The Wiregrass Archives

11/29/2023

Dothan Campus: The Troy University Dothan Campus Library invites you to the annual Festival of Trees celebration event! The event will be held on December 5th at 2:00pm on the second floor of Everett Hall. We encourage students and community visitors to bask in the glow of the trees and vote for your favorite Christmas tree. Refreshments will be provided. The tree with the most votes will be announced on December 6th.

11/20/2023

Troy University’s Dothan Campus is hosting this year’s Festival of Trees from now until Dec. 14 on the second floor of Everett Hall. Local non-profits and TROY’s colleges, student clubs and corporate partners will have trees up for display for the community to enjoy.

09/12/2023

To recognize US Constitution Day (Sept 17) and National Voter Registration Day (Sept 19), the Wiregrass Archives invites you to two events on Monday, Sept 18.

The first is a Voter Registration Table in the Library Rotunda of Everett Hall, 11am - 12 n (Monday, Sept 18). Staff of the Houston County Voting Registrar will be on hand to help you register to vote and to answer questions about all things voting.

The second is a presentation by Dr. Hayden McDaniel, Troy Dothan alumna, on Scottie McKenzie Frasier, a Dothan writer and suffragist. This is at 12n - 1 pm in the Harrison Room of Malone Hall.

09/07/2023

Read the newest post from us (9/7/2023), "RAF Pilots Trained at Napier Field," in "It Came From the Archives" on the Troy Today Blog.

During World War 2, the skies over Great Britain were filled with too many German airplanes, and the weather was too inclement, for pilot-cadets to train safely. So they trained in colonies like India and South Africa, but they also trained in the US from June 1941 to March 1943.

09/06/2023

Troy University Dothan Library has partnered with the Gilder Lehrman Institute to bring you the traveling exhibit: Who Can Vote? A Brief History of Voting Rights in America.

This exhibition examines voting rights with an emphasis on the role of the US Constitution and the interplay between the states and federal government in determining who is allowed to vote. Beginning with the founding era and going up to the election of 2000, this exhibition explores the complex history of the right to vote that forms the core of our nation’s democracy. Topics include voting as a constitutional right, women’s suffrage, Reconstruction and Jim Crow era voting rights, the Civil Rights Movement, and the enfranchisement of Indigenous peoples.

The exhibit is on display in the Library on the 2nd floor of Everett Hall. Stop by and see us.

05/04/2023

You are cordially invited to attend the unveiling of the William G. Pomeroy Foundation "Hungry for History" Marker celebrating Boiled Peanuts as a Dothan food dish.

Date: Wednesday, May 17, 2023 Time: 11 am

Place: East entrance of Adams Hall, Troy University Dothan Campus, 501 University Drive, Dothan, AL 36303

Bring your appetite – Todd Farms and Smith Brothers will provide on-site boiled peanuts as a snack.

Hope to see you here!

05/03/2023

Cherry Street AME Church in downtown Dothan will hold a symposium about its history on Saturday, May 6, beginning at 10 am.

Supported by the Alabama Humanities Alliance, this event is free and open to the public.

04/04/2023

02/20/2023

The Troy Dothan Library and the Wiregrass Archives have partnered with Kennesaw State University to celebrate Black History Month. Stop by Everett Hall, 2nd floor to see the exhibit honoring the Tuskegee Airmen.

09/14/2022

Dothan Campus: Russian troops invaded Ukraine at 5 am on February 24, 2022. Since then, the city of Kropivnitsky has withstood several attacks by dozens of missiles. Air raid warnings sound for hours every day. The faculty and staff of our sister library of Kropivnitsky University are currently busy volunteering their help for the defense and hospitals, accommodating the refugees, preparing for the coming cold winter, and massively withdrawing pro-Russian resources from the library collection.

Come visit the Dothan campus (Everett Hall, 2nd floor) to view a unique display of our friendship with Kropivnitsky University library, as well as the past and current life of the Ukrainian university (including significant challenges since the crisis in 2014 and under the full-scale Russian military invasion in 2022).

09/08/2022

“Voices From the Great War” is getting ready to leave the Dothan Campus. The traveling exhibit explores the history of World War I through the voices of individuals who experienced it. The exhibit will be leaving next week. Have you had stopped by to check it out?

Visit the Dothan campus (Everett Hall, 2nd floor) to view this exhibit and learn more about this important piece of history.

09/07/2022

Dothan Campus: One of the most beautiful Ukrainian feasts is Vyshyvanka Day (vyshyvanka is an embroidered shirt in Ukrainian national costume). On this day Ukrainians wear vyshyvankas to demonstrate adherence to the idea of national identity and unity and to show their patriotism. In May of 2018, a representative of Troy University Library, Olga Casey, attended this feast at our sister library of Kropivnitsky University.

Come visit the Dothan campus (Everett Hall, 2nd floor) to view a unique display of our friendship, as well as the past and current life of the Ukrainian University (including significant challenges since the crisis in 2014 and under the full-scale Russian military invasion in 2022). Also on display, learn more about Olga's experiences of Vyshyvanka Day.

09/01/2022

The Christmas Truce of 1914 took place when British and German, without approval from commanding officers, put down their weapons and met to exchange gifts and play soccer.

Visit the Dothan campus (Everett Hall, 2nd floor) to view this exhibit and learn more about this important piece of history.

08/31/2022

Dothan Campus: In 2014, Troy University Library's sister library, Kropivnitsky University, organized a fundraising campaign to help ATO (anti-terrorist operation) in the eastern region of Ukraine in response to a significant crisis in the country. Kropivnitsky University Library staff and students made patriotic Ukrainian crafts and sold them in a charity sale, which Troy University Library proudly supported. Also, in September 2014, we provided Kropivnitsky University with over 150 articles on the situation in Ukraine that were featured in American newspapers. These were publicly displayed at the Kropivnitsky University Library in order to help our friends understand that they were not abandoned.

Come visit the Dothan campus (Everett Hall, 2nd floor) to view a unique display of our friendship with Kropivnitsky University library, as well as the past and current life of the Ukrainian university (including significant challenges since the crisis in 2014 and under the full-scale Russian military invasion in 2022). Some of the aforementioned beautiful arts and crafts items and published articles are also on display.

08/25/2022

June 28, 1914: Archduke Franz Ferdinand, leader of Austria-Hungary is assassinated by Gavrilo Princip, a Serbian nationalist. Austria Hungary declares war on Serbia and its ally Germany follows suit. By the end of 1914 most of Europe had chosen sides in what would become a global conflict.

Visit the Dothan campus (Everett Hall, 2nd floor) to view this exhibit and learn more about this important piece of history.

08/25/2022

Dothan Campus: In May 2012, Troy University Library participated with our sister library, Kropivnitsky University, in the Ukrainian Conference for Academic Libraries in Crimea. We successfully presented about the ALA Sister Library initiative and our partnership. The same month, we organized in Kropivnitsky an informal round table on information literacy and prevention of plagiarism and shared our experience on these critical issues, which happen to be very similar for both universities.

Come visit the Dothan campus (Everett Hall, 2nd floor) to view a unique display of our friendship, as well as the past and current life of the Ukrainian university (including significant challenges since the crisis in 2014 and under the full-scale Russian military invasion in 2022).

08/18/2022

Troy University has partnered with Kennesaw State University and the Museum of History and Holocaust Education to host the traveling exhibit “Voices From the Great War.” Explore the history of World War I, told through the voices of individuals who experienced it. These diverse perspectives provide insights into a war that shattered expectations and propelled the world into the modern era. https://historymuseum.kennesaw.edu/exhibitions/traveling/great-war.php

Visit the Dothan campus (Everett Hall, 2nd floor) to view this exhibit and learn more about this important piece of history.

08/16/2022

Dr. Martin T. “Marty” Olliff, Professor of History and Director of the Wiregrass Archives at the Dothan Campus, has been awarded Troy University’s Wallace D. Malone, Jr. Distinguished Faculty Award. Dr. Olliff was presented the award during the University’s annual Faculty/Staff Convocation o...

08/16/2022

Dothan Campus: The Sister Library Program of the American Library Association International Relations Round Table helps to link libraries around the world and promotes the exchange of information and cultural understanding. In 2009, Troy University Libraries began its sister library partnership with the library of Ukraine's Kropivnitsky University (V. Vinnichenko Central Ukrainian State Pedagogical University) on the basis of informal communication between the libraries’ staff members and exchanging presents of books and periodicals on different disciplines, works of the art department students, and other materials.

Like a real friendship, the relationship between the two libraries has strengthened with time. Come visit the Dothan campus (Everett Hall, 2nd floor) to view a unique display of the friendship between our libraries, as well as the past and current life of the Ukrainian university students and faculty (including significant challenges since the crisis in 2014 and under the full-scale Russian military invasion in 2022).

05/05/2022

The Remnant Trust is leaving Troy University Dothan's Library. We hope you enjoyed seeing this little bit of history. Be sure to stop by again soon to see what's coming next!

04/28/2022

Voltaire was a French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher. Though it was originally censored for blasphemy, sedition, and more, his work "Candide" is thought to be one of the most influential works every written.

Stop by Troy University Dothan Library to see the first English edition of this widely translated work from 1759. Provided by the Remnant Trust.

04/21/2022

Isaac Newton's "Principia," is one of the most important scientific works in history. It lays out Newton's laws of motion, describing the relationship between an object, the forces acting on it, and the object's motion in regards to those forces; Newton's law of universal gravitation; and a derivation of Kepler's laws of planetary motion. Newton developed the foundation for the branch of physics known as classical mechanics and helped form the field of calculus.

Stop by Troy University Dothan's Library to see this important scientific work. Provided by the Remnant Trust.

04/14/2022

Published in 1859, Charles Darwin's "Origin of Species" laid the foundation for evolutionary biology. The book introduced the theory of evolution through natural selection. Darwin argued that all current species arose through branching evolution from a common ancestor. "Origin" generated much scientific, philosophical, and religious debate, but eventually Darwin's theory of a branching pattern of evolution through natural selection was generally accepted by the scientific community.

Stop by Troy University's Dothan Library to see a copy for yourself. Provided by the Remnant Trust.

04/07/2022

Does the Earth orbit the Sun or is the Earth the center of it all?
Galileo thought he had the answer. Published in 1632 under license from the Inquisition, Galileo was later declared a heretic by the Catholic Church. Placed under house arrest for the rest of his life, he eventually recanted his ideas. Galileo's "Dialogues" was placed on the Index of Forbidden Books and not removed until 1835.

To see a rare issue of this controversial work provided, stop by Troy University's Dothan Library. Provided by the Remnant Trust.

04/01/2022

The Magna Carta is a charter first drafted by the Archbishop of Canterbury as an attempt to make peace between a group of barons and King John of England. Though the interpretation of the Magna Carta changed over the centuries, it became an iconic and influential document, especially in Revolutionary America, concerned with the rights of ordinary citizens.

Stop by Troy University Library to see an early 16th century printing of the Magna Carta in English with decorative woodcut initials on loan from the Remnant Trust.

03/28/2022

William the Conqueror’s Domesday Book was the final act of the Norman Conquest of England. It was written to guarantee for all time the rights of his followers to the lands that they had conquered, and the king expressly commanded that its decisions were never to be questioned. This famous manuscript is one of the most influential books ever written.

Stop by the Library and see this piece of history, sponsored by the Remnant Trust.

03/17/2022

Ever wish you could predict the future? French physician and astrologer Nostradamus believed he could. First published in 1555, The Prophecies contained over 300 poems believed to predict 1ong-term events.

Want to see what's in store? Check out Troy University Dothan Library where a translation from 1685 is on display by the Remnant Trust.

03/10/2022

Niccolo Machiavelli was an Italian diplomat and philosopher. His works focused on politics, political philosophy, military theory, and history. Some of his ideas were so controversial the Catholic Church considered them heretical and his books were banned.

Want to see what all the fuss was about? Stop by the Troy University Dothan Library where the Remnant Trust has his work on display.

03/02/2022

Mary Wollstonecraft’s “Vindication of the Rights of Women” is one of the earliest and most famous works on feminism. Wollstonecraft objected to the double standards held for men and women and advocated equality between the sexes in certain parts of life, such as education.

Elizabeth Cady Stanton was a driving for women’s rights in 19th century America. Stanton supported equal rights for women and African Americans, including the right to vote.

Curious about these fascinating women? Stop by Troy University Dothan Campus Library to see copies of their work, provided by the Remnant Trust, or check out a copy for yourself.

02/24/2022

The Bhagavad-Gita is an ancient Hindu religious text and is represented in the ancient Sanskrit epic the Mahabharata. The story is presented as a conversation between Krishna, one of the supreme gods of Hinduism, and the Pandava prince Arjuna before the start of the Kurukshetra War.

Curious how the saga plays out? Stop by Troy University Dothan Library, 2nd floor, Everett Hall to see a copy of the text from 1823 provided by the Remnant Trust and maybe check out a copy of the translation for yourself.