AL Hist Podcast

Podcast series from the Alabama Historical Association, interviewing people conducting interesting research and doing interesting things in Alabama history.

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Ep 94 is live. Dr. Mark Johnson is on the Ala Hist Assn Speakers Bureau Young Scholar Program. He talks about his two presentations on Alabama barbecue history and his books on barbecue, bacon, and post-CW Black political participation. https://t.co/tOZNyD0fBx

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Ep 92 is live! Catherine King and Alan Samry present the unusual history of Fairhope, AL, and descriptions of historic sites on tours that are part of the April 11-13, 2026, meeting of the Alabama Historical Association. SoundCloud: https://t.co/ODAa5zEPG8

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Ep. 91 has dropped! Dr. Tina Jones discusses the Alabama Black Belt National Heritage Area from her office at Univ. of West Alabama. She sees ABBNHA as a coordinator of local history & cultural projects. https://t.co/e6Su6hj9dW

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Episode 90! MSNHA Historic Resources Manager Clayton Davis discusses Alabama's Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area, its programs of work, and the US Park Service's National Heritage Area program. On all podcast platforms and on SoundCloud here: https://t.co/xR5qUhFnqv

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New episode dropped! Dr. Pete Sparks clues us in on the Alabama Historical Association's October 24-25, 2025 Fall Pilgrimage to historic Guntersville. Hear his history of the town and description of the tours before and during the event. https://t.co/OCaHsEGM7g

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New Episode! Donna Castellano of Huntsville Heritage Foundation discusses winning the AL Hist Assn 2025 Kuykendall Award for outstanding local historical society. https://t.co/mKIsAkTIRF

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New episode. Ala Historical Assn 2025-26 pres. Matthew Downs talks about his planned activities for the year, the Alabama Review journal, and two AHA projects-Speakers Bureau and Marker Digital Enhancement Project. Soundcloud here https://t.co/PfnLc6ebxi

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New episode! (no.80) Dr. Hayden McDaniel of ADAH tells us about the Alabama History Institute, a prof. dev. workshop series for K-12 teachers. https://t.co/uejVATfMhc

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New episode! Dr. Isabela Morales discusses her mutli-award winning book Happy Dreams of Liberty: An American Family in Slavery and Freedom. It concerns the 45 emancipated members of the Townsend family of Alabama who inherited from their enslaver/father. https://t.co/ueivUEWsBy

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We just had the pleasure of recording the November episode with Dr. R. Isabela Morales where we discussed her multiple award winning book, Happy Dreams of Liberty. Look for the episode in the first week of the month!

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New episode! Jasponica Florence talks about the AHA Fall Pilgrimage to Phenix City, AL, on Oct 11-12. Lots to see and do, including a big program to honor Horace King (enslaved bridge builder). On your favorite podcast station, or on SoundCloud here: https://t.co/iVlG1W8a0b

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NEW! Episode 76 - Dr. Idrissa Snider discusses Alabama History Day, 2023-25. Listen on SoundCloud or on most podcast apps. https://t.co/qRLzHY5nRG

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Sad news. Alabama Hist Assn 2019-20 president, Dr. Frazine Taylor, has passed away. You can hear her 2019 AHP episode about her presidential plans here: https://t.co/fhCgyVmvpL

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New Episode! Dr. Richard Bailey discusses his Alabama Hist Assn presidential term (2024-25), the AHA Fall Pilgrimage and Spring Annual Meeting, the importance of local history, and the need to consider newer historiography about Reconstruction in Alabama. https://t.co/yfn9EDoBi4

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Tuscaloosa lawyer and Civil War in AL historian Chris McIlwain passed away this week. In memoriam, here is his AHP episode about his two books. https://t.co/DI8Md7lYDY

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Podbean: https://t.co/5WdFVLmxhw

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Episode 74 has dropped: Tom Reidy, ExecDir of the Scottsboro Boys Museum talks about the museum, the case, and receiving the Alabama historical Association 2024 Museum Award. Available on most podcast sites. SoundCloud link: https://t.co/ds69oWsF9f

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Listen to Episode 73 -- Allie Lopez On The AHA 2024 Coley Research Award by Alabama History Podcast on #SoundCloud
https://t.co/NJxzqxAg30

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New episode! Ep 72: Dr.. Christine Sears & Ben Hoksbergen of UAH/Redstone Arsenal, discuss the April 2024 Alabama Historical Assn. (@AL_history) annual meeting in Huntsville. Link to SoundCloud but available everywhere. https://t.co/ALx3Z7Nsfe

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New Episode: #71, Dr. Pete Sparks talks about the Guntersville (AL) Historical Soc.'s past, present projects, and future prospects. GHS won the 2023 Kuykendall Award for Local History from the AL Hist Assn. Link to SoundCloud but available everywhere. https://t.co/py0TdqSo9x