Upcoming events Fall 2022
Nora Alexander will speak on her husband’s writing legacy and his last book and debut novel, “Turnaround,” at 11 a.m. on Sept. 24 at the Jackson-Madison County Public Library.
Upcoming events Fall 2017
Art on Track, Oct. 7, 2017, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., N.C. & St. L. Railroad Depot and Museum, Royal Street, Jackson. A West Tennessee Artisan Trail event. Also ranked as a statewide Tennessee Craft event and an American Craft event.- Ames Plantation Heritage Festival, Oct. 14, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Grand Junction, Tennessee. Speaking and signing my new book, “Echoes and Footprints.” There will be hay bales for listeners to sit on. I’ll have some coloring sheets for younger children that depict our West
Ames Plantation Heritage Festival
Tennessee history. And of course, I’ll have my books! Find out more at amesplantation.org.
- Bank of Jackson, Oct. 24, 5 to 7 p.m., Oil Well Road. Come see me and other authors as well!
- University School of Jackson Holiday Mart, times to be set for my book signing so stay tuned. November.
- Speaking engagements for book clubs, church adult education groups, libraries — call me at (731) 695-3569.
Upcoming events 2016
- Ames Plantation Heritage Festival, Oct. 8, 2016. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. I’ll be speaking on the porch of one of the historic cabins at 10:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., and 2:30 p.m. There will be hay bales for listeners to sit on, and the weather forecast is great — 77 degrees for the high with a light wind, 15 mph.I’ll have some coloring sheets for younger children that depict our West
Ames Plantation Heritage Festival
Tennessee history. And of course, I’ll have my books! Find out more at amesplantation.org.
- Obion County Library, Union City, Tennessee: TBA
- Sat. Dec. 3, West TN Artisan Trail.
Past Book Signings 2016
Sept. 16, Adventures in Learning, First United Methodist Church, Jackson, Tenn. What a great audience! Talking about the Holy Cheat and Rev. Billy Graham is always fun. If you haven’t heard the stories, I’ll be glad to tell them at your next event! We had a wonderful luncheon, and so many people bought books for themselves and for Christmas gifts. I
look forward to future meetings for adult learning groups in the First Methodist Conference districts. Thank you to Pam Jaco for inviting me to speak!
- Sept. 17, Kennerly-Cupples Lectureship, Parkers Crossroads. Boy, it was pouring cats and dogs! We sloshed through the rain, but inside, we had a great group of folks interested in the history I tell in my books. The Confederate Long Rifle is a fascinating story about a man who sought revenge for his young sons being beheaded by a Union patrol.
- Thursday, April 7, 4 to 6 p.m., West Tennessee Delta Heritage Center, 121 Sunny Hill Cove, Brownsville, Tennessee. We had a great crowd of about 40 people who attended. I enjoyed talking about Haywood County history with friends. Thank you to Sonia Outlaw-Clark who always creates a well-planned and publicized event.
- Boy Scouts meeting. It’s great fun talking to young men about our history. I hope they take an interest and perhaps become as interested as I have been all my life!
- On Museum Day, Saturday, March 12, at the Tennessee River Museum in Savannah, Tennessee, Harbert Alexander spoke to an audience of history enthusiasts and signed his book, “Soldiers, Saints & Sinners: Stories of Long Ago,” from 1 to 3 p.m. The museum is located at 495 Main St. in downtown Savannah. On Museum Day, there is no entrance fee.
- 3:30 p.m., Saturday, March 19, On the Square Gallery & Gifts, 109 N Main St.,Bolivar, Tennessee. http://www.onthesquaregalleryandgifts.com/
- Jackson Rotary Club, noon, Wednesday, Feb. 24, Jackson Country Club.
- Congratulations to author Harbert Alexander Sr., who received the Jackson-Madison Chapter DAR Award of Excellence for Outstanding Print Media on Feb. 20, 2016 in the Memorial Hall of First Presbyterian Church in Jackson, Tennessee. Mr. Alexander’s book, “Soldiers, Saints & Sinners: Stories of Long Ago,” published by The HillHelen Group of Jackson, was nominated for an Independent Book Publishers Association History Award. The author, a past Madison County historian, also serves on the Tennessee State Museum Commission. He is the author of three other books, “Tales of Madison,” “Old Trails and Tales of Tennessee,” “Autumn Memories,” and the co-author of “Jackson & Madison County: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow.”
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