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 March 2005

Morning Coffee with Mary Stanton
March 2 - 10:00 am - Old Alabama Town Auditorium
Presentation on Civil Rights Activist, Juliette Morgan.
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“Raise a Glass to the Past”
Friday, March 4 - 6:30 to 9:30 pm
Landmarks Foundation of Montgomery invites you to attend a celebration of Old Alabama Town at a spring fundraiser.
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Spike Graham Orchestra and The Circle 8 Cowboys At the Capri Theatre
Friday, March 11th, 2005 at 6:30pm - until - Free Admission
The Spike Graham Orchestra and The Circle 8 Cowboys will be performing at the Capri Theatre in Montgomery, Alabama.The event is a fundraiser for the Alabama Jazz and Blues Federation and Old Alabama Town summer concert series.
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Federal Road Lecture and Slide Presentation
Saturday, March 12 - 2:00 pm - 4:00pm
Landmarks Foundation/Old Alabama Town will focus attention on the Federal Road with the program starting at the Old Alabama Town Reception Center, 301 Columbus Street and ending at Lucas Tavern. Admission is $3.00.
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Saturday Jam Sessions
March 12th & 26th, 2005 at 9am -12noon
If you like music and a good time, you’ll love Old Alabama Town’s Saturday Jam Sessions from 9 am to 12 noon on the 2nd and 4th Saturday of every month
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Coming in 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.

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 TOUR**

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.

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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