Alabama Veterans museum and archives in Athens Alabama


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Welcome to the Alabama Veterans Museum and Archives

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Museum Foundation! Become a member of the Alabama Veterans Museum Foundation. The focus of our museum is to tell the stories of our nations veterans through the eyes of Alabama locals who have served in times of war and peace. View membership levels  For more information contact the Museum with your monetary gift to ensure our children will have a place to remember those who fought for our freedom! Director Sandy Thompson 256.771.7578 email
 
Can you volunteer at the Museum? If you have a few hours per week and would like to help out, please call the museum at 256.771.7578. Pick the days and hours you would like to volunteer.
 
ABOUT THE MUSEUM:
The Alabama Veterans Museum and Archives, located in the old L&N Freight Depot in Athens, was the brainchild of the late Limestone County, Alabama, Veterans Service Officer Kenneth David. After collecting artifacts for an exhibit to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II in 1995, Ken still had many artifacts left after the exhibit closed that contributors didn’t retrieve. He wanted a permanent place to display the artifacts to honor the brave men and women from the Civil War to the present who fought and died to keep our land free.
 
The Alabama Veterans Museum and Archives opened its doors in 2000 with a few primitive displays and much renovation work still to be done. We had our Grand Opening and Dedication service on Nov. 10, 2002. Our guest speaker was Johnny Spann of Winfield, Ala., father of Mike Spann, the first American killed in Afghanistan in the wake of the terrorist attack on America. One week later, Ken David lost his battle with cancer.
 

The museum is divided into three areas: the Tyler Craig Memorial Library; the Bob McAbee Exhibit Hall, and the Wendell Powers Auditorium to commemorate the untold hours of volunteer labor these three museum board members gave, and continue to give, to this building.

We have heard it commented by visitors who have seen military museum throughout the U.S. that the charm of this museum is that it celebrates the accomplishments and sacrifices of the local service person and their family on the home front, rather than extolling the oft-told glory of their commanders.

The Website is dedicated to Ken David and all the volunteers who have made this endeavor possible. We are staffed with volunteers. We welcome any assistance or donations.


 
 
The Museum's Cookbook 'Veterans Vittles on sale NOW! Price is only $12. available in the Gift Shop of the Museum. Thank you to everyone who submitted to our cookbook.
 
Flags Over Athens - The American Flags will be flying on Highway 31 & Hobbs Street on all the observed Military Holidays. If you would like to have a flag flown in honor or in memory of your Veteran contact the Museum to purchase your flag! more information click here
 
Our library is now open for business, Come by and see the collection we have of books, videos and magazines. We would like to thank Carol Hamilton & Linda Wilson for the dedication of seeing this enormous project thru. The Library is located upstairs.
 
Bill Legg and Sam Gibbons of Athens Alabama.
Bill Legg and Sam Gibbons will be forever missed!

Would you like to honor the men and women who have served our country? Many ask "what they can do"? By helping to preserve their memories here in the Museum you can do more than honor those who served, you can help us teach our children and our neighbors of the price that is paid for our freedom.

We invite you to tour our facility free of charge, (donations are cheerfully accepted) anytime you are in history-rich North Alabama. But until you can plan a trip our way, please take a moment to see a few of our exhibits on this Website.

 

For more information, or to volunteer, call the Museum at 256-771-7578 or email

Hours Monday thru Saturday from 9:00AM - 3:00PM - Scheduled group tours available.

Alabama veterans museum and archives remembering our militry forces on Memorial Day

 


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Veterans
Voice Vol 8-
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Newsletter 2011

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Newsletter 2011

Veterans Voice Vol 6 - May Newsletter 2011

Veterans Voice Vol 5 - December  Newsletter 2010

Veteran's Voice Vol 4 - August Newsletter 2010

Veteran's Voice Vol 3  - March Newsletter 2010

Veteran's Voice Vol 2 October Newsletter 2009

Read the stories from our local veterans

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Kenneth Black - Bayoneted in Foxhole

George Cooper - Once a Marine always a Marine

Wayne Hamilton - The jungles of Guadalcanal

Leathernecks on Iwo Jima

The Maytear Washer - Hal Spencer

Touch the Button Nell - Lifford French

War is Tragedy - Douglas Cohn

When Duty Called - Jerry Barksdale

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Victory Garden Exhibit

Pearl Harbor Remembered
- Jerry Barksdale


 

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