Alabama Historical Association

05/27/2026

🚨 New episode of the Alabama History Podcast! 🚨

Kayla Jordan is a PhD candidate at the University of Alabama and a member of the Alabama Historical Association Speakers Bureau Young Scholar Program that lets new voices share their work. Kayla discusses her two Speakers Bureau presentations concerning ghost lore in the US South, “Control the Dead and the Dead with Control: The Social Used of Spirits in Southern Ghostlore,” and “More than Ectoplasm: A Study of Civil War Memory and Southern Ghostlore.” She also talks about her dissertation and public history at the Bluff Hall Museum in Demopolis.

On your favorite podcast service as Alabama History Podcast, or on SoundCloud here:

Air Date: May 4, 2026 Transcript: https://tinyurl.com/bdfvsnj3 Kayla Jordan (PhD cand. University of Alabama) is a member of the Young Scholars Program of the Alabama Historical Association Speak

05/27/2026

🚨 New episode of the Alabama History Podcast! 🚨

Dr. Mark Johnson is a member of the Alabama Historical Association Speakers Bureau Young Scholar Program that lets new voices share their work. Mark talks about his two AHA Speakers Bureau presentations – one on Alabama’s 19th century political barbecues, the other on Alabama’s 20th century barbecue industry. He also discusses his 2017 book on Alabama barbecue, his 2021 book on Black participation in public political culture 1877-1932, and his 2026 book on bacon as a commodity and food fad.

On your favorite podcast service as Alabama History Podcast, or on SoundCloud here:

Air Date: April 6, 2026 Transcript: https://tinyurl.com/mphzzxbw Dr. Mark Johnson is a member of the Alabama Historical Association Speakers Bureau Young Scholar Program that lets new voices shar

04/15/2026

Over 250 people joined us in Fairhope for this year’s Annual Meeting. Special thanks to our hosts at Coastal Alabama Community College!

Attendees enjoyed numerous paper presentations from historians around the state and region, tours of historical sites in Fairhope, and a special keynote address by Sonny Brewer (featuring his dog Bobby) at our awards banquet. - https://mailchi.mp/auburn/2025pilgrimage-14063750

03/27/2026

⏰ Registration Deadline Monday for the 78th Annual Meeting, April 9–11, 2026! Our keynote speaker for the Awards Banquet is Sonny Brewer. Brewer is the author of The Poet of Tolstoy Park, based on the true-life story of Henry James Stuart who came from Idaho to Fairhope, Alabama, in 1923 with a year to live. He did not follow his doctor’s prognosis, however, and lived another 20 years in a round house of hand-poured concrete blocks—featured on the Friday afternoon tours! - https://mailchi.mp/auburn/fairhope7

03/23/2026

03/20/2026

Join us in Fairhope for the 78th Annual Meeting, April 9–11, 2026! The deadline to register is Monday, March 30.

On Friday afternoon, attendees are invited to enjoy self-guided tours of historic Fairhope, offering a chance to explore the town at your own pace. Tour sites include Colony Cemetery, the Fairhope Friends Meeting House, the Fairhope Hotel/Summit Street Inn, Fairhope United Methodist Church, the Marietta Johnson Museum, and Tolstoy Park and the Henry Stuart Round House. - https://mailchi.mp/auburn/fairhope6

03/09/2026

03/09/2026

03/05/2026

📣 We’re sharing this upcoming event for those who may be interested:

Learn the fascinating story of the Old Federal Road. Local historian Sid Harden will share the history of this important route and its connection to our area today.

🗓 Sunday, March 15
🕝 2:30 p.m. (Eastern)
📍 Visitors Center, 561 Highway 165, Fort Mitchell, AL

For more information, please contact Dell McLendon at 706‑577‑3327.

03/04/2026

🚨 New episode of the Alabama History Podcast! 🚨

Catherine King of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation and Alan Samry, a Fairhope librarian and local historian, present the unusual history of Fairhope, Alabama, and descriptions of historic sites on tours that are part of the Annual Meeting, April 9-11, 2026. Show notes contain links to things mentioned in the episode and to its transcript.

On your favorite podcast service as Alabama History Podcast, or on SoundCloud here:

Air Date: March 2, 2026 Transcript: https://tinyurl.com/ychsuj82 Catherine King of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation and Alan Samry, a Fairhope librarian and local historian, present the unusua