Old Alabama Town, the South’s premier history village!

The South’s premier history village.
Old Alabama Town is a collection of authentically restored 19th and 20th century structures. A magnificent setting, it stretches along six blocks in the heart of historic downtown Montgomery, Alabama.

Step back in time and experience over 100 years of history as you embark on a journey where you will see meticulously restored and furnished buildings reflecting the lives of the people who settled and developed Central Alabama. Each building creates its own distinctive image of living and working in Alabama’s past. You will see a cross-section of the way life was from the elegant townhouse lifestyle to rural pioneer living.

Landmarks Foundation of Montgomery, a non-profit corporation develops and administers Old Alabama Town. Landmarks came into being in 1967 for the purpose of fostering, encouraging and leading the preservation movement in the area. With the purchase of the 1850s Ordeman Townhouse and its dependencies in 1968, Landmarks has acquired and restored over forty buildings and is committed to preserving the past for the good of the future. Today Old Alabama Town continues to grow and is a place where people of all ages have fun learning about history, architecture and lifestyles.

Old Alabama Town is more than just a tour… it is an experience in history.

The Lucas Tavern, ca. 1818
Lucas Tavern served as a stage stop for travelers going east and west, a place for immigrants going into the Old Southwest to stop and eat, spend the night and gain information on the state of the road ahead.
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During the month of April 2005

April Walking Tours with Mary Ann Neeley: Confederate Walking Tour
Saturday, April 16 - 1:45 pm to 4 pm
Meet at the tunnel downtown (near the train shed). Tour will end at the State Capitol. Where is the last remaining building that housed a local Confederate Hospital? Where was the Confederate Office Building? Where was the steamboat the Nashville built? These and a number of other sites that relate to Montgomery’s role in the Civil War will be discussed and pointed out on a two-hour walking tour of downtown Montgomery.

Confederate Cemetery Tour
Sunday, April 17 - 2 pm
A Confederate Tour of Oakwood Cemetery will explore a number of graves associated with that period of local history. Landmarks Foundation will sponsor the tours led by Mary Ann Neeley who will be joined for the Oakwood excursion by Bob McLendon. Meet at the front gates of Oakwood on Columbus Street. Tickets for individual tours are $4.00; a combination ticket for both Confederate Tours is $7.50.
Please call 334-240-4617 for reservations, limited number available.

A Day of music at Old Alabama Town
Saturday, April 23
Saturday Jammers - 9 am to 12 noon - Rose House
Priscilla Jackson Portrays Harriet Tubman - 1:15 pm - OAT Church
Plantation Heirs in Concert - 2 pm - OAT Church
Join the Saturday Jammers for a morning of foot-stompin’ music and plan to hear Priscilla Jackson, Old Alabama Town’s own role-player, present her one-woman dramatization of Harriet Tubman, a black abolitionist. The Plantation Heirs, a group dedicated to traditional spiritual music and dressed in 19th century period clothing will perform at 2 pm. Don’t miss this great musical event.
Free admission.

Oakwood Cemetery Tour
Sunday, April 24 - 2 pm
Tour Oakwood Cemetery with local historian and author Mary Ann Neeley as she guides you through Montgomery’s oldest burial site and uncovers personalities that are “Gone But Not Forgotten.” Meet at the front gates of Oakwood on Columbus Street. Admission is $4.00.
** WEAR COMFORTABLE SHOES AND CLOTHING FOR ALL TOURs**

Old House Revived Tour
Saturday, April 30, 2005
Walking tour of seven former mansions turned into offices on Montgomery's
"Fifth Avenue of the South." Take a peak inside these massive historic homes
dating from the 1840s. See grand staircases, ornate windows, high ceilings,
regal columns, beautiful wood floors and massive lighting fixtures. Event
presented by the American Institute of Architects in honor of National Historic
Preservations Month as a benefit for the new Montgomery Museum of History.
Admission is $7.50, tickets are available on site the day of the event.

Summer Seminar for Teachers 2005
Monday - Friday June 06th-10th
Old Alabama Town is offering a distinctive outreach program for 4th, 5th and 6th grade History Teachers and secondary English and Social Studies Teachers. The seminar offers an opportunity for varied methodologies in teaching Alabama History more effectively in the classroom.
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Books Available at Old Alabama Town

The Boll Weevil Review
Essays on Central Alabama’s Past
Vol. 1, No. 1
By Mary Ann Neeley
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Old Oakwood Cemetery
A Brief History
Written by Tommy Oliver and complied by Carole King
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Old Alabama Town - An Illustrated Guide
Written by Marry Ann Neeley
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Tour Packages

Tour Old Alabama Town and Montgomery, AL with a Special B&B Package
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