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Johanna Harriet Monnish, known as Honor, was born to F.W. and Lillian Olmstead Monnish. She married W. H. Nicol in 1909. A description of the marriage was published in the Birmingham News on April 24, 1909 and is reprinted below.TUSKALOOSASpecial to…

The iconic Moon Winx Lodge sign shone on University Blvd. East in Alberta for more than 60 years. At one time, University Blvd. was the gateway to Tuscaloosa from Birmingham before McFarland Blvd. or Interstate 20/59 were built. Thousands of Alabama…

Betty Bailey Shirley avidly volunteered her service to the Tuscaloosa (AL) community. She was an out-spoken advocate for mental health in a time when mental health was greatly misunderstood. She championed support for children with disabilities…

A photo of Amanda Coupland, Tricia Lowery, and their two children after Amanda officially adopted them in 2014. The two children hold their adoption certificates.

A photograph of Amanda Lowery and Tricia Coupland, notable members of the Tuscaloosa Lesbian coalition, taken sometime in the early 90's. Amanda and Tricia began dating on September 30th, 1991, and held a Holy Union ceremony four years later. As…

On June 30, 1995, Tricia Lowery and Amanda Coupland held a Holy Union at the Presidential Pavilion on the University of Alabama campus.The ceremony was held on their anniversary, four years after they began dating, and was the first event of its kind…

The Lorrie Memorial Lending Library is located in the Holt community. The library is owned by God’s House, an independent church. The library occupies a former post office on the property of the church. The 4,000-volume library was named for the…

God's House is an independent Christian congregation that believes that classism, racism, sexism, and other social discriminations do not belong in the church. God’s House was established in August, 2002, and is served by two pastors, Rev. Helene…

The picture depicts a red phoenix logo of the Tuscaloosa Lesbian Coalition on a lavender shirt. The Tuscaloosa Lesbian Coalition was a community-based production group formed in 1986 by Rose Gladney and Marcia Winter to support lesbian concerns and…

The photo depicts the ceremony of the Holy Union of Amanda and Tricia Coupland, after being together for four years. This holy union took place at the Presidential Pavilion at the University of Alabama on June 30, 1995, almost 20 years before gay…