B.B. Comer Memorial Library presents The First Bank of Alabama Adult Lecture Series. "Welcome Back, History"
Participants may bring a sandwich for lunch with the library providing a drink and a dessert.
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Wayne Flynt
"Settling Sylacauga: An Alabama Family Migration Story"
Although my maternal grandmother's Cadenhead family lived in what is now Clay County in the 1840's, my connections to the County mainly are through my wife's people. Her father was born to the Smith family who lived in a cabin on the spine of the mountain between Ashland/Lineville and Sylacauga. A series of disasters led to the fragmentation of the family, some of whom remained and others who moved to Sylacauga in the 1920's. Although the specifics of when and why they moved may be unique, the story is universal and inspiring.
Wayne Flynt, one of the country's foremost historians, graduated from Anniston High School and Howard College (now Samford University) and took his doctorate at Florida State University. After teaching at Samford for twelve years, he became head of the history department at Auburn and retired as Distinguished Professor Emeritus in 2005. He has received numerous teaching awards and has written thirteen books that focus largely on the historical, economic and social fabric of Alabama, including Poor But Proud: Alabama's Poor Whites; Alabama in the Twentieth Century, and he co-authored Alabama: The History of a Deep South State. Flynt's friendship with Harper Lee was reflected in his book, Mockingbird Songs, with more to come in his soon to be published book, Evenings with Harper Lee. He was inducted into the Alabama Academy of Honor and was named Alabamian of the Year by the Mobile Register.
Date and Time
Wednesday Oct 13, 2021
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT
Wednesday, October 13, 2021 at 12 noon
Location
B.B. Comer Memorial Library Harry I. Brown Auditorium
Fees/Admission
Free