Tuesday, December 14, 2021

Alabama History & Culture News: December 14 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. Some articles may be behind a paywall. Enjoy!


Bessemer's historic Lincoln Theatre added to Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage
Big news for Bessemer! Last week, the Alabama Historical Commission unanimously voted to add the historic Lincoln Theatre to the Alabama Register ...

Historic St. James Hotel Sees Steady Growth in 1st Year - Alabama News Network
From the West Alabama Newsroom–. It's been close to a year since the historic St. James Hotel reopened in downtown Selma.

Alabama Mural Trail reaches across the Tennessee Valley | WHNT.com
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – It's called public art. And there's plenty to explore right here in north Alabama. You could say the writings on the wall.


Auburn Building Science, Architecture faculty digitally preserving Alabama's disappearing Rosenwald Schools...
Their work will be presented through exhibitions to engage the public in civil rights history, teach emerging technologies and promote historical ...


The once-dilapidated Lincoln Cemetery was rededicated Friday after a decade of ... Her family was Black, and this was Alabama during Jim Crow.

Car belonging to Auburn student who disappeared in 1976 found in Alabama creek: "For 45 ...
WHNT reports Clinkscales' father, John Dixon Clinkscales, wrote a book about his disappearance, titled "Kyle's Story: Friday Never Came." He also ...


Professor Wins Book Award! | Alabama State University
ASU Faculty Member Receives New York City 'BIG BOOK AWARD' for Children's Book. By Kenneth Mullinax/ASU. An Alabama State University faculty ...

Kyle Clinkscales' parents died before his car was found in Alabama, but they never stopped ...
“We generally measure our lives as 'before” and 'after' the disappearance,” John wrote in “Kyle's Story: Friday Never Came,” a book he wrote in ...


Valley Grande Baptist celebrates 125 years of ministry
Lonette Berg, executive director of the Alabama Baptist Historical Commission, presented the church with a certificate.


Alabama's Hannah Brown reveals family tragedy, cancer scare in new memoir - al.com
Hannah Brown, Alabama native and star of "The Bachelorette" and "Dancing with the Stars," meets with fans and signs copies of her book "God Bless ...

“The Epicureans: A Novel” By: Charles McNair | Alabama Public Radio
McNair's New Novel Is a Transgressive Thriller. Charles McNair, Dothan native and Alabama graduate, has two previous novels: “Land O'Goshen,” 1994 ...

“Behind the Magic Curtain: Secrets, Spies, and Unsung White Allies of Birmingham's Civil ...
Don Noble's newest book is Alabama Noir, a collection of original stories by Winston Groom, Ace Atkins, Carolyn Haines, Brad Watson, and eleven ...


Historic Huntsville neighborhood Magnolia Terrace to be surveyed
... historic resource survey funded by the Alabama Historical Commission. ... “This is exactly the right time to record and recognize our history ...


The history of Odenville and its first settlers | | annistonstar.com
... Christopher Vandegrift, and his family left Chester County, S.C., for Alabama. Christopher and Rebecca Amberson Vandegrift were parents.

Supporters want to add Africatown and the Clotilda to Alabama's Civil Rights Trail | Alabama ...
“The great thing about Montgomery and the Equal Justice Initiative and the Lynching Memorial it tells the story,” Patterson said. “Look, the history ...

Discover Wetumpka Impact Crater in Wetumpka, Alabama: One of almost 200 confirmed impact craters in the entire world, untouched for tens of ...

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