Alabama Grist Mill

Alabama Pioneers

The Alabama Grist Mill by Alabama Pioneers is a podcast to highlight historical Alabama with stories and history from the Alabama Pioneers website.

  1. Preaching Standing on his Knees

    01/27/2020

    Preaching Standing on his Knees

    Moving to our state in the early early days of Alabama, described by the pioneers of the day. Become a part of our community - be a patron Alabama Pioneers comments - info@alabamapioneers.com

    23 min
  2. Kendall Lewis Tavern

    12/24/2019

    Kendall Lewis Tavern

    Travelers who passed through the Creek Nation between 1820 and 1830 left some descriptions of the Taverns and Inns. Peter Brannon used notes and statistical data to write a story about them.The Kendall Lewis tavern was on the Federal Road from 1815 to 1828. It as located about 400 yards West and on the left side of the road from Fort Brainbridge. Become a part of our community - be a patron Alabama Pioneers comments - info@alabamapioneers.com

    14 min
  3. Pray all day, fight all night

    12/21/2019

    Pray all day, fight all night

    Today's story is about some people who were here before 1819 ---Alabama's first people, the Native Americans. Written history on Alabama's Native Americans is limited because they only had mostly oral history --- handed down for generations. Become a part of our community - be a patron Alabama Pioneers comments - info@alabamapioneers.com

    21 min
  4. The suspicious history of Blue Springs

    11/22/2019

    The suspicious history of Blue Springs

    The unique thing about Blue Springs Park is that old-timers will tell you that the spring first appeared north of the highway approximately 300 yards from the present site. They said that the spring suddenly dried up and reappeared just south of the highway at the west end of Choctawhatchee river bridge. The question is why? Become a part of our community - be a patron Alabama Pioneers comments - info@alabamapioneers.com

    14 min
  5. History Along Highway 10

    11/17/2019

    History Along Highway 10

    A short (approximately 30 minute) drive on Highway 10 in southeast, Alabama from Clio in Barbour County to Abbeville in neighboring Henry County, takes, you through three historic sites; the birthplace of Gov. George Wallace, a famous spring that has moved twice and a childhood home of Rosa Parks. If you travel a little further within Barbour County, you can also visit the birthplace of eight Alabama governors. Be a part of our community - be a patron Alabama Pioneers comments - info@alabamapioneers.com

    17 min
  6. The Alabama Indestructible Doll

    10/30/2019

    The Alabama Indestructible Doll

    Entrepreneurship among women must have been strong in early 1900s in Alabama. We had a previous podcast on the Birmingham, Alabama woman who invented the windshield wiper now one who invented the Alabama indestructible doll. ......During its peak, a doll factory in Roanoke, Alabama, operated by a woman, produced ten thousand of her dolls each year. The dolls were known by several names: Alabama Baby, Alabama Indestructible Doll, Roanoke Doll, or Ella Smith Doll https://toureastalabama.com/attraction/randolph-county-historical-museum/ Be a part of our community - be a patron Alabama Pioneers comments - info@alabamapioneers.com

    17 min
  7. Elberta, German colony and Dinosaurs

    10/12/2019

    Elberta, German colony and Dinosaurs

    The town of Elberta in Baldwin County, Alabama was settled in 1904 by German pioneers. Today, the small town is also known for DINOSAURS IN THE WOODS, a collection of dinosaurs created by Mark Cline. an artist who also created Bamahenge and other sculptures in the area. In 1938 a WPA writer wrote about the unique history of this historic town. Elberta Sausage Festival Be a part of our community - be a patron Alabama Pioneers comments - info@alabamapioneers.com

    19 min
  8. The Story of Gees Bend

    10/01/2019

    The Story of Gees Bend

    There is a small, remote, community of Gees Bend where hundreds of quilt masterpieces date from the early twentieth century. The quilts of Gee's Bend have been created by the African American women and their ancestors in the community of Gee's Bend along the Alabama River in Wilcox County. Be a part of our community - be a patron Alabama Pioneers comments - info@alabamapioneers.com

    15 min
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The Alabama Grist Mill by Alabama Pioneers is a podcast to highlight historical Alabama with stories and history from the Alabama Pioneers website.

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  • Creator
    Alabama Pioneers
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2020
  • Episodes
    99
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright by alabamapioneers.com 2017-2019
  • Show Website
    Alabama Grist Mill