Episode 064 AHA President Ruth Truss and Sect Mark Wilson discuss Truss's 2023-24 term of office

Dr. Ruth Truss, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the
University of Montevallo, is the 2023-2024 president of the Alabama
Historical Association. With long-time AHA Secretary Mark Wilson,
she discusses her plans for her term in office, from maintaining
the diversity initiatives of her predecessors to the programs for
both the AHA Fall Pilgrimage (Sylacauga) and Annual Meeting
(Huntsville). Links to things mentioned in the episode: City of
Sylacauga (EOA article)
https://encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/sylacauga/ Blue Bell
Parlor (Alabama Travel Website)
https://alabama.travel/places-to-go/blue-bell-creameries B.B. Comer
Library https://www.bbcomerlibrary.net/ Pursell Farms
https://pursellfarms.com City of Huntsville (EOA article)
https://encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/huntsville/ U.S. Space
and Rocket Center https://www.rocketcenter.com/ R. Isabela Morales,
Happy Dreams of Liberty: An American Family in Slavery and Freedom:
https://global.oup.com/academic/product/happy-dreams-of-liberty-9780197531792?cc=ca&lang=en&
The Alabama Review
https://www.alabamahistory.net/the-alabama-review Alabama Heritage
https://www.alabamaheritage.com/ "The book I did with you [Marty],"
The Great War in the Heart of Dixie
https://www.uapress.ua.edu/9780817389277/the-great-war-in-the-heart-of-dixie/
Sarah Wiggins, The Journal of Sarah Haynsworth Gayle, 1827-1835
https://www.uapress.ua.edu/9780817361181/the-journal-of-sarah-haynsworth-gayle-18271835/
Rather read? Here's a link to the transcript:
https://tinyurl.com/4duj5994 *Just a heads up – the transcript was
generated by MS Word AI and lightly edited by Lukas Ducker and
Marty Olliff. It is likely to be less than 100% accurate. The
Alabama History Podcast's producer is Marty Olliff and its
associate producer is Laura Murray. Founded in 1947, the Alabama
Historical Association is the oldest statewide historical society
in Alabama. The AHA provides opportunities for meaningful
engagement with the past through publications, meetings, historical
markers, and other programs. See the website
https://www.alabamahistory.net/