Friday, December 25, 2020

Alabama History & Culture News: December 25 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!


Lowndes County, Alabama, Memorializes Victim of Racial Terror Lynching at Courthouse
The coalition had planned a historical marker dedication ceremony for April 26 that had to be canceled due to the Covid-19 global pandemic. Watch the ...

... and Academy of the Visitation, commonly known as Visitation Monastery, is a historic complex of Roman Catholic buildings and a small cemetery.

New book focuses on 'America's Amazon,' Mobile River basin 
Acclaimed biologist and Alabama native E.O. Wilson wrote a foreword for the book.

Farrell: 'Alabama Story' is the show we need right now
It's a true story about Indiana's own Emily Wheelock Reed, who, as the Alabama state librarian in 1959, defended a book called “The Rabbits' ...

... is a historic complex of Roman Catholic buildings and a small cemetery. ... a blessing for visitors, community from Alabama NewsCenter on Vimeo.

Randolph County Historical Museum temporarily closed
The grant from the Alabama Historical Commission in the amount of $14,948 will also be used to conduct important tests for asbestos and lead-based ...

Birmingham Historical Society: Alabama's 100-Year-Old Holiday Cake
Birmingham Historical Society: Alabama's 100-Year-Old Holiday Cake. In the South, recipes are filled with history, and often shared with memories, ...

Added to the National Register of Historic Places
According to the Alabama Historical Commission, the AT&T City Center is historically significant, “as a symbol of Birmingham's rebirth as an urban ...

Birmingham, Alabama got its name from the English city, but we have even more than our name in ... Mary Anderson is buried in Elmwood Cemetery.

It's Christmastime at Cherokee County Historical Museum
Originally the Jeff D. Jordan “Big Store,” it now is on the Alabama Register of Historic Places. The museum's board of directors had wanted to celebrate ...

How a simple story about a road trip became a kids' classic
The Watsons Go to Birmingham – 1963, his first book, was originally a ... their home in Flint, Michigan, to Grandma's house in Birmingham, Alabama, ...
Book Recounts Story of Auburn Nursing During COVID-19
Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Tags: Alabama, ...
Judson College needs $1.5 million or will be forced to close in January
The school has been affiliated with the Alabama Baptist Convention throughout its history and currently receives $1 million annually from the ...
Alabama art exhibit connects American history to Civil Rights, present-day struggles
Jacob Lawrence studied American history at the 135th Street Branch of the New York Public Library, gathering years of research before putting brush ...

Alabama mom's business featured in 'Drew Barrymore Show' gift guide
Drew Barrymore's “Little Book of Small Businesses Gift Guide” is an offshoot of “The Drew Barrymore Show,” a talk show syndicated by CBS.

Alabama was home to world's first electric trolley system
Alabama was home to world's first electric trolley system ... The cars could move 6 mph, author Mary Ann Neeley said in her book “Montgomery: ...

Alabama town is ready for its HGTV 'Home Town Takeover' spotlight
... Ben and Erin Napier shine a spotlight on Wetumpka, chronicling a makeover focused on its downtown and historic district in “Home Town Takeover ...

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