Hoover Historical Society

09/08/2026

SAVE the DATES!
Next Tuesday, Sept. 15th, we present From Tea to Treason at 1 PM in The Hoover Public Library downstairs meeting room.
And, later this month on Sept. 28th in Bluff Park, we unveil our historical marker for the Bluff Park Art Show...10 AM at the park!

Hope to see you there!

09/08/2026

09/02/2026

Share Your Teaching Gifts at the Hoover Folklore Center

Dear Retired Teacher,
The Hoover Historical Society is looking for retired
teachers who would enjoy helping children experience
Alabama’s pioneer past at the Hoover Folklore
Center—without lesson plans, report cards, or faculty
meetings!
The Folklore Center, located on the campus of Bluff Park
Elementary School, features the historic Stinson Ole Place
cabin, an authentic 1840s log home that helps students
learn about life in early Alabama. Your classroom
experience, communication skills, and love of learning
could make a lasting difference for visiting students.
Volunteer Role: Hoover Folklore Center Coordinator
This volunteer coordinator would support the Hoover Folklore Center Chair, management
team, and Hoover Historical Society Board of Directors.
The role is ideal for someone who enjoys working with people, planning activities, communicating with schools, and helping keep a treasured local history site ready for students and visitors.
What the coordinator may help with:
 Work with the HFC team to help keep the cabin, yard, and grounds clean, safe, and
welcoming.
 Check the cabin and grounds before school visits or public events and report any
concerns to the management team.
 Coordinate access for volunteers, work crews, or visiting groups when needed.
 Build and maintain contact lists for Hoover-area schools, including public, private, and
homeschool groups.
 Communicate with principals, teachers, and field trip coordinators about Folklore Center
visits.
 Help arrange speakers, videos, or presentations for teacher meetings and school
planning sessions.
 Assist with scheduling field trips, public visits, docents, craft demonstrators, volunteers,
setup, and cleanup.
 Help prepare yearly estimates for maintenance, program activities, docents, and craft
support.

Because many school visits are planned months in advance, the coordinator’s outreach can help more students discover this unique hands-on history experience. At present, only a few groups use the Folklore Center each school year, and we would love to make it available to more children and teachers.
If you are a retired teacher—or know someone who might enjoy this kind of meaningful,
flexible volunteer work—we would be grateful to hear from you. A retired teacher would be a
wonderful fit, and someone with good mobility, dependable transportation, planning skills, and a hands-on spirit would be especially helpful.
Thank you for considering this opportunity to help preserve Hoover history and bring Alabama’spioneer past to life for a new generation of students.
Sincerely,
Hoover Historical Society
Jimmy Langley
HFC chair, [email protected]

08/20/2026

Save the date!

08/03/2026

‘That Cemetery Lady’ writes book highlighting Alabama cemeteries in every county. https://www.wsfa.com/2026/08/01/that-cemetery-lady-writes-book-highlighting-alabama-cemeteries-every-county/

08/03/2026

Have you seen the display of information about Hoover at the Galleria? Thanks to Leadership Hoover Class of 2025-26, you can view murals for a brief history of Hoover! Our thanks to Leadership Hoover for working with us and others to share our story!
(Murals are outside of the hotel; handouts just a few steps away! We suggest entering through Belk...)

07/23/2026

Looks interesting

Join us for a weekday edition of Every House Has a History! Jefferson County enjoys a rich architectural heritage. This talk will introduce you to sources available at the Birmingham Public Library Archives to help you locate vintage photos of your house, building or church; determine the age of the structure and learn who has lived or worked there. This free talk is on Wednesday, August 5th at 11am in the Arrington Auditorium.

07/21/2026

Please take this survey! Let our leaders know how you feel about our city.

What makes Hoover… Hoover?

Our city is growing, evolving, and continuing to build on everything that makes it such a special place to call home.

Now, the City of Hoover wants to hear directly from you.

Whether you’re a resident, business owner, employee, or someone who simply spends time in our community, you’re invited to take a brief survey that will help shape Hoover’s future brand identity.

This is your opportunity to share what makes Hoover unique, what you love most about our community, and how those qualities can be reflected in the way our city presents itself.

Your feedback is an important part of this community-driven process. While any future recommendations may or may not result in changes to the City’s current brand identity, your voice will help guide the conversation.

The survey is open through Friday, July 31.

Take a few minutes to participate here:
surveymonkey.com/r/PNP3PDZ

As always, thank you for helping shape the future of Hoover.

Your voice matters.


City of Hoover

07/15/2026

Bluff Park honored 'Old Glory' in 1898