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Retracing History at the Warner Transportation Museum

1/28/2020

This photo shows the Mildred Westervelt Warner Transportation Museum in Tuscaloosa.

In honor of Tuscaloosa’s bicentennial, the Warner Transportation Museum is hosting an exhibit focusing on the Civil War and Reconstruction in the city. The exhibit follows the later days of the Civil War and examines its impact on Tuscaloosa as well as the University of Alabama. It also explores the Reconstruction period and the resulting changes in Tuscaloosa’s culture.

Article Update: The Mon Luis Island Schoolhouse Renovation Project

1/10/2020

The Mon Luis Island Schoolhouse Renovation Project, which is ongoing, has thus far resulted in the relocation of the schoolhouse to the Dauphin Island Parkway, and the restoration of the exterior. (Photo Courtesy of Robin McDonald)

In the winter 2019 issue of Alabama Heritage, the article “Mon Louis Island: A French Land Grant, A Creole Village, and a Seafood Community” featured a sidebar about the Mon Louis Island schoolhouse. As the founder and president of the “Mon Luis Schoolhouse Renovation Project,” (our group uses the spelling “Luis”), I realized that I needed to correct some misinformation about the schoolhouse and project that often has been presented in publications over the years. Correcting the record is important so that this structure will be recognized in its full significance.

Retracing History at the Warner Transportation Museum

Article Update: The Mon Luis Island Schoolhouse Renovation Project

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