Thu, Sep 25
|Lloyd Hall Room 38
Historic Tuscaloosa Lecture Series | 2025
Come join us for a series of lectures that explore the fundamentals of historic preservation. Historic Tuscaloosa features live lectures from preservation professionals with a wide range of backgrounds and expertise, and includes interaction between participants and presenters through Q&A sessions
Time & Place
Sep 25, 2025, 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM
Lloyd Hall Room 38, 503 6th Ave, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401, USA
Information
September 2025 Press Release
Historic Tuscaloosa will conclude its summertime lecture series on Thursday, September 25, at 5:30 p.m. Our speaker, Mr. John Allen, will present his lecture on “Virginia Tunstall Clay - the most fascinating woman in America” in room 38 in Lloyd Hall at the University of Alabama. This event is open to the public and free of charge.
Mr. Allen will discuss the life of Virginia Tunstall Clay, a woman whose legacy continues to echo through the streets of Tuscaloosa. Known as the “Belle of the Fifties,” Virginia was a symbol of the vanished Old South and a remarkable author and figure in American history. She spent her formative years in the historic Collier House and Battle-Friedman House—two local landmarks still standing today. Discover how her memoir, Belle of the Fifties, offers a rare and intimate portrait of Southern life before and after the Civil War. This…