• The Clotilda & L.E.A.F. (Landing Event and Ancestor Festival)

    The Clotilda Descendants Association

    Live registration for events will be open to the public on 6/12. Thursday, July 9th: Descendant Meet and Greet, Curated Bus Tour Friday, July 10th: Ancestor Festival and Truth Summit Saturday, July 11th: Landing Event, Chartered bus tour, and boat cruise to the Clotilda shipwreck Sunday, July 12th: church service at Union Baptist Church

  • Music in The Park

    Priceville Veterans Park 520 Highway 67 South, Decatur, United States

    Music in the Park at Veterans Park in Priceville, AL, on July 11 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM. This free community event celebrates the 250th anniversary of American Independence! The evening will feature: - Live music by the Jake Mann Band- Food trucks- A bouncy house for kids- A fireworks display presented by Pyro...

  • Freedom Lecture Series at Troy University: The Builders of the Nation

    Troy University 600 University Ave, Troy, United States

    Who were the builders of the nation, and how did they unite in common cause with their communities? We are also builders of our future nation. Professor Joe McCall will present this lecture at Troy University, classroom TBA.

  • W.C. Handy Music Festival

    Various locations in The Shoals

    Most events are free; there is a charge for specific events Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/people/WC-Handy-Music-Festival/100057338685092/

  • Historic Tuscaloosa Lecture Series

    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.

    Free
  • Digging into Fort Tombecbe: A Talk by Sarah Coffey

    Mobile Public Library - West Regional Library 5555 Grelot Road, Mobile, United States

    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...

    Free
  • We the Readers – The Color Purple

    Downtown Huntsville Library 915 Monroe St Southwest, Huntsville, United States

    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...

  • Red, White, and Blue Devotional Book Talk with Becky Alexander

    Community Room at Decatur Public Library 504 Cherry St NE, Decatur, United States

    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...

    Free
  • Celebrate America’s 250th Birthday with Niki Sepsas: A Means to an End: Privateers in the American Revolution

    Homewood Public Library 1721 Oxmoor Road, Homewood, United States

    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...

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