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Welcome to the Alabama Veterans'
Museum and Archives
To read about the 'Honor Flights' go to
www.honorflight.net
View Photos of the
"Call
to All Veterans" at the Alabama Veterans' Museum
live entertainment by the Golden Age Band!
June Calendar:
Contact Director Thompson to sign up for the Adopt-A-Spot
clean up! The Museum's section is Elkton Road between Elm St and
Pryor. (approx 1 mile) Next Clean-up is June 27th.
July 4 Coffee Call
8:00AM-9:30AM
July 4th - Volunteers to help with the Reliance Bank Firecracker 4th of
July fireworks. From 3-8PM directing parking.
click here to read more activities at the Museum
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.
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.
For more information, or to volunteer, call the Museum at
256-771-7578 or
email
Hours Tuesday thru Saturday from 9:00AM - 2:00PM - Scheduled
group tours available.
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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 story of Pearl Harbor & our local veterans
The Maytear Washer - Hal Spencer
Touch the Button Nell - Lifford French
War is Tragedy - Douglas Cohn
When Duty Called - Jerry Barksdale
View
Victory Garden Exhibit
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