In 1971, Curren and Margaret Farmer founded the Pike Pioneer Museum with the mission "that others might learn from the past." Over four decades later, the Museum has prospered from a lone logcabin to a dynamic living history farmstead and unique blend of historic structures on forty splendidly verdant acres of heirloom landscaped grounds. A dozen macro-artifacts grace the trails including an 1800s steam locomotive, copper turpentine still, sugar cane processing mill, horse-drawn jail, and NASA moon tree. A rustic barnyard and gristmill sit adjacent to the chicken coop and outhouse. A one-room school house welcomes students of all ages. The covered bridge and 19th century church host many newly married couples while four primitive logcabins illustrate hands on history through interactive folklife demonstrations. 

As our collection evolved, so did our scope of interpretation. Historic structures were offered to us from almost every part of the state. And soon our name echoed our growth. We realized that our history was actually a common thread in a much larger quilt of tradition, one not limited to just Pike County. Thus, we became the Pioneer Museum of Alabama.  

Today, we share extraordinary stories of ordinary people...the settlers, farmers, and indigenous people that shaped the land across Alabama through hardihood, faith, necessity and ironed will.