When I decided to start an oral history of Shades Cahaba, I knew it would be difficult. Luckily, I was able to find people I could interview, and I have others who have become valuable resources for me. What really turned things around for me and helped me launch a...
It seems that Homewood Bands have been attending Big Parades at least as far back as 1944. The Shades Cahaba Band attended a large War Bond parade in November 1944. 75 years ago!
This historical banner about the Owl at Shades Cahaba was produced for the centennial celebration recently held at Shades Cahaba. There is a lot of mystery surrounding the owl. It left the school about the same time our high school students left and did not return...
In episode 5 of the podcast, I spoke with former Shades Cahaba Principal Sue Grogan. She shared a Thanksgiving story with me that I saved to share with you this Thanksgiving...
This historical banner about the 2000s at Shades Cahaba was produced for the centennial celebration recently held at Shades Cahaba. This banner celebrates the now, where we have come from and the starting point for the next 100 years of Shades Cahaba. The kids in the...
This historical banner about the 1980s and 1990s at Shades Cahaba was produced for the centennial celebration recently held at Shades Cahaba. This is the time that Shades Cahaba became the school that we know today. A major renovation was made filling in the courtyard...
This historical banner about the 1970s at Shades Cahaba was produced for the centennial celebration recently held at Shades Cahaba. This is my decade and I happen to be in two of the pictures. It’s what happens when you don’t have a huge selection of...
When Shades Cahaba High School was built, honoring veterans was a high priority. Shades Cahaba was dedicated on Labor Day, Monday, September 6, 1920. That afternoon, after the formal addresses and a picnic dinner on the grounds, Mrs. Floribel Brown Ohme unveiled the...
This historical banner about the 1960s at Shades Cahaba was produced for the centennial celebration recently held at Shades Cahaba. This decade sees schools integrated and the introduction of special education classes. The decade ends with the City of Homewood...
I keep thinking I should have a special Throwback Thursday (#tbt) posting but every post is a throwback here at the Shades Cahaba Oral History Project. Here is a picture from the 1927 Owl of Las Toreras. My first thought was that it was one of the many literary...
