Cullman - book

Hello all! In a few days, I'm going to combine this page with the Forged in Words page. In addition to the Cullman book, I've written another nonfiction book called The Truth About S*x Trafficking. Please visit and Like the following link, where I'll be posting updates about both books and about all of my writing. Thanks for following! -Melanie
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Forgedinwords Posting book updates, written works in progress, photography and other interesting things.

Blue Hole off of Hwy. 278 was a favorite gathering spot for many years.

Will participate in an Authors Expo Friday, 11-1, at the Gardendale-Martha Moore Public Library. Several authors will be on hand. Come on out and see some local books!

Selling books today at Oktoberfest in Cullman!

Had the pleasure of speaking at a meeting of the Cullman Historical Society on Sunday. The folks there were very supportive, generous and encouraging about the book. I enjoyed it very much!

Speaking at the Cullman Historical Society meeting on Sunday about the process of writing the book and getting it published. Ya'll come on out!

The new cover photo is a street scene in Cullman in the late 1800s. The folks are dressed in their Sunday best. The Col. Cullman house is visible on the left in the background.

Change of plans: The Cullman Historical Society is not meeting in July, so I will possibly be speaking to the group in August about the book. Will keep you posted.

Scheduled to speak to the Cullman Historical Society July 28 about the book!

This sketch of Sacred Heart Church by Cullman's John Sachs is in the book. The original plan for the church called for the steeples to be one-third taller. However, the church, which had deposited $30,000 in Cullman's German Bank, lost the money when the bank closed in 1914 following an embezzlement scandal. The church was completed in 1916, albeit with shorter steeples.

Thanks so much to everyone who stopped by at the book signing this weekend at Books-a-Million! I love to watch people's faces light up when they flip through the book and recognize an old building or scene from Cullman. People really do love their town!

Here's an interview from yesterday about the book! It was on CATV2, a local Cullman station. (The interview starts at 21:02)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsg-FMYyDRw

Today on 2 June 3, 2013 Guest today was Melanie Patterson, local author of Images of America: Cullman