April in Talladega Remembrances

As I wrote in an earlier post this Spring, Sister Rebecca and I went to Talladega for the annual homes tour. We met so many nice people and toured some beautiful homes. It is truly a gift when someone opens their home for all to see. 

Sant Peter's Episcopal Church hosted a lunch and fashion show on Friday. Rebecca and I just had to take a peek inside the Nave!

A needlepoint masterpiece!

The members of Saint Peter's treated their guests with delicious food served with china, chrystal, and silver. We felt so special. 

"Aunt Lallie's" home….still a beauty!
Not on the tour, but Rebecca and I stopped for
a moment to remember her. 

"Princess Talladega"

This precious 5 year old re-enactor told the Legend of the Sleeping Giant. She had committed the story to memory and spoke loud and clear for all to hear. 

The Ritz Theatre was open for visitors to look around.

First Presbyterian Church

I have never been inside this church in Talladega, but I think it is so beautiful from this view. It was not on the tour, but I wanted to include this picture as we continue to look around town. In the book, Talladega, Pathways to the Past by Walter Belt White, it reads, "The brick building pictured was begun in 1861, but the Civil War delayed its completion until October of 1868."

Monument erected by the Andrew Jackson Chapter, D.A.R. 

To remember 

The Battle of Talladega 

Oak Hill Cemetery

The gate to Oak Hill Cemetery

The cement plaque reads

"Erected by Andrew Jackson Charter D.A.R. 1918"

An iconic sign!

On Saturday, the members of Trinity United Methodist Church served a delicious lunch for those on the homes tour. 

On "The Courthouse Square"

"Idlewild" on tour….a beautiful home full of history! 

Manning Hall on the campus of

The Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Blind

On the main floor is a museum full of pictures and artifacts that show the history of the AIDB.

We were intrigued because it brought to life for us what it must have been like for our grandmother when she taught at The Alabama School for the Negro Deaf  during the 1930's and '40's.

As you can see from these pictures, this year's April in Talladega was a busy and informative weekend with perfect springtime weather.  We even had time to visit the Talladega Library's research room. I must put in a plug for this library and its research room. The library is big and inviting with a large children's department. The librarians are friendly. The research room is filled with books that could aid the most advanced researcher. And our stop in the library would not have been complete without taking one more look at Tee's portrait in the conference room. 

Come back to Family Trails next "Weaver Wednesday" for another look into our state of Alabama, history, storytelling, food, and of course…family! 

Love,

Mariellan