Gusts of cool wind from Lake Superior buffet the car as I drive along Wisconsin Highway 2, approaching the Michigan line. Turning inland towards my vacation destination, it seems I am embarking on a journey into my past. Driving through a cluster of small mining towns near the northern border of the U.S. takes me [...]
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A few months ago, 1974 Ensley High School alumnus Donnie Flynn created a Facebook site which he so beautifully named “Ensley Highlands 35208.” In just a short time, 1,167 folks, including me, have clicked the magic button and become friends. The reminiscing chatter, plus old pictures of Kiddieland, Legion Field, Rickwood and many long-gone area [...]
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This post is written in honor of National Arts and Humanities Month. We are highlighting different humanities topics that we are passionate about and hope you’ll share your passions with us too! Last summer’s SUPER institute on World War II was a huge success. I don’t know what the evaluations revealed, but I sure liked [...]
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How film and movie scores transport audiences This post is written in honor of National Arts and Humanities Month. We are highlighting different humanities topics that we are passionate about and hope you’ll share your passions with us too! Students that attended AHF’s SUPER Emerging Scholars institute at the University of Alabama last summer recently [...]
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Each year the president of the United States declares November as Native American Heritage Month. As President Barack Obama stated in his 2009 proclamation: “The indigenous peoples of North America—the first Americans—have woven rich and diverse threads into the tapestry of our nation’s heritage. Throughout their long history on this great land, they have faced [...]
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The exhibition “From Factory to Field” at Vulcan Park and Museum will close in just a few weeks. Plan to visit the exhibit, which examines the phenomenon of America’s favorite pastime in Birmingham, sometime before October 1. The exhibit celebrates the 100th anniversary of Rickwood Field, America’s oldest operational ballpark, and dispels the common myth [...]
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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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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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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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