The Alabama Historical Association (est. 1947) of
Alabama
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, United States, is an
historical society
A historical society is non-profit organization dedicated to collecting, preserving, interpreting, and promoting the history of a particular place, group of people, or topic. They play a crucial role in promoting historical awareness and understan ...
that aims to "discover, procure, preserve, and diffuse whatever may relate to the natural, civil, literary, cultural, economic, ecclesiastical, and political
history
History is the systematic study of the past, focusing primarily on the Human history, human past. As an academic discipline, it analyses and interprets evidence to construct narratives about what happened and explain why it happened. Some t ...
of the state of Alabama." James Frederick Sulzby (1905-1988) served as president of the organization from 1947 through 1949. In 1948 the group launched the quarterly journal ''Alabama Review'' (). It also oversees a program of
historical markers throughout the state. Membership meetings are held at least annually.
As of 2022, the president of AHA is Jim Bagget of the Birmingham Public Library.
See also
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Alabama Department of Archives and History (est. 1901), government agency
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Alabama Historical Commission (est. 1966), government agency
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Alabama Historical Society (1850-1905)
References
Bibliography
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External links
Official site
State historical societies of the United States
1947 establishments in Alabama
Organizations based in Alabama
History of Alabama
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