With all due apologies to the Book of Numbers and Samuel Morse (a quick aside—win a free AHF car magnet by being the first person to reply to this post and explain the Samuel Morse allusion!), let me pause a moment and thank all of AHF’s donors and supporters for the accomplishments of the past [...]
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Have you heard about the IRA Charitable Rollover? Good news from Uncle Sam. The IRA Charitable Rollover has been reinstated through 2011 as part of the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010. As a matter of fact, contributions for the 2010 tax year can be made retroactively through January 2011. [...]
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In honor of the holidays, AHF will explore contributions to literature, film, art and other humanities disciplines in the name of holiday spirit! Or, through the art of storytelling, we will tell you our favorite Christmas memories. Most folks admire roses. Thorns and all. I love to hear “Remember the Rose Bowl, we’ll win then”…tears [...]
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In honor of the holidays, AHF will explore contributions to literature, film, art and other humanities disciplines in the name of holiday spirit! Or, through the art of storytelling, we will tell you our favorite Christmas memories. It’s the Saturday before Christmas 1971 and all through the house little creatures are stirring in anticipation of [...]
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Driving into Monroeville, Ala., is a little like stepping back in time. The grand courthouse that sits in the center of the town’s square is so beautiful, and so picturesque, it’s no wonder Hollywood came here when preparing to film “To Kill a Mockingbird” to see Harper Lee’s inspiration for themselves. The courtroom inside the [...]
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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! Next year marks the 45th anniversary of the publication of two novels by authors who were born in Alabama but who made their [...]
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The Alabama Humanities awards luncheon was held Monday, September 13, at the Wynfrey Hotel in Birmingham. Our guest speaker, chief legal correspondent for CBS News Jan Crawford, spoke about the United States Supreme Court, highlighting information she researched for her 2007 book Supreme Conflict: The Inside Story of the Struggle for Control of the United [...]
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Thanks to Jake Reiss and his staff at Alabama Booksmith for helping raise more than $4,300 for AHF! Jake raffled and auctioned off two signed copies of To Kill a Mockingbird at his Homewood store on August 11. Customers donated $5 for every raffle ticket, totaling about $2,000, and the lucky auction winner took home [...]
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Join us for a golf tournament benefiting the Alabama Humanities Foundation and the Birmingham Lions Club Foundation. Monday, October 11, 2010 Pine Tree Country Club 8 a.m. Shotgun Start You can select from the following price packages: $125 Player Fee $200 Sponsorship Sign Only $450 Arranged Foursome Fee $275 Hole Sponsorship and One Player $600 [...]
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This year’s Alabama Humanities Awards Luncheon will be held Monday, September 13, 2010, at noon at the Wynfrey Hotel in Birmingham. The luncheon will feature our guest speaker, chief legal correspondent for CBS News Jan Crawford. We will honor Edgar Welden, 2010′s Alabama Humanities Award recipient, and the Robert R. Meyer Foundation as this year’s [...]
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