TUSCUMBIA-The Tuscumbia Civitan Club announces production of the 2021 Civitan Christmas Ornament featuring Commercial Row, located on the north side of West Fifth Street, between Main and Water Streets. It …
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Colbert Landmarks Foundation to Meet at Old Grace Church, Sheffield
by Ninon Parkerby Ninon ParkerSHEFFIELD– The Colbert County Historical Landmarks Foundation will hold its fall meeting on Sunday, November 21, at 2:00 p.m. at Old Grace Church (venue) located at 700 N. Montgomery …
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TUSCUMBIA-The annual memorial service at St. John’s Episcopal Church, Tuscumbia, will be held on Sunday, November 7, at 3 p.m. The public is invited to attend this All Saint’s Day …
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‘Cold Weather Comforts” exhibit will feature antique, vintage quilts and oil lamps at Belle Mont Manison
by Ninon Parkerby Ninon ParkerTUSCUMBIA-As cooler weather approaches, Belle Mont Mansion will host a new exhibit titled “Cold Weather Comforts,” featuring a display of antique and vintage quilts and oil lamps. The exhibit will …
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Quilt and Oil Lamp Exhibit to be held at Belle Mont Mansion during the month of October
by Ninon Parkerby Ninon ParkerTUSCUMBIA-“Cold Weather Comforts” Programs – Belle Mont Mansion will present a “show and tell” discussion of quilts led by Glenn Rikard, on the courtyard of Belle Mont, at 1:00 p.m. each …
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TUSCUMBIA-The Alabama Historical Commission recently added a Tuscumbia property to the official Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage. “Shady Dell”, the home of Dr. A.W. Davis, the first African American …
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Belle Mont to host Music at the Mansion as part of W.C. Handy Festival
by Ninon Parkerby Ninon ParkerTUSCUMBIA-Belle Mont Mansion will host “Music at the Mansion” on Saturday, July 31, from 3-5 p.m. as part of the annual W.C. Handy Festival. The event will feature live music …
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TUSCUMBIA-Celebrate the season at “Dickens Day Downtown”, a modified version of Tuscumbia’s annual “It’s a Dickens Christmas, Y’all” Festival. The event is scheduled for Saturday, December 12, 10:00 a.m. – …
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Belle Mont Mansion Presents Joyce Cauthen for “Fiddlers, Banjo Players and Strawbeaters: Alabama’s First Pop Musicians”
by Ninon Parkerby Ninon ParkerTUSCUMBIA-Belle Mont Mansion hosts Alabama Humanities Foundation Joyce Cauthen, director emeritus of the Alabama Folklife Association, who will present “Fiddlers, Banjo Players and Strawbeaters” on Sunday, February 23, at 2:30 …
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Belle Mont Mansion’s Old-Fashioned Holiday Celebration Set for December 8
by Ninon Parkerby Ninon ParkerTUSCUMBIA – One of Alabama’s most distinguished antebellum homes, Belle Mont Mansion in Tuscumbia, Alabama, will celebrate the holiday season with “A Plantation Christmas” on Sunday, December 8. The afternoon …
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Original Colbert County Courthouse is the 2019 Tuscumbia Civitan Ornament
by Ninon Parkerby Ninon ParkerTUSCUMBIA-The Tuscumbia Civitan Club announces production of the 2019 Civitan Christmas Ornament featuring Colbert County’s original courthouse. It is the 24th ornament in the on-going series that showcases historical sites …
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Tuscumbia Historic Preservation Commission Presents Public Meeting with Dr. Caroline Swope October 1
by Ninon Parkerby Ninon ParkerTUSCUMBIA-The Tuscumbia Historic Preservation Commission will hear the second part of a review of historic properties that are located within the Tuscumbia National Register District on Tuesday, October 1, at …
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TUSCUMBIA-The Tuscumbia Bicentennial Commission will host “Sunday in the South”, a community dinner and afternoon of family fun on the grounds of the Colbert County Courthouse, 201 N. Main St., …
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Tuscumbia Will Celebrate Railroad Heritage as Part of the Alabama Bicentennial
by Ninon Parkerby Ninon ParkerTUSCUMBIA-In recognition of Alabama’s Bicentennial and in honor of Tuscumbia’s illustrious railroad history, the City will host an event dedicated to railroad families of the Shoals. Hail the Rail – …
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“Art of the Dish” – Antique and Vintage China Exhibit, Luncheons and Program to be Presented at Belle Mont Mansion
by Ninon Parkerby Ninon ParkerTUSCUMBIA-“The Art of the Dish” – Antique and Vintage China Exhibit, an Alabama Bicentennial event, will open at Belle Mont Mansion, 1569 Cook Lane, Tuscumbia, on Thurs., June 27, and …
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Special Bicentennial Program: “My Alabama: John Dersham Photographs a State”
by Ninon Parkerby Ninon ParkerTUSCUMBIA-In celebration of Alabama’s Bicentennial, the Colbert County Historical Landmarks Foundation will present John Alexander Dersham, award-winning photographer and author of a new coffee table book, My Alabama: John Dersham …
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Tuscumbia to Celebrate Railroad History as Part of the Alabama Bicentennial
by Ninon Parkerby Ninon ParkerTUSCUMBIA-Tuscumbia On July 13, the City of Tuscumbia will celebrate a special day designed to bring attention to the important railroad history of the town. “Hail the Rail – Tuscumbia …
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Susan Rowe to Demonstrate Floral Arranging During a Luncheon Program at Belle Mont Mansion
by Ninon Parkerby Ninon ParkerTUSCUMBIA-Susan Rowe, of Flori Designs in Florence, will share secrets and successes in flower arranging during a special luncheon program and demonstration at Belle Mont Mansion on Wednesday, March 27. …
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TUSCUMBIA-Belle Mont Mansion will hold a spring clean-up day, on Saturday, April 6, beginning at 9:00 am, at the museum, 1569 Cook Lane, Tuscumbia. “Belle Mont Beautification Day” is part …
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Noted Artisan Will Offer Second Rug Hooking Workshop at Belle Mont Mansion
by Ninon Parkerby Ninon ParkerTUSCUMBIA-Due to the large response to a previously offered workshop, Anne Norvell, owner of Counting Sheep Rug Hooking Shop in Florence will return to Belle Mont Mansion (1569 Cook Lane, …