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The ADAH and Museum of Alabama will also be closed tomorrow, 1/21, and Wednesday, 1/22. Gov. Ivey has declared a State o...
01/20/2025

The ADAH and Museum of Alabama will also be closed tomorrow, 1/21, and Wednesday, 1/22. Gov. Ivey has declared a State of Emergency for several counties in central Alabama, including Montgomery County, ahead of winter weather this week. We expect to resume regular hours Thursday, 1/23. Stay safe and warm, everyone!

The Archives and Museum of Alabama will be CLOSED on Monday, January 20 for the for the state holiday observing Martin L...
01/17/2025

The Archives and Museum of Alabama will be CLOSED on Monday, January 20 for the for the state holiday observing Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Robert E. Lee's birthday.

We will resume our regular hours of operation on January 21 at 8:30 am.

01/16/2025
01/16/2025

Calling all Alabama K-12 educators! Applications are NOW open for our Summer 2025 Alabama History Institutes

Alabama History Institutes are immersive professional development workshops in history and civics for K-12 public, private, and homeschool educators. Each three-day, in-person workshop incorporates intensive classroom training using primary sources with hands-on experiences at local museums, parks, and historic sites. Participants will receive a stipend and professional development credits.

The deadline to apply is Thursday, March 6, 2025! Applicants selected to attend a workshop will receive word of acceptance by email by March 31.

Check the schedule and apply here: https://archives.alabama.gov/teach-learn/professional-development/upcoming-institutes.aspx

Our first Food for Thought lecture of 2025 is TOMORROW (1/16) at 12:00pm! John S. Sledge will begin our FFT lunchtime le...
01/15/2025

Our first Food for Thought lecture of 2025 is TOMORROW (1/16) at 12:00pm!

John S. Sledge will begin our FFT lunchtime lecture series with a discussion of his new book. "Mobile and Havana: Sisters across the Gulf" presents an illustrated survey of the many historic ties between the port cities of Mobile, Alabama, and Havana, Cuba.

The lecture will be held in our Joseph M. Farley Alabama Power Auditorium. It will also be live-streamed on our Facebook and YouTube, and a recording will be available after the program. Admission is FREE!

Looking for a summer internship? The Archives is accepting applications from undergraduate and graduate students for our...
01/14/2025

Looking for a summer internship? The Archives is accepting applications from undergraduate and graduate students for our summer 2025 internship program.

This summer, we are offering 4 positions in various areas of our agency and one Discovery internship which offers undergraduates a broad view of the work that we do to collect, preserve, and share . All ADAH internships are paid and students may be able to obtain academic credit.

Apply by February 28, 2025! Learn more here: https://archives.alabama.gov/about/internships.aspx

Regular hours for the ADAH, EBSCO Research Room, and Museum of Alabama will be delayed until 10:00am, January 10, due to...
01/10/2025

Regular hours for the ADAH, EBSCO Research Room, and Museum of Alabama will be delayed until 10:00am, January 10, due to the threat of inclement weather. Stay safe, everyone!

The EBSCO Research Room is OPEN today (1/9) and back to normal operating hours (Tuesday-Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m....
01/09/2025

The EBSCO Research Room is OPEN today (1/9) and back to normal operating hours (Tuesday-Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and closed on Mondays)

Our archivists completed our annual inventory early and are eager to help you with all your research needs!

Join us on January 16 at 12:00pm in person or online for our Food for Thought lecture!John S. Sledge will present our fi...
01/08/2025

Join us on January 16 at 12:00pm in person or online for our Food for Thought lecture!

John S. Sledge will present our first FFT lecture of 2025 with a discussion of his new book. Mobile and Havana: Sisters across the Gulf presents an illustrated survey of the many historic ties between the port cities of Mobile, Alabama, and Havana, Cuba. Through an effortless blending of word and image, Sledge and historians and photographers from each side of the Gulf of Mexico share a colorful, complex, and sometimes difficult story.

The lecture will be held in the ADAH’s Joseph M. Farley Auditorium. It will stream live on Facebook and YouTube, and a recording will be available after the program. Admission is FREE. Food for Thought 2025 is sponsored by the Alabama Humanities Alliance and the Friends of the Alabama Archives.

Happy 2025! This is an exciting year for the Archives, as construction on our new Museum of Alabama exhibits will begin ...
01/06/2025

Happy 2025! This is an exciting year for the Archives, as construction on our new Museum of Alabama exhibits will begin soon.

The first step is to de-install existing exhibits in each gallery. In the Alabama Treasures Gallery, our curators have recently completed removing artifacts, archival items, and cases from the Alabamians in the Great War exhibit. The space is now clear for work to begin on a new gallery, Alabama Military Stories, which will honor the experiences of Alabamians in military service across all major conflicts and help visitors understand the courage and cost that comes with answering the call of duty.

Learn more about the project and gallery closure schedule here:
https://archives.alabama.gov/about/press-releases/news-detail.aspx?ID=16475

Stay connected with our progress through Facebook and Instagram!

The ADAH and Museum of Alabama will close at noon (12:00pm) on December 31 for the New Year’s holiday. We will resume no...
12/30/2024

The ADAH and Museum of Alabama will close at noon (12:00pm) on December 31 for the New Year’s holiday. We will resume normal operating hours on January 2 at 8:30 am. Cheers to the new year!

This photo from the Birmingham News features fireworks over Fair Park in Birmingham in 1927. This photo is a part of our Alabama Media Group Collection and can be viewed here: https://digital.archives.alabama.gov/digital/collection/amg/search/searchterm/AMG_negatives_0029/field/upload/mode/exact/conn/and

Ever wonder how we keep up with the items in our collections? One way is through an annual inventory to confirm that all...
12/26/2024

Ever wonder how we keep up with the items in our collections? One way is through an annual inventory to confirm that all boxes and volumes are accounted for and on the correct shelf.

The EBSCO Research Room will be closed for this annual inventory from January 6-10. The Research Room will re-open and resume regular hours Saturday, January 11th from 8:30am-4:30pm.

Find more information about Research Room hours or reference services we offer here: https://archives.alabama.gov/research/services/

Merry Christmas! We hope everyone has a safe and warm holiday! The ADAH and Museum of Alabama are closed today, December...
12/25/2024

Merry Christmas! We hope everyone has a safe and warm holiday!

The ADAH and Museum of Alabama are closed today, December 25. We will resume normal operating hours on Thursday, December 26, at 8:30 am.

This 1958 photo of children with Santa Claus at the Arlington House in Birmingham was taken by Robert Adams for the Birmingham News. The photo is part of an ever-growing collection of digitized photos from our Alabama Media Group Collection. Browse all digitized images from the AMG collection here:
https://digital.archives.alabama.gov/digital/collection/amg/search/searchterm/still%20image

The Archives and Museum of Alabama will close at noon (12:00pm) on December 24 for the Christmas holiday. We will resume...
12/23/2024

The Archives and Museum of Alabama will close at noon (12:00pm) on December 24 for the Christmas holiday. We will resume normal operating hours Thursday, December 26, at 8:30 am. Hope all your holiday festivities are merry and bright!

This 1967 photo from our Alabama Media Group Collection captures a young girl with poinsettias and a Christmas tree at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens Conservatory. The photo was taken by Jerry Rowell for the Birmingham News.

Since the 1980s, Grandma’s Attic has welcomed thousands of young visitors to the Alabama Department of Archives & Histor...
12/09/2024

Since the 1980s, Grandma’s Attic has welcomed thousands of young visitors to the Alabama Department of Archives & History. Generations of children have pretended to be Alabamians of the past thereby trying on historic clothes, cooking over a vintage stove, attending or teaching school, typing on an electric typewriter, and talking in historic Montgomery telephone booths.

At the end of this year, the Hands-On Gallery and Grandma’s Attic will close to make way for a brand new Children’s Gallery, which will open in the space in 2026. The new gallery will expand the ideas and activities popular in Grandma’s Attic throughout the entire gallery space. New learning stations will include a cave, a house, a school, and even a rocket!

Join us this Saturday (12/14) in the Hands-On Gallery for a family-friendly celebration of 36 years of Grandma’s Attic and plans for the new gallery. Learn more here: https://www.facebook.com/share/1F4ZGx7mSi/

Our digital assets archivists have recently digitized the Haralson family Bible, which means it is now accessible to any...
12/03/2024

Our digital assets archivists have recently digitized the Haralson family Bible, which means it is now accessible to anyone with an internet connection through our digital collections.

The Bible documents births, marriages, and deaths in the Lowndes County family in the 19th century. Also included in the lists are more than 70 enslaved people born on the Haralson family plantation between 1824 and 1861. These entries are important records that can provide valuable historical and genealogical insights about family, plantation, and community connections in 19th century Alabama.

View the Bible in our digital collections here: https://digital.archives.alabama.gov/digital/collection/voices/id/29768

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