From Trussville Tribune staff reports
TRUSSVILLE – The Trussville History Museum is set to open on Sept. 10 and then on Oct. 22 at the Heritage Hall. The public is invited to take tours to learn about the history of the city.
“It’s very important,” said Trussville Historical Board member, Jane Alexander. “When the city was formed, there were some very forward thinking people that came together. Most of them bought homes in the Cahaba Project. Before then people mainly lived on Highway 11. They saw the importance of governing themselves and came together.”
Alexander said that the museum will showcase pictures, artifacts, writings and other items from the early beginning of Trussville and before its formation in 1947. Items include an old newspaper from the late 1800s, information on a now disused railroad that brought materials to a foundry in the city, items from a blacksmith shop from the early 1900s and many other relics of local history.
“Trussville was just a little jewel,” Alexander said of growing up in the city. “It had a little bit of everything. It’s a very unique place and people need to learn the history of it. It was just a special time of life.”
The museum will open once a month on a Sunday afternoon. Alexander said that she hopes for further expansion of the museum to concentrate its items.
From 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. the museum will be open with guided tours by members of Trussville’s Historical Board. The museum is located at Heritage Hall on East Mall and Parkway Drive. There are no costs for the tours.
Tours for other times can be arranged by Alexander at 205-655-3144 or by contacting the Trussville Historical Board on Facebook.
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