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!
DON NOBLE: 'Alabama's Rivers' full of knowledge on state's water systems
“Alabama Rivers” is one of the many books published in cooperation with the Alabama Bicentennial Commission. This volume is beautifully and ...
Historical landmark returns to Pioneer Park Robinson Iron in Alabama contacted the Historical Society and told them they have the exact caste iron fountain mold from 1907. The original fountain ... |
| Dallas Co. Election Results Lead to Several Historic Firsts From the West Alabama newsroom–. Dallas County is the site of the state's first capital — as well as the site of historic civil rights events — that ... |
| Liberty Hill Missionary Baptist Church, Collinsville, celebrated its 150th anniversary on July 12 Deacon David Clayton shared about the history of the church. ... and presented a plaque on behalf of the Alabama Baptist Historical Commission. |
| Exhibit honoring North Alabama women opens in Lawrence County this week Mullican said another major contributor, The Moulton Advertiser's Loretta Gillespie, provided much of the background and historical information for ... |
| 'Knock! Knock! Knock! On Wood': Stax Records star Eddie Floyd recounts his soulful journey in new ... The book is a colorful and compelling chronicle of Floyd's 60-plus years in show ... “In Alabama, I used to listen to Hank Williams and Nat King Cole. |
| Shirley Ann Grau, a 'quiet force' in Southern literature, dies at 91 Set against a backdrop of segregationist politics, the book chronicled three generations of the Howland family, whose social status in rural Alabama is ... |
| Here's why the geographic center of Alabama moved from one county to another At some point in history, a plaque was attached to the top step of Main Hall, the university's main dormitory. Writing on the plaque says, “The small star ... |
| Historic walking tours for Oct. canceled The free walking tours are part of a statewide initiative by the Alabama Tourism Department to foster the exploration of Alabama's history and culture. |
| Alabama Historical Commission Moves Forward with Plan to Study Artifacts from Last Known Slave ... The Alabama Historical Commission released a request Tuesday seeking a contractor to provide divers who can assess and document the remains of ... |
| Alabama proceeds with plan to remove artifacts from Clotilda FILE - In this May 30, 2019, file photo, traffic passes a mural of the slave ship Clotilda along Africatown Blvd. in Mobile, Ala. The last slave ship . |
Alabama-built ship recovers astronauts after first crewed SpaceX mission
“I am so proud of the fact that Master Boat Builders in Coden, AL is playing a key role in history, with the recovery of the Space X mission today.
John Oliver slams 'white supremacist history of America' taught in schools “Those passages were in the standard Alabama history textbook into the '70s,” Oliver said. “So people who read them and may have been shaped by ... |
| Alabama's historic Coffin Shop was once casket showroom Those driving along Alabama Highway 39 in Gainesville likely don't know they are passing what was an important building in the community 140 ... |
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