Happy Summer Solstice!!
Pick up an official Village School Foundation reusable water bottle and VSF t-shirt from our online merch store.
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Col. Chick Wann and Chief E. J. Martin Interview - excerpts from April, 1985
This TVA Police and Fire Station was located at Nitrate Plant No. 1:
From L to R: Chief E. J. Martin, L.L. Stanford, W.L. Butler, S.L. Rogers, John Duncan, John R. Stewart, McMurray, Smith, Jones, G.O. Stewart, W.G. Stanford, Joe…
Tuscumbia Landing Site
We had such a fun morning hiking to Tuscumbia Landing Saturday morning. We really lucked out with the weather being fresh and cool, and no rain! Thanks everyone for joining us!
We were able to see part of the site…
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The old basement boilers
These are two of the old boilers that are still left in the basements of two Village homes. In many of the homes, the boilers were removed when modern HVAC arrived and/or when basements were sealed off as extra storage…
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Two Views - 1918/2022
Two views of the 500 block of Wilson Dam Ave in The Village:
1918/2022
#builttolast
It is a rare and beautiful thing that these homes have maintained their structure and integrity for 104 years and counting!
Happy Earth Day!!
Happy Earth Day from @thevillageschoolfoundation !!
Here's a few vignettes from Springtime in The Village.
If you have any vintage photos from life in The Village and/or the school, we’d love to feature them on our social media and tag…
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Big thanks to The Alabama Historical Association
Big thanks to Mark and everyone at the Alabama Historical Association for a great gathering last week!! It’s been a long time in the planning and we were so glad to be included on the tour. We were fortunate to…
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74th annual meeting of the Alabama Historical Association
The big day has arrived and the auditorium is set to welcome the 74th annual meeting of the Alabama Historical Association!! They will start their pre-meeting tours at The Village School, and before continuing on to Locust Hill, St John’s…
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Happy Birthday to our Executive Director, Greg Harrison!!
Join us in wishing a Happy Birthday to our Executive Director and ham-in-charge, Greg Harrison!!
Thank you for sharing your enthusiasm and passion for history and preservation!
Stop by The Village School this Thursday, 1:30pm to wish him well in…
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Progress Pics - 2021-2022
Thanks to various grants and to the generous donations from the community, we’ve been able to make a lot of progress on the Village School in the last year!
From a fresh cost of paint last spring, to significant roof…
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