Hotel Guest Lists: Travel History
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Can you imagine seeing your name in the local paper the morning after you'd checked into a hotel? That would certainly cramp some congressional (and ex-presidential) style, wouldn't it?
But this was a common practice, and I've seen such guest lists in newspapers from Dallas to Philadelphia, the Carolinas to California.
Hotel guest lists are yet another good reason to not limit your research to strictly the area where your ancestor lived!
The guest's home state is usually mentioned, or even their hometown. You'll see an interesting pattern as I add more of these lists: some cities' hotels will have a greater proportion of guests from other states, and from greater distances.
Memphis is one example, probably because of its location on the Mississippi River, a major thoroughfare. To put it in more modern terms, think of it as being on a handy exit on the interstate highway of its day, or as a long layover in Atlanta!
You might want to browse through these lists from time to time if your ancestor was known to be a person whose occupation required a certain amount of travel. When I get behind on indexing names, I'm usually behind on articles that had long lists of names....like these!
This section will include links to all the hotel guest lists that I add to the site, updated as I add each new list.
Related sections include River News and the Vintage Postcards.
Click on the state below to see what lists we've posted so far...
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Guests at the Capitol Hotel, Little Rock, 1894
Guests at Gleason's Hotel, Little Rock, 1894
Arrivals at The Lick House Hotel, San Francisco, 1880 Now indexed!
Guests at the Baldwin Hotel, San Francisco, 1880
Guests at the United States Hotel, 1858 Names not yet indexed, but surnames include the following: JONES, THOMPSON, LEAKE, COLE, CEPBERT, YOUNG, CAMPBELL, DELANEY, TALIAFERRO, PAMEROY, HEFLEBOWER, SPENCE, TURIT, BARBEE
Guests at the Kirkwood House Hotel, Washington, D. C., 1858 Lots of names!
Guests at Brown's Hotel, 1856 Lots of names! From as far away as the Sandwich Islands.
Arrivals at Kirkwood House Hotel, 1856 Lots of names!
Guests at the Capitol Hotel, Boise, 1891 Now indexed!
Arrivals at the Sherman Hotel, Indianapolis, November 3, 1874
EVANS, MARTIN, WHITE, QUIGLEY, PRATT, ASHLEY, SEXTON, ZION
Arrivals at the Mason House, Indianapolis, 1874 Names not yet indexed, but surnames include the following: WILBERS, HUDSON, WILLIAMS, MUTZ, KENNEDY, BRUNER, CHAPMAN, GRISWOLD, VESTAL, LEWIS, LEE, SLOCUM, HALL
Guests at the Spencer House, Indianapolis, November 1874
DONEHAY, WERNEKA, SCHANK, STUCHELL, FELTS, PIERCEArrivals at the Occidental Hotel, Indianapolis, 1874 ELKINS, HARDING, POE, HUME
Guests at the Sherman Hotel, Indianapolis, September, 1874
Guests at The Bates Hotel, Indianapolis, Nov. 1874
Before Norman's time...Guests at the Bates Hotel, Indianapolis, Oct. 1874
Guests at the Louisville Hotel, 1853
Now indexed! Surnames include the following: HILL, FORSYTH, TUTTLE, ASHBY, PAYNE, LIST, COLE, FOULKE, CAMPBELL, COX, WEBSTER, GRIFFIN, STONE, DAVIS, NORMENT, WHITE, BYERS, HODGES, ELLIOTT, FREEMAN, NOURCE, BUCKLEY, STONESTREET, MCCLEPTEN, LARSH, GLASS, VAN CULIN, LINDSLEY, TUCKER, ALLEN, POSEY, RUSSELL, AMES, MCLEAN, PATTEN
Guests at the Verandah Hotel, New Orleans, 1847
Names now indexed!
Surnames include the following: BARNWELL, JONES, NASH, WATTS, WILCOX, PARSONS, STEPHENS, BALLARD, SAUNDERS, SEVERNEY, DUNGLESON, WOODS, DUNLAP, THURSTON, ESTLIN, THIMBALL, WALKERGuests at HEWLETT's Hotel, New Orleans, 1847 Names now indexed!
Guests at the St. Charles Hotel, New Orleans, 1847 Names now indexed!
Surnames include the following: BROWDER, BLACKBURN, MONTGOMERY, CAGE, CLOCK, TAPLIN, HENDERSON, FREEMAN, McHATTON, SPAULDIN, UNDERWOOD, LAWNS, PALAUGE, ARCHER, GRAY, PRICEJacob CLINE is at The De Soto Hotel, New Orleans, 1912
PEW is at The Grunewald, New Orleans, 1912
Carnival Visitors at Various Hotels, 1912
New Orleans Visitors at Various Hotels, 1912
John HOCKADAY of Fulton, Missouri Visits St. Louis, 1874
Oklahomans in St. Luis, 1914 WILSON, ADAMS, MARSHALL, BOULDIN, DURHAM, BREWER, BLAIR
Guests at the Olive Street Hotel, St. Louis,1874
Names not yet indexed, but surnames include the following: TAYLOR, ZOLLINGER, GAYLORD, WETHERELL, MCPHERSON, BROWNGuests at the Lindell Hotel, St. Louis, 1874
Names now indexed! Surnames include the following: SLAYDEN, MCDONNELL, BOOGE, LORD, LEGRAW, GOLDEN, NEWELL, DEYER, JENKS
Visitors to Helena, 1888 FAY, LATHROP, ELIEL, WARNER, KANOUSE, VAUGHN, GREDELL, McKINE, HODSON
Guests at the Barker Hotel, Omaha, 1889. Now indexed! Surnames include the following: BUTLER, SMITH, WOOD, JORDAN, ALDERSON, HORME, WILSON, WESTERLY
Guests at the Arcade Hotel, Omaha, 1889. Surnames include the following: SHERMAN, MINTEN, STANDER, HYNES, WARREN, FRISLEY, HOLLAND, SANDERSON
FENSTERMACHER Death at the Exchange Hotel, Santa Fe, 1897
Arrivals at the Bon Ton Hotel in Santa Fe, 1903 ANDERSON, CORDOVA, LADD, BELL, MONTOYA, GALLEGOS, PADILLA, GARCIA
Arrivals at the Normandie Hotel in Santa Fe, 1903 ARNOLD, McGILLIVRAY, STRONG
Stopping at the Palace Hotel, Santa Fe, 1882:
JENKINS and BACA at the Exchange, Santa Fe, 1882
Railroad Men at the Exchange Hotel, Santa Fe, 1882 FOLLES, SEELEY
Arrivals at the Claire Hotel, Santa Fe, 1903
Guests at the Parker House, Wilmington, 1868 Now indexed!
Guests at the Purcell House Hotel, Wilmington, 1876 Names now indexed!
Guests at the Manning House, Wilmington, 1876. Names now indexed!
Arrivals at the National Hotel, Philadelphia, 1833
LEAVY, GALLION, SANDS, SARGENT, DEACON, JEFFERSON, GARDINER, FOX, BAKERGuests at the Mansion House Hotel, Philadelphia, 1833
Surnames include the following: CADWALADER, EVANS, STOCKTON, PARRISH, DICKINSON, KENDALGuests at the States Union hotel, Philadelphia, 1866 Not yet indexed, but surnames include the following:
SCOTT, PHILLIPS, CROW, GOODWIN, HAMLIN, TAGGART, HYNER, DERR, HILL, COX, SLOCER, HARMAN, CHANDLER TAYLOR, McHENRY, THOMPSON, McKINSEY, READING, KINZER, MORRISON, PUSEY, KENNEDYGuests at the Red Lion Inn, Philadelphia, 1833
STACKPOLE, HAMILTON, LEACH, HOLSTINE, WALLACE, JOLLY, SHARMER, HUSON, KRAUSE, DOUGHTYGuests at the Bald Eagle Hotel, 1866
DILLINGER, MILLER, PEARSOL, KESTLER, OBERLY, MICKLEY, TROXELL, REEP, HIMMELWRIGHT, ZIEGLER, HEINLY, DIMMIG, TOOL, FEGLEY
Not yet indexed but surnames include the following:Guests at the Barley Sheaf Hotel, 1866 Now indexed! Surnames include the following: TAYLOR, HOPEWELL, MYERS, DUBS, ISZAM, MILLER, KNIGHT, BUCKMAN, LIPPINCOTT, CARTER, FELL, READING, PRICE, ROBERTS
Guests at the Black Bear Hotel, 1866
Now indexed! Surnames include the following: , BUCK, MATTIS, BRIGHT, LEVAN, EDDOWS, BORNEMAN, BOVER, HAWKINSGuests at The Black Bear Hotel, Philadelphia, 1867
Guests at the Commercial Hotel, Philadelphia, 1867
Guests at The Bald Eagle Hotel, Philadelphia, 1867
Guests at The Girard Hotel, Philadelphia, 1867
Guests at The Union Hotel, Philadelphia, 1867
Arrivals at the Pavilion Hotel, Charleston, SC, 1870 Now indexed! Surnames include the following: THOURON, MILLER, STILLWELL, GREIG, GASQUE, BOINEAU
Arrivals at the Pavilion Hotel, Charleston, SC, 1870 Now indexed!
Arrivals at the Mills House, Charleston, SC, 1870 Surnames include the following:
HASBROOK, STOWELL, CHAMBERLAIN, CHITTENDEN, HAMPTON, HOPKINS, SLUDE, RASHGUYER, TEWNEY, ANDERSON, SUTTERAM, DAVIS, KEARNEY, BALFREYGuests at the Pavilion, Charleston, 1883 Names now indexed!
Arrivals at the Moultrie House, 1883 Names now indexed!
Arrivals at the Charleston Hotel, 1883 Names now indexed!
Guests at The Charleston Hotel, Charleston, 1870
Arrivals at the Waverly House Hotel, Charleston, 1883 ADDISON, BRYSON, JONES, WOOD, IVES, BLACKBURN, McNAIR, GIRARDEAU, HUNTER, O'DONOVAN, PECHMAN
Guests at the Island City Hotel, Galveston, 1866 Now indexed! Surnames include the following: RANGER, BROWN, HENSINGER, HARDIHAND, HONEY, ONEN, WOODMAN, PUNCH, McGRORTY, FLUTE, ANDERSON, MILEY, POWERS, HARDING, FITZGERALD, STOREY, STRATTON, RAYMOND, JOHNSON, SHELTON, GRAY, KENNEDY, GLOOMFORD, AUSTIN, EMBRIN, MILLER, DAMSON, MORGAN, EVRINGTON, CUNNINGHAM
Texans in New York, 1903 BORNEFELD, KRICK, TILLER, BENECKE, HARTWELL, CONNER
Arrivals at the Washington Hotel, Galveston, 1866 Now indexed!
Surnames include the following: BOOTH, NORWOOD, NEELY, ALGEA, COLLINS, STEPHENS, DIMON, LEWIS, BENTON, TEVIS, ASH, SHELTON, RANKIN, LYTTLE, BAGLAN, HALLOWAY, TOWNSEND, RAYLAND, ELYArrivals at the Gunderman Hotel, Galveston, 1866 STOWELL, DOWLING
Arrivals at the Crawford Hotel, Galveston, 1866 MOORE, FULTON, O'HEA, WHITE, AMIRT
Arrivals at the Palmetto Hotel, Galveston, 1866 DEVEREAUX, POTTS, MIDDLETON, WILLIAMSON
The McDOWELLS are at The Oriental Hotel, Dallas, 1903
The Lyndhurst Club Meets at the Hotel Worth, Fort Worth, 1903
A Birthday Party at The Ivie Hotel, Emory, 1913
Arrivals at The Exchange Hotel and FORD's Hotel, Richmond, 1872 COX, LEVY, CLARKE, CHAMLUS, PEGRAM, HAMLIN
More Appleton Hotel Guests from Wisconsin Towns, 1905 KEYES, BRIENELLER, SPINNETTE, MINGRAN
Wisconsin Residents at Appleton Hotels, 1905 Surnames include: SPINETTE, HUBBARD, GONNERT, HELLER, WILLIAMS, HILGERS, WHITE, GAY, OLSON, BECKER, WILSON, GOODWIN, FULLER, LEWIS, HEATH, AME, HALSEY, FORD, McLEOD