The Birmingham Genealogical Society meets the fourth Saturday of each month (excluding Nov. & Dec.) in the Arrington Auditorium at the Downtown Birmingham Public Library. Guests are encouraged to attend!
Next meeting: Saturday, September 26th at 2 p.m. Refreshments at 1:30 p.m.
Speaker: Mary Taylor, BGS 1st Vice-President
Program Topic: The Family of Thomas T. Hillman
Details: Contact us via email or BPL-Southern History Dept. at (205) 226-3665
Thomas T. Hillman was president of the Tennessee, Coal, Iron & Railroad Company. He made a donation equivocal to $20,000 in the early years of what later became “Hillman Hospital” (now part of UAB) which allowed the hospital to remain open. Read more about Hillman Hospital, TCI & see a photo of Thomas T. Hillman in the Encyclopedia of Alabama online.
