Selma Historical Tours by Thelma Dianne Harris

10/04/2024

Road Scholar Tourists Visited Selma Today
We are always appreciative to have tourists visit us.
Road Scholar is perhaps Selma's most frequent monthly tour group and we say thank you for your monthly visits in helping to support our local economy with Selma's history being first and foremost. Road Scholars enjoy a delectable lunch provided by A.C.Reeves &Staff at the Five& Dime and some of our downtown merchants appreciate their shopping and visits as well. Today, twelve states were represented.
See you soon R.S.!

10/03/2024

Beautiful! 🥰🍁🍂🎃🧡

09/30/2024

Good Morning Pumpkins !

09/12/2024

Today has been an extremely inclement weather day.Praying for others that are witnessing the effects of Hurricane Francine.
I decided to do something positive and that I enjoy doing. Yes, you guessed it,
another Fall tiered tray.
Continued prayers for all.

07/22/2024

Charlottesville Civil Rights Tour Visits Selma for the 4th Consecutive Year

Charlottesville Civil Rights Tour travels by bus through the deep South for 7 days and 6 nights, visiting Civil Rights historical sites, former plantations, museums, and memorials. The cities visited included: Birmingham, Montgomery, Selma, New Orleans, Jackson, MS; Sumner, MS; and Memphis, TN.

The focus of this tour is the African American struggle for citizenship. Travelers learned about Black Americans’ post-emancipation political and cultural renaissance. Reconstruction, as this post-Civil War period was called, was shaped by the 13th, 14th & 15th Amendments. They were intended to strengthen the legal definition of citizenship for newly-emancipated African Americans. But, fearful of Black success, white-led state governments in the South gradually restricted Black voting and imposed Jim Crow segregation laws which were in legal effect until the 1960s. The tour followed this story from slavery to the Civil Rights Movement, and through to our present day.

The Selma Tour included lunch at Reflections Coffee Shoppe where speakers Jackie Smith and Dianne Harris shared their experiences of the struggle of 1965. The group was excited about walking across the iconic Edmund Pettus Bridge and visiting Memorial Park.

The visit concluded with a tour of the National Voting Rights Museum and Institute and visiting Historic Brown Chapel AME and First Baptist churches.

Special thanks are expressed to the wonderful Charlottesville Civil Rights Tour Group for continuing to include and support Selma, as a part of their Civil Rights pilgrimage.

07/16/2024

How beautiful!

06/27/2024

Happy Thursday !
This is my first Sunflower that I've grown. Look closely, a 🐝 is even pollinating the flower.
"Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadow. It's what the Sunflowers do". Keller Keller .

06/22/2024

Good Morning All, I'm sharing a summer bouquet with you from my yard . Have a blessed and wonderful day. Stay cool .

06/12/2024

Mervyn M. Dymally Institute of California Visited Selma
Today, was a most enjoyable day to showcase Selma's Voting Rights History.Our tourists were very engaging as they learned the struggle of 1965.
Today's historic features included the following;
*Welcome & brief visit, Selma Public Library
*Edmund Pettus Bridge Walk & Memorial Park
*Lunch- Reflections Coffee Shoppe
*National Voting Rights Museum
*Slavery and Civil War Museum & Historic Mobile Tour

Everyone expressed appreciation for having learned additional historical Civil Rights information.
We as Selmains are grateful that tourists visit us from far and near.
This tour is a ten day tour which included; Memphis,
Birmingham, Selma, Montgomery and Buffalo, New York.
Thanks again for including Selma as one of your featured cities.

06/08/2024

Bee Summer Decor
The Bee decoration is really buzzing again this Spring/Summer.
The bright cheerful color of yellow accented with black is very beautiful.
There are also many decorative items that express positiveness.
While researching about Bees, I learned that the Bee
lives less than 40 days, and visits at least 1,000 flowers and produces less than a teaspoon of honey. For us it is only that teaspoon of honey, but for the Bee it is a life.
Honey is also known to have many healthy factors if used properly .
Thank you Bees ! 🐝🐝

05/25/2024

03/06/2024

It was such a delight serving Christ Presbyterian Church from Madison, Wisconsin and Selma Historical Tours owner/operator Dianne Harris last Thursday. Thanks for shining light and love on our Queen City. You’re always welcome in Selma ❤️❤️

03/06/2024

We love that you’re in our community soaking up lots of history and exploring Selma’s historic landmarks! I know Dianne Harris, owner of Selma Historical Tours left no stone unturned ❤️ Welcome Xavier University Ohio students!

02/06/2024

12/25/2023

I hope everyone has a wonderful very Merry Christmas

12/25/2023

There are so many that has gone out of my life but not my heart. Merry Christmas to you in heaven.

12/22/2023

Wishing each of you Peace, Love and Joy .

12/20/2023

Dear family and friends, thanks to each of you for your Birthday expressions of love and encouragement
Your thoughtfulness meant so very much .

12/19/2023

Heavenly Father, it is with thanks and praise I give you for allowing me to celebrate my 74th Birthday today.
Thank you for my family and friends that will help me celebrate this precious gift of life.
I pray for your continued blessings and guidance as I look forward to many years to come. These and other blessings I ask in your name
Amen.

10/27/2023

Supporting my Alma Mater, Ala. A&M University for the Magic City Classic tomorrow in B'ham Al.
A&M VS. Alabama State University And remembering my special Bulldog, my son Curtis Harris who played for A&M
#56. Go Bulldogs!

10/09/2023

Today I visited my former school,Edgewood Elementary .I enjoyed teaching there for 28 years.
The atmosphere is very welcoming and colorful .
Edgewood is known as the Busy Bees .

10/05/2023

Celebrating Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Giving thanks and praise to God, I celebrate 29 years as a Breast Cancer Survivor!
I wish to share the following tips;
*Early Detection
*Define your spirituality
*Maintain a positive attitude
*Always remember that" There's Life After Diagnosis"

To God Be The Glory!

10/01/2023

Here's Wishing Each Of You October Fall Blessings.

09/24/2023

Recently tourists of Trafalgar Destination America visited Selma participating in the Selma Civil Rights Tour. Tourists enjoyed learning the history of the 1965 Civil/Voting Rights Movement of Selma. Five states and the United Kingdom were represented.