The Selma-Dallas Historic Preservation Society will hold its annual meeting on May 4 as part of Historic Preservation Month.
To celebrate Alabama’s admission to the union, Old Cahawba Park will be holding a “Happy Birthday Alabama” presentation from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Dec. 7. Alabama was admitted in December of 1819 and Cahaba served as the first permanent state capitol from 1820 to 1826. Cahaba is now a ghost town, being a […]
Historian Gary Anderson gives a tour during the Walking Tours.
The Selma and Dallas County Chamber of Commerce and Tourism Information is helping to promote tourism of Selma’s historic sites. On Aug. 14, in cooperation with the Alabama Tourism Department and the Alabama Chamber of Commerce, an “On Sacred Ground” familiarization tour through the Student Tourism Association was held in which 32 operators toured the […]
Temple Mishkan Israel. Photo from Facebook.
With four active members, Temple Mishkan Israel is a historic building that has not only served as sacred space for Selma’s Jewish community but also played a role in the Civil Rights Movement. According to the Jewish Federation of Central Alabama, the temple was first built in 1899 with a Romanesque Revival style of architecture. It […]