Dr. Marty Olliff's monthly column focuses on the evolution of the railroad industry in the Wiregrass.
A resident of Headland, Alabama, from his birth in 1915 until his death in 1988, Thomas W. (Tom) Solomon had a love affair with railroads. He worked as a draftsman for the Atlantic Coast Line then with the Florida East Coast Railroad, but his real passion was photographing and painting railroad machinery and other scenes…
The festival begins Thursday at 6 p.m. and will continue through December.
The public is invited to participate in a Spanish Film Festival at Troy University’s Dothan Campus, which kicks off Thursday, Oct. 18.
Created in conjunction with the newly formed Spanish Club, the festival is sponsored by Library Services and the Sorrell College of Business on the Dothan Campus, and it’s coordinated through the campus’ Community…
Historian and author Dr. Wayne Flynt discussed a litany of issues related to Alabama history and culture at TROY's Dothan Campus on Thursday.
According to a renowned Alabama historian, the state should be proud of its literature, its art and its football, but should be ashamed of its politics.
Renowned historian Dr. Wayne Flynt outlined those points while discussing the state’s cultural heritage, both good and bad, during a two-hour presentation Thursday evening at Troy University’s Dothan Campus.
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Dr. Marty Olliff's monthly column turns its attention to Alabama's upcoming bicentennial and how current residents can preserve their history.
Alabama will celebrate the bicentennial of its admission to the Union on Dec. 14, 2019. Such anniversary celebrations often lead to an uptick in interest in history.
This happened at the national level in 1826, the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, with many states funding historians to travel to colonial archives to copy…
