Tuesday, July 13, 2021

Alabama History & Culture News: July 13 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!




Historic Elba Chamber of Commerce building destroyed by fire
ELBA, Ala. (WSFA) - An overnight blaze has destroyed the Stinson House in Elba, a historic building that survived floods and a relocation effort over ...

Local band's recent music video gives last look at inside of Outlaw Mansion
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) -- A historic mansion went up in flames late Thursday night in north Mobile County. The home -- known as the "Outlaw Mansion" ...


Carrollton Baptist Church celebrates 175th anniversary
David Nelson of the Alabama Baptist Historical Commission presented a certificate to the church, as did Rick Lance, executive director of the Alabama ..


Pan Creek Missionary Baptist Church, Baileyton, celebrates 75th anniversary
Gerald Glenn with the Alabama Baptist Historical Commission presented the church with a certificate, and plaques were on display commemorating


History of the Outlaw House: Historical home catches fire
This article was posted online by WPMI 15 NBC | Mobile. Spot On Alabama collects excepts of news articles from this source and add these in the ' ...


Winfield Main Street renovates 'eyesore' into The Patio
A recent release from the program detailed the history. ... and Historic Places and has obtained a grant from the Alabama Historical Commission.



Auburn mourns death of women's athletics pioneer Jane B. Moore
First coming to Auburn in 1969 after earning her doctorate in physical education from the University of Alabama, Moore made history in 1975 when ...


New book explores murder of Irish priest by KKK in 1920s Alabama
While the book is a historical fiction novel, Killian said that she researched "extensively" over several years. "This is fiction after all, and for a while, I over- ...


The Alabama Filmmakers Co-op, a group of independent filmmakers from ... focused on Bostic's work with Gadsden's historic Sixth Street Cemetery.

Alabama Historical Commission announces 2022 grant program
The Alabama Historical Commission, the State Historic Preservation Office, has opened its 2022 Grant Program with funds appropriated by the ...

Birmingham's history captured in postcards from a century ago
A horse race at the Alabama State Fair in October 1906, a view of the old Terminal Station in downtown Birmingham, picketers at a now-defunct mine ...


Buffalo Soldiers holding national convention in Mobile
“Our club represents history, not only African American history, but American history. We honor those African Americans who served in the 9th and ...


Abandoned historic Outlaw mansion goes up in flames
There's breaking news this morning out of the Saraland area, as an historic mansion goes up in flames overnight. Video posted on Facebook by ...


Brianna Jarvis Makes History As First Black Female Drum Major At Auburn University
Jarvis was a music education major at Reeltown High School in Alabama. That was where she first became interested in attending AU, seeing the ...


Effort begins to remove racist language, recompile Alabama Constitution
At today's meeting, Lathram gave some of the history of the document, which was Alabama's sixth state constitution, the first coming at the time of ...

We contacted the Alabama Cemetery Preservation Alliance to find out how to properly clean the graves and take care of them," Davenport said.


Nearly 80 years after perishing at Pearl Harbor, the remains of an Alabama sailor are returning home to be buried. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting ...






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