The Summer 2018 issue of Alabama Heritage magazine highlights Bert Hitchcock’s account of “The Writing Life and Afterlife of Joe David Brown.” Published nationally and internationally, author and Birmingham-native Joe David Brown created fictional worlds that became popular novels and successful films. “Stars in My Crown,” the popular 1897 church song that inspired the title of Brown’s debut 1947 novel later became a Hollywood film starring Joel McCrea, Alan Hale, Ed Begley, Dean Stockwell, and James Arness.
Other features include the former Huntsville home of Governor Thomas Bibb and his wife Parmelia. Historian Donna Castellano notes the residence remains a rare and valuable example of North Alabama’s early architecture. The house is one of Alabama’s earliest examples of Greek Revival-style domestic architecture and is a testament to the quality of materials and craftsmanship invested in the home and the care of succeeding generations of owners.
In Peggy Jackson Walls’s feature “Alabama Gold,” readers learn about prospectors flocking to Alabama in search of prosperity and wealth before the California Gold Rush. Hog Mountain in northeastern Tallapoosa County has produced more gold than any other place in Alabama, starting with the discovery of the precious metal there by James C. Johnson in 1839.
“Alabama’s Female Academies” are highlighted in a feature by Sharony Green. Defying the stereotype of the southern belle, many young women attending female schools during the 19th century learned a wide range of subjects and engaged with the intellectual discourse of their time. The Wilcox Female Institute in Camden was one of the more successful female schools in Alabama, opening in 1850 and closing in 1910 after surviving the Civil War. Other female academies opened throughout Alabama, including Judson College, the Alabama Central Female College, and the Tuscaloosa Female Academy.
Regular departments found in the Summer 2018 issue include Alabama Makers, Behind the Image, From the Archives, Adventures in Genealogy, Nature Journal, Reading the Southern Past, and much more.
Alabama Heritage, celebrating more than 30 years of fine publishing, is co-published by the University of Alabama, the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and the Alabama Department of Archives and History. The quarterly magazine covers a variety of subjects related to Alabama history and culture, and has garnered numerous local, regional, and national awards over the years. Copies are available for purchase at the University of Alabama Supply Store, at Barnes & Nobles and Books-a-Millions throughout the state, and online at www.alabamaheritage.com. Readers can also follow the magazine on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, Google+, and YouTube.
In Peggy Jackson Walls’s feature “Alabama Gold,” readers learn about prospectors flocking to Alabama in search of prosperity and wealth before the California Gold Rush. Hog Mountain in northeastern Tallapoosa County has produced more gold than any other place in Alabama, starting with the discovery of the precious metal there by James C. Johnson in 1839.
“Alabama’s Female Academies” are highlighted in a feature by Sharony Green. Defying the stereotype of the southern belle, many young women attending female schools during the 19th century learned a wide range of subjects and engaged with the intellectual discourse of their time. The Wilcox Female Institute in Camden was one of the more successful female schools in Alabama, opening in 1850 and closing in 1910 after surviving the Civil War. Other female academies opened throughout Alabama, including Judson College, the Alabama Central Female College, and the Tuscaloosa Female Academy.
Regular departments found in the Summer 2018 issue include Alabama Makers, Behind the Image, From the Archives, Adventures in Genealogy, Nature Journal, Reading the Southern Past, and much more.
Alabama Heritage, celebrating more than 30 years of fine publishing, is co-published by the University of Alabama, the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and the Alabama Department of Archives and History. The quarterly magazine covers a variety of subjects related to Alabama history and culture, and has garnered numerous local, regional, and national awards over the years. Copies are available for purchase at the University of Alabama Supply Store, at Barnes & Nobles and Books-a-Millions throughout the state, and online at www.alabamaheritage.com. Readers can also follow the magazine on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, Google+, and YouTube.
