Our monthly meeting program will be presented by Michael Bunn on the topic “Creek Wars of 1812.” The presentation will shed light on how the wars led to the forced removal of Native Americans from the region, secured the Gulf South against European powers, facilitated increased migration into the area, furthered the development of slave-based agriculture, and launched the career of Andrew Jackson.

Mr. Bunn will be selling two of his books at the meeting. They are: Battle for the Southern Frontier: The Creek War and the War of 1812 ($20) and Early Alabama: An Illustrated Guide to the Formative Years, 1798–1826 (Alabama:The Forge of History) ($25).

The August meeting will be an in-person meeting.The Society’s monthly meetings are free and open to the public and include a presentation on genealogical research or relevant history. Refreshments will be available at 9:45 am.The meeting begins at 10:00 am.