Episode 93 -- King and Samry on AHA 2026 Mtg Fairhope

About this episode

Catherine King and Alan Samry discuss the unique history of Fairhope, Alabama, and upcoming tours related to the Alabama Historical Association meeting.

Air Date: March 2, 2026 Transcript: https://tinyurl.com/ychsuj82 Catherine King of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation and Alan Samry, a Fairhope librarian and local historian, present the unusual history of Fairhope, Alabama, and descriptions of historic sites on tours that are part of the April 11-13, 2026, meeting of the Alabama Historical Association. LINKS MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE Alabama Historical Association https://www.alabamahistory.net/ City of Fairhope https://www.fairhopeal.gov/ Fairhope (EOA) https://encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/fairhope/ Fairhope Single Tax Corporation https://www.fairhopesingletax.com/ Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Online Archives https://fairhopesingletax.pastperfectonline.com/ Coastal Alabama Community College (Fairhope Campus) https://www.coastalalabama.edu/about/locations/fairhope/ [Earnest B.] Gaston https://encyclopediaofalabama.org/media/ernest-berry-gaston/ Henry George https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_George Progress and Poverty https://archive.org/details/progresspoverty0000henr_m1z4/page/n5/mode/2up School of Organic Education (Bell Building)…

People in this episode

Host: Marty Olliff

Guests: Catherine King, Alan Samry

Topics covered

• Fairhope history
• Alabama Historical Association
• local tourism

Keywords

• Fairhope Single Tax Corporation
• historic sites
• local historian

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Online Archives, Coastal Alabama Community College

Books & works: King and Samry

Places: Fairhope, Alabama

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