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…
The presentation, 'The Richness of Alabama Culture and Harper Lee,' takes place Sept. 27 at 6:30 p.m. in Sony Hall at the Dothan Campus.
Historian Wayne Flynt will discuss “The Richness of Alabama Culture and Harper Lee” on Thursday, Sept. 27 at 6:30 p.m. in Sony Hall in the Terry Everett Building at the Dothan Campus of Troy University. This event is free, and the public is invited.
The presentation features the themes in three of Flynt’s latest books,…
Dr. Marty Olliff's monthly series continues with a look at a thriving industry in the Wiregrass in the early 20th century.
Although the Wiregrass is known for commercial-scale peanut and cotton agriculture, those were late comers to the region’s economic life. Hunting and bottom-land gardening fed the original Native American inhabitants, and white settlers merely added droving of rangy cattle and hogs to the mix.
Eventually, naval stores and small-scale logging supplemented the new inhabitants’ incomes,…
The program, which helps early education centers better prepare children for kindergarten, will now include 3-year-olds for the first time.
Troy University’s Project Pre-K to K Transition is expanding its scope once again as it moves into its third and final year.
The program, aimed at helping Dothan-area preschoolers better prepare for kindergarten, will now extend its focus to include a class of 3-year-olds in addition to the 4-year-olds previously included in the project.
The…
