Posted on August 23rd, 2010 by Jennifer Dome
Bettina Byrd-Giles gets you thinking. She gets you thinking about the origin of your family’s name, about your heritage and about the variety of backgrounds represented in Alabama yesterday and today. In her Road Scholars Speakers Bureau presentation “The Cultural Evolution of Alabama,” Mrs. Byrd-Giles shows us that the 22nd state is not monocultural.
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Posted on August 13th, 2010 by rstewartahf
NEH Chairman Jim Leach was a big hit in Birmingham on July 29, delivering a talk on civility and American politics at Samford University and participating in a series of meetings and tours around the city. This was his first visit to Birmingham or Alabama since he was a young child, and he was extremely [...]
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Posted on July 6th, 2010 by Jennifer Dome
A former AHF board member and chair is continuing to help educate the youth of Alabama, and earning students national recognition for their efforts.
Nancy Anderson, an English professor at Auburn University Montgomery, surprised elementary school students this week with a letter from President Barack Obama.
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Posted on July 1st, 2010 by Jennifer Dome
This has been a big year for Alabama’s beloved book, and now you have a chance to win a signed copy of your own!
The Alabama Booksmith will hold a raffle and auction for two copies of To Kill a Mockingbird. Each book has a cloth slipcase, the original 1960 jacket design, ribbon marker, and bookplate [...]
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Posted on June 30th, 2010 by sperryahf
How do we, as civilians, understand war?
Nathan Glick, a WWII veteran and combat artist, brought World War II to life for SUPER teachers June 11 with his portfolio of portraits of heroic WWII pilots and sketches of combat and soldiers at leisure. At 98 years old, Nathan Glick vividly remembers every location where he witnessed [...]
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Posted on June 10th, 2010 by bwhetstoneahf
Attired to test the limits of the dress code, the 12 surly teenagers shuffle in. Who would possibly look forward to embracing this marginal collection of anti-social misfits whose behavior has them teetering on the edge of permanent suspension? Leaning against the desk up front, Bruce attracts only passing glances until one by one each [...]
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Posted on April 29th, 2010 by kcrawfordahf
Dr. Don Noble and a crew from Alabama Public Television recently were on the Northeast Alabama Community College campus to film a segment for the Emmy-nominated series Bookmark. Noble serves as the host of the program and he was on campus to interview novelist Silas House, who was the featured speaker in NACC’s annual Arts [...]
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Posted on February 8th, 2010 by kcrawfordahf
The Alabama Humanities Foundation has launched ahf.net/speakersbureau, our first-ever online Road Scholars Speakers Bureau catalog. We are now accepting requests for speakers bureau programs.
We would also like to take this time to point out new changes in our booking procedures and guidelines that are highlighted below.
New guidelines and procedure changes effective January 1, 2010:
AHF will [...]
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Posted on December 29th, 2009 by tbryantahf
AHF’s 2009 SUPER (School and University Partners for Educational Renewal) Teacher Program calendar concluded September 28-29 with a follow-up meeting to this summer’s teacher institute “Slavery in America: Public Amnesia, Historical Memory,” held June 28-July 3. A partnership project of AHF and the Alabama Department of Archives and History (ADAH), with additional support provided by [...]
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Posted on December 16th, 2009 by kcrawfordahf
AHF Board member Lynne Berry appeared on the Sundial Writers Corner on Huntsville’s public radio station, WLRH, for the segment “Art on the Radio.” Visit this site and scroll down to find several podcasts by Lynne.
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