Posted on May 26th, 2011 by guest
The Alabama Humanities Foundation will sponsor a traveling exhibition called “Journey Stories” in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution beginning June 25 in Jasper. This post is the first in a series that will highlight our own personal journey stories. Our stories may include how our ancestors traveled from far away lands to come to America, [...]
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Posted on May 17th, 2011 by plawsonahf
The Alabama Humanities Foundation will sponsor a traveling exhibition called “Journey Stories” in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution beginning June 25 in Jasper. This post is the first in a series that will highlight our own personal journey stories. Our stories may include how our ancestors traveled from far away lands to come to America, [...]
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Posted on May 11th, 2011 by Jennifer Dome
The Alabama Humanities Foundation will sponsor a traveling exhibition called “Journey Stories” in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution beginning June 25 in Jasper. This post is the first in a series that will highlight our own personal journey stories. Our stories may include how our ancestors traveled from far away lands to come to America, [...]
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Posted on April 7th, 2011 by plawsonahf
When I list my sins on judgment day one will have to be my stops at Pete’s Famous Hot Dogs in downtown Birmingham. Oh, going there was not sinful, just the 1,000 times that I did. Stand with me at the scales and you can tell I loved the menu. The Special…now that was a [...]
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Posted on March 29th, 2011 by guest
AHF Recognizes Women’s History Month During March, we will feature a series of blog posts focusing on Women’s History Month. Please join us in the discussion and comment with your own opinions and tales. By Billie Jean Young, AHF board member A woman is like a field of wild flowers growing inside of barbed wire. [...]
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Posted on February 10th, 2011 by dlinchet
AHF Recognizes Black History Month During February, we will feature a series of blog posts focusing on Black History Month. Please join us in the discussion and comment with your own opinions and tales. Written by blogger Dominique Linchet, Ph.D., AHF’s grants director As a long-time educator and as I reflect upon what it means [...]
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Posted on February 4th, 2011 by bwhetstoneahf
In the immediate aftermath of the tragic Arizona shooting, I am consumed with despair, barely able to keep my attention on driving home through the heavy afternoon traffic, my mind shuffles through a stack of possibilities searching for a trump—a solution to the intense rancorous rhetoric that has come to dominate public discourse. The interview [...]
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Posted on February 1st, 2011 by guest
AHF Recognizes Black History Month During February, we will feature a series of blog posts focusing on Black History Month. Please join us in the discussion and comment with your own opinions and tales. Written by guest blogger, Cynthia Martin, AHF’s program and development assistant I still recall my first awareness of an African-American person [...]
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Posted on January 28th, 2011 by jnoles
Last month, my friend and West Point classmate Mitch lost his daughter Jessica in an automobile accident. Jessica was an organ donor and her thoughtfulness in identifying herself as such resulted in five lives being saved in the wake of her passing. As precious as Jessica’s donations proved to be, I think her dad Mitch’s [...]
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Posted on January 18th, 2011 by Jennifer Dome
One of my goals for 2011 is to get to know Alabama a little better. I have called this great place home for four years now, but I must admit, there’s still so much I want to see! My first year here, friends and I visited several must-sees: Vulcan Park, the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, [...]
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