The Henry County Historical Group, Inc.’s 2025 annual meeting will be held Saturday, August 2, 2025 in the Great Southern Conference Center, 116 Kirkland St, Abbeville, AL. We are honored to announce Coach Bruce Pearl, Auburn University Basketball Coach will be the speaker. 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm. The cost is $20.00 per person. Submit check and names to:…
Jimmy Rane June 2025 I know we all miss T. Larry Smith and his contributions to the HCHG and to…
By David Hunter, Associate Orator Editor We lost a good friend when Mr. T. Larry Smith passed away on December 17, 2024. He died at age 84 in the Extendicare Health Center in Dothan, Alabama. Larry’s devotion to the Henry County Historical Group was unwavering. He founded the organization in October 2002 and was the editor of the HCHG’s…
Jimmy Rane March 2025 “Understanding history is an essential part of our existence, and I can’t…
Henry County SiftingsBy: T. Larry SmithHenry County’s Official Historian Courtesy: Abbeville Herald, May 7, 2020 The attached image depicts Headland, Alabama’s first land owners to patent their land receiving the very ·first official land deed from the U.S. Government land patent office for south Alabama. These were the first people to receive the first official deeds to land located…
Our resident Henry County Historian T. Larry Smith suffered extensive damage at his Tumbleton office which housed thousands of historical documents and photos about Henry County. Be sure to keep Larry in your prayers and offer assistance in his time of need. One man, Jerry Williams, died in Tumbleton, Alabama on Sunday after a tornado hit his mobile home.
Dr. Alex Colvin of the Alabama Department of Archives and History presented a program on “From Creek County to Henry County” during the 17th annual meeting of the Henry County Historical Group held Saturday night. Dr. Colvin told those present that Henry County was formed in the edge of Creek Country and Henry County was designated by the Alabama…
Haleburg will be hosting Haleburg Reunion: 200th Birthday of Jonathan Hales in conjunction with the Bicentennials of Henry County and Alabama. The event will be held on June 22 at 2:00 p.m. in the Haleburg Senior Citizen Center. We are looking for descendants of Jonathan & Rebecca Autry Hales but we want all those who have called Haleburg home…
The Henry County Historical Group held it’s 2018 Annual Meeting at the Great Southern Conference Center on August 4, 2018 with over 200 in attendance! Our main speaker was Governor Kay Ivey. Governor Ivey was introduced by Jimmy Rane, founder and CEO of Great Southern Wood Preserving, and long-time friend of Governor Ivey. Both of them attended Auburn University…
This year marks the 150th anniversary of the founding of The First Baptist Church, Headland, Alabama in 1867. This milestone is being celebrated during the entire year of 2017. A special historical emphasis is being presented each month during the morning worship service. A major recognition of the anniversary is scheduled for Sunday, April 23rd. This special Sunday service…
