You might be interested to know that located in downtown Montgomery, the Museum of Alabama presents before you Alabama’s past from prehistory to the present. You will also come to know that the Museum is located at the Alabama Department of Archives and History (ADAH), the nation’s oldest state-funded, independent archival and historical agency along with the promptcharters.com

You will find here permanent exhibitions at the Museum of Alabama include The Land of Alabama, introducing the geology and natural resources that helped shape the state’s history, and The First Alabamians, featuring artifacts, murals, and a diorama that tell the inspiring story of fourteen thousand years of Native American culture.

It is interesting to note that nearly 800 artifacts, hundreds of images and documents, and twenty-two audiovisual programs tell the story of struggles over the land, the rise of a cotton economy, the Civil War, industrialization, world wars, civil rights, the race to the moon, and more. Voices taken from diaries, letters, speeches, songs, and other sources convey the experiences of Alabamians who lived through and shaped the history of these periods.

Just enjoy the museum’s interactive educational resources for children and families in the Hands-On-Gallery and Grandma’s Attic. Here, families and children can dress in period costumes, play with toys from bygone eras, make their own crafts, listen to stories, and much more.

Spring 2016 Schedule

MARCH
26 – Junior Naturalist Program – Water Science
Have you ever wanted to learn how to identify trees, leaves, flowers, and insects? Then this is the program for you! Join us as we visit local sites and learn about nature. 3rd-6th grade explorers. 10 AM – 12 PM. $10 per session. Space is limited, and registration is required.

APRIL
1- Growing Up Wild Preschool Friday
Ready, set, grow! Preschoolers and their caregivers are invited to explore the Museum and learn about nature through activities, crafts and stories. $2 per child and caregiver. 10:00 a.m.– noon.

2- JCC Sanders Lecture Series Lecture
Christopher L. McIlwain – “Civil War Alabama”
Dr. George C. Rable – “The Universal Yankee Nation”
Dr. Earl J. Hess – “Braxton Bragg: The Best-Hated Man of the Confederacy”
Paul Bryant, Jr. – JCC Sanders Memorial Service
10:00AM – 2:00 PM. Free lunch provided. RSVP (205) 348-7551 or e-mail ajones@ua.edu by March 30, 2016

4 – Museum Monday
Come experience the Museum in a whole new way! Stomp around with dinosaurs, unearth rocks and minerals, and discover a host of other natural wonders. For K-2nd grade explorers. 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. $8 per session. Registration is required.

8 – Watershed Fest

17 – Science Sunday: Aquatic Alabama
Alabama has the some of the most ecologically diverse waterways in the United States. Join us as we celebrate Alabama’s waterways, life that is supported by them, and the challenges they face with presenters from both UA and Tuscaloosa community. 1:00 pm – 4:20 pm. Free and fun for all ages!

18 – Dr Lee Berger Lecture “Almost Human: The Discovery of Homo naledi”
University of Alabama Museums is bringing Dr. Lee Berger to campus to speak on April 18 at 7:30 p.m. in the UA Biology Building Auditorium. Admission is free, and seating will be first-come, first-serve.
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23 – Living History Festival
Meet and talk to historic figures from the University of Alabama Museum’s and UA’s past as they bring their stories to life. Discover how these important people shaped history and played significant roles in the story of the University. Tours from 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. every half an hour.

MAY
2 – Museum Monday
Come experience the Museum in a whole new way! Stomp around with dinosaurs, unearth rocks and minerals, and discover a host of other natural wonders. For K-2nd grade explorers. 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. $8 per session. Registration is required.

6- Growing Up Wild Preschool Friday
Ready, set, grow! Preschoolers and their caregivers are invited to explore the Museum and learn about nature through activities, crafts and stories. $2 per child and caregiver. 10:00 a.m.– noon.

14 – Junior Naturalist Program – Tree Identification
Have you ever wanted to learn how to identify trees, leaves, flowers, and insects? Then this is the program for you! Join us as we visit local sites and learn about nature. 3rd-6th grade explorers. 10 AM – 12 PM. $10 per session. Space is limited, and registration is required.

The Alabama Museum of Natural History, Smith Hall, UA Campus
For more UA Museums events, visit The University of Alabama’s Calendar of Events.
http://almnh.ua.edu/upcoming-events.html

It will interest you to know that set along the Gulf of Mexico, Mobile Bay is a scenic area of Alabama’s coastline. You will enjoy here beaches and historic areas attracting people from all around the world along with the promptcharters.com
Dauphin Island, located in the Bay, is a barrier island with a small town, also known as Dauphin Island. Also located here is historic Fort Gaines, built in the early 1800s.

http://www.planetware.com/tourist-attractions/alabama-usal.htm

You might be interested to know that the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa began in 1827 and today the campus inhouses an art gallery, 50-acre arboretum, pre-Civil War classroom, two museums, and the Gorgas House, which now serves as a museum along with the promptcharters.com

You will aslo love the Gorgas House built in 1829 as the first structure completed on the campus by renowned architect William Nichols.

It is interesting to see here the Alabama Museum of Natural History being located in Smith Hall, the first building to be built on the University of Alabama campus in Tuscaloosa in the 20th C. Enjoy here the exhibits like displays from the Age of Dinosaurs, the Coal Age, and the Ice Age. Visitors can also view the Hodges meteorite, the only meteorite known to have struck a human.

Then there is the Paul W. Bryant Museum highlighting the history of the University of Alabama football tradition back to its beginning in 1892. The collections highlight other sports played by University athletes as well.
http://www.ua.edu

You might have heard songs like “Sweet Home Alabama,” and the city has the rich and dynamic musical history. Music legends such as Nat King Cole, W.C. Handy and Hank Williams were born in Alabama, and artists such as Aretha Franklin and The Rolling Stones came to Alabama to record in Muscle Shoals, part of the southern music triangle with Memphis and Nashville. You can also explore famous recording studios and music museums as well.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Alabama

4,802,740 Alabama residents
760,000 visitors across 22 state parks
77,000 miles of river and stream channels
52,419 square miles, 190 miles wide and 330 miles long
2,407 feet at highest point, Mount Cheaha
1,200 sites included in the National Register of Historic Places
468 holes of championship-caliber golf on the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail
347 species of birds on Dauphin Island
240 species of commercially harvested freshwater fish, marine fish and shellfish
100 historic antebellum homes
67 counties and 460 incorporated cities and towns
61 colleges and universities
53 miles of coastline
36 National Historic Landmarks
11 historic covered bridges
1 National Monument

http://alabama.travel/visitor-tips

You will enjoy here a unique, hands-on experience interacting with history. A talking tree, 46-foot keel boat, talking clock and preschool learning center and Biscuit’s Backyard are just some of the interactive exhibits along with the promptcharters.com
http://www.earlyworks.com

What you will see here is the memorabilia honoring the attainment of Voting Rights. Just see the exhibits depicting the voting rights struggle in America from “Bloody Sunday,” the Selma to Montgomery March, and the Civil Rights Movement along with the promptcharters.com

EXHIBITS:

REV. JESSE LOUIS JACKSON – MOMENTS IN TIME
NON VIOLENCE EXHIBIT
KKK EXHIBIT
MLK EXHIBIT
THE MOVEMENT EXHIBIT:
– ALBANY, GA.
– ST. AUGUSTINE, FL.
– GREENWOOD, MS.
– SELMA, AL – SNCC, NAACP, CORE, URBAN LEAGUE, DALLAS COUNTY VOTERS LEAGUE
THE WINDOW EXHIBIT
SHERRIF JIM CLARK
VOTING BOOTH EXHIBIT
JAIL EXHIBIT
J.F.K. EXHIBIT

Current Events:

March, 2016
Super Tuesday, Voter Registration, All Month every Tuesday – Rose Sanders, Sam Walker, All Counties.

August 1, 2015 to August 31, 2016
NVRMI Memorial Brick Project.

August 6, 2016
In Memoriam – Mourning the Loss of our Vote. The National Voting Rights Museum & All Counties.

November 2016
Annual Living Legends & Membership Banquet.

March 2, 2017 – March 7, 2017
Bridge Crossing Jubilee “Continuing the Spirit of the 50th”.

http://www.nvrmi.com

You might be interested to know that the Montgomery Zoo is 40 acres of habitats from five continents with naturalistic, barrier-free exhibits and more than 600 animals. You can also enjoy here dining at the Overlook Cafe, explore the gift shop and take a train ride around the park to get the complete experience along with the promptcharters.com

http://www.montgomeryzoo.com

It is interesting to note that the Huntsville Botanical Garden within 112 acre oasis, open year-round that features the nation’s largest seasonal butterfly house and nature center.
Enjoy the nice aquatic garden, nature trails or numerous specialty gardens along with the promptcharters.com

Your children are sure yto enjoy the two-acre Children’s Garden with gardens themed with water, dinosaurs, rainbows, mazes, outer space and more. Participate in festivals like Huntsville Blooms, Scarecrow Trail and Galaxy of Lights. We offer special events, classes, activities and school programs. You can also enjoy here the wildly popular gift shop and delicious café.

http://www.hsvbg.org

You might be interested to enjoy the 750-acre park having camping, hiking trails, biking trails and a golf course. The Aquatic Center features a wave pool, Olympic-size diving pool, water slides and kiddie pools. The park also features a year-round ice skating complex along with the promptcharters.com

http://www.pointmallardpark.com