Here's the latest batch of links to just-published Alabama history and culture articles. Most of these articles are from newspapers, with others from magazines and TV and radio station websites. Enjoy!
| PRICELESS POSTCARDS: Pioneer Museum puts Hall's collection on display
There are postcards of the big cities in Southeast Alabama including a historic view of the Boll Weevil Monument in Enterprise, Birmingham's Third ...
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3 vineyards near Birmingham, AL that are nothing to wine about
Birmingham, AL has no shortage of delicious food, stunning natural scenery, ... Corbin Farms is an Alabama winery with a rich history of bringing top ...
| Alabama on Disney+: Watch these connections from the new streaming service's amazing selection
Here is where Alabama fits into Disney history, at least how you can find it ... Alabama natives George Lindsey (voicing Trigger, left) and Pat Buttram ...
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| On this day in Alabama history: Auburn Tigers basketball coach Sonny Smith was born
On this date, former Auburn men's basketball coach Sonny Smith was born in Roan Mountain, Tennessee. He served as a head coach for 22 seasons ...
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| Hoover Historical Society meeting
Hoover Historical Society Meeting Nov. ... Speaker Dr. Jonathan Bass will tell about Alabama Bicentennial, "How Drunk can ... Alabama in the 1830's" ...
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| Boaz's Alabama Bicentennial committee unveils history hunt
San Ann Building – Alabama Highway 168. 20. Hillcrest Cemetery. 21. First Bank of Boaz. 22. Manor House. 23. Sand Mountain Auto Auction Original ...
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Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts celebrates Ala. history in art
Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts celebrates Ala. history in art ... Thursday, with a bicentennial symposium it calls “Bearing Witness: Art of Alabama”.
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Loxley celebrates founders with day full of events
The day began with the dedication of two historic markers on Alabama 59, one commemorating the founding of the town located at Loxley Municipal ...
Absolutely Alabama: Janney Museum
Absolutely Alabama: Janney Museum ... The Janney Furnace but preserves the rich history of an entire region, a history which is Absolutely Alabama.
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| Exhibit pays tribute to state's history
A traveling exhibit in celebration of Alabama's bicentennial is now on display at the Alabama Center for the Arts, according to a press release.
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Alabama's bells ring with history
The climb up the bell tower looks daunting. Thomas Kaufmann, historic preservationist and author of the newly published “Historic Alabama Bells,” ...
| Brattleboro Historical Society: FBI fugitive found in Brattleboro
We'll go back to the beginning of the story to explain how Alabama's Audrey Hilley ends up getting interviewed in the Brattleboro Police Station by the ...
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5 reasons you want to get to know and love Birmingham's Five Points West community
This neighborhood with a rich history has uplifting community leaders that are ... Five Points West is home to the historic Alabama State Fairgrounds.
Historic Harrison Brothers Hardware getting a window treatment
Historic Harrison Brothers Hardware on the courthouse square in Huntsville, ... The upgrade is funded by a $7,123 grant from the Alabama Historical ...
Wedowee Middle School celebrated Alabama's Bicentennial with trip to Montgomery
While there, the group toured the Capitol Building, Alabama Department of Archives and History, Governor's Mansion and Old Alabama Town.
Alabama Legacy Moment: Marshall Space Flight Center
Alabama Public Television is producing a series of videos titled “Alabama Legacy Moments” that offer a quick history of the people, places and stories ...
| On this day in Alabama history: Alabama State University opened doors with 113 students
On this day in Alabama history, the current Alabama State University (ASU) opened its doors with 113 students in Marion. It was founded by nine ...
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| Honoring the Tuskegee Airmen on Veterans Day
A ceremony honoring the historic Tuskegee Airmen was held Monday in Macon County at the Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site at Moton Field.
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History of Montgomery's 200-year-old Old Elam Baptist Church
Old Elam Baptist Church in Montgomery County is one of the oldest churches in south Alabama. Its historic growth is preserved with the hope of ..
Montgomery, Ala., Was a Hub of the Slave Trade and a Center of the Civil Rights Movement. It's ...
They met in 1960, around the time the elder Reed was at Alabama State ... The historical significance of Reed's win can be seen within about a ...
| Mobile's Saenger Theatre announces mold removal is complete
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) -- The mold removal process at Mobile's historic Saenger Theatre is complete, the theater announced today via social media.
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Voyagers who opened up the Gulf of Mexico are focus of Mobile author
Don Noble of Alabama Public Television said that the book “leaves the ... “The Gulf of Mexico: A Maritime History” is being released by the University ...
Book examines how Alabama's food traditions shape our culture
I really wanted to use food as a gateway to explore other parts of our history and our state's story. AL: Why use food to explore Alabama's history?
Alabama 200th history exhibit now at Tuscaloosa library
Tuscaloosa County is now hosting a statewide traveling exhibit documenting the state's 200-year history. “Making Alabama: A Bicentennial Traveling ...
| On this day in Alabama history: William Bell took seat in county government
Birmingham Mayor William Bell speaks at the kickoff of Birmingham Innovation Week in 2016. (Michael Tomberlin / Alabama NewsCenter). Nov.
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The Forgotten Cemetery: Unearthing secrets of this hallowed ground
"The third property is a cemetery that we have associated the owner as Prichard Memorial Cemetery," said Pritchett. The Alabama Association of ...
| On this day in Alabama history: Community Kitchens opened its doors
Community Kitchens opened its doors to the hungry on Nov. 11, 1980. Community Kitchens is a non-profit organization that provides free meals to ...
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