Renovation on the building that will house the future Selma Interpretive Center recently began downtown.The former bank and retail building at the corner of Broad Street and Water Avenue will become the first point of the Selma-to-Montgomery National Historic Trail. The second point is the Lowndes Interpretive Center at White Hall, which is already open. The third point will be at Alabama State University in Montgomery.
To view more photos of the building, visit the City of Selma, Alabama Facebook site.
The cats have spring fever! They are staying out most of the day and night! I snapped a photo of this one at dusk as she surveyed the yard from our ginkgo tree.
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A small model of the Brooke Cannon at the Old Depot Museum caught the interest of Truman Shaw, right, of Montevallo. Shaw was among a group of 15 people from Montevallo's First Baptist Church Silver Club who toured the museum this morning. At left, museum curator Jean Martin explains the history of the cannon, which was manufactured in Selma during the Civil War. In fact, the cannon and other Confederate munitions have a Montevallo connection. The iron used by Selma's arsenal and naval yard was shipped by rail from ironworks at Montevallo and Tannehill.
Read more about the Brooke Cannon HERE.
I took this photo for the spring blossoms, but the house is "almost home." It's architecture is very similar to that of the 1890 Victorian in which I grew up. The main differences are that the porch on our house was wider and had a turret above a swing on the left side, and the decorative trim on this house is a bit fancier.
After the Bradford Pear and forsythia, the glorious redbud arrives in full regalia to ring in spring! Apparently all the rain this winter is treating us to abundant blossoms...just waiting for the azaleas to peak now. (Yes, due to the extreme cold late this winter, spring is running behind, at least by three weeks!)
A young boy places a flower on the cross in front of Elkdale Baptist Church on Easter Sunday. The decorated cross has become a tradition at Elkdale and other churches in the area, signifying the joy for believers in Christ's sacrifice and resurrection.
Hallelujah! Christ the Lord is risen today!
The Good News will be repeated in Christian churches around the world this morning in celebration of a living Savior.
In Selma, I thought the butterfly above a bed of pastel pansies at St. Paul's Episcopal church just looks like Easter! The butterfly was sponsored by the church during the 2008 Butterfly Project and still stands in the church's courtyard. Thanks to Christine Weerts for submitting this beautiful photograph.
The preschoolers and kindergartners at Leika's treated Selmians to an Easter Parade Friday morning. The annual event gives them a chance to show off their decorated hats of ribbon, Easter eggs, grass and net.
Thanks to Christine Weerts for submitting this cute photo!
There probably aren't many independently owned retail stores that can claim 50 years in business, but Gray's Furniture in Selma can!
Margaret Gray Cogle, right, owner of Gray's Furniture, talks to a friend and customer Tuesday during the 50th anniversary open house of the store. The business was founded in April 1960 by her father, Charles Gray.
A stained-glass window in the Pew House (which was on this year's Pilgrimage tour) is quite appropriate for Holy Week.
The center panel shows Jesus praying in the Garden of Gethsemane just before his arrest by the Romans. In the prayer, Jesus said, "Father, if it is Your will, take this cup away from Me; nevertheless not My will, but Yours, be done."
