Welcome to ST. Clair Historical Society
Preserving the history of St. Clair County, Alabama
Welcome to ST. Clair Historical Society
Preserving the history of St. Clair County, Alabama
St. Clair Historical Society Mission Statement:
The St. Clair Historical Society seeks to protect and preserve the county, community and family history of St. Clair County. In addition to managing the Looney House Museum, the Society sponsors the 4th Grade History Fair each year and presents various other programs pertaining to St. Clair County history.
St. Clair Historical Society members and friends met at the John Looney House site in Ashville on Saturday June 20, 2026 to see the progress being made on the rebuild after the devastating fire of August 2022. The kitchen cabin which was separate from the main cabin is almost completed. The main cabin was believed to be one of only three double dogtrot log cabins in the USA. Built ca.1820, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
A one-story dogtrot cabin near Montgomery has been purchased, dismantled and transported to the Looney House property. Those logs and the salvageable logs from the fire will be used to reconstruct this historic cabin.
In attendance at the meeting were Joel and Aaron Lonnergan, descendants of the Lonnergan family who purchased the cabin from the Looney family in 1892. A member of the Creitz family who bought it from the Lonnergan’s in 1947 was also at the meeting.
While the organization is seeking grants and planning fundraisers, donations are always welcome. Donations can be mailed to St. Clair Historical Society, P.O. Box 262, Springville, AL 35146.
Volunteers, especially those with building experience should contact Frank Waid at 205-837-7790
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Our Officers and Board members
The current officers of the St. Clair Historical Society are:
President - Sandi Maroney
1st Vice President – Sharon Ingle
2nd Vice President – Rosemary Hyatt
Secretary – Elizabeth Sorrell
Treasurer – Carol Waid
Board Members: Brenda Riddle, Frank Waid, Kathy Burttram, Rick Sorrell