Episode 061 Peggy Allen Towns Recipient Of The 2022 Hamilton Award

Alabama History Podcasts

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/