CONNECT Program with Alabama Historian Jim Phillips
We welcome Mr. Jim Phillips, Alabama historian/videographer/explorer/speaker, to St. Andrew for our CONNECT program. In his talk, “Lost, and Some Found, Treasures of 1800’s Alabama”, Mr. Phillips will tell true stories of found treasures such as: 1) the accidentally dug Tuscaloosa Hoard of 272 pre-Civil War gold and silver coins; 2) the varied hidden caches of pre-Civil War gold coins found on an old 1800’s home site in central Alabama; 3) the
still being discovered, rarest of all U.S. soda bottles worth $5,000 each; 4) the Civil War artifacts and antebellum gold and silver being discovered from old 1800’s home sites around Alabama; and other true
stories. He will also talk about still missing treasures such as the 5 ft. gold cross lost on Dauphin Island during the days of French occupation in the early 1700’s.
Mr. Phillips will bring his display of 1800’s-early 1900’s treasures and artifacts. You are welcome to bring a few pre-1920 coins, bottles, and/or paper currency for a free appraisal by Mr. Phillips after his talk.
Date: March20
Time: 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm