Thursday, September 10, 2020

Alabama History & Culture News: September 10 edition

 


Here's the latest batch of links to just-published Alabama history and culture articles. Most of these items are from newspapers, with others from magazines and TV and radio station websites. Enjoy!



New museum to highlight Colony's history
Alexander had the murals created for Alabama's Bicentennial celebration and that project has led her to working on a genealogy and history center for ...

'Without your help, we're history': Alabama, Lyric Theatres in dire need of financial support
A pair of Alabama's most cherished historic theaters need help, and fast. Birmingham Landmarks, Inc., the nonprofit organization that owns and ...

Exhibit at Florence-Lauderdale Public Library dives into history of Alabama landmark Supreme ...
Alabama Bicentennial is hosting the free exhibit which features eight landmark Supreme Court cases that either changed or redefined civil rights in the ...


Hiking with Hailey: Wetumpka Impact Crater
... is the site of one of the greatest natural disasters in Alabama history? ... “The crater, to me, is like Alabama's Disney Land, and it could be, because ...

Physically closed to audiences, Playhouse bringing 'Alabama Story' online to viewers
Kenneth Jones' play “Alabama Story,” opens with the characters inviting one another to “Tell me a story.” Telling stories is the foundation of theater ...


Clotilda, Africatown efforts poised to move forward
She praised local activists who served as stewards for the history of ... of the Clotilda, where the Alabama Historical Commission will lead the way.

The history and mystery of Alabama's Sand Island Light
A lighthouse located in Alabama's Mobile Bay nearly suffered the fate it was designed to prevent for ships: Slipping beneath the waves and never ...


Gravestone in shape of whiskey bottle in the Clayton Cemetery in Barbour County, Alabama.
Gravestone in shape of whiskey bottle in the Clayton Cemetery in Barbour County, Alabama. Description, The stone marks the grave of W. T. Mullen, ...


"Nathaniel Jackson and Matilda Hicks, who was born into slavery, came from Alabama in 1857," she said. "They were significant players in the ...

Victory over Japan: 75 years ago, Alabama man witnessed history
Victory over Japan: 75 years ago, Alabama man witnessed history. Updated Sep 02, 2020; Posted Sep 02, 2020. Russell Brakefield. U.S. Navy ...


Preservation Society awarded Legend and Lore grant celebrating Hatton folklore
A Legends and Lore historical marker will soon be erected to celebrate local folklore and history of the Town of Hatton on Alabama 101 thanks to ...

Everything You Need to Know About Netflix's The Devil All the Time
Though the novel is set in Ohio and West Virginia, the film was shot in Alabama. "It was a challenging shoot just because there were so many locations ...

First Black Mayor Elected in the City of Linden
From the West Alabama Newsroom–. The city of Linden has elected the first black mayor — in the city's 150 year history. Long-time Linden City ...


Former Wenonah football coach Ronald Cheatham has died
... football for 30 years, compiling a 172-136 record from 1989-2018, according to the Alabama High School Football Historical Society website. He led ...


Chadwick Boseman's '42,' filmed in Alabama, coming back to movie theaters
“I knew the story as like ... a history book text, like this is what you need to know about Black history,” Boseman said during a 2013 interview. The actor ...



No comments:

Post a Comment