Edinburgh museums share stories
August 7, 2023
By Jessie Todd Johnson MSNHA graduate assistant Cultural heritage in Scotland is not much different than it is here. We spent our second week in Scotland
By Jessie Todd Johnson MSNHA graduate assistant Cultural heritage in Scotland is not much different than it is here. We spent our second week in Scotland
By Jessie Todd Johnson MSNHA graduate assistant I had the amazing opportunity during the first two weeks of July to travel to Scotland. It was amazing partially because of how
By Jessie Todd Johnson MSNHA graduate assistant Welcome to the fourth and final part of my look at the Journal of Muscle Shoals History! If you
By Jessie Todd Johnson MSNHA graduate assistant Hello, and welcome to the third post about the Journal of Muscle Shoals History! If you missed parts Nos. 1 and 2, be
By Jessie Todd Johnson MSNHA graduate assistant Welcome back to part No. 2 of my look into the Journal of Muscle Shoals History! In part one I discussed the history
By Jessie Todd Johnson MSNHA graduate assistant The Tennessee Valley Historical Society was established in 1923 by Frank R. King, a native of Leighton, to tell & protect Muscle Shoals-area
From Terrence Johnson MSNHA programs coordinator Alabama’s two National Heritage Areas and two Rotary Districts are working together to protect pollinators. On April 19, leaders from Rotary Districts
By Clayton Davis MSNHA historic preservationist When driving across the O’Neil Memorial Bridge to cross between Florence and Sheffield, observers will notice an old iron railroad bridge sitting off
By Jessie Todd Johnson MSNHA graduate assistant Colbert is a well-known name in northwestern Alabama — for most people, “Colbert County” is the obvious connection — but how much do
By Jessie Todd JohnsonMSNHA graduate student Alabama does Helen Keller a disservice. We overlook how interesting and witty she was by focusing only on her “Miracle Worker” roots. I remember
By Carrie CrawfordMSNHA director In February, I traveled to Washington, D.C., for the annual Alliance of National Heritage Areas meeting. (Well, it was an annual meeting in Washington until COVID-19.
By Terrence “T.J.” Johnson MSNHA program coordinator My introduction to the Tennessee River came on my first evening in the Shoals (and the South). Driving along the Natchez Trace, I