Tag: alabama history
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Alabama Treasures – Gaineswood and Magnolia Grove
Sarah Duggan, manager of the Decorative Arts of the Gulf South Project at The Historic New Orleans Collection, will share with us the history of two of Alabama’s finest homes and the treasures they hold on Sunday, September 17th. Sarah and interns with the Decorative Arts of the South Project spent two summers documenting the…
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Down Home in the Deep South: The Architecture of Wilcox County, Alabama
Wilcox County, Alabama has long been recognized for its unique architecture and culture. ‘Down Home’ in the ‘Deep South’: The Architecture of Wilcox County, examines two hundred years of building in one of the most beautiful places in the American South. This presentation by Cart Blackwell will examine architectural styles, building types, construction methods,…
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WHS September 2022 Happenings
Our next meeting will be Sunday afternoon, September 18th at 2pm at the Wilcox Female Institute in Camden. Dr. Ashley A. Dumas will be speaking on The Search for Mabila and Medieval Spaniards in Alabama. “For more than a century, historians, archaeologists and anthropologists have scoured areas of west Alabama in search of the remains…
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