Thursday, May 7, 2020

Alabama History & Culture News: May 7 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!


Church marks 200th year since founding
First Presbyterian was also a pioneer in the education of women, with the 1833 founding of the Alabama Female Academy with the church's ...


Former UAB nurse Carolyn Hood recalls 30-year career
Carolyn Hood wasn't so much interested in making history as she was taking care ... Carolyn Hood was a trailblazer in Alabama nursing from Alabama ...


Three Female Alabama Graduates make UAB History
This month's commencement ceremony at the University of Alabama at Birmingham marked the first time in its history that the School of Engineering ...


Alabama native, popular blogger writes first book, 'Mom Babble'
Alabama native, popular blogger writes first book, 'Mom Babble'. Updated 9:49 AM; Today 8:00 AM.


NPR podcast 'White Lies' named Pulitzer Prize finalist
Alabama-based hosts Brantley and Grace traveled to Selma to speak to the people ... Southerners talk about, and sometimes gloss over, the history of the region. Ultimately, the hosts told AL.com last year, the podcast is about race.


Troy Rotary marks 100th anniversary
He recently joined the board of the Pioneer Museum of Alabama. His continuing interest in history and his preparation for the Rotary talk led him to the ...


The Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasis. Look into the details.
... book is based on how she spent her childhood in Huntsville, Alabama. She was awarded the John Leonard Award for her very first book, ” The ...


LOOKING BACK: Memories on the hill
Anne Walker noted in her book The Story Of The Alabama Baptist Children's Home, “The cottages were soon filled to overflowing. And with the ...


ICYMI: Eureka artist uses quarantine to collaborate on alphabet book
Langham, a Eureka High School graduate, now lives in Alabama. Scheer said her daughter's concept was an alphabet book, which would require at ...

WRITING TO REMEMBER: Founder of Trail of Tears Motorcycle Ride pens book
He said most students learn about the Trail of Tears in Alabama through a 30-minute lesson plan. He wants to give students a copy of his book so they ...

Alabama's old bookstores holding on with new strategies, online events
Book sales didn't fall for the Alabama Booksmith in Homewood during Alabama's retail quarantine. Owner Jake Reiss will continue to keep the doors ...


BOOK REVIEW: 'Historic Alabama Bells' and Paul Revere's role
We would be forgiven if we didn't know the role Paul Revere played in Alabama history. Through the tenacious endeavors of Thomas Kaufmann, we ...

Drive-By Truckers release 'Quarantine Together' on Bandcamp
The Drive-By Truckers have a long history of performances in Alabama and recorded their breakthrough album, 2001′s “Southern Rock Opera,” in ...


Are you ready for 'Hunger Games' prequel book and film?
A new book by Suzanne Collins, “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes,” is set ... Collins, a graduate of the Alabama School of Fine Arts in Birmingham, ...


The family moved several more times, living in Alabama and Georgia. While in ... She and her husband are buried in St. Luke's Episcopal Cemetery in ...
[Caroline Lee Hentz; she & her family lived more than a decade in #Alabama]

Here, then, are some things you might not know about Harper Lee. Don't Edit. AL.com file photo. FEAR FACTOR. Alabama historian Wayne ...

He will be laid to rest in Herring Cemetery. October 15, 1888—Dr. William Gardner Gill, born April 14, 1819, before Alabama ...


Three women blaze the path as the first females to graduate from UAB with civil engineering ...
Sandra CuttsThis Friday's commencement ceremony at the University of Alabama at Birmingham will mark the first time in its history that the School of ...

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