside U.S. Highway 231 South just above Campbellton as well as his writing the text for the plaque for Ellicott's Line in the State of Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame. Register discovered blogging in 2003 and he has used this internet tool daily since then to share his ideas under the Internet handle of  ROBERTOREG.  In 2005, Register assisted author Greg Haynes in doing the research for Hayne's book THE HEEEY BABY DAYS OF BEACH MUSIC. This work rekindled Register's interest in THE OLD DUTCH. After retirement in 2012, Register wrote several articles for PANAMA CITY LIVING magazine, including ROADHOUSE BLUES AT THE OLD DUTCH. In September of 2013, Mr. Register published an article entitled CENTENNIAL in CRIMSON MAGAZINE, the magazine of the Tide Nation. This article represented the magazine's commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Coach Paul "Bear" Bryant. In January 2018, Register partnered with retired University of Georgia professor James Hargrove on two articles concerning the War of 1812 in Northwest Florida which were published in the Apalachicola Times." https://robertoreg.blogspot.com/

The WAR OF 1812's enduring legacy is found in the etymology of the names of many of Alabama's counties.  https://robertoreg.blogspot.com/2020_06_07_archive.html#5655305910445978872


Barbour County is named for James Barbour who was Governor of Virginia during the War of 1812. Barbour was called "The War Governor." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Barbour

Bibb County was named after William Wyatt Bibb who was a U.S. Representative from Georgia to the 12th Congress which declared war on Great Britain in 1812. In 1813, Bibb was elected U.S. Senator from Georgia and served in the 13th Congress which met in its third session in Washington, D.C., in 1814 after the city was burned by the British. The 13th Congress also ratified the Treaty of Ghent which ended the war in 1815. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Wyatt_Bibb


Blount County is named after Willie Blount who as Governor of Tennessee sent Andrew Jackson and the Tennessee Militia to present day Alabama in October of 1813 after the Red Stick attack on Ft. Mims.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willie_Blount

Butler County is named after William Butler who served in the Georgia Militia during the War of 1812 and fought the Creeks during the Creek War of 1813-1814 under the leadership of General Floyd. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Butler_(militiaman)

Calhoun County was named after John C. Calhoun who in 1812 was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina & chairman of the powerful House Foreign Affairs Committee. On June 3, 1812, Calhoun's committee called for a declaration of war in ringing phrases. This episode spread Calhoun's fame nationwide.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_C._Calhoun

Chambers County was named after Henry Chambers who served as surgeon on General Andrew Jackson's staff during the War of 1812. http://encyclopediaofalabama.org/face/ArticlePrintable.jsp?id=h-2943

Cherokee County was named after the Cherokee Indian Tribe. The Cherokees refused to go to war against the U.S. during the War of 1812. Approximately 400 Cherokees served under General Andrew Jackson in the Tennessee Militia during the War of 1812 and they participated in the Hillabee Massacre and fought at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend. http://encyclopediaofalabama.org/face/Article.jsp?id=h-1087

Choctaw County was named after the Choctaw Indian Tribe. The Choctaws refused to go to war against the U.S. during the War of 1812. Appoximately 150 Choctaws served under General Claiborne of the Mississippi Territory Militia during the Battle of Holy Ground. http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/face/Article.jsp?id=h-1811

Clarke County was named after General John Clarke who was appointed Major General of the Georgia Militia during the War of 1812 but his appointment occurred too late for him to serve in the field. http://archive.org/stream/menofmarkingeorg02nort/menofmarkingeorg02nort_djvu.txt

Clay County was named after Henry Clay who served as Speaker of the House of Representatives and was the guiding spirit behind the "War Hawk" faction that pushed the declaration of war through the House and Senate in 1812. He also served as a peace commissioner and helped negotiate the Treaty of Ghent that ended the War of 1812. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Clay

Coffee County was named after General John Coffee who served under General Andrew Jackson in the Creek War and General Coffee commanded U.S. troops during the Battle of New Orleans.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Coffee

Colbert County was named after George Colbert who commanded 350 Chickasaw warriors as part of General Andrew Jackson's Tennessee Militia during the Creek War. Colbert went on to serve under Jackson in in the U.S. Army for the remainder of the War of 1812.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Colbert

Conecuh County is named after the Conecuh River which was the area of present day Alabama where the Creek War began in 1813. The first battle of the Creek War was on Burnt Corn Creek which flows into the Conecuh River. http://encyclopediaofalabama.org/face/Article.jsp?id=h-3081

Coosa County is named after the Coosa River which was the route General Andrew Jackson and his Tennessee Militia took after they crossed the Tennessee River and began fighting the Red Sticks in 1813. Ft. Strother near the Coosa River was Jackson's base of operations during the Creek War. http://www.northamericanforts.com/East/alnorth.html#strother

Covington County is named after General Leonard Covington. Covington served in the Northwest Indian War under Anthony Wayne, where he distinguished himself at Fort Recovery and the Battle of Fallen Timbers and in the War of 1812. Covington was mortally wounded in the Battle of Crysler's Farm and died three days later at French's Mills, New York.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Covington

Crenshaw County is named after Anderson Crenshaw who served as aide-de-camp to South Carolina Governor Alston during the War of 1812.
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=62016597

Dale County is named after Sam Dale who participated in the first battle of the Creek War at Burnt Corn Creek and served during the entire War of 1812 up to the time he carried a message from Georgia in only eight days to General Jackson in Chalmette just before the Battle of New Orleans. His achievements during the War of 1812 gave him almost mythic status among Alabamians. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Dale

Dallas County is named after Alexander Dallas who was appointed Secretary of the Treasury by President Madison in 1814. Dallas was faced with a bankrupt Treasury depleted by the War of 1812. http://www.treasury.gov/about/history/pages/adallas.aspx

Elmore County is named after General John Archer Elmore. Elmore served in the War of 1812 as a Brigadier General of State Troops of Alabama. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Archer_Elmore


Escambia County is named after Escambia Creek which is a tributary of the Conecuh River. This is the area where conflict with the Red Sticks started at the Battle of Burnt Corn Creek at the beginning of the War of 1812. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Burnt_Corn

Jackson County is named after General Andrew Jackson. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Jackson

Jefferson County is named after President Thomas Jefferson. After the British burned the Library of Congress in 1814, Jefferson offered to sell Congress his own library of almost 6,500 books to replace the lost volumes. http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/jefferson/jefflib.html

Lauderdale County is named after James Lauderdale. In 1813, he joined a unit of cavalry militia under General John Coffee. He later served under General Andrew Jackson, and was wounded during the Battle of Talladega in what was called the Creek War. He was then commissioned as a colonel but died during the first Battle of New Orleans in 1814.
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=39012155

Lawrence County is named after James Lawrence. James Lawrence (October 1, 1781 – June 4, 1813) was an American naval officer. During the War of 1812, he commanded the USS Chesapeake in a single-ship action against HMS Shannon (commanded by Philip Broke). He is probably best known today for his dying command "Don't give up the ship!", which is still a popular naval battle cry, and which was invoked by Oliver Hazard Perry's personal battle flag, adopted to commemorate his dead friend.[1][2]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Lawrence

Lowndes County is named after William Jones Lowndes (1782-1822), a lawyer, planter and statesman from South Carolina was a United States Congressman from that State (1811-1822) and an earnest supporter of the War of 1812. Henry Clay called him the wisest man he had ever known in the Congress. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Lowndes_(congressman)

Macon County is named after Nathaniel Macon who was a U.S. Representative from North Carolina who was an advocate of THE WAR OF 1812. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathaniel_Macon

Madison County is named after James Madison who was President of the United States during the War of 1812. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Madison

Marshall County is named after Chief Justice John Marshall who presided over the US Supreme Court during the War of 1812. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Marshall

Mobile County was named after Mobile Bay. The port of Mobile and the portion of present day Mobile County below Ellicott's Line (the first U.S. Southern Boundary) was the only territory to come into the possession of the U.S. as a consequence of The War of 1812.
http://independentmonitor.blogspot.com/2011/10/walter-i-want-to-thank-you-so-much-for.html

Monroe County was named after James Monroe who held the critical roles of Secretary of State and the Secretary of War under President James Madison DURING THE WAR OF 1812.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Monroe

Montgomery County was named after Lemuel P. Montgomery who was killed in the Battle of Horseshoe Bend on March 27, 1814. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemuel_P._Montgomery

Perry County was named after Oliver Perry who at his request was given command of United States naval forces on Lake Erie during the War of 1812. U.S. Secretary of the Navy Paul Hamilton had charged prominent merchant seaman Daniel Dobbins with building the American fleet on Presque Isle Bay at Erie, Pennsylvania, and Perry was named chief naval officer.[1][2][9] On September 10, 1813, Perry's command fought a successful fleet action against a task force of the Royal Navy in the Battle of Lake Erie. It was at the outset of this battle that Perry famously said, “If a victory is to be gained, I will gain it.”[10] Initially, the exchange of gunfire favored the British. Perry's flagship, the USS Lawrence, was so severely disabled in the encounter that the British commander, Robert Heriot Barclay, thought that Perry would surrender it, and sent a small boat to request that the American vessel pull down its flag. Faithful to the words of his battle flag, "DON'T GIVE UP THE SHIP" (a paraphrase of the dying words of Captain James Lawrence, the ship's namesake and Perry's friend),[11][12] Perry ordered the crippled Lawrence to fire a final salvo and then had his men row him a half-mile (0.8 km) through heavy gunfire to transfer his command to the USS Niagara. Once aboard, Perry dispatched the Niagara's commander, Captain Jesse Elliot, to bring the other schooners into closer action while he steered the Niagara toward the damaged British ships. Breaking through the British line, the American force pounded Barclay's ships until they could offer no effective resistance and surrendered. Although he had won the battle aboard the Niagara, he received the British surrender on the deck of the recaptured Lawrence to allow the British to see the terrible price his men had paid.[10] Perry's battle report to General William Henry Harrison was famously brief: "We have met the enemy and they are ours; two ships, two brigs, one schooner and one sloop."[11]
This was the first time in history that an entire British naval squadron had surrendered, and every captured ship was successfully returned to Presque Isle.[13] Although the engagement was small compared to Napoleonic naval battles such as the Battle of Trafalgar, the victory had disproportionate strategic importance, opening Canada up to possible invasion, while simultaneously protecting the entire Ohio Valley.[2][14] The loss of the British squadron directly led to the critical Battle of the Thames, the rout of British forces by Harrison's army, the death of Tecumseh, and the breakup of his Indian alliance.[13]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Hazard_Perry

Pickens County is named after Andrew Pickens who was a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives 1800-1812 and declined the nomination for governor of South Carolina during THE WAR OF 1812.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Pickens_(congressman)

Pike County was named after Zebulon Pike who was killed in present day Toronto, Ontario, during the War of 1812. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebulon_Pike

Randolph County was named after John Randolph who was a U.S. Representative from Virginia during THE WAR OF 1812. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Randolph_of_Roanoke

Russell County was named after Gilbert C. Russell who was the commander of the 3rd regiment of the United States Army in present day Alabama during THE WAR OF 1812. His soldiers reinforced Fort Claiborne and, in December 1813, launched an invasion of the core of the Creek Nation which culminated in his victory over the Creek around the village known to the American soldiers as Holy Ground Town. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert_C._Russell

Shelby County was named after Isaac Shelby who was Governor of Kentucky during the War of 1812. He accomplished so much during the war that he was awarded a Congressional Gold Medal. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Shelby

Talladega County was named after The Battle of Talladega which was a fought between the Tennessee militia and the Red Stick Creek Indians during THE WAR OF 1812.

Tallapoosa County was named after the Tallapoosa River. A curve in the Tallapoosa River gave the BATTLE OF HORSESHOE BEND its name. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Horseshoe_Bend_(1814)

Wilcox County was named after John Wilcox who was tomahawked and scalped by a group of Creek warriors near the Alabama River on January 15, 1814.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_M._Wilcox