Alabama Heritage

28/07/2025

📣 Meet Susan Reynolds, Editor of Alabama Heritage

Since 2021, Susan Reynolds, PhD, has led the editorial team at Alabama Heritage—but she’s been shaping the magazine’s voice since 2008. With a PhD in English and a background in both publishing and teaching, Susan brings a deep love of storytelling to every issue.

Her favorite part of the job? Working with authors who are brand new to writing articles, instilling the confidence that they can be published.

✨ Fun facts:
- If she could be any animal, she’d be a dolphin—smart, soulful, and full of grace. 🐬
- As our resident "Swiftie" her favorite song is “seven” from the album "folklore." ✨
- As our editor, she has been instrumental in updating our data bases, which most people wouldn't know she oversees.
- She has one inside cat, Smokey, who keeps her on her toes.

We’re lucky to have Susan’s heart, humor, and editorial eye guiding the stories we share.

28/07/2025

Nice shout-out from Megan York with Alabama Public Radio during her presentation at the PRCA of West Alabama monthly meeting.

24/07/2025

💐 Happy Parent Appreciation Day! 💐

Today, we celebrate the love, strength, and guidance of parents everywhere.

To all the moms, dads, grandparents, guardians, and caregivers—thank you for the countless ways you show up, lift up, and love unconditionally.

💛 Your impact is immeasurable.
📚 Your stories are part of our heritage.

23/07/2025

📬 Are you subscribed to Alabama Heritage?

If not, you’re missing out on the stories, people, and places that define Alabama’s past—and shape its future.

Each issue is packed with beautifully told history, rare photos, and insights you won’t find anywhere else.

👉 Don’t miss a single issue—subscribe today at alabamaheritage.com

22/07/2025

Remembering when Ozzy Osbourne visited Alabama in 2018. May he rest in peace.

22/07/2025

☕ NEW EPISODE ALERT! ☕

This week on Coffee & History: A Conversation with Alabama Heritage, we’re joined by author and historian Dr. Kathryn E. Braund at the Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts & Humanities in Auburn, Alabama.

In this fascinating episode, Dr. Braund reflects on her distinguished career and groundbreaking research into Creek Indian history, the Creek War of 1812–14, and the evolving roles of gender within the Creek Nation. Her work offers a powerful lens into the complexities of Native American history and the stories that continue to shape the South.

🎧 Listen now ➡️ https://pod.link/1781290701

Coffee & History: A Conversation with Alabama Heritage is proudly brought to you by Wind Creek Hospitality and the Poarch Creek Indians.



Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts & Humanities at Pebble Hill

22/07/2025

Alabama Heritage has been honored with a 2025 APEX Award of Excellence for our newly redesigned website! 🥳

This recognition celebrates the hard work and vision behind our digital transformation—led by our Marketing and Digital Media Manager, Caroline Gazzara-McKenzie. From concept to launch, the new AlabamaHeritage.com was built from the ground up to better serve our readers with dynamic, engaging content.

🏆 This award joins a growing list of accolades, including honors from the Public Relations Council of Alabama, the Communicator Awards, and CASE.

Take a look at the award-winning site ➡️ www.alabamaheritage.com

21/07/2025

Alabama Public Radio has been a steadfast supporter of our magazine for years, and we are deeply grateful for their partnership.

As a nonprofit, donor-supported publication, we understand how devastating it can be to lose critical funding. That’s why we’re asking our Friends, subscribers, and fans to stand with us in supporting Alabama Public Radio—an essential voice for education, culture, and community in Alabama.
Join us in giving back. Visit apr.org to make a donation or learn how you can help keep public media strong in Alabama.

Alabama Public Radio is dedicated to continuing to bring you the news, reporting and classical music that you have come to expect and rely on at our station. Your support is vital to the programming we air. If you haven’t had a chance to donate-- or haven't donated in a while but can now-- consider making a contribution today. Donate anytime at APR.org or by calling 855-353-6644 📻❤️

If you would like to stay up to date with information regarding public media funding, you can follow events at: https://protectmypublicmedia.org/

19/07/2025

🎙️ Coffee & History is featured in the July 2025 issue of Podcastars Magazine.

The article highlights Director Rebecca Todd Minder’s journey into podcasting and the origins of Coffee & History: A Conversation with Alabama Heritage. She shares how the podcast "brews up" meaningful connections across Alabama through storytelling and shared history.

We’re honored to be recognized alongside other innovative multimedia projects.

18/07/2025

Alabama Public Television has been a steadfast supporter of our magazine for years, and we are deeply grateful for their partnership. As a nonprofit, donor-supported publication, we understand how devastating it can be to lose critical funding. That’s why we’re asking our Friends, subscribers, and fans to stand with us in supporting APT—an essential voice for education, culture, and community in Alabama.

Join us in giving back. Visit aptv.org/support to make a donation or learn how you can help keep public media strong in Alabama.

17/07/2025

Can you believe it? Alabama Heritage is turning 40 next year! 🥳 Four decades of stories, history, and learning — and we’re just getting started. Help us celebrate by suggesting a theme for our 40th anniversary! Share your ideas below ⬇️

15/07/2025

☕ NEW EPISODE ALERT! ☕

This week on Coffee & History: A Conversation with Alabama Heritage, hosts Rebecca Todd Minder and Susan Reynolds hit the road to to explore Mobile's fascinating history with Carnival season with historian Cartledge W. Blackwell III.

As curator of the Mobile Carnival Museum and a member of the Friends of Alabama Heritage Board of Directors, Cart brings deep knowledge and infectious enthusiasm to this episode. From the origins of Carnival to the dazzling parades, ornate costumes, and irresistible cuisine, he paints a vivid picture of one of Alabama’s most cherished traditions - and even takes us on a tour through the museum’s captivating exhibits.

🎧 Listen now ➡️ https://pod.link/1781290701

Coffee & History: A Conversation with Alabama Heritage is proudly brought to you by the Poarch Band of Creek Indians.