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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…

A photograph of J. H.(James Harris) Fitts from the book, Genealogy of the Fitts or Fitz Family in America by J. H. Fitts, 1897.Fitts was born in 1830 in Jackson, Alabama.  He graduated from the University of Alabama in 1852 with a M.A. degree.  He…

The old Alabama State Capitol Building in Tuscaloosa was decorated for the wedding of Ladie Fonville and Clifton Penick. The Alabama State Capitol was located in Tuscaloosa from 1826 until 1847. The stone foundation of the capitol was laid in 1827…

On December 22, 1940, the USS Tuscaloosa embarked from the Naval Operating Base at Norfolk, VA carrying Admiral William D. Leahy (1875-1959), the newly designated Ambassador to France, and his wife Louise, for passage to Lisbon, Portugal and thence…

Cadets from the British Royal Air Force march to their Army training planes at Hargrove Van de Graaff Airport June 10, 1941, as they prepare to begin their instruction by pilots of the Alabama Institute of Aeronautics. As the first contingent of…

Johnny Mack Brown is shown with his daughter Cynthia and horse Rebel in this photo that was sent to Dayton Hale Jr. of Tuscaloosa, a cousin to Brown's wife Connie

Johnny Mack Brown was born on September 1, 1904, in Dothan. His expertise on the…

Johnny Mack Brown is shown having tea with his wife Connie at the home of Snow Hinton on Queen City Avenue in Tuscaloosa.

Johnny Mack Brown was born on September 1, 1904, in Dothan. His expertise on the footfall field earned him a football…