For a number of years I've been posting links to just-published Alabama history and culture articles in the "alabamahistory" group at Yahoo!Groups. Most of the articles are from newspapers, with others from magazines and TV and radio websites. You can subscribe to the emails there if you wish; I send out two or three a week along with relevant meeting announcements and so forth.
Here's the latest batch:
| Tallulah! Talking About One of Alabama's Most Celebrated Performers!
Her book, “Shot in Alabama: A History of Photography in a Deep South State, 1839-1941” was published in 2014 by the University of Alabama Press.
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Alabama files legal action to help protect the Clotilda
The Alabama Historical Commission filed a legal action in Mobile federal court Friday that it said would help the state preserve the Clotilda – the last ...
| Alabama moves to protect the Clotilda, believed to be the last ship to bring slaves to the US
The Alabama Historical Commission filed a claim under admiralty, or maritime law, in US District Court in Mobile. The claim will ensure that the ...
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| Alabama files claim to protect the last known ship to bring slaves to the US
The Alabama Historical Commission (AHC) and the State Historic Preservation Office filed an admiralty claim — part of maritime law — in the U.S. ...
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| On this day in Alabama history: Architect William Poole was born
Architect William Poole was born on this day in Leeds. Poole studied engineering at the University of Alabama for two years, then transferred to ...
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On this day in Alabama history: Camp McClellan was established in east Alabama
Shortly after the United States entered World War I, the War Department established Camp McClellan as a rapid mobilization base and permanent ...
Pleasant Hill Baptist Church celebrates 200 years of ministry
Jerrol Hare presented the Washington Baptist Association church with a commemorative plaque on behalf of the Alabama Baptist Historical ...
Historical society to meet Sunday
She will be transporting her audience to the legacy of Julius Rosenwald and the schools he helped build on the back roads of Alabama 100 years ago ...
| Mobile jazz festival rocks museum with lively opener
The building housing the History Museum of Mobile has seen a lot -- it was built as a city hall in the 1850s -- but it's probably safe to say it has never ...
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On this day in Alabama history: Sparkman named Adlai Stevenson's running mate
On this day, U.S. Sen. John Sparkman of Alabama was named the Democratic vice presidential running mate of Adlai Stevenson. The Democratic ...
| Alabama Shakespeare Festival Announces 2019-2020 Schedule
In 1950s Montgomery, Alabama, a fight over a controversial children's book – in which a black rabbit marries a white rabbit – pits one courageous ...
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| Sweet Home Alabama: Discovering Alabama's Music Scene
I recently visited Alabama and took a Cook's tour of some of the major ... My Hank Williams' homage ended at his gravesite in Oakwood Cemetery.
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Group seeks volunteers for restoration of Selma cemeteries
(WSFA) - The Cemetery Preservation Group has launched its efforts in Selma. The non-profit, with ... They were told she had no family left in Alabama.
| Jackson County Historical Association to meet Sunday
Jackson County Historical Association to meet Sunday ... He was for ten years a history faculty member at the University of Alabama Huntsville, ...
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| Homewood's 'Pink House' closer to demolition?
Those trying to protect and preserve Homewood's iconic “Pink House,” which was put on the Alabama Historical Commission's Places in Peril in May, ...
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| Jazz festival's Evening of Poetry Thursday in Mobile
Billed as an Evening of Poetry and Jazz, the event starts at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, July 25, at the HistoryMuseum of Mobile. Featured speakers include ...
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Documentary about Richard Arrington Jr. to premiere at the Sidewalk Film Festival
So now, in turn, the largest Alabama film festival is giving back to these historic leaders of the largest city in Alabama.” Now in its 21st year, ...
| Vulcan to be 2021 Birmingham World Games mascot
Officials also announced Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama as a ... games and education about the history and culture of some of the countries ...
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| BCRI Youth Tour Alabama African American Heritage Sites
While recent history focuses on the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s, these institutions have been dedicated to improving the quality of ...
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| On this day in Alabama history: New York Yankees honored Mel Allen
The New York Yankees dedicated a plaque on this day in memory of Birmingham-born sports announcer Mel Allen for Monument Park at Yankee ...
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| A special bicentennial exhibition of Alabama's history is on display
A special exhibit of Alabama's history is part of the bicentennial celebration. The Alabama Department of Archives and History (ADAH) has published a ...
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