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!
| Iconic Huntsville hardware store closing after nearly 100 years | News | waaytv.com ... down in just a few months, leaving behind an iconic landmark in downtown Huntsville with nearly one hundred years of hardware history. |
| William Earl Campbell [William March], Sergeant, U.S Marine Corps, WWI Distinguished ... The novel was the first of his “Pearl County” series of books and short stories set in south Alabama, using fictional town names. |
| In 'Filthy Animals,' essayist Brandon Taylor reflects on his Southern roots and the joys of analog "FILTHY ANIMALS" by Brandon Taylor (Riverhead Books, 288 pages, $16). Brandon Taylor, the Alabama-born writer whose 2020 debut novel, "Real Life," ... |
| Local mayors to discuss Civil Rights Trail revitalization, preservation - WSFA (WSFA) - Four Alabama mayors will be meeting in the capital city Saturday to ... to preserve history so it does not die with the next generation. |
Remember When: Early settlers of Covington County - The Andalusia Star-News
Graves of early settlers in Magnolia Cemetery, pictured left is the site of A.J. Fletcher ... One of the first settlers of Alabama and Covington, ...
| Novelist Andrew Sean Greer on Exploring Alabama for "Less Is Lost" - Esquire Andrew Sean Greer has traveled the world, but to research his latest novel, he went to one of the most foreign places he could imagine: Alabama. |
Alabama archives transferring Native American remains to Indian tribes with ties to state
The Alabama Department of Archives and History has closed and plans to redesign its exhibit on indigenous cultures.
| Alabama's Historic Looney House severely damaged by fire—how you can help ... the historic Looney House near Ashville suffered severe fire damage—now, locals are mobilizing to save the beloved structure. #Alabama ... |
Frank Franz, longest-serving president in UAH history, dies - AL.com
Frank Franz, whose 16-year tenure as president at the University of Alabama in Huntsville is the longest in the school's history, has died.
| Africatown, Alabama - The Architects' Journal An open international contest is being held to re-imagine a series of historic sites in Africatown, Alabama [Deadline: 19 September 2022]. |
| Irish priest who stood up to the KKK to be remembered 101 years later in Alabama An Irish-born priest who was murdered by the Ku Klux Klan in Alabama in ... with other history buffs in the IrishCentral History Facebook group. |
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