Sunday, August 7, 2022

Alabama History & Culture News: August 7 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!



New curator hopes to broaden Alabama Music Hall of Fame - Charlotte Observer
TUSCUMBIA, Ala. When Mickey Lollar walks through the Alabama Music Hall of Fame he senses more than a museum. He feels the history and story of ...


Alabama ghost towns: Lentzville | | enewscourier.com
The historical marker sits at the entrance to the Lentzville Cemetery and the old Methodist Church off Lentzville Road.


It's Way Too Hard to Put Up a Monument to Lynching Victims - The Daily Beast
Just off a street corner in Mobile, Alabama, a historic marker spells out the grisly details of Richard Robertson's 1909 lynching.


Historic Looney House in Alabama 'heavily damaged' in fire - al.com
According to a historical marker at the house, “the two-story log house with double dog-trot is a rare example of pioneer architecture in Alabama.


Horseshoe Bend military park announces symposium | | kilgorenewsherald.com
All three authors are local Alabama historians including professors ... a historical archaeologist at University of South Alabama's Center for ...


Fire heavily damages historic John Looney House in Ashville - WVTM 13 Birmingham
An historic Alabama building and tourist attraction in Ashville was heavily damaged by fire early Saturday morning. The city of Ashville issued a ...

Rollng Store coming to Pioneer Museum - The Troy Messenger
The Pioneer Museum of Alabama has received a historical treasure from the Tourism Council of Bullock County — the Locklar Rolling Store that was ...


George Wallace in Wisconsin: Book explores how the Badger State helped elevate a ...
Fifty years before Donald Trump upended politics in the U.S. and in the Badger State, Alabama Governor George C. Wallace, an ardent proponent of ...


'Sean of the South' to Publish New Book - Opelika Observer
ALABAMA ––. From celebrated storyteller “Sean of the South” comes a laugh-out-loud funny true story of a loving relationship, a grand adventure ...


Furr publishes new book on sociology of mental health
A new book by L. Allen Furr, professor emeritus of sociology, explores sociology's key contributions to the understanding of mental health ...

Alabama poet laureate Ashley M. Jones awarded $50000 grant from the Academy of American Poets
Delegates will be chosen based on strength of application materials and a demonstrated history of working within the region on poetry projects and ...

Historical Marker: First Baptist Missionary Church 1875 and Midway Baptist Church
The marker for the First Baptist Missionary Church 1875 was erected in 2000 by the Bullock County Historical Society and the Alabama Historical ...


For some clergy in the past, facilitating abortions was faith in action - The Washington Post
Lisa Lindquist Dorr, a professor of history at the University of Alabama, is working on a book on abortion in the South


... was laid to rest at the Veterans Cemetery in Higginsville, Missouri. ... his basic training at the Tuskegee Institute in Tuskegee, Alabama.

New Chapel Baptist celebrates 75th anniversary
Ellen Dewberry (left) from the Alabama Baptist Historical Commission presented a certificate. The church recognized Donna Jones, clerk and Sunday ...


Bayer Properties, The OPAL Fund have started contruction on the historic Hardwick Steel Plant
The Pizitz is home to Alabama's first food hall and Warby Parker; Forge, the city's first large coworking space; the only independent film screening ...


Decatur's historic McEntire House to be redeveloped as boutique hotel | The Bama Buzz
A beloved historic home in Decatur is getting new life! ... About Decatur's historic McEntire House. Decatur ... Alabama Center of Real Estate.


2 new businesses bring Troy's historic square to full occupancy - WSFA
The Troy Square, built in the early 1900s, is still open for business and is now adding two new storefronts!

Timeline of events in the 84-year history of the Bama Theatre - Tuscaloosa News
A banner strung outside declares the Bama “Alabama's Finest and Most Modern Showplace." Grand opening of the Bama Theatre in 1938 Online archive.

LIST: The shortest-serving governors in Alabama history - WHNT.com
The governor's mansion in Montgomery has been home to more than 50 chief executives since Alabama became a state in 181

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