People from many countries began settling in Alabama in the early days This story is an excerpt from the book ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS Exploration: Lost…
Reveals some locations of mounds visible in Alabama in 1884 Transcribed from The Alabama Historical Quarterly, Vol. 22, No. 04 Winter Issue 1960 (WARNING!…
This article and more abstracts are available in the Book ALABAMA GENEALOGY NOTES: Volume VIII- Scroll to the bottom to see Table of Contents…
Magnolia Springs, a small town along the Gulf Coast of Alabama on the Magnolia River, has a unique United States mail delivery system that…
YELLOW FEVER (Transcribed from: History of Alabama and dictionary of Alabama biography, Volume 2 Thomas McAdory Owen, Marie Bankhead Owen) Alabama was first visited by this…
Historical events in that have occurred in Baldwin County include the following: In 1560, across its northern border marched the Tristan de Luna expedition from…
The town of Elberta in Baldwin County, Alabama was settled in 1904 by German pioneers. Today, the small town is also known for DINOSAURS…
This minister's passion for a school changed many lives. The Story Of The Downing Industrial School by Reverend J.M. Shofner Brewton, Alabama 1919 While…
(This is an almost unbelievable story but is true as local citizens agree. The story of what took place is recounted in the films.) ;
The early immigrants of Clarke, Washington and Baldwin counties in Alabama arrived as early as 1745 from SC and Georgia Clarke, Washington and Baldwin immigrants…
THREE WAYS TO DISCOVER MORE OF ALABAMA'S LOST AND FORGOTTEN STORIES WEBSITE www.alabamapioneers.com ALABAMA GRIST MILL PODCASTS ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS BOOKS Listen to Alabama Grist…
(This is a great place to vacation) Pineda discovered Mobile Bay “Christopher Columbus had scarcely been in his grave fourteen years when Pineda discovered…
Happy Birthday! EDWIN BALDWINi BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1848-aft. 1893) Baldwin County, Alabama Edwin Baldwin, merchant and lumberman of Baldwin county, was born March 18,…
Happy Birthday! WILLIAM STRUDWICK ANDERSON BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1848-1927) Marengo and Baldwin County, Alabama. William Strudwick Anderson, lawyer and circuit judge, was born February…
Ghost town of Blakeley, Alabama On April 9, 1865, at 5:30 p.m, following an eight-day siege, the Battle of Blakeley was fought near Mobile,…
Baldwin County celebrated 100 years with Masonic Cornerstone Reenactment in 2001 This is a great film of the tremendous crowd, parade, and events that…
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY! JOHN G. AIKEN BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1803 -1865) Tuscaloosa and Baldwin County, Alabama John Gaston Aiken, lawyer, was born November 29, 1803,…
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The Fort Mims massacre was a battle that occurred on 30 August 1813 during the Creek War, when a force of Creek Indians, belonging…
Jackson's Oak is located in Historic Village Point Preserve in Daphne, Baldwin County, Alabama. This giant tree, which is 95 feet tall, with a…
Around the turn of the century, immigrants from many regions of the United States and from other countries began populating Baldwin County: Italians settled…
The city of Bay Minette is in Baldwin County, Alabama and it is the County seat. Located in the central part of the county,…
(From The Evening Post (New York, New York) August 21, 1817) Much valuable information to emigrants and others, is contained in the following letter…
Touring Alabama in 1820, 18211 Written ca. 1820 by Adam Hodgson Part IV Natchez, State of Mississippi, 6th May, 1820. I mentioned in my…
Touring Alabama in 1820, 18211 Written ca. 1820 by Adam Hodgson Part III Arrived at Fort Dale We arrived in the evening at a…
(You may have traveled through the picturesque city of Foley many times on your way to a Gulf Coast vacation. Did you know the…
The following transcription about Fairhope was written and compiled by Francois Ludgere Diard March 24, 1939, and from a Vacation Visit to the two…
(Continued TOWNS IN THE ALABAMA TERRITORY) (The following story is the second section of a news article written in 1817 which is descriptive of…
(Picturesque city of Fairhope, Alabama has a unique story about how it was established) Fairhope, Baldwin County, was established in 1894 on the site…
![UPDATED WITH PODCAST -Baldwin, a county in Alabama where the Court House was stolen [film and photographs]](https://www.alabamapioneers.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/baldwin-county-beach-220x81.jpg)
![History that dates back over 150 years can be found at this Alabama hotel [old photographs]](https://www.alabamapioneers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/point-clear-sunset3-220x152.jpg)
![Original letter describing the tragic events at Fort Mims with [films & pics]](https://www.alabamapioneers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Ft._Mims_sign-220x165.jpg)
![[film – photos] Did you know that men from the city of Bay Minette, Alabama stole the courthouse records from Daphne, Alabama](https://www.alabamapioneers.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/1903-In-the-great-pine-forests-of-the-South-gathering-crude-turpentine-North-Carolina-e1441901933817-220x222.jpg)
![Did you know that Foley, Alabama has a secret tunnel under the city – watch the [video] and see why [old photographs]](https://www.alabamapioneers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/size-11-220x141.jpg)
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![Fairhope, Alabama was established as an experimental colony [photographs]](https://www.alabamapioneers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Fairhope-downtown-fairhope-220x119.png)