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!
| Arkansas-born novelist Greene dies at 86 She attended several colleges -- the University of Alabama, Memphis State ... In 1973, "Summer of My German Soldier" was a National Book Award ... |
Watch trailer for 'The Witches,' starring Octavia Spencer and set in Alabama
This isn't the first time Dahl's book has been adapted for the screen. A 1990 film version of “The Witches” was directed by Nicolas Roeg, starring ...
| Harper Lee's love letter to teaching In April 1949, just after Lee dropped out of the University of Alabama, her ... When I started on my book, I already knew that Lee had worked for The ... |
| Black Belt Bounty book earns awards at Regional Outdoor Media Conferences An Alabama Black Belt Adventure Association book won three awards at a pair of regional outdoor media conferences last week. Black Belt Bounty ... |
| Developers revitalizing Huntsville cotton mill to add food, beverages, stores One of Huntsville's historic cotton mills is being redeveloped to include food, beverage and retail businesses, developer Crunkleton Commercial Real ... |
Alabama's governor apologizes to survivor of 1963 Klan bombing of Birmingham church
The bombing on Sept. 15, 1963 “was one of the darkest days in Alabama's history,” Ivey (R) wrote in a letter to attorneys for Sarah Collins Rudolph, ...
| The colorful history behind a timeless Alabama restaurant Not that anybody around St. Clair County or neighboring Talladega County needs any help finding The Ark, a local institution with a national reputation ... |
| Historic Fairhope cemetery damaged by crews after Hurricane Sally FAIRHOPE, Ala. (WKRG) – Trees and limbs fell across Tatumville Cemetery in Fairhope during Hurricane Sally, but much of the damage at the site ... |
| McClellan action completes consolidation of Army post cemeteries These cemeteries will be operated by Alabama National Cemetery in Montevallo. Anniston Army Depot Chief of Staff Phillip Trued, right, and Steven ... |
| City of Smiths Station receives grant from Alabama Power Foundation “We are appreciative of the Alabama Power Foundation's selection of this project, one that will preserve our history for generations to come.” Christian ... |
| A look back: Auburn and the 1918 pandemic ... magazine published by The University of Alabama, The University of Alabama at Birmingham and the Alabama Department of Archives and History. |
| Save the Alabama: Pandemic Threatens to Close Birmingham's Historical Theaters Photo courtesy Alabama Theater. Mountain Brook resident Frank Falkenburg has personally seen the rise, fall and resurgence of the Alabama Theatre ... |
| New book examines Birmingham's checkered history with professional football Q: How did the fact you went to UAB rather than Alabama or Auburn help you gravitate more toward pro football than college? A: “Originally, growing up, ... |
| “The World through the Dime Store Door: A Memoir” By: Aileen Kilgore Henderson She has published four books for children, a nonfiction work on Alabama ... This short and pleasant book tells the story of one little girl in Tuscaloosa ... |
These Alabama authors made list of 'most banned' books
These Alabama authors made list of 'most banned' books. Posted Sep 29, 2020. Banned book authors. Novels by (from left) ...
| Now You Can Stay in the Former Home of Scott Fitzgerald ... one of Montgomery's oldest and historic neighbourhoods. There are many plaques dotting the neighbourhood indicating its historical associations. |
| Unique Alabama monument honors woman struck by meteor She ended up donating it to the University of Alabama. Today, it is on display in the Museum of Natural History. In an odd twist, a farmer who lived ... |
| Stubbs publishes hometown love story It was this belief that led me to share the mark Wetumpka has made in Alabama's history books. Pride of place is very much a part of my own story,” ... |
Historic Jones Store in Smiths Station receives historic designation
The Alabama Historic Commission voted recently to add the city of Smiths Station's historic Jones Store to the Alabama Register of Historic Places.
| Black Belt Bounty racks up awards at Regional Outdoor Media Conferences ... Alabama Black Belt Adventure Association's stunning coffee table book ... It was also awarded third place in the Outdoor Book Category by SEOPA. |
| DuBois' debut historical novel now available Read LOUISA- The Wilds of Alabama (Book One of the Louisa Saga) and become enchanted. DuBois graduated from Marshall High School in 1973. |
| DuBois' debut historical novel now available Elizabeth DuBois' debut historical novel “Louisa” casts a spell from the ... as she travels from Laurens, S.C., to the Wilds of Alabama during 1818-1819. |
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