Episode 85 - Matthew Downs, 2025-26 AHA President

About this episode

Dr. Matthew Downs discusses the AHA's upcoming programs and projects for 2025-2026.

Air date: July 7, 2025 Alabama Historical Association president for 2025-2026, Dr. Matthew Downs, discusses the AHA’s program for the upcoming year. He describes the October 24-25, 2025 Fall Pilgrimage in Guntersville and the April 9-11, 2026 annual meeting in Fairhope. Downs also talks about the importance of the Alabama Review that he edits and two AHA projects – the Speakers Bureau and the AHA Digitally Enhanced Marker map. Transcript here: https://tinyurl.com/mw79d3ms Links mentioned in the episode Alabama Historical Association: https://www.alabamahistory.net/ Alabama Review: https://www.alabamahistory.net/the-alabama-review Downs’s book Transforming the South: https://lsupress.org/9780807157145/transforming-the-south/ Alabama History Podcast Episode 15 (Downs on Transforming the South): https://soundcloud.com/alabamahistory/aha-015 Guntersville Historical Society: https://www.facebook.com/guntersvillehistoricalsociety/ Alabama History Podcast Episode 71 (Guntersville Historical Society): https://soundcloud.com/alabamahistory/aha-071 Lisa Shaul’s book Midnight Cry: https://ugapress.org/book/9781588385338/midnight-cry/ Fairhope, AL: https://www.fairhopeal.gov/ Coastal Alabama…

People in this episode

Host: Marty Olliff

Guest: Dr Matthew Downs

Topics covered

• Alabama Historical Association
• Fall Pilgrimage
• annual meeting
• Alabama Review
• Speakers Bureau
• Digitally Enhanced Marker map

Keywords

• Alabama history
• Guntersville
• Fairhope
• historical society
• publications

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Transforming the South, Midnight Cry

Books & works: Transforming the South, Downs on Transforming the South, Alabama History Podcast, Midnight Cry

Places: Guntersville, Fairhope, AL, Alabama

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