By Jeffrey R. Bibbee, Ph.D Over the last several months, I have had a chance to tackle those pesky home improvement projects – cleaning out the junk drawers, tackling the
By Dixie Norwood MSNHA graduate assistant Could you imagine Muscle Shoals becoming the “Detroit of the South”? Well, this almost occurred. Just before the end of World War I, two nitrate plants were completed
By Carrie Crawford Direction, Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area Within the six counties (Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone and Morgan) that make up the MSNHA, recreational opportunities abound! Because of the COVID-19
By Tori Shaw, MSNHA graduate assistant When you buy an historic home, perhaps the most significant challenge is the process of restoration. When we think of restoring historic homes, however,
By Tori Shaw MSNHA graduate assistant hether you are simply interested in finding the date it was built or you hope to uncover the full history of your home, there
By Carrie Crawford, Ph.D.Director, Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area Joe Wheeler State Park sits on the north and south side of the Tennessee River, putting it in two MSNHA counties:
By Jeffrey Bibbee, Ph.D. I like to think of myself as an experienced world traveler. My passport lives in a drawer near the front door and I keep a leather
By Lee FreemanFlorence-Lauderdale Public Library,Local History-Genealogy Department It’s easy nowadays to think of Florence as an international community, especially with the many international students who attend the University of North
By Carrie Barske Crawford, Ph.D.Director, Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area I grew up in what was once a thriving textile mill town in Connecticut, though by the time I lived
Today, Belle Mont Mansion is often a beautiful setting for weddings and bridal portraiture, but what would a wedding be like in the late 1800s? To discover, we turn to
By Julia McGeeFormer MSNHA graduate assistant In the summer of 2019, I interned at the Lawrence County Archives, in Moulton–and learned much more than I was prepared for. To complete