Church Street United Methodist Church celebrates its 175th anniversary this year, and the Rose Window at the rear of its sanctuary memorializes eight of its founders. The church recently participated in the Historic Selma Pilgrimage as the church on tour, and in April it will host an anniversary celebration.
Here is one of my favorite photos in the Rosenburg Collection at The Old Depot Museum, an elderly woman seated in a ladder-back chair, and no one has been able to identify her so far.
Most likely, this photo was taken back in the 1920s, so even young children of that era would now be very old, and her identity may just remain a mystery.
Joy in the Morning was the theme of this table at the Elkdale Baptist Ladies' Banquet Saturday night. Each table uses a Bible verse, and this one was Psalm 143:8.
"Cause me to hear Your lovingkindness in the morning, For in You do I trust; Cause me to know the way in which I should walk, For I lift up my soul to You." See the slide show on the sidebar to view more banquet photos or see larger pictures in the album.
Music, dinner, tablescapes and an inspirational message were highlights of the annual Elkdale Baptist Ladies' Banquet Saturday night.
Here, the worship leader sings hymns and praises prior to guest speaker Page Hughes' hilarious yet spiritual perspective on "Cleaning Your House."
Vintage is IN, and I wonder if this hat might once have been someone's Easter bonnet with all the frills upon it!
This bonnet was for sale at Pilgrimage's vintage shop last weekend.
Skies were fair during the first part of last weekend as Selma put on some of its finest attire to welcome Pilgrimage guests.
This historic marker for the former swing-span bridge and lamppost in Lafayette Park wear a rosy pink as the Bridge Tender's Cottage nearby opened for tours. The Pettus Bridge is in the background. View more skies at www.skyley.blogspot.com.
Need a ride to Montgomery from Selma? Then, step aboard the bus!
This photograph from The Rosenburg Collection of old Selma pictures was among many on display last weekend at The Old Depot Museum. The bus is parked in front of the First Presbyterian Church.
Anyone remember riding in buses like this, or was it just too long ago?
Okay, this Golden Retriever is no Southern Belle standing in front of Sturdivant Hall, but he or she certainly knows how to pose. What a beauty!
Here's a big bouquet of flowers to you, my readers, in Selma's finest house, Sturdivant Hall Museum. Today is the Selma, Ala., Daily Photo Blog's third anniversary, and I really can't believe I've posted a picture a day for that long!
Heading into the fourth year, I hope to continue meeting the challenge of finding something interesting, something positive and something representative of this famous little town in the heart of Alabama.
Thank you for your visits, your comments and suggestions, and come see Selma for yourself!
A circuit riding preacher (Roger Butler), left, helped tell the history of Church Street United Methodist Church during Pilgrimage Weekend. At right, Robert Gamble, architectural historian with the Alabama Historical Commission, came to Selma for the tours and enjoys talking with members of the church. The church was founded 175 years ago and will host its anniversary celebration in April. Built in the early 1900s, the current sanctuary is its third.
