“Financing
the Confederacy” - A Roundtable Presentation
11-03-2004
Monday, November 15, 2004 – 6:30 pm Public Invited – NO ADMISSION
You are cordially invited to hear discussions presented by three
dedicated students of
one of the most interesting facets of the War Between the States.
Discussions by:
Dr. Richard Lester, Philip Davis and William Daniel
Sponsored by the Sons of Confederate Veterans
Captain Henry C. Semple Camp, No. 2002
Montgomery, Alabama
Where: Landmarks Foundation / Old Alabama Town
Reception Center
301 Columbus Street, Montgomery, AL 36104
Old
Alabama Town Holiday Doll and Train Exhibit
11-01-2004
Friday, Nov. 26 – Thursday, Dec. 30 in Loeb Reception
Center
This exciting exhibit will showcase dolls from the 18th century
to the present day,
featuring a wide variety of dolls, from collectible antiques to
huggable favorites, which are on loan from local residents. It’s
a little girl’s fantasy and a collector’s delight…
They will be exhibited in the Old Alabama Town Reception Center,
301 Columbus Street, from 9 am to 3 pm Monday through Saturday and
Sunday, Nov. 28 and Dec. 19 from 1 pm to 4 pm.
The train exhibit, courtesy of the Dixie Division, Southeastern
National Model Railroad Association, will be set up in the auditorium
with volunteers to demonstrate the trains at scheduled times daily.
Seeing the sets of trains running through miniature villages is
like seeing up close the trains that roll past Biscuit Stadium and
will delight little boys and adults as well. Reservations for a
school or group tour may be arranged in advance.
WHERE: Old Alabama Town Reception Center, 301
Columbus Street WHEN: Friday, November 26, 2004 through Thursday,
December 30, 2004 TIME: 9 am – 3 pm ADMISSION: FREE
(Parking available at the corner of Columbus and North McDonough
Street)
Tavern
Fest 2004
10-01-2004
October 29
- 6 p.m. until
Historic North Hull Street lined with colorful Victorian cottages
is the ideal setting for Tavern Fest, an outdoor music festival
at Old Alabama Town. The fun block-party comes on Friday night,
October 29, just as the leaves begin to drop from the trees
and the night temperatures turn cooler.
The annual event is centered around the 1818 Lucas Tavern
located in the heart of historic downtown Montgomery, only
four blocks from the state capitol. The tavern, which previously
stood on the Old Federal Road, was moved into Old Alabama
Town back in the late 1970s, restored and today is recognized
as Montgomery’s oldest restored building. This historic
landmark is the ideal setting for a fall festival where attendees
will taste specialty brews and sample “craft beers”
in the courtyard, listen to world-class musical performances
positioned within the historic grounds, dance in the streets
or just it on one of the inviting porches and listen to tunes.
The headliner featured on the North Hull Street stage will
be the talented Blues Old Stand. Also performing will be Bulletproof
Marshmallows, Alabama Gravy Soppers and Lisa Busler. Gates
open at 6 pm, music starts at 7 pm. Tickets are $7.00 and
may be purchased in advance at Old Alabama Town Reception
Center. Food vendors will be available. No beverages or coolers
allowed.
WHAT: Tavern Fest WHERE: Old Alabama Town
Lucas
Tavern on 310 North Hull Street, Montgomery, AL WHEN: October 29, 2004 TIME: Gates open at 6 pm, music from 7 pm
– 10 pm ADMISSION: $7.00
New
Exhibit: "Here comes the bride: Weddings in America"
10-01-2004
September 17 - October 31, 2004
Here Comes the Bride: Weddings in America, an exhibit opening in
the Old Alabama Town Reception Center, explores the history of weddings
in America from Colonial times up to the present day. Here Comes
the Bride was developed by the Rogers Historical Museum in Rogers,
Arkansas. The twelve exhibit panels discuss a variety of topics including
courtship, wedding attire, and decorating for the wedding, the wedding
ceremony itself, wedding gifts, and the honeymoon. One panel is devoted
to ethnic wedding customs, while another looks at the influence of
royal weddings. An interactive portion of the exhibit invites visitors
to fill three “hope chests” with illustrations of costumes,
wedding gifts, and other items appropriate to three periods in American
history. No admission. Open Monday through Saturday from 9 am to
4 pm.
Oakwood
Cemetery Tours with Mary Ann Neeley
10-01-2004
October
10th and October 14th, 2004 Learn about the skeletons which lie in Montgomery’s
past as you explore the 1818 Oakwood Cemetery during Old Alabama Town’s
Sunday’s walking tour on October 10, 2004 at 2 pm and the Thursday
tour on October 14, 2004 at 12pm. Local historian and author, Mary
Ann Neeley, will be your guide as you discover the fascinating facts
of Montgomery’s oldest burial site. Tour departs from the front
gates of Oakwood Cemetery.
Mystery
at Old Alabama Town Storytelling Festival
08-01-2004
The last weekend of every September is always an exciting
time for Old Alabama Town and
the Alabama Center for the Book (ACFTB) but never before has it
been this mysterious. Each year ACFTB celebrates writers, readers,
and Alabama's literary culture with an author dinner held in conjunction
with the Telling Alabama's Stories storytelling festival. A dinner,
appropriately called An Evening of Mystery, will feature critically
acclaimed Alabama mystery writers Ace Atkins, Tim Dorsey, and Carolyn
Haines. On Saturday at 10:00 am, the weekend continues with a book
signing and reception with Atkins, Dorsey, and Haines in the Old
Alabama Town Reception Center to start off the day. Telling Alabama's
Stories, a spoken-word festival promotes family, literacy, books,
and reading. Featuring more than a dozen tellers from across the
state, the festival will focus on mysteries and legends native to
Alabama. Tellers will perform under two tents in Kiwanis Park at
Old Alabama Town. Among the artists and tellers appearing at the
festival are Dolores Hydock, Ruth Rambo, Renee Morrison, and artists
Charlie Lucas and Amos Kennedy.
Admission is $2 per person, and $5 for a family. Special children's
activities are scheduled throughout the day. Refreshments will be
available. Sponsored by the Alabama Public Library Service, the
Alabama State Council on the Arts, Landmarks Foundation of Montgomery/Old
Alabama Town, Capitol Book & News Bookstore, and donations to
the ACFTB. Tickets for An Evening of Mystery can be purchased through
the Alabama Center for the Book at 334-844-4946 or online at alabamabookcenter.org.
WHAT: Telling Alabama’s Stories Storytelling
Festival WHERE: Old Alabama Town -Kiwanis Park (Parking
available at the corner of Columbus and North McDonough Street) WHEN: Saturday, September 25, 2004 TIME: 10 am – 3 pm ADMISSION: Individual - $2, Family - $5 For more information: call OAT at 334-240-4617
or ACFTB at 334-844-4946 www.alabamabookcenter.org
Old Alabama Town's Teachers' History Seminar “Maps, Dates and Dead People” by Doris Jean Peak
06-01-2004
Old
Alabama Town's Teachers' History Seminar is an annual event for
teachers across the State of Alabama. It is an important outreach
program for 4th, 5th & 6th grade History Teachers and secondary
English and Social Studies Teachers. The Seminar offers an opportunity
for varied methodologies in teaching Alabama History more effectively
in the classroom. The program is funded by Landmarks Foundation
of Montgomery. Teachers receive certificates and CEUs are earned
for their week's participation.
They came from north, south and central Alabama to follow Old Alabama
Town’s “History Trail.” A recurring comment on
their evaluation forms was, “This was the best seminar I have
ever attended!” Additional statements mentioned the wealth
of classroom resources they received, high praise for speakers and
gratitude for the opportunity to increase their knowledge about
Alabama History in a well organized manner. And, equally important:
they had fun in a learning environment: they enjoyed excellent,
well-planned lunches and good fellowship.
Who are “they” and what did they do?
During
the week of June 7-11, thirteen classroom teachers and one home-school
mother attended Old Alabama Town’s eighth annual Summer Seminar
for Alabama history teachers. The seminar is planned and supervised
by former history teachers Florence Giles, Margaret Hixon and Doris
Jean Peak. Incorporating the theme of “teaching with historic
sites,” the busy week included activities in Old Alabama Town
as well as field trips to Cahawba and Fort Toulouse.
To prepare the teachers for a week of intense learning, Mary Ann
Neeley gave an overview of Alabama’s fascinating history.
Two invaluable learning tools for Mary Ann’s lecture hang
on the wall of the Loeb Education Center: the Timeline and the Mural.
In
a lesson on spinning and weaving, Margaret Hixon showed the teachers
how to pick cotton lint from cotton seeds, card the lint and spin
it into thread. Each teacher had a chance to weave on one of OAT’s
wooden looms.
Another area of interest was a lesson on map activities taught by
Doris Jean Peak using maps from the State Department of Transportation.
Each teacher received a set of maps for classroom use.The week’s
activities included a field trip to Ft. Toulouse where the teachers
observed an actual “dig” being conducted by Ned Jenkins
and Craig Sheldon.
At Old Alabama Town, participates toured the cotton gin, watched
a blacksmithing demonstration and enjoyed a tour of the elegant
Ordeman Town House, the slave quarters and outbuildings led by Craig
Mann.
Holding the week together was Florence Giles’ careful organization
of the week, including registration, ordering materials, making
reservations for site visits and transportation and tending to the
endless details that popped up. She was the official photographer
for the seminar and shared a slide presentation that tied all the
activities of the week together for “one big history lesson.”
Assuming the role of two historical characters, interpreter and
author, Ann Dalton, gave an in-depth review of the “cassette
girls” and the founding of Mobile. Teachers who participated
in the seminar received credit for their attendance. Old Alabama
Town awarded them a Certificate in a simple ceremony followed by
punch and cake to culminate a week of history activities.
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day,
featuring a wide variety of dolls, from collectible antiques to
huggable favorites, which are on loan from local residents. It’s
a little girl’s fantasy and a collector’s delight…
They will be exhibited in the Old Alabama Town Reception Center,
301 Columbus Street, from 9 am to 3 pm Monday through Saturday and
Sunday, Nov. 28 and Dec. 19 from 1 pm to 4 pm. 
and
the Alabama Center for the Book (ACFTB) but never before has it
been this mysterious. Each year ACFTB celebrates writers, readers,
and Alabama's literary culture with an author dinner held in conjunction
with the Telling Alabama's Stories storytelling festival. A dinner,
appropriately called An Evening of Mystery, will feature critically
acclaimed Alabama mystery writers Ace Atkins, Tim Dorsey, and Carolyn
Haines. On Saturday at 10:00 am, the weekend continues with a book
signing and reception with Atkins, Dorsey, and Haines in the Old
Alabama Town Reception Center to start off the day. Telling Alabama's
Stories, a spoken-word festival promotes family, literacy, books,
and reading. Featuring more than a dozen tellers from across the
state, the festival will focus on mysteries and legends native to
Alabama. Tellers will perform under two tents in Kiwanis Park at
Old Alabama Town. Among the artists and tellers appearing at the
festival are Dolores Hydock, Ruth Rambo, Renee Morrison, and artists
Charlie Lucas and Amos Kennedy.
Old
Alabama Town's Teachers' History Seminar is an annual event for
teachers across the State of Alabama. It is an important outreach
program for 4th, 5th & 6th grade History Teachers and secondary
English and Social Studies Teachers. The Seminar offers an opportunity
for varied methodologies in teaching Alabama History more effectively
in the classroom. The program is funded by Landmarks Foundation
of Montgomery. Teachers receive certificates and CEUs are earned
for their week's participation. 
During
the week of June 7-11, thirteen classroom teachers and one home-school
mother attended Old Alabama Town’s eighth annual Summer Seminar
for Alabama history teachers. The seminar is planned and supervised
by former history teachers Florence Giles, Margaret Hixon and Doris
Jean Peak. Incorporating the theme of “teaching with historic
sites,” the busy week included activities in Old Alabama Town
as well as field trips to Cahawba and Fort Toulouse.
In
a lesson on spinning and weaving, Margaret Hixon showed the teachers
how to pick cotton lint from cotton seeds, card the lint and spin
it into thread. Each teacher had a chance to weave on one of OAT’s
wooden looms. 