Boy Scouts of America, Order of the Arrow

This past weekend was the annual Southern Region 9 Conclave at Moundville Archeological Park. A conclave is a gathering of Boy Scouts who are members of the Order of the Arrow. We had over 600 scouts from all over Alabama and Georgia at this event. Having it at Moundville made it extra special for me.

Just a few days before the event I was asked to help create an exhibit showcasing the history of Coosa Lodge. Coosa is the the Order of the Arrow lodge for the Greater Alabama Council, BSA. We worked with lodge adult and youth leadership to concept, design, and produce this exhibit in under 5 days! Before the weekend was over, scouts were calling it the "Coosonian."

See below for slide show.

(Mound photographs by Eric Sullivan, Coosa Lodge)

Alabama in the Making, exhibit opening

Alabama in the Making, a new traveling exhibit for the Alabama Folklife Association, opened this past weekend at the Tennessee Valley Museum of Art, Tuscumbia. Kelton Design planned and designed five oral history stations with one representing each region of the state. Each station has an iPad with both audio and video recording of oral histories collected as part of a Smithsonian grant and the Alabama Community Scholars Institute. All of these collection are maintained at the Alabama Department of Archives and History. This exhibit is intended to make the rich oral histories of Alabamians come alive and accessible to the public. I hope you have a chance to see the exhibit when it comes to your part of Sweet Home Alabama. Please repost this so we can spread the word about the exhibit.

You can see more photos at this link:

https://www.dropbox.com/gallery/81825870/1/Photos_Alabama%20Folklife?h=ef5b05