Jacksonville Alabama Historical Society

11/16/2025

Do you know about this local non profit? You might like to.....one of their current projects is raising the funding for a historic marker dedicated to Rick Bragg.

Check em out!
https://www.facebook.com/GreatThingsInJacksonville

Great Things In Jacksonville holds dear our vision of creating a community of ‘DO’ers who will create, change and improve Jacksonville increasing livability and neighborliness for all. Come be our partner. We need YOU to get things done.

02/13/2022

11/28/2021

Does anyone know where the Hindman sign stood? State records show it as missing. It was laying in a scrap pile behind the PARD maintenance shed and is being cleaned up.

11/08/2021

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11/02/2021

Please check out the restoration project of the historic signs. On FB: Great Things In Jacksonville

Great Things In Jacksonville, a non profit, is tackling a number of citywide projects.

09/05/2021

Please check out what Great Things In Jacksonville is doing within the city. One of their current projects is a clean-up project of the historic signs. They were able to locate two which had damage and are getting these back in shape to be rest. 13 signs in all will receive attention in some way.

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03/13/2015

Congratulations to Gail DaParma and Jerrod Brown on being nominated to the Jacksonville Exchange Club's Book of Golden Deeds for their efforts on the restoration of the Dr. Francis Museum

07/20/2013

The Jacksonville Historical Society will be holding our monthly meeting at 6:00PM, next Thursday, July 25th, at the Jacksonville Community Center, Room 1 (The Pelham Room).... We will be discussing the current state of preservation in Jacksonville, and ongoing and new projects around town. We hope to see you all there!

01/14/2013

Hello Everyone!

We will be having our first meeting of the year this Thursday, January 17th, at the Jacksonville Train Depot. Please make sure to attend, as we will discuss our plans for the new year, as well as ongoing preservation issues in Jacksonville. The meeting
will start at 6:00, so please make every effort to attend! Also, please make sure to visit the restoration page for the Doctor Francis Museum, which is coming along well!

www.facebook.com/doctorfrancismuseum

See you then!

This page was created to raise awareness of the poor state of the Dr. Francis Medical Museum in Jacksonville, Al, and to gather support to restore it.

01/08/2013

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Our next work day at the Doctor Francis Museum will be this Saturday, January the 12th from 8:00 AM until Noon...

We will be doing some work around the building including prime painting, cleaning of the interior and setting fixtures back into place, and other various tasks that will need to be done!

Please make sure to bring your work gloves, eye protection, and miscellaneous tools! We hope to see you all there!!

Please visit our page for more information: www.facebook.com/doctorfrancismuseum

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11/14/2012

THIS THURSDAY 11/15 TOUR of German Italian Memorial Cemetery hosted by Anniston Historic Preservation Commission . Enter McClellan at Shipley Road north of WalMart on Hwy 21. Cemetery is at top of hill on left. Tour begins at 11:30 and ends around 1:00pm. Bring a bag lunch.

10/24/2012

The next meeting of the Jacksonville Historical Society will be at the Jacksonville Train Depot, Thursday the 25th of October at 6:00! Make sure to attend!!