PROJECTS

Public programs

Every year the Friends helps put on a wide variety of programs, including:

Food For Thought Lunchtime Lecture Series
Book Talks
Symposiums
Film Screenings

teacher workshops

Since 2019, the Friends have supported Alabama History Institutes, immersive professional development workshops in history and civics for

K-12 public, private, and homeschool educators.

student fellowships

Each year, the Friends of the Alabama Archives sponsors two $1,000 fellowships which are available to senior-level or graduate students in an Alabama college or university or to an Alabama resident in study at a school outside of the state.

ALABAMA HISTORY DAY
AWARDS

The Friends of the Alabama Archives awards a special prize for history research on each Alabama History Day.

Books

The Friends regularly facilitate subventions for the publishing of books about Alabama history. One such book was Alabama Quilts: From Wilderness to WWII, 1682-1950 by Mary Elizabeth Johnson Huff and Carole Ann King.

Museum store

The Friends of the Alabama Archives operates the Museum Store at the Archives and its online counterpart, Alabama Original.