Special Sale Tuesday, September 29^th -Thursday, October 1^st at Miss Minnie Sue’s Cottage, 622 McLeod Street, Selma from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. Combination of several people selling A to Z items. A Tea Room Luncheon will be available from 11:00 am to 1:30 pm. Contact Mary Caine by September 26^th at 334-412-1587 to reserve a spot. Space is limited. Cash/Check with ID. All Sales are Final. No Returns, Guarantee, or Warranties. Be prepared to load and move on the day of purchase.

Selma Redevelopment Authority Meeting

Thursday, September 29, 2022

at 4:00 pm

at MK 87 Restaurant

located at 100 Broad Street.

The Selma and Dallas County Historic Preservation Society 

invites you to attend 

Tuesday, September 29, 2022

at the Gillis House

623 Mabry Street, in Heritage Village

5:30 pm

Our very own Rosalie Bjelke will be speaking on the history of the camellia and how it ended up in Alabama. A reception will follow the program. This event is free to SDCHPS members and is $10 for non-members with the opportunity to join SDCHPS. Please reply to 334-412-8550. 

Special Sale Tuesday, September 29^th -Thursday, October 1^st at Miss Minnie Sue’s Cottage, 622 McLeod Street, Selma from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. Combination of several people selling A to Z items. A Tea Room Luncheon will be available from 11:00 am to 1:30 pm. Contact Mary Caine by September 26^th at 334-412-1587 to reserve a spot. Space is limited. Cash/Check with ID. All Sales are Final. No Returns, Guarantee, or Warranties. Be prepared to load and move on the day of purchase.

Special Sale Tuesday, September 29^th -Thursday, October 1^st at Miss Minnie Sue’s Cottage, 622 McLeod Street, Selma from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. Combination of several people selling A to Z items. A Tea Room Luncheon will be available from 11:00 am to 1:30 pm. Contact Mary Caine by September 26^th at 334-412-1587 to reserve a spot. Space is limited. Cash/Check with ID. All Sales are Final. No Returns, Guarantee, or Warranties. Be prepared to load and move on the day of purchase.

Cemetery Walking Tour at Old Cahawba set for Oct. 1

Contact: Jonathan Matthews, 334-872-8058

(Orrville, AL) Old Cahawba Archaeological Park, a historic site operated by the Alabama Historical Commission, will host a Cemetery Walking Tour on Saturday, Oct. 1, from 10 a.m.-11 a.m.

The mysterious antiquity of Alabama’s most famous ghost town is apparent in the richly layered histories of its cemeteries. On October 1, at 10 a.m. a guided tour of one of Old Cahawba’s cemeteries, established in 1851, will explore the heartbreak and heartache experienced by Cahawba’s perpetual residents.

This “belles and beaus” themed graveyard tour will introduce residents like Augustus Hatcher Jackson who dreamed of a long life with his young bride before a horrible tragedy cut their marriage short. Other graves like those in William Curtis’ family plot will be visited. Participants will learn about his son-in-law, Rev. James Cotten, a man who had not known true love until he met William’s daughter, Miss Lucy. Papa Curtis reacted badly to both her wedding to Cotten and her untimely death.

Tickets are $8 each and available at the Old Cahawba Visitor Center. The tour is allotted for a maximum of 20 participants. Interested parties are encouraged to purchase their tickets in advance of the event. Tickets may be purchased by calling 334-872-8058. Old Cahawba accepts all major credit cards. On the day of the event, participants will meet at the Visitor Center, rain or shine.

Old Cahawba lies at the confluence of the Alabama and Cahaba Rivers, and from 1819 to 1826 it served as Alabama’s first capital. From downtown Selma, take Highway 22 (Dallas Avenue) west 8.6 miles. Cross over the Cahaba River and turn left onto County Road 9 and follow this 3.3 miles until it dead ends. Turn left onto County Road 2 and follow this 1.5 miles until you see the Visitor Center on the right. Visitor Center Address: 9518 Cahaba Road, Orrville, AL 36767.

To learn more about Old Cahawba, or the Alabama Historical Commission, please visit www.ahc.alabama.gov.

About Old Cahawba

Old Cahawba lies at the confluence of the Alabama and Cahaba Rivers, and from 1819 to 1826 it served as Alabama’s first capital. Today, the Alabama Historical Commission owns and operates this significant archaeological site.

About the Alabama Historical Commission

Located in historic downtown Montgomery at 468 S. Perry Street, the Alabama Historical Commission is the state historic preservation agency for Alabama. The agency was created by an act of the state legislature in 1966 with a mission to protect, preserve and interpret Alabama’s historic places. AHC works to accomplish its mission through two fields of endeavor: Preservation and promotion of state-owned historic sites as public attractions; and, statewide programs to assist people, groups, towns, and cities with local preservation activities. For a complete list of programs and properties owned and operated by the AHC, hours of operation, and admission fees please visit ahc.alabama.gov

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