On Saturday, October 22, members of the Alabama Historical Association will make our first ever pilgrimage to Tuskegee. A terrific line-up of speakers and tours will be highlighted in the forthcoming AHA Newsletter, but you'll want to call now to reserve your accommodations at the Kellog Hotel Conference Center on the campus of Tuskegee University.
Call the Kellogg Center at 334-727-3000 and ask for the Alabama Historical Association rate of $89.00 (double room) for Friday, October 21. Reservations must be made by September 30.
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An overview of Tuskegee's history by T. C. Coley, Jr., executive director of the Human Civil Rights Multicultural Center
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Talks by recent biographers of famed Tuskegee scientist George Washington Carver and pathbreaking architect Robert Taylor
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Tours of the newly expanded Tuskegee University Archives, the Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site (with authors of the new illustrated history), George Washington Carver Museum, and more!
Fall 2011 Newsletter
Pilgrimage registration form
Call for Nominations
Clinton Jackson Coley Award
for Books on Local History
The Alabama Historical Association is pleased to call for nominations for the Clinton Jackson Coley Award.
This award goes to the best book or pamphlet focusing on local historical concerns, including but not limited to the history of an Alabama community, town or county, or any institution therein (church, business, non-profit, etc.).
Works published since January 2010 are eligible, and those written by lay or amateur historians are welcome.
Nominations must be postmarked by December 31, 2011. The award will be given at the Alabama Historical Association's annual meeting in Huntsville in April 2012.
Please send one copy of the work and a cover letter to:
Valerie Pope Burnes
Center for the Study of the Black Belt
The University of West Alabama
Station 45
Livingston, AL 35470
For more information, please call (205) 652-3829 or email VBurnes@uwa.edu.
Other AHA Events:
Call for Papers
The Alabama Historical Association invites proposals for individual papers to be given at its 65th annual meeting in Huntsville, Alabama, on April 12-14, 2012. This meeting is open to scholars, educators, public historians, students, and local historians who share an interest in the history of Alabama.
Proposals must include a one-page abstract of a 20-minute presentation on an Alabama history topic and a CV or resume including author's e-mail address, telephone number, postal address, and academic affiliation (if any). Electronic submissions are preferred.
The AHA is participating in the statewide Becoming Alabama partnership to commemorate the Creek War/War of 1812, the Civil War, and the Civil Rights Movement. Proposals related to these periods are encouraged. For more information on Becoming Alabama, visit www.archives.alabama.gov/BA/.
Presenters will be required to register for the conference and be members of the AHA by the time of the meeting. The committee gives preference to authors who have not presented papers at the annual meeting within the last three years. Please send your submissions and any questions you may have to the program committee chair:
Dr. John Kvach
Department of History
University of Alabama in Huntsville
409 Roberts Hall
Hunstville, AL 35899
john.kvach@uah.edu
Deadline for Proposals: November 1, 2011.
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