State Historical Agencies and Organizations
Host First Joint Meeting to
Celebrate Bicentennial
(Montgomery, AL) The Alabama Historical
Commission (AHC), Alabama Historical
Association (AHA), Alabama Trust for
Historic Preservation (ATHP), and the Black
Heritage Council (BHC) are partnering for the first time to present a joint
meeting in celebration of Alabama’s bicentennial.
The collaboration will take place during AHA’s 72nd
annual meeting at the Embassy Suites in Tuscaloosa, April 25-27, 2019. The extended conference and bicentennial celebration is intended
to highlight these agencies and their work to preserve important historic sites
throughout the state.
During the three days, participants will hear
presentations from historians on state and local history, enjoy tours of local
historical sites, meet authors of Alabama history, and enjoy a concert by music
historian and multi-instrumentalist Bobby
Horton.
Thursday's speakers and presentations center on the
theme of Preservation and feature sessions by Dr. Richard Bailey, historian and research specialist; Jackson A. Prather, PHD candidate, The
University of Alabama; Mary Shell, Community
Services/Preservation Planner/CLG Coordinator AHC; William S. Gardner, Environmental Affairs, Alabama Power; Mary Lue Essex, Lincolnite Club; Dr. Scott Bridges, President, Tuscaloosa Civil Rights History Task Force; J. Brett Dennis, President, Courtland Development
Co; Brian Murphy, Florence Indian
Mound Museum; Lindsey
Baird, Auburn University; Ella Sykes,
Auburn University; Hannah Garmon, Historic
Cemetery Programs/Historical Markers/Alabama Register, AHC;
Dr. Caroline Swope, Decatur Historic Preservation Commission; Stella Simpsiridis, MA Anthropology University of West Florida;
Collier Neeley, National Register
Coordinator/Easements Program, AHC; Justin Rudder, Digital Asset Archivist, Alabama
Department of Archives and History; Chloe
Mercer, Federal Tax Credits and Alabama Ad Valorem; AHC; Taylor Stewart, Alabama Historic
Rehabilitation Tax Credit Program Coordinator, AHC; Katie
Stamps, Huntsville Historic Preservation Commission; and Lunch Keynote
speaker, Joseph Grinnan, M.A.
Project Archaeologist, SEARCH.
Conference
lodging accommodations can be made at the Embassy Suites in Tuscaloosa by calling
(205)
561-2500.
This meeting is open to
the public with paid registration required. Complete your full conference or
single day registration at http://bit.ly/AHAConference2019.
The deadline to register is Wednesday, April 10. For more information or questions about the conference, email alabamahistory@gmail.com or
call 334-844-6198. To learn more about the Alabama Trust for Historic
Preservation, please visit www.alabamatrustforhistoricpreservation.org.
For more information about the Alabama
Historical Commission, or the Black Heritage Council, please visit www.ahc.alabama.gov.
About the Alabama Historical Commission
Located in historic downtown
Montgomery at 468 S. Perry Street, the Alabama Historical Commission is the
state historic preservation agency for Alabama. The agency was created by an
act of the state legislature in 1966 with a mission to protect,
preserve and interpret Alabama’s historic places. AHC works to accomplish its
mission through two fields of endeavor: Preservation and promotion of
state-owned historic sites as public attractions; and, statewide programs to
assist people, groups, towns, and cities with local preservation activities.
For a complete list of programs and properties owned and operated by the AHC,
hours of operation, and admission fees please visit ahc.alabama.gov
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