Episode 064 AHA President Ruth Truss and Sect Mark Wilson discuss Truss's 2023-24 term of office

Alabama History Podcasts

Dr. Ruth Truss, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Montevallo, is the 2023-2024 president of the Alabama Historical Association. With long-time AHA Secretary Mark Wilson, she discusses her plans for her term in office, from maintaining the diversity initiatives of her predecessors to the programs for both the AHA Fall Pilgrimage (Sylacauga) and Annual Meeting (Huntsville). Links to things mentioned in the episode: City of Sylacauga (EOA article) https://encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/sylacauga/ Blue Bell Parlor (Alabama Travel Website) https://alabama.travel/places-to-go/blue-bell-creameries B.B. Comer Library https://www.bbcomerlibrary.net/ Pursell Farms https://pursellfarms.com City of Huntsville (EOA article) https://encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/huntsville/ U.S. Space and Rocket Center https://www.rocketcenter.com/ R. Isabela Morales, Happy Dreams of Liberty: An American Family in Slavery and Freedom: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/happy-dreams-of-liberty-9780197531792?cc=ca&lang=en& The Alabama Review https://www.alabamahistory.net/the-alabama-review Alabama Heritage https://www.alabamaheritage.com/ "The book I did with you [Marty]," The Great War in the Heart of Dixie https://www.uapress.ua.edu/9780817389277/the-great-war-in-the-heart-of-dixie/ Sarah Wiggins, The Journal of Sarah Haynsworth Gayle, 1827-1835 https://www.uapress.ua.edu/9780817361181/the-journal-of-sarah-haynsworth-gayle-18271835/ Rather read? Here's a link to the transcript: https://tinyurl.com/4duj5994 *Just a heads up – the transcript was generated by MS Word AI and lightly edited by Lukas Ducker and Marty Olliff. It 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/