Taverns and Stage Stops were the hotels and motels in early Alabama - here is where many were located. I wonder how many buildings…
Union Springs, the county seat of Bullock County, is centrally located and has a charming history. It was settled thirty years prior to Bullock…
Sevier was the first governor of Tennessee, he died from a fever in Alabama in 1815, while traveling through the state. Of Course, the…
(This is a great place to vacation) Pineda discovered Mobile Bay “Christopher Columbus had scarcely been in his grave fourteen years when Pineda discovered…
Cherokee County, Alabama - Turkey Town was where treaties were formed HUGH CARDON'S HISTORY OF CHEROKEE COUNTY, ALABAMA Part II Mr. Hugh Cardon wrote…
This excerpt is a transcribed history of the Swift Creek area of Autauga County in the History of Autauga County, Alabama was written around…
Cherokee County, Alabama - Religion and the Law HUGH CARDON'S HISTORY OF CHEROKEE COUNTY, ALABAMA Part IV Mr. Hugh Cardon wrote the following history…
Eufaula is blessed with many old trees The city of Eufaula, Alabama is blessed with many beautiful historic houses, and it also has many old…
[I have been unable to find any photographs for this school. Please share with AP if you have one by emailing a copy to…
Rammed earth houses in Gardendale are still standing even though they were built nearly 80 years ago! Rammed Earth house 1937 photographed by Arthur…
This is an excerpt from the books ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS Exploration: Lost & Forgotten Stories (Volume 1) First Edition and ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS - Volume I…
LEVI and MARTHA (HILL) BOSTICK HISTORY (from History of Texas with Many early settlers; The Lewis Publishing Company, 1895) Levi Bostick was born in…
The Decatur Daily is one of only two family-owned daily newspapers remaining in Alabama that is over 100 years old. The Anniston Star is…
EARLY ALABAMA by J. D. DRIESBACH (posted as public story on ancestry.com) (This is a letter from J.D. Dreisbach to Lyman Draper in response…
(Margaret Eades was the wife of Jeremiah Austill of the Legendary Canoe Fight. She, like her husband, was an early pioneer of Alabama. In…
Jeremiah Austill ((1793- 1881) was one of the participants of the famous Canoe Fight that took place in Alabama in 1813. We hear his…
(Excerpt from ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS Exploration: Lost & Forgotten Stories (Volume 1) De Soto Was Refused Indian Maidens To Accompany Him The main purpose of…
(Did you know that "Pat Garrett" who killed "Billy the Kid" was born in Chambers County, Alabama in 1850?) One of six children, Patrick…
MISSISSIPPI TERRITORY May 7, 1798- 1801. Winthrop Sargent, commissioned Governor of the Mississippi Territory. He was born May 1, 1753, at Gloucester, Mass.; died…
RECIPE WEDNESDAY: Stuffed Eggs from 1875 recipe Cut some hard-boiled eggs in half, mince the yolks with capers, anchovies and truffles in due proportions, and…
Early film of Montgomery in 1914 was discovered in the Alabama State Treasurer's vault. Thankfully, it was turned over to the Alabama Department of Archives and…
The following humorous incident has been transcribed from - Sketches of Alabama history by Joel Campbell Du Bose 1901 George Strother Gaines (1784-1873) Captain James…
(This has been transcribed from Chapter Two - Jefferson County and Birmingham History 1887 by Teeple & Smith Publishers) Great excitement in Jefferson County…
(Thankfully this beautiful old home has been saved and fully restored. It is now the residence of Tuskegee University's President.) (continued below) VARNER-ALEXANDER HOUSE ALSO…
This story and more can be found in ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS: Settlement: Lost & Forgotten Stories One thing that is always fun in genealogy is the…
General Samuel "Sam" Houston (March 2, 1793 – July 26, 1863) was an American politician and soldier, best known for his role in bringing…
(Many schools throughout the state of Alabama were built by the Alabama Freemasons. This was one of them) Dallas academy, an educational institution, was…
THE NIGHT I WENT TO THE YACHT CLUB IN A TABLECLOTH by Dorothy Graham Gast I was just ending my Blue Birds reading group…
WHEN I WAS LITTLE (Please note - this was written many years ago about Civil War days - Many parts may be offensive today readers…
The beautiful plantation mansions of Glennville, Alabama have a connection with Auburn University. Glennville was named for Rev. James E. Glenn who came to…
![PATRON +”Alabama Hotel dates back over 150 years – still exists” [old photographs]](https://www.alabamapioneers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/point-clear-sunset3-220x152.jpg)
![PATRON + Rammed earth houses [photographs] in Gardendale, Jefferson County, Alabama – stood the test of time](https://www.alabamapioneers.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Rammed-earth-construction-near-Birmingham-Alabama.-Forms-sections-should-not-be-larger-than-can-be-handled-by-a-crew-of-three-or-four-men-220x165.jpg)
![PATRON – Varner-Alexander House [old photographs] – built by pioneer William Varner still remains in Tuskegee](https://www.alabamapioneers.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Grey_Columns_Tuskegee_Alabama-220x165.jpg)
![PATRON – Selma High School in Alabama originated in a building erected by Freemasons! [photographs]](https://www.alabamapioneers.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Dallas-Academy-Selma-220x139.jpg)
![PATRON – There is a connection between this old pla film] ntation mansion and Auburn University. [old photographs film]](https://www.alabamapioneers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Two-men-and-two-women-holding-tennis-racquets-and-standing-on-a-court-in-Glennville-Alabama-ca.-1917-state-archives-220x194.jpg)