The Henry County Historical Group Annual Meeting will be held on Saturday, August 1, 2026 at the Great Southern Wood Conference Center, 116 Kirkland St, Abbeville, AL 36310. Our keynote speaker will be David Duncan. David Duncan, president of the American Battlefield Trust, spent more than 20 years as the organization’s primary fundraiser and Chief Development Officer before taking…
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…
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Henry County Historian T. Larry Smith suffered extensive damage at his Tumbleton office which housed thousands of historical documents and photos about Henry County.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.
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…
