Rachel Hartsell discusses Alabama History Day and National History Day, especially the 2023 renewal of in-person competition at Auburn University Montgomery.

Contacts for information on Alabama History Day and National History Day:

Alabama Humanities Alliance – Alabama History Day: https://alabamahumanities.org/program/alabama-history-day/

Alabama History Day, March 3, 2023, flier:  https://alabamahumanities.org/app/uploads/2022/07/AHD_2023_Flyer.pdf

National History Day:  https://www.nhd.org/ 

Also, hear Jerald Crook and student Elizabeth Rhonemus discuss Alabama History day before 2020 in episode 33: https://soundcloud.com/alabamahistory/aha033

Episode 053 Rachel Hartsell On Alabama History Day

Dr. Ruth Truss, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Montevallo, is the 2023-2024 president of the Alabama Historical Association.  With long-time AHA Secretary Mark Wilson, she discusses her plans for her term in office, from maintaining the diversity initiatives of her predecessors to the programs for both the AHA Fall Pilgrimage (Sylacauga) and Annual Meeting (Huntsville).

Links to things mentioned in the episode:
City of Sylacauga (EOA article)  https://encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/sylacauga/ 
Blue Bell Parlor (Alabama Travel Website)  https://alabama.travel/places-to-go/blue-bell-creameries 
B.B. Comer Library  https://www.bbcomerlibrary.net/ 
Pursell Farms  https://pursellfarms.com 
City of Huntsville (EOA article)  https://encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/huntsville/ 
U.S. Space and Rocket Center  https://www.rocketcenter.com/ 
R. Isabela Morales, Happy Dreams of Liberty: An American Family in Slavery and Freedom:  https://global.oup.com/academic/product/happy-dreams-of-liberty-9780197531792?cc=ca&lang=en& 
The Alabama Review  https://www.alabamahistory.net/the-alabama-review 
Alabama Heritage  https://www.alabamaheritage.com/ 
"The book I did with you [Marty],"  The Great War in the Heart of Dixie  https://www.uapress.ua.edu/9780817389277/the-great-war-in-the-heart-of-dixie/ 
Sarah Wiggins, The Journal of Sarah Haynsworth Gayle, 1827-1835  https://www.uapress.ua.edu/9780817361181/the-journal-of-sarah-haynsworth-gayle-18271835/ 

Rather read?  Here's a link to the transcript:  https://tinyurl.com/4duj5994
*Just a heads up – the transcript was generated by MS Word AI and lightly edited by Lukas Ducker and Marty Olliff.  It is likely to be less than 100% accurate.
The Alabama History Podcast's producer is Marty Olliff and its associate producer is Laura Murray.
Founded in 1947, the Alabama Historical Association is the oldest statewide historical society in Alabama. The AHA provides opportunities for meaningful engagement with the past through publications, meetings, historical markers, and other programs. See the website https://www.alabamahistory.net/

Episode 053 Rachel Hartsell On Alabama History Day

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