The Alabama Historical Commission is the state agency charged with safeguarding Alabama’s historic buildings and sites. Created by an act of the state legislature in 1966, it consists of 21 appointed members who represent a broad cross section of Alabamians. Architects, historians, archaeologists, and representatives of Alabama’s universities are members of the AHC.
 

Click here for Commission Board meeting times, dates and locations.

 

Members of the Alabama Historical Commission

Chairman
Daniel D. Bennett
American Institute of Architects

Vice Chairman
Dr. Craig Sheldon
Alabama Archaeological Society

Secretary
Ann Bedsole
Member-at-Large

Treasurer
William F. Denson III
Business Council   
 

Dr. John Schmidt
Troy University                                                                                

Dr. Edwin C. Bridges
Alabama Department of Archives & History

J. Danny Cooper
University of Montevallo

Dr. Ralph Draughon, Jr.

Alabama Historical Association

Jim Folsom
Lieutenant Governor of Alabama

Dianne McCool 
Alabama Farmers Federation

Seth Hammett
Speaker of the House

Barnett Lawley
Alabama Department of Conservation & Natural Resources

Josh Mandell
Member-at-Large

Bob Riley
Governor of Alabama

Lee Sentell
Alabama Bureau of Tourism & Travel                                                 

Katherine Lynn
State Building Commission

Elizabeth Sanders
University of South Alabama

Tommy Boswell
Historic Chattahoochee Commission

Dr. Shirley Foster                                                                     University of Alabama

Guin Robinson                                                                            Member-at-Large

Dr. Karen Rogers                                                                            Auburn University

This web site has been financed in part with Federal funds from the National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.  This program receives Federal financial assistance for identification and protection of historic properties. Under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended, the U.S. Department of the Interior prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, disability or age in its federally assisted programs. If you believe you have been discriminated against in any program, activity, or facility as described above, or if you desire further information, please write to:

Office of Equal Opportunity

National Park Service

1849 C Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20240