Sunday, January 12, 2020

2002-2019, Trolley, Strolls and Walking Tours

2002 Jun 3,  Henry Pigeon Key Trolley Express Marathon, Fl 
2002 Jun 4,  Old Town Trolley Tour Key West, Fl
2004 May 25, Backlot Tour Disney MGM 
2006 Jul 9,  Scenic Boat Tour Winter Park, Fl

2009

2009 Jun 6,  Walking tour Wood Ave. Florence, AL Lee Freeman
2009 Jun 13, Walking Tour Seminary St Florence, AL with Billy Warren
The North Court Street and Seminary street Tour will feature Rogers Hall, Coby Hall, the Governor O'Neal Home, Connor Place, Wakefield, the Robert Dean Martin Home, the Medical Arts Building Pope's Tavern, two Sears & Roebuck houses, and many other homes.
2009 Jun 20, Walking Tour Florence Cemetery AL.with Harry Wallace
2009 Jun 27, Forks of Cypress Walking Tour Florence, AL Harry Wallace
The Forks of Cypress Plantation was one of the oldest Antebellum mansions in Alabama. It was built in 1822 by James Jackson, one of the first settlers in Lauderdale County and a friend of Andrew Jackson & Jackson Cemetery.


2009 Sep 7, Walking Tour with Outlaw Tom Clark Florence, AL with Lee Freeman
2009 Oct 18, Maple Hill Cemetery Stroll Huntsville, AL 
The lives of over 65 notables buried in Maple Hill have been carefully researched, remembered, and told by volunteers. Five governors and soldiers from every war will be remembered, as well as outstanding citizens and those of some notoriety who shaped Huntsville's future.

2009 Oct 25, Ghost Walking Tour Florence, AL Deborah Glass
2009 Nov  7, Hiking in the Dismals Red Bay, Al 
2009 Dec 17, Calvary Fellowship Church Walking Tour Florence, Al
2009 Dec 17, Wood Avenue Church of Christ Walking Tour Florence, Al  
2009 Dec 17, First Presbyterian Church Walking Tour Florence, Al 
2009 Dec 17, First United Methodist Church Walking Tour Florence, Al
2009 Dec 17, Trinity Episcopal Church Walking Tour Florence, Al
2009 Dec 6,  Christmas Mooresville, AL Walking Tour w/Madison, Marcus 

2010 

2010 Mar 22, Walnut Street Walking Tour Florence, AL Billy Warren  The Walnut Street Historic District boasts tree-lined sidewalks, diverse architecture, and elegant homes.
2010 May 10, Maple Hill Cemetery Stroll Huntsville, AL

Favorite characters Tallulah Bankhead and Mollie Teal drew their typical large crowds as Bankhead, the legendary actress, visited her mother's grave and Teal, a madam whose establishment became the first Huntsville Hospital, discussed her life.

Volunteer Jan Dorning also drew a large crowd as Elizabeth Dale Gibbons Flanagan Jeffries High Brown Routt, known as the "Black Widow of Hazel Green." Her second of six husbands is buried in the cemetery.

2010 Jun 5,  Walking Tour of Homes Huntsville, AL 
2010 Jun 12, Delano Walking Tour Decatur, AL 
2010 Aug 12, Historic Edenton, N.C. Trolley Tours

2010 Oct 10, Maple Cemetery Stroll HUNTSVILLE, AL

2012

2012 Sep 13, Freedom Trail Guided Tour Boston, MA

2013

2013 Apr 6,  Walking Tour Tuscumbia, AL 
2013 Apr 13, Walking Tour Homes and Earth Day Sheffield, AL Jimmy Austin 
2013 Apr 20, Walking Tour Walnut Street Florence, AL Billy Warren
2013 Oct 13, Maple Hill Cemetery stroll Huntsville, AL 
Highlights from the Maple Hill Cemetery Stroll presented by the Huntsville Pilgrimage Association and the City of Huntsville. This year's characters highlighted are Maria Howard Weeden, COL Daniel R. Hundley, Thomas Freeman, Sheriff Stephen Neal, Susan Bradley Johnson, and Mammy Chapman. Portrayers include J.W. Kennedy, Jon Stieglitz, Claire Aiello, Dr. Patricia Sims, Linda Wright Riley, and James Henley. The Stroll is the effort of the HPA to restore headstones, monuments, and memories of the historic Maple Hill Cemetery.
2013 Oct 19, Walking Tour Rogersville, AL 
2013 Nov 16, Walking Tour Civil War Florence, Al (Lee Freeman)
2013 Dec 18, Callaway Gardens Trolley Tour Pine Mountain, Ga

2014

2014 Apr 5,  Walking Tour North Montgomery Sheffield, AL Homes of prominent people of Sheffield. Jimmy Austin 
2014 Jul 20, Walking Tour Lovecraft College Hill Providence, RI
2014 Nov 15, Footsteps of the Blue & Gray Walking Tour Florence, AL (Lee Freeman)

2015

2015 Apr 11, Walking Tour Tuscumbia & Car Show AL
2015 Apr 18, Walking Tour Major Samuel Jones Tuscumbia & Civil War 
Trolley Tour Florence, AL
2015 Apr 25, Walking Tour Tuscumbia Oakwood Cemetery AL
2015 May 9,  Trolley Tour Fame, Music Hall of Fame, 3614 Swamper (Judy Hood)
2015 Jun 27, Tuscumbia Tour & Music Church of Helen Keller
2015 Nov 28, Trolley Tour Biloxi, MS

2016

2016 Apr 9,  Historic Downtown Square Walking Tour Athens, AL
2016 Apr 16, Walking Tour UNA Campus Florence, AL Thomas Hale 
The Historic University of North Alabama campus tour will feature iconic buildings such as Wesleyan Hall which pre-dates the Civil War and the Memorial Amphitheater which is a memorial to UNA students who served in the military during war. A tour of UNA’s campus would not be complete without stopping by to see the impressive habitat of the university’s lion mascots. The tour will be led by Thomas Hale.
2016 Apr 23, Historic Home TROLLEY Tour South Pittsburg, TN (Cornbread festival)
2016 Apr 17, Historic Athens Cemetery Stroll ATHENS, AL The event is presented by the Athens-Limestone County Tourism, Order of the Confederate Rose, and Sons of the Confederate Veterans.
2016 Jun 25, Walking Tour Tuscumbia & Church
2016 July 23, Up From Slavery Trolley Tour with Lee Freeman
This will be an educational and entertaining tour that will include stops at historically African American churches, schools, and local businesses.

2017

2017 Apr 1,  Historic Beaty District Walking Tour Athens, AL with Billy Ward 
2017 Apr 8,  Historic Houston District Walking Tour Athens, AL
2017 Apr 15, Church Walking Tour Decatur, AL  with Phil Wirey
2017 Apr 22, Larimore House Florence, Al Walking Tour with Billy Warren
2017 Apr 23, Athens City Cemetery Stroll Athens, AL The event is presented by the Athens-Limestone County Tourism, Order of the Confederate Rose, and Sons of the Confederate Veterans.
Many local, well-known faces will be partaking in the storytelling during the day’s event including Billy Ward, Dr. Robert Glenn, Karen Middleton, Rebekah Davis, Deborah Kohlase, Glenn Hall, Peggy Allen Towns, Frank Travis, and many more.  Citizens throughout North Alabama have answered the call to bring Limestone County’s history to life.
2017 Apr 29, Historic Bank Street Decatur, Al
2017 Dec 10, Bethlehem Walk Mable Hill Baptist Church Ardmore, Al
Children, and adults, will enjoy the live menagerie of animals and all ages will appreciate the story from the actors who clad themselves in robes, headdresses, armor, and leather who pause to tell the tale to travelers. 

2018 

2018 Apr 7,  Wilson Park, Federal Courtroom, Kennedy-Douglas Walking Tour Florence, Al Billy Warren
2018 Apr 21, Decatur Veterans Dedication at Train Depot Decatur, Al
2018 Apr 28, Walking Tour Athens State University Library, Delmore Museum and Founders Hall Athens, Al
2018 Aug 7,  Trolley Tour Little Rock, Arkansas
2028 Nov 3, Fork of Cypress Tour with Harry Wallace
2018 Nov 4,  Athens City Cemetery Stroll Athens, AL

2019

2019 Apr 6,  Sheffield, AL Walking Tour of Historic Homes Jimmy Austin The free tour begins at 10 a.m. at Sheffield City Hall, 600 N. Montgomery Ave. The 2-hour tour will focus on historic homes along Montgomery Ave. 

2019 Apr 27, Historic Downtown Walking Tour Sheffield, AL Jimmy AustinThe free tour begins at 10 a.m. at Sheffield City Hall, 600 N. Montgomery Ave. The 2-hour tour will focus on historic commercial buildings along Montgomery Ave. 

2019 May 23, Trolley Tour Faith of our Fathers Churches Tuscumbia, Al
2019 May 25, Music Trolley Tour Sheffield with Colbert Tourism "We Rock the World" Muscle Shoals Sound, Cypress Moon, & Earl Montgomery Museum (Colbert Tourism)
2019 Oct 19, Finding Huntsville, AL Walking Tour with Carol Cordori

2021

2021 Apr 3,  Florence, AL Cemetery Walking Tour with Harry Wallace 
The tour of the Florence City Cemetery, established in 1818, features many unique headstones and famous grave sites among the rolling hills and towering trees. Florence City Cemetery contains graves belonging to early settlers, two former governors in the O'Neal family, along with other prominent community leaders and families.  

2021 Apr 10, Sheffield, AL  Downtown Walking Tour Jimmy Austin 
The April 10 and 24 tours will focus on businesses along Montgomery Avenue south of City Hall.

2021 Apr 17, Mooresville, Alabama Walking Tour with Shirley or Susan Mooresville is the oldest town in Alabama with the oldest post office still in operation. Participants can tour the six streets of homes and see the famous 1818 Farm. The entire 1-square-mile town of Mooresville is on the National Historical Registry.


2021 Apr 24, Donnell House Athens, Alabama Tour Built in 1845, it served as the headquarters for Union Colonel Ivan Turchin during the infamous Sack of Athens in 1862 guide Alice Tiller 

2021 May 31, Wildflower Hike Joe Wheeler with Sam Woodford JWSP
2021 Sep 16, Paw Paw Patch Hike Joe Wheeler JWSP Sam Woodford
2021 Oct 15, Mushroom Hike Joe Wheeler JWSP Sam Woodford

2022

2022 Jan 15, First Day Hike Joe Wheeler Multi-Use Trail JWSP Sam Woodford
2022 Feb 19, Multi-Purpose Hike Joe Wheeler JWSP Sam Woodford

2022 Apr 9,  Moulton, Alabama Walking Tour (Marvin Jackson,  Nita Marlboro led the discussion at Rosenwald School, Lela Reeves at Freeman Tabernacle, Louise Jackson at Byler Road Church of Christ, and Carolyn Fletcher guided the tour to Smith Chapel)

2022 Apr 16, Decatur, AL Cemetery Walking Tour with Phil Wirey
Oakwood Cemetery, locally known as the Decatur City Cemetery, has been the final repository of Decatur’s culture and history since 1855. The approximately fifty-acre burial ground, founded by the Calvin Brown family, a family which has laid to rest five generations of Decatur residents, is the final home of many of Decatur’s most prominent, and interesting, citizens. There are more than two dozen notable burials in the cemetery. The tour begins at the chapel in the cemetery located at 1001 Wilson St. NW.

2022 Apr 23, Madison, AL Historic District Walking Tour with Gerald Clark 
2022 Apr 30, UNA Walking Tour with Billy Warren FLORENCE, AL 
UNA Campus: The tour will begin in front of the Harrison Plaza Fountain and be led by Billy Warren, City Historian at 10:00 a.m.The
The Historic University of North Alabama campus tour will feature iconic buildings such as Wesleyan Hall which pre-dates the Civil War and the Memorial Amphitheater which is a memorial to UNA students who served in the military during the war. 

2022 Apr 30, Town Creek, Alabama Walking Tour 
2022 May 21, Champion Hiking Trail Joe Wheeler JWSP Sam Woodford
2022 June 11, Walnut Street Architecture Walking Tour with BILLY WARREN FLORENCE, AL
2022 Sep 24, Paw Paw Patch Hike JWSP Sam Woodford
2022 Oct 24, Hiking JWSP Sam Woodford
2022 Oct 30, UNA Class of History Tours of Maple, Cypress Hills, and Woodland Homes WITH HARRY WALLACE FLORENCE, AL 

2023

2023 Apr 15, Cullman, AL Walking Tour (Our tour guide was Ben Johnson South(a descendant of Creek Indians). 

2023 Apr 29, Decatur, AL Garden Tour, and Historic Homes Tour led by Historic Decatur Association (The tour begins at Westminster Presbyterian Church, located at 801 Jackson St, SE. )

2023 Oct 22, Historic Trolley Tours Sheffield, Al Jimmy Austin
2023 NOV 4, ALL SAINTS WALKING TOUR FLORENCE, AL with Lee Freeman

2024

2024 APR 6, WALKING TOUR TWICKENHAM HUNTSVILLE, AL led by  Denise Swain
2023 Apr 20, Courtland Walking Tour Courtland, AL



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