Historical Cemetery Walking Tour October 6th

The Shelby County Museum & Archives is excited to present the 2018 Historical Cemetery Walking Tour at the Columbiana City Cemetery on Saturday, October 6th from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Participants will enjoy a lantern-lit tour with a guide that will take them to graves of people interred at the cemetery. Actors will then provide a glimpse into the life of the deceased. Expect to hear intriguing stories that are unique to the life of the person being depicted. Some of their stories you may find funny, and others you may find heart-wrenchingly sad.

Sunset is at 6:25 p.m. so plan to attend early if you feel uncomfortable walking in low light conditions. However, there will be adequate lighting provided by lanterns, candles and flashlights.

This year we are limiting the number of ticket sales to 300 because we feel this is the largest amount of people we can serve during the two hour event. It is important to us that everyone has a great experience, and that the tour groups are a manageable size. So, don’t delay on purchasing your ticket. 250 tickets will be available through Eventbrite, and 50 tickets available for purchase at the museum & archives.

To purchase tickets, click here!

 

School Census Records Available At Shelby County Museum & Archives

Are you trying to build your family tree or locate a lost relative? The Shelby County Museum & Archives can probably help you out.

Thanks to a timely donation from the Shelby County Board of Education and the efforts of museum & archives staff and volunteers, Shelby County, Alabama school census booklets and school census cards are now available in a searchable format at the Shelby County Museum & Archives in Columbiana.

School census booklets contain parent or guardian name; student’s given name; age; and race. The booklets do not list street addresses.  The booklets cover the years 1912, 1916, 1920, and 1924 for each of the county’s school districts.

Census cards are much more detailed than the census booklets.  Each family card contains for parents: last, first, middle names; mailing address; country of birth; whether living or deceased; whether or not the person can read and write; citizenship status; and occupation code.