Alabama, Old Southwest to Old South
| Dates: | September 1 - October 6, 2023 |
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| Meets: | F from 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM |
| Cost: | $55.00 |
Sorry, we are no longer accepting registrations for this course. Please contact our office to find out if it will be rescheduled, or if alternative classes are available.
This six-lesson course will examine the land that we know as Alabama as it developed from its earliest days as a part of an American territory in the late 1700s to its development into one of the most influential economic, political, and population centers in the South during the antebellum era. Covering the people, places, and events which played prominent roles in the state's formative era, it will introduce students to the tumultuous period in which the state took shape.
| Fee: | $55.00 |
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| Hours: | 9.00 |
Mike Bunn
Mike Bunn is a historian and author who has worked with several cultural heritage organizations in the Southeast. He currently serves as Director of Historic Blakeley State Park in Spanish Fort, Alabama. He is author or co-author of several books, including Old Southwest to Old South: Mississippi 1798-1840; Fourteenth Colony: The Forgotten Story of the Gulf Coast During America's Revolutionary Era; The Thunder and Lightning of Battle": The Assault on Fort Blakeley; Early Alabama: An Illustrated Guide to the Formative Years, 1798-1826; Alabama From Territory to Statehood: An Alabama Heritage Bicentennial Collection; Well Worth Stopping to See: Antebellum Columbus, Georgia Through the Eyes of Travelers; Civil War Eufaula; Battle for the Southern Frontier: The Creek War and the War of 1812; and Images of America: The Lower Chattahoochee River. Mike is editor of Muscogiana, the journal of the Muscogee County (Georgia) Genealogical Society. He is also the chair of the Baldwin County Historic Development Commission. Mike earned his undergraduate degree at Faulkner University and two masters degrees at the University of Alabama.| Date | Day | Time | Location |
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| 09/01/2023 | Friday | 3 PM to 4:30 PM | USA - University Commons 115 |
| 09/08/2023 | Friday | 3 PM to 4:30 PM | USA - University Commons 115 |
| 09/15/2023 | Friday | 3 PM to 4:30 PM | USA - University Commons 115 |
| 09/22/2023 | Friday | 3 PM to 4:30 PM | USA - University Commons 115 |
| 09/29/2023 | Friday | 3 PM to 4:30 PM | USA - University Commons 115 |
| 10/06/2023 | Friday | 3 PM to 4:30 PM | USA - University Commons 115 |