Past Speakers
March 14, 2024 - Mr. Mark Usry
Dr. Tina N. Jones, Executive Director of the Division of Economic Development and Outreach gave a presentation September 14, 2023 at 6 pm at the Vaughn-Morrow house on the Black Belt Heritage Area and the Listen and Learn program. Dr. Jones has served as president for the board of directors for the Alabama Trust for Historic Preservation and the Alabama Black Belt Heritage Area. She also serves on the Sumter County Fine Arts Council, the Alabama Folklife Association, the Alabama Trust for Historic Preservation, and Black Belt Treasures.
September 14, 2023 - Dr. Tina Jones
Dr. Tina N. Jones, Executive Director of the Division of Economic Development and Outreach gave a presentation September 14, 2023 at 6 pm at the Vaughn-Morrow house on the Black Belt Heritage Area and the Listen and Learn program. Dr. Jones has served as president for the board of directors for the Alabama Trust for Historic Preservation and the Alabama Black Belt Heritage Area. She also serves on the Sumter County Fine Arts Council, the Alabama Folklife Association, the Alabama Trust for Historic Preservation, and Black Belt Treasures.
August 10, 2023 - Dr. Scott W. Owens
Dr. Scott W. Owens gave a presentation on August 10, 2023, 6 pm at the Vaugh-Morrow House. The title of the presentation was “The Pleasant Ridge-King’s Bridge Skirmish, April 6, 1865.” Dr. Scott W. Owens was born in Tuscaloosa, reared in Pleasant Ridge, Greene County, graduated from the Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine in 1983, and has practiced veterinary medicine in Mobile County since 1987. With a lifelong passion for American and military history, he has published articles on the Civil War in West Alabama in the Alabama Review, the result of twenty-five years of research.