”It Came from The Archives” - Troy University’s Wiregrass Archives Podcast

It Came from the Archives - Shaped Note/Sacred Harp Singing and the 1949 Houston County Fair

In Southern folklife the singing convention has a long and illustrious history. Always commercial ventures, they changed in scale as communication, printing, and travel technology expanded their market. In this episode, we explore one such convention that took place at the 1949 Houston County Fair
Read Dr. Olliff's article: https://today.troy.edu/perspectives/it-came-from-the-archives-a-singing-convention-at-the-1949-houston-county-fair/

It Came from the Archives - Dothan Man Was Among Fastest on the Open Sea

People in the Wiregrass have known about Bishop Cleaners since it opened in Dothan in 1947. But few know that in November 1945, its founder, Eustace E. Bishop, was one of the fastest men on the open sea.
Read Dr. Olliff's article on Eustace Bishop and the USS Lake Champlain: https://today.troy.edu/perspectives/it-came-from-the-archives-dothan-man-was-among-fastest-on-the-open-sea/

It Came from the Archives - Historic Photos of Dothan's Southside Neighborhood

The Dothan neighborhood of Southside looks nothing today like it did in 1958.
Fortunately, a collection of photographs has survived the intervening decades (as well as a close encounter with a bonfire) to give us a glimpse of what the area looked like more than 65 years ago.
These pictures are the only complete record available of this neighborhood before it was reshaped by urban renewal projects and might very well represent the last time any of these buildings were ever photographed.
View the photograph collection here: www.troy.edu/about-us/dothan-ca…ventories/101.html
Read Dr. Olliff's article:today.troy.edu/perspectives/it-c…eighborhood-1958/

It Came from the Archives - RAF Pilots Trained at Napier Field Near Dothan

During World War II, 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.
Dr. Olliff's Article: https://today.troy.edu/news/archives-raf-pilot-training/

It Came from the Archives - "The Parade of the Years"

At Dothan's first National Peanut Festival in 1938, 400 local people banded together to put on a historical pageant. The "Parade of the Years" told the story of Dothan's past and was attended by hundreds who paid a quarter in advance or a half-dollar at the gate to see the myths of their town’s heritage made flesh.

It Came from the Archives - "Train Wrecks in the Wiregrass Region"

In this episode we explore three historic train wrecks that occurred in the Wiregrass and the archived photos that tell the story.
See the photos from the Tom Solomon Collection for yourself!https://www.troy.edu/about-us/dothan-campus/wiregrass-archives/inventories/146.html
Read Dr. Olliff's article for Troy Today here:https://today.troy.edu/news/langford-train-wreck/

It Came from the Archives - ”Businessman and Politician Charles Henderson”

Born in 1860 in Grangers Mill (now Henderson) in Pike County, Alabama, Charles Henderson became a wealthy businessman, a civic booster, an office holder, and an education proponent.
 

Podcast - It Came from the Archives - ”Love Letters from the Front Lines of WWI”

Join host Greg Phillips and historian Marty Olliff for a story of love, war, and heartbreak. Together they'll delve into the WWI letters of Irene Pierce and the soldiers who vied for her affection.

Podcast - It Came From The Archives - ”Dothan’s National Peanut Festival”

This time, Greg Phillips and Marty Olliff delve into the history of Dothan’s National Peanut Festival. Given the prominence of the festival, you might think that Dothan had a lifelong relationship with the peanut, but it turns out its first love was cotton.  And if it wasn’t for a pesky little insect, that relationship might still be going strong today.

Podcast - It Came From The Archives - ”The 1900’s Southern Army Newspaper: ’The Dixie’”

This time, Greg Phillips and Marty Olliff are talking about an Army Infantry Division newspaper, known as “The Dixie.”  Recently, the Wiregrass Archives received a collection of this newspaper, which trains a lens on life in the southern 31st division of the Army.