Alabama Historical Association

08/21/2026

Register now for the Fall Pilgrimage in Jasper! Discover the people, places, and stories that have shaped Jasper and Walker County while enjoying fellowship with history enthusiasts from across Alabama. - https://mailchi.mp/auburn/jasper1

08/05/2026

08/03/2026

07/31/2026

The Alabama Historical Association invites scholars, educators, students, public historians, local historians, and history enthusiasts to submit proposals for presentations at the 79th Annual Meeting in Montgomery. Proposal abstracts and résumés are due October 1, 2026. Learn more about the annual meeting, the Fall Pilgrimage in Jasper, recent Alabama History Podcast episodes, and 2027 award opportunities recognizing outstanding contributions to Alabama history. - https://mailchi.mp/auburn/2027cfp

07/20/2026

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

Honoring the Few Who Flew ✈️

Commemorate the 65th Anniversary of the Freedom Rides and celebrate the enduring legacy of The Few Who Flew, the courageous Freedom Riders whose actions helped advance equality and integrate public air travel.

📅 Friday, July 24, 2026
🕠 5:30 PM
📍 Montgomery Regional Airport
4445 Selma Hwy, Montgomery, AL 36108

In partnership with Montgomery Regional Airport, community leaders, dignitaries, and guests will gather for the unveiling of a public art installation honoring the historic contributions of these trailblazers.

07/08/2026

🚨 New episode of the Alabama History Podcast! 🚨

Alabama Historical Association president (2026-27) Laura Hill talks about the 2026 Fall Pilgrimage to Jasper and 2027 Annual Meeting in Montgomery. She also talks about her 20-year work with the Encyclopedia of Alabama.

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

Transcript: https://tinyurl.com/3yemdfrj In her fourth appearance on the AHP, Laura Hill talks about her newest job – 2026-27 president of the Alabama Historical Association. She talks about the O

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