Alabama Chapter Trail of Tears Association

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Saturday February 18, 2012 is the next chapter meeting to be at the Birmingham Museum of Arts in Birmingham, AL.

The Alabama Chapter of the Trail of Tears Association will hold its next Board Meeting and Chapter Meeting on Saturday, February 18, 2012.

The meetings will be in the Members Room at the Birmingham Museum of Art, 2000 Reverend Abraham Woods, Jr. Blvd (formerly 8th Ave N), Birmingham AL http://www.artsbma.org/
Parking is in the rear of the building and accessible from Richard Arrington, Jr. Blvd (21st St N)

The Board will hold their organizational meeting following the recent election of a new Board. The Board Meeting will start at 10AM and is open to all active Chapter Members.

The Chapter Meeting will start at 11AM and will last until 12:30PM. The Board will report to the members the accomplishment for 2011 and the chapters exciting plans for 2012.

The speaker for the meeting will be Chapter Member, Mike Wren. His talk is entitled BEAR MEAT: From his Cabin to the West Building a Biography of an individual Cherokee by a complete search of the Records.

Also, Membership Renewal season is upon us. If you have not yet renewed your membership in the Trail of Tears Association for 2012 please take the time to do so today. If you are uncertain of your current membership status, please email TOTAadmin@ARindianCtr.org and they can assist you with renewal. If you have friends who have an interest in the history of Trail of Tears encourage them to join.

See you on February 18!

Hello Alabama Chapter Members,

Elections results are in! There were 10 Alabama Chapter Members nominated for 7 Board of Directors positions. For those members that were nominated and were not elected to the Board, we all thank you for your willingness to serve. Please continue your participation with the Alabama Chapter, as this Chapter needs you and your input!

Newly elected Board of Directors:
Danny Crownover
Olivia Baxter
Gail King
Larry Smith
Mike Wren
Shannon Sloan
Sharon Freeman

At the next Chapter meeting in January, the new Board of Directors will officially be installed. We do not have a firm date for the next meeting, however; you will receive notification soon. Once again, thank you so much for your participation in the elections and we look forward to a year with new research, interesting speakers, and significant projects.

Sharon Freeman
Secretary
Alabama Chapter, Trail of Tears Association

The Trail of Tears Association (TOTA) is a non-profit, membership organization formed to support the creation, development, and interpretation of the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail. Designated as a national historic trail by Congress in 1987, the Trail commemorates the forced removal of the Cherokee people from their homelands in the southeastern United States to Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma) in 1838 - 1839.

In 1993, the Association entered into a cooperative agreement with the National Park Service (NPS) to promote and engage in the protection and preservation of Trail of Tears National Historic Trail resources; to promote awareness of the Trail's legacy, including the effects of the U.S. Government's Indian Removal Policy on the Cherokees and other tribes (primarily the Chickasaw, Choctaw, Muscogee Creek, and Seminole); and to perpetuate the management and development techniques that are consistent with the National Park Service's trail plan.

TOTA, a citizens' organization of national and international members, has state chapters in the nine states through which the Trail traverses. These states are Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, and Tennessee. State chapters address the more specific issues in each state, such as membership development, chapter organization and other efforts that assist the Association and the National Park Service in achieving their goals and objectives.

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