Cullman Front Porch Tour 2009

History of Walter community in Cullman County

The Cullman County Historical Society will meet Sunday, July 26, 2009, at 2 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall of St. John's Evangelical Protestant Church -- across the street from the Ruehl Building. Enter through the door on the lower level, under the main sanctuary.

Dan Fulenwieder will present a program on the Walter community.

Historic photos of Cullman taken by Bill Herfurth

Larry Baker will show historic photographs taken by Bill Herfurth, a professional photographer in Cullman at the next meeting of The Cullman County Historical Society.

The meeting June 28, 2009 at 2 p.m. in the Ruehl Building, 601 3rd Ave. S., Cullman, Alabama 35055.

Richters in Cullman, Alabama

Greg Richter showed this video to the Cullman County Historical Society in a presentation of his family. Greg and his wife, Laura, portray Greg's great-grandparents, Karl Julius and Ursula Louise Fallenbacher Richter, during the 2008 Living History Cemetery Tour.


Also, these videos of Greg interviewing his father, Louie Richter, and aunt, Lorene Richter Hyatt, about growing up in the house his great-grandparents built and that he now lives in:

Amelia Dinkleberg's Cullman story

Amelia Dinkleberg (Paula Kretzschmar) tells her story as one of the first five families to settle Cullman, Alabama in the early 1870s. This presentation was part of a living history cemetery tour for a group of German visitors from Cullman's sister city, Frankweiler.

Richter history in Cullman

The Cullman County Historical Society will meet Sunday, May 24, 2009 at 2 p.m. at the Ruehl Building, 601 3rd Ave. SE. Greg Richter will speak about the Richter family in Cullman.

Appreciation for government officials

Sunday, April 26, the regular meeting of the Cullman County Historical Society will be Appreciation Day for local government officials and members who have made extraordinary contributions to the Historical Society. Please attend and encourage others to attend so we can show the government officials, especially, how much we appreciate their help.

The meeting is at 2 p.m. at the Ruehl Building, 601 3rd Ave. SE.