The Alabama Historical Association (est. 1947) of

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, United States, is an

historical society A historical society (sometimes also preservation society) is an organization dedicated to preserving, collecting, researching, and interpreting historical information or items. Originally, these societies were created as a way to help future gen ...

that aims to "discover, procure, preserve, and diffuse whatever may relate to the natural, civil, literary, cultural, economic, ecclesiastical, and political

history History (derived ) is the systematic study and the documentation of the human activity. The time period of event before the History of writing#Inventions of writing, invention of writing systems is considered prehistory. "History" is an umbr ...

of the state of Alabama." James Frederick Sulzby (1905-1988) served as president of the organization from 1947 through 1949. In 1948 the group launched the quarterly journal ''Alabama Review'' (). It also oversees a program of

historical markers A commemorative plaque, or simply plaque, or in other places referred to as a historical marker, historic marker, or historic plaque, is a plate of metal, ceramic, stone, wood, or other material, typically attached to a wall, stone, or other ...

throughout the state. Membership meetings are held at least annually. As of 2022, the president of AHA is Jim Bagget of the Birmingham Public Library.

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State historical societies of the United States 1947 establishments in Alabama Organizations based in Alabama History of Alabama {{Alabama-stub

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