By Jordan Collier Assistant Genealogy and Local History Librarian Florence-Lauderdale Public Library It may come as a surprise that industry in antebellum Lauderdale County was remarkably advanced and diversified. Abundant
From the Tennessee RiverLine Tennessee RiverLine partners from across the region, including representatives of Tennessee RiverTowns communities & organizations from Alabama, Tennessee and Kentucky, gathered in The Shoals, Sept. 14-15,
Fall is a favorite season around the MSNHA office, and staff members love sharing their favorite spots: From Becky Tsilis, MSNHA office assistant & League of Outdoor Women leader —Our
There’s nothing we love more than north Alabama in the fall. Whether we’re hiking, kayaking, out taking photos or cuddled up at home with some hot cider, we know all
Carrie kindly whispered, “TJ, you’re holding your paddle upside down.” I sheepishly accepted her correction, still enthralled by my first community paddle and Tennessee River experience, with no inkling of
W hile the story of the chestnut blight has been told in many ways and in many places, a quick overview of what happened to the giants of the eastern
By Carolyn M. Barske Crawford Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area/The University of North Alabama “We really didn’t talk about the chestnut very much. The chestnut was always there and we
By Dixie Norwood MSNHA graduate assistant True to my word, I decided to take a little time during Spring Break to write on one of the nature trails located at
By Sarah HarbinLeague of Outdoor Women coordinator At the Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area, we want everyone to get outside and enjoy all the beautiful scenery the six counties have
By Dixie Norwood MSNHA graduate assistant For this post, I wanted to go outside my comfort zone and write about a place that has become a nature enthusiast’s dream here
By Terrence Johnson MSNHA programs coordinator Join us as we help restore the schoolhouse/community center of U.S. Nitrate Plant Village One, in Sheffield! In 1916 & in preparation for the
By Greg Gresham North Alabama Civil War Round Table On June 6, 1895, one Henry Newton Pharr sat down in his home at Lagrange, Arkansas, to write a tribute to
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