Unearth A Story! Join us at West Regional Library as we dig into the history of French colonial Fort Tombecbe with Sarah Coffey, president of the Alabama Archaeological Society. Ms. Coffey will discuss the history of the fort, unearthed through ongoing archeological work that began in the 1980s. A short question-and-answer session will follow her...
BCHGS July Quarterly MeetingFeaturing Alabama Humanities Alliance Road Scholar Mike Bunn
Celebrate the 250th anniversary of The Declaration of Independence this year at the Downtown Huntsville Public Library with a search for The Great American Novel. This month we are reading The Color Purple by Alice Walker, published 1982. Celie has grown up poor in rural Georgia, despised by the society around her and abused by...
Author Becky Alexander will discuss the latest volume in her Coffee with God devotional series, Coffee with God (Volume 6): 31 Red, White, and Blue Devotions. The book includes thirty-one patriotic devotions, a daily scripture, personal story, prayer, and place to write your own thoughts. Attendees will also learn about the 13 folds of the American flag and...
Seating is limited. Pre-registration required.Speaker: John Allison, Morgan County Archivist
This history series with Niki Sepsas tells the remarkable story of American Independence celebrating our 250th anniversary. Provided through a grant from America 250 Alabama. Realizing that America’s rebellious colonies were in no position to challenge Britain’s Royal Navy and its rule of the seas, the Continental Congress in 1776 began commissioning private vessels to...
The event will begin at 6:00 pm and conclude with fireworks at 9:00pm. The price is $15 per person 2 years old and up and includes 5 sunflowers. Veterans will receive free admission with valid ID, and will be recognized at the opening ceremony. There will be vendors, an Americana Scavenger Hunt, a “250 Foot”...
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This history series with Niki Sepsas tells the remarkable story of American Independence celebrating our 250th anniversary. Provided through a grant from America 250 Alabama. How did a seamstress from New Jersey (the eighth of her parents’ 17 children!) help George Washington re-design a flag that would become the banner for the fledgling Continental Army...
This history series with Niki Sepsas tells the remarkable story of American Independence celebrating our 250th anniversary. Provided through a grant from America 250 Alabama. A look at the territorial growth of the United States over the past 250 years and how the 13 British colonies in North America have evolved into 50 states and...
This is a free event open to the public. Doors open at 5 P.M. lecture begins at 5:30. The location will be uploaded to our webpage when decided.
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