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CHHF’s Cahaba 100 initiative featured in Cahaba Sun

The Cahaba Homestead Heritage Foundation was recently featured in the October issue of the Cahaba Sun. The article focused on the stone gateway entrances, part of the Cahaba 100 initiative. [Learn more about Cahaba 100 here] The foundation announced the stone gateways project May 1 but is actively fundraising toward a goal of $50,000. TheContinue reading “CHHF’s Cahaba 100 initiative featured in Cahaba Sun“

PODCAST: Cahaba 100 and Trussville’s 75th Anniversary

Y’all know you need a midday podcast about Trussville history today! Gary Lloyd and Amy Peterson O’Brien chatted today to talk about future Cahaba Homestead Heritage Foundation initiatives and the history of Trussville. If you didn’t know, Trussville incorporated as a town on June 10, 1947, marking today as the 75th anniversary. There were 1,443Continue reading “PODCAST: Cahaba 100 and Trussville’s 75th Anniversary”

Homestead Headlines Wrap-Up

That’s a wrap! After 33 episodes, one for each of the issues of the Cahaba Hub newspaper, this video series is complete. We hope you enjoyed it. You can find a list of Homestead Headlines episodes on our website here or on our YouTube page here.

Homestead Headlines Ep. 33

Here is the thirty-third and final episode of Homestead Headlines, which includes wartime news and school happenings from the Jan. 30, 1942 issue of the Cahaba Hub.

Homestead Headlines Ep. 32

Here is the thirty-second episode of Homestead Headlines, which looks at the Dec. 19, 1941 issue of the Cahaba Hub.

Homestead Headlines Ep. 31

Here is the thirty-first episode of Homestead Headlines, which dives into the Nov. 28, 1941 issue of the Cahaba Hub.

Homestead Headlines Ep. 30

Here is the thirtieth episode of Homestead Headlines, which looks at the Nov. 1, 1941 issue of the Cahaba Hub.

‘Small Town, Big Ideas’ event May 1

The Cahaba Homestead Heritage Foundation will hold a public event Sunday, May 1 at the Trussville Public Library. The event, titled “Small Town, Big Ideas,” is scheduled from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the main auditorium. The Foundation plans to share some of its immediate and long-term goals with the public. The event isContinue reading “‘Small Town, Big Ideas’ event May 1”

Homestead Headlines Ep. 29

Here is the twenty-ninth episode of Homestead Headlines, which looks at the happenings in the Sept. 26, 1941 issue of the Cahaba Hub.

Homestead Headlines Ep. 28

Here is the twenty-eighth episode of Homestead Headlines, which looks at the beginnings of energy conservation in the June 20, 1941 issue of the Cahaba Hub.