FROM THE ALABAMA HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION
The Alabama Historical Association will hold its 75th Annual Meeting in Prattville on April 13-15, 2023 at the Montgomery Marriott Prattville Conference Center. The meeting will include presentations from historians, tours of historic sites, keynote presentations, and an awards banquet.
Thursday pre-meeting tours include two historic churches and a school in Autauga County, as well as a kayak tour of Autauga Creek. An opening reception will take place at Buena Vista Mansion that evening. On Friday, events include a keynote presentation by Ann Boutwell of the Autauga County Heritage Association, numerous paper presentations from historians around the state and region, and tours of historical sites in Prattville. Friday evening’s award banquet will feature award-winning authors Frye Gaillard and Cynthia Tucker, who will discuss their new book, “The Southernization of America: A Story of Democracy in the Balance.” Saturday’s session will include panels on public history, paper presentations on a variety of topics, and an address by AHA President Jim Baggett, director of the archives at the Birmingham Public Library and author of several books and articles on Alabama history.
Sponsors for the annual meeting include the Autauga County Heritage Association, Old Autauga Historical Society, Baldwin County Department of Archives and History, Alabama Department of Archives and History, Alabama Humanities Alliance, University of Montevallo Department of History, Alabama Heritage Magazine, Alabama Folklife Association, and the Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts & Humanities at Auburn University.
Founded in 1947, the Alabama Historical Association is the oldest statewide historical society in Alabama. The AHA provides opportunities for meaningful engagement with the past through publications, meetings, historical markers, and other programs. The AHA is a volunteer-led and membership-supported organization.
For more information, registration, or to join the AHA, visit www.alabamahistory.net
