Friends of Historic Northport

Seventeenth Annual Heritage Homecoming Luncheon

You are invited to the Seventeenth Annual Heritage Luncheon, to be held on Friday, May 18 2012, at St. Mark United Methodist Church on McFarland Blvd. in Northport.

Please join us in celebrating the past, the present, and the future of Northport. Registration will begin at 11:00 a.m. Lunch will be served at 11:30 a.m. followed by the program.

Our guest speaker this year will be Marsha Folsom. She is married to Jim Folsom, Jr. and resides in Cullman. As a business development consultant, she works with companies seeking to expand their footprint both domestically and globally.

Since the spring of 2010, Marsha has been working to introduce bamboo as an agro-forestry alternative in the fertile region known as The Black Belt. She has been working to educate the public and farmers about bamboo’s potential to help the region thrive.

With development in mind, she cofounded Resource Fiber/Alabama in 2011. The focus for this venture is growing rapidly renewable bamboo in large-scale farming operations in the Alabama Black Belt region to create jobs and drive economic development.

You will want to hear how the bamboo park we are planning at the Van de Graaff Arboretum and Historic Bridge Park will become an educational resource exploring the history, future, and creative uses of this diverse plant in order to raise awareness of how bamboo could be a catalyst for a new type of agricultural development in Alabama.

The program will include the presentation of the Marvin L. Harper Founders Award for Distinguished Service and inductions into the Heritage Hall of Citizens, which recognizes long-time Northport citizens who have reached the age of 90. The first annual Van de Graaff Arboretum and Bridge Park Award will also be presented.

The presentation of the annual Essay Contest winner is always a luncheon favorite. A report from the Nominations Committee and the election of officers and directors will complete the program.

This will be a wonderful time for fellowship, seeing old friends, meeting new friends, and being involved in the heritage of Northport. Please join us.

For more information about this year's Heritage Luncheon email us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call Frances Pool, FHN Community Relations Coordinator, at 205-345-1057.

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Friends of Historic Northport was founded in 1996. Since then the organization has grown to over 1000 members across the country. FHN produces a quarterly fact-filled historical newsletter, operates a Victorian-era Museum, a Heritage Records Room at the Historic Clements House, and the Umbria Schoolhouse - the oldest standing schoolhouse in Alabama.

FHN is currently developing a 200-acre park named the Van de Graff Arboretum and Historic Bridge Park. The park property was a donation of the Jemison-Van de Graaff-Rountree Family. In September 2010 efforts to move the 1882 King Bowstring Bridge back to Northport were completed. The 1882 Bridge will be the centerpiece of a one-of-a-kind recreational & historic site.

Each year FHN, along with the City of Northport, has an Annual Heritage Homecoming Luncheon in May, participates in the Dickens Downtown festival the first Tuesday each December, and has an Annual Bake Sale.

If you are interested in becoming a member of FHN, you will receive our newsletter as well as mailings keeping you informed on the activities of the organization.

Friends of Historic Northport, Inc.
is a nonprofit educational and cultural organization
and is recognized by the IRS as exempt from federal income tax under section 501 (c)(3).
All donations are tax exempt.