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The new Central YMCA Building on 10th street was formally opened and dedicated on Sunday, April 5, 1959, at 3 PM.

The photograph shows from left to right: Harlan Meredith, Y President; Charles Whorton of Atlanta, general secretary for the YMCA…

A new bus for the YMCA was made possible by contributions from the Pilot Club and proceeds from the Y's Men's Christmas tree sale and the boy's candy sale.

In this photo Mrs. Mary Kate Agnew of the Pilot Club is presenting a check for $500 to…

Indian Guides was a program created in the Young Mens Christian Association to foster companionship between a father and his son through shared activities like camping, meetings and competitions. In 2006, YMCA Indian Guides celebrated 80 years as a…

The Holt Hi-Y Club takes gift baskets to shut-ins around 1949. Holding the left tray are Faye Pittman, Verna Mae Skelton, Eleanor Pate, Barbara Clements and Cora Stone. Holding the right tray are Florine May, Joyce Causey, Judy Hamner, Margie Scales…

This group called themselves "The Rockettes" for a 1960 Talent Show at Tuscaloosa High School. They danced the "Highland Fling" for the show and for the YMCA membership drive publicity. Their costumes were made by Alice Raiford, a board member of the…

Owen Meredith, Bert Bank and William "Billy" Dunham represent the Tuscaloosa Jaycees in this photo. Jaycees were the Junior Chamber of Commerce.

This photo shows the Searcy House when it was used for the Tuscaloosa Public Library from 1926 to 1958.

The two-story Searcy House was built in 1904 by George Searcy, a Tuscaloosa banker and businessman. It was sold to Tuscaloosa County in 1925…

This photo published in the Tuscaloosa News, November 12, 1970, shows the reference area of the library when it was housed in Jemison-Van de Graaff Mansion. In 1955, the house then owned by the Burchfields was purchased by the YMCA for $70,000. In a…

This photo shows the Tuscaloosa Public Library when it was located in the house now known as the Jemison-Van de Graaff Mansion. In 1955, the house then owned by the Burchfields was purchased by the YMCA for $70,000. In a prearranged agreement, it…

The program from the dedication of the Taylorville-Brown Branch of the Tuscaloosa Public Library. The Brown Branch is located within the Bobby Miller Center, 352 Bobby Miller Parkway, Tuscaloosa.