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WILSON PHOTOGRAPHY BOOK AVAILABLE You may purchase a copy of the soft-cover book Mobile: Photographs from the William E. Wilson Collection by Marilyn Culpepper for HMPS and published by Arcadia Press in 2001 as part of its Images of America series. To order, send check or money order in the amount of $24.42 ($19.95+$1.96 tax+$2.61 S&H) to Oakleigh Gift Shop, 300 Oakleigh Place, Mobile, AL 36604 OR stop by the Oakleigh Gift Shop located on the first floor of the Oakleigh House Museum to buy a copy. The Gift Shop is open daily, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. If you wish the book personalized, please specify for whom the book is intended and what the inscription should say.
HMPS is producing a book on Mobile County History to be released next Spring. If you are interested in having the history of your business, organization or attraction included, please call 251.432.6161 or email hmps@bellsouth.net for information. |
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From the Alabama Course of Study FOURTH GRADE Alabama Studies Fourth-grade students proceed from the study of geography in Grade 3 where they explored geographic regions, landforms, and resources to an in-depth study of Alabama. In Grade 4, students apply these geographic concepts to their own state and relate geography to history, economics, and politics in Alabama. They examine the ways economic and political institutions respond to the needs of Alabamians. Students build a base of knowledge about economic principles and technological developments as well as knowledge of past events and present-day practices in the state. They learn specific characteristics of the land and its people, analyzing the diverse groups that have contributed to the development of Alabama, beginning with the early Native Americans in Alabama and continuing to the present. Additionally, students have the opportunity to look at similarities between contemporary issues and their historical origins and to draw parallels between events in Alabama history and events in other states and in the world. Fourth graders’ interest in facts and figures and their enthusiasm for classifying and organizing may be used as a catalyst for obtaining knowledge about geographic regions in Alabama, Alabama’s role in the Civil War and later in civil rights efforts, and the structure of state and local governments. These students are able to write multiple paragraph compositions, and they benefit by applying this skill to assist in clarifying their ideas and understandings about chronology and the numerous kinds of relationships included in this study. Teachers of fourth graders recognize this thirst for knowledge and find ways to channel student enthusiasm. The wide range of physical, social, and intellectual maturity challenges the ability of teachers to meet the varying needs of students through a variety of instructional strategies. Likewise, teachers must ensure that numerous means and types of assessment adequately measure student achievement and understanding. Realizing the natural tendency of many students in Grade 4 to seek independence, the effective teacher best meets the needs of these students by providing for a balance of structure, guidance, and independence. Students will:
Examples: weather/climate maps, physical relief maps, waterway maps, transportation maps, political boundary maps, economic development maps, land-use maps, population maps · Discussing patterns and types of migrations as they affect the environment, agriculture, economic development, and population changes in Alabama
Examples: prehistoric Native Americans—Paleo-Indian, Archaic, Woodland, Mississippian;
· Identifying locations of prehistoric and historic Native Americans in Alabama · Describing types of prehistoric life in Alabama Examples: plants, animals, people · Identifying roles of archaeologists and paleontologists
· Locating European settlements in early Alabama · Explaining reasons for conflicts between Europeans and Native Americans in Alabama from 1519 to 1840 Examples: differing beliefs regarding land ownership, religious differences, cultural differences, broken treaties · Identifying main causes, key people, and historical documents of the American Revolution and the new nation
Examples: main causes—taxation, lack of
representation,
distrust of centralized power; · Naming social, political, and economic outcomes of the Creek Civil War and the Creek War in Alabama
Examples: social—adoption of European
culture by Native
Americans, opening of Alabama land for settlement; · Identifying the impact of the Trail of Tears on Alabama’s Native Americans
· Describing natural resources of Alabama Examples: water, trees, coal, iron, limestone, petroleum, natural gas, soil · Describing the natural environment of Alabama Examples: wildlife, vegetation, climate, bodies of water · Describing human environments created by settlement Examples: housing, roads, place names
· Explaining political and geographic reasons for changes in location of Alabama’s state capital · Identifying prominent political leaders during early statehood in Alabama Examples: William Wyatt Bibb, Thomas Bibb, Israel Pickens, William Rufus King
Examples: cultural—housing, education, religion, recreation;
· Recognizing the impact of slavery on Alabama during the early nineteenth century · Identifying major areas of agricultural production using an Alabama map Example: cotton raised in the Black Belt and fertile river valleys
· Identifying Alabama’s role in the organization of the Confederacy Examples: secession convention, Montgomery as first state capital, inauguration ceremony for leaders
Examples: provision of supplies through the Port of Mobile; armament center at Selma; production of iron products, munitions, textiles, and ships
· Explaining resulting economic conditions of the Civil War, including the collapse of economic structure, destruction of the transportation infrastructure, and high casualty rates
Examples: political—military rule, presence of Freedmen’s
Bureau, Alabama’s readmittance to the Union, sharecropping;
· Describing the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments to the Constitution of the United States · Identifying the role of African Americans in politics during Reconstruction in Alabama Examples: Benjamin Sterling Turner, United States House of
Representatives (1871-1873); · Describing policies of major political parties in Alabama
Examples: social—implementation of “separate but equal” court
decision (Plessy versus Ferguson), birth of National Association for Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) through Niagara Movement;
· Explaining the development and changing role of industry, trade, and agriculture in Alabama during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, including the rise of populism · Explaining the impact of the voting rights revision in the Alabama Constitution of 1901, including Jim Crow Laws Example: restriction of eligible voters · Identifying Alabamians who made contributions in the fields of science, education, the arts, the military, politics, and business during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries Examples: science—George Washington Carver, William Gorgas, Robert Van de Graff; · Discussing cultural contributions from various regions of Alabama that contributed to the formation of a state heritage Examples: folklore, folk art, vernacular architecture
Examples: migration of African Americans to the North and West, utilization of Alabama’s military installations and training facilities, increased production of goods for war effort
· Recognizing Alabama participants in World War I Example: Alabama Rainbow Division · Identifying the use of new technology in World War I Examples: airplanes, machine guns, chemical warfare
Examples: effects of 1920s—increase in availability of
electricity and employment opportunities, increase in wages and product consumption, overproduction of goods, stock market crash;
· Describing effects of supply and demand on the economy
Examples: entry of women into workforce, increase in job opportunities, rationing, utilization of Alabama’s military installations · Recognizing Alabama participants in World War II Examples: Tuskegee Airmen, women in the military · Locating military bases in Alabama
· Identifying important people and events of the modern Civil Rights Movement
Examples: people—Martin Luther King, Jr., George C. Wallace, Rosa Parks; · Identifying benefits of the 1964 Civil Rights Act and the 1965 Voting Rights Act
Examples: Korean Conflict, Vietnam War, Persian Gulf War, War on Terrorism
· Recognizing Alabamians who have made significant contributions to society since 1950 Examples: Henry “Hank” Aaron, Hugo Black, Paul “Bear” Bryant, Nat “King” Cole, Marva Collins, Jeremiah Denton, A. G. Gaston, Mae C. Jemison, Harper Lee, Willie Mays, Harold (Hal) Moore, Thomas Moorer, Jesse Owens, Condoleezza Rice, Wernher von Braun, George C. Wallace, Lurleen B. Wallace, Hank Williams, Kathryn Tucker Windham
· Describing how technological advancements brought change to Alabamians during the twentieth century Examples: improvement of quality of life and expanded employment opportunities through use of electricity, improvement of transportation through introduction of automobiles and airplanes, improvement of communication through use of satellites and cellular telephones Describing the growing influence of foreign-based companies
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HMPS appreciates the generous support of our Corporate Partners:
Farnell Heating & AC
The Oakleigh Historic Museums are open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Daily, Year-Round Groups are welcome and special rates apply. Reservations should be made in advance for groups of more than 10. School groups are invited to picnic on the grounds after their tours.
HMPS Activities (251) 432-1281 or Email hmps@bellsouth.net
Voices that Are Gone, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. A moving Readers' Theatre using Oakleigh’s Cook’s House to explore and celebrate the experiences of persons of color living in Mobile in the 19th century. Admission: HMPS members, $20; non-members, $25. Admission includes refreshments inspired by traditional African-American recipes. Call (251) 432-6161 or email hmps@bellsouth.net
for reservations and information. Mobile Historic Homes Tour, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Visit architecturally significant private homes and sacred
spaces in selected historic districts. National Historic Preservation Month
Many activities throughout the month, TBA. Bravery & Beauty Mint Julep Party, 5-8 p.m. A celebration in honor of the June 1877 visit to Oakleigh by James A. Garfield (later a president of the U.S.) when CSA Gen. T.K. Irwin served him his first mint julep. Garfield's diary entry of that occasion states: “The bravery and beauty of Mobile were there.” HMPS members, $15; general admission, $25 per person and $45 per couple. No one under age 21 admitted. All guests receive complimentary mint juleps and non-alcoholic juleps. (Cash bar for non-julep speciality beverages.) Silent auction and live music.
HMPS is working in cooperation with the Mobile County Public School Commission and local, state and national entities to pursue restoration of this architectural treasure. Each pin, which can also be worn as a pendant, is available for purchase in the Oakleigh Gift Shop for $20 plus tax. A portion of the purchase is tax-deductible and purchasers will receive confirmation of contribution for tax purposes. For information, please call Marilyn Culpepper, Executive Director, 251-432-6161 or email hmps@bellsouth.net.
Thank you for visiting. Since Saturday, February 11, 2006 you are visitor number:
Historic Mobile Preservation Society is a non-profit 501(c)3 corporation. It receives principal funding through memberships and fundraising. HMPS received funding for operations and/or special programs for the 2007 fiscal year from the following entities: The City of Mobile The J.L. Bedsole Foundation The Hearin-Chandler Foundation The Crampton Trust The Community Foundation of South Alabama: "Friends of Oakleigh" fund
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