Episode 061 Peggy Allen Towns Recipient Of The 2022 Hamilton Award

Episode 61 – Peggy Allen Towns, winner of the Alabama Historical
Association's 2022 Virginia van der Veer Hamilton Award. Air Date:
April 3, 2023 Peggy Allen Towns, a historian of African American
life in North Alabama and resident of Decatur, discusses the
projects that led her to win the AHA's 2022 Virginia van Der Veer
Hamilton Award for contributions that encourage joint endeavors and
understanding among avocational and professional historians. Her
projects include videos, walking tours, historical markers, books
on local topics, and widespread consulting. Links to things
mentioned in the episode: Morgan County Archives:
https://morgancounty-al.gov/departments-services/archives/
Limestone County Archives:
https://limestonecounty-al.gov/departments/archives/ Video, "Lift
Every Voice and Sing: Decatur, Alabama's African-American
Pioneers": https://vimeo.com/32294344 Old Town Decatur OnCell Tour:
https://msnha.oncell.com/en/old-town-decatur-281499.html Muscle
Shoals National Heritage Area: https://msnha.una.edu/ ANHA Heart
& Soul magazine:
https://www.nationalheritageareas.us/heart-soul/ Alabama Historical
Commission Cemetery Program:
https://ahc.alabama.gov/cemeteryprogram.aspx Fort Henderson and
Trinity High School:
https://alabama.travel/places-to-go/fort-henderson-historic-site-and-trinity-high-school
Wallace Rayfield, Architect:
https://www.bhamwiki.com/w/Wallace_Rayfield Ellen Stephens
Hildredth of New Decatur, see "Early Efforts," "Women's Suffrage in
Alabama," Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_suffrage_in_Alabama Peggy
Allen Towns Author Page, Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/Peggy-Allen-Towns/e/B00GM1V6N6%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share
Facebook – Our Story, Decatur, AL and Surrounding Areas (created by
Peggy Allen Towns):
https://www.facebook.com/groups/492907950887933/ Rather read?
Here's a link to the transcript: https://tinyurl.com/yr68ah6m *Just
a heads up – the provided transcript 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/