The Wiregrass Archives

11/11/2025

In honor of Veterans Day, please enjoy this "It Came from the Archives" post written by our director in 2021.

On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, the guns that had roar ed in the most destructive war to that point in history fell silent. Although the June 1919 Treaty of Versailles officially closed World War 1 (the US never signed it), the Armistice ended combat.

04/07/2025

The College of Arts and Sciences at Troy University Dothan Campus invites you to the annual John Woodham Memorial Lecture during Heritage Week.

When: Thursday, April 24, 2025, 12-1 pm
Where: Harrison Room

Dr. W. Charles Lewis, founding pastor of the Dothan Community Church, will present “Prominent Black History Makers: Dothan, Alabama” (based in large part on his book _28 Black History Makers: Dothan Alabama_).

Community research is vital to the Wiregrass community, to the College of Arts and Sciences, and to the Wiregrass Archives. Make plans to join us!

12/03/2024

Dothan campus: Dothan Campus Library invites you to the annual Festival of Trees! The event will be held on December 4th at 2:00 pm on the second floor of Everett Hall. We encourage students and community visitors to bask in the glow of the trees and vote for their favorite Christmas tree. Light refreshments will be provided.

The tree with the most votes will be announced on December 5th.

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.