FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE      

Contact: Wendi Lewis, Marketing and Public Relations Manager  

wendi.lewis@ahc.alabama.gov, 334-230-2680

November 12, 2021

Confederate Memorial Park to host special Christmas presentation

(Marbury, AL) Confederate Memorial Park, a historical property of the Alabama Historical Commission, will host a special presentation on Saturday, Dec. 11, at 10 a.m. During the presentation, visitors will learn how veterans at the Alabama Soldiers’ Home celebrated Christmas and how the outside community helped to make their holiday bright and merry.

Spread over 102 acres of rolling wooded countryside near the center of the state, Confederate Memorial Park incorporates the site of Alabama’s only Confederate veterans’ home. Life for the old soldiers, called “inmates” at the Home, was better than most had known before their admission. The Home provided housing, meals, clothing, allowances, medical care and, for many, a place to die and be buried with dignity.

The museum offers exhibits on the life of an Alabama Confederate veteran from recruitment to old age, including hundreds of artifacts from the Civil War and the Soldiers' Home. Cost for the presentation is $5 per person and is limited to 15 people. Cost includes a museum tour with the site director. To reserve your spot, call the Museum at 205-755-1990.

Confederate Memorial Park is located at 437 Co Rd 63, Marbury, AL 36051. 

To learn more about Confederate Memorial Park or the Alabama Historical Commission please visit www.ahc.alabama.gov.

About the Alabama Historical Commission

Located in historic downtown Montgomery at 468 S. Perry Street, the Alabama Historical Commission is the state historic preservation agency for Alabama. The agency was created by an act of the state legislature in 1966 with a mission to protect, preserve and interpret Alabama’s historic places. AHC works to accomplish its mission through two fields of endeavor: Preservation and promotion of state-owned historic sites as public attractions; and, statewide programs to assist people, groups, towns, and cities with local preservation activities. For a complete list of programs and properties owned and operated by the AHC, hours of operation, and admission fees please visit ahc.alabama.gov  

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