Monday, December 23, 2019

Alabama History & Culture News: December 23 edition




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!

Claretta Humphrey's New Book “Front Porch Love From The House That Built Me” Is a Touching ...
Claretta Humphrey, an Alabama septuagenarian, has completed her new book “Front Porch Love From The House That Built Me”: a story of the ...

There's Nothing Festive About a “Plantation Christmas”
Earlier this month, a coalition of Alabama activists sent a letter to officials of the Alabama Historical Commission, protesting a “Plantation Christmas” ..

The Echoes of 'Just Mercy' in Montgomery, Alabama – and Beyond
Walking down a moonlit main street in Montgomery, Alabama, a sign beside a ... Montgomery is small but holds a powerful place in American history.


DON NOBLE: History book contains much food for thought
There are recipes in “The Story of Alabama in Fourteen Foods,” even one for Sunday school punch, which is iced tea, muscatel and rum, but this not a ...


Remember When: Historic postcards from the Three Notch Museum collection
With the Alabama Bicentennial celebration (1819-2019) now over, I hope that you ... This bustling new metropolis on the banks of the Alabama River soon ... is included in a 1977 book, “Dead Towns of Alabama” by W. Stuart Harris, ...


Take a look at every way the Alabama Humanities Foundation helped our state this year + what's in ...
Alabama History Day (AHD) training and curriculum assistance during free summer workshops in Montgomery, Huntsville, Birmingham, Livingston, ...


Pinson Council approves 2019 audit, recognizes historic status of PHCC, breaks ground on storm ...
21, 2019. Sanders presented Palmerdale Homesteads Community Center President Barry Wilson with a copy of the letter from the Alabama Historical ...

Local author Lisa Worthey Smith pens third faith-based book
Local author Lisa Worthey Smith pens third faith-based book ... After publishing her first book, Smith said she began to network and joined ... She attended conferences and then became president of Word Weavers North Alabama.

Auditions set for 'Alabama Story'
Alabama Story” tells the story of Alabama state librarian Emily Wheelock Reed defending a 1958 children's book called “The Rabbits' Wedding.

Lincoln Presidential Library announces January auditions for 'Alabama Story'
It tells the story of Alabama State Librarian Emily Wheelock Reed defending a 1958 children's book called “The Rabbits' Wedding.” A local senator ...

“Bay Boy: Stories of a Childhood in Point Clear, Alabama” By: Watt Key
In that book we explore this geographically near but hard-to-access piece of nature and some of the odd folks who make it their home or their hide-out.

6 ways to become an Alabama native plant champion like Julia Tutwiler
Did you know that Julia Tutwiler, one of the most famous women in Alabama history, discovered a native plant found nowhere else on earth?

Many attend historical tour of downtown Jasper
Many attend historical tour of downtown Jasper ... Tour participants visited seven historical sites in Jasper to celebrate Alabama's 200th Birthday.


Community gathers to celebrate commemorative historical marker for Crabb-Stewart-Key-Dotson ...
Members of the Tennessee Valley Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution help to unveil the Alabama Historical Commission historical marker ...

75 million-year-old sea turtle fossil discovery is a new genus and species that sheds light on the ...
... of James F. Parham, former curator of Paleontology at the Alabama Museum of Natural History, for his many contributions to Alabama paleontology.

Andrew Jackson statues in Jackson County to detail history as slave owner
"I was really impressed with Montgomery, Alabama. Their history is awful, but they own it," Peters Baker said. "And I thought, 'Well if they can do that, ...

“The Story of Alabama in Fourteen Foods” By: Emily Blejwas
“The Story of Alabama in Fourteen Foods” By: Emily Blejwas ... to talk about a bit of Alabama history or the contributions of a particular Alabamian, or to ...
Jamie Foxx Celebrates Birthday with Cast of “Just Mercy,” Michael B. Jordan Says: “This is the ...
The movie is based on his book about rescuing Walter McMillan from Alabama's death row. Jordan plays Stevenson in the movie, a young Harvard ...

New bicentennial park kicks off Alabama's third century
The morning began with a parade of more than 70 marching bands, city floats and living history on wheels. It concluded with a performance of the ...


Alabama tornadoes in December
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. —. Alabama has a deadly history when it comes to December tornadoes. 138 tornadoes hit the state between 1950 and 2018.


Alabama's 200 years in 200 images: Creek War, Civil War, and the KKK
In honor of Alabama's bicentennial, this is the first of four pieces compiling 200 notable images telling the story of our state's history -- good, bad and ...


'Alabama Creates' journeys through 200 years of Alabama artists
In “Alabama Creates,” Andrews unpacks the distinction and burden of the state's history. It's an upfront and honest primer, explaining that while ...


Alabama celebrates past 200 years, looks to its future
More: The defeated: A brief history of Alabama's first 200 years. The future is important, Gov. Kay Ivey said in her comments before the monuments ...

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