Homepage

Alabama Heritage Blogs & More

ALABAMA GOVERNORS: Hugh McVay

Clement Comer Clay’s election to the US Senate led to his resignation as Alabama’s governor in August 1837. Under the state constitution, Hugh McVay, the president of the state senate,…

Read More

FROM THE VAULT: Alabama and the American Presidency

On June 1, 1819, Pres. James Monroe paid an unannounced visit to Huntsville while on an inspection tour of southern military fortifications. At a quickly organized dinner that evening, Monroe…

Read More

FROM THE VAULT: Air Force One–The Alabama Connection

The inauguration of John Fitzgerald Kennedy as the 35th President of the United States symbolized the passing of the torch to new generation of Americans poised to accept the challenge:…

Read More