Santa's Post Office

Confederate Memorial Park, a historic property of the Alabama Historical Commission, will host a special seasonal event on Saturday, Dec. 14, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

The historic Mountain Creek Post Office will be decorated for Christmas and Santa Claus will be greeting visitors and available for photographs. Visitors should bring their own cameras. In addition, a small exhibit will be on view highlighting the history of the Christmas season as it was experienced by the veterans, wives, and widows who lived at the Alabama Confederate Soldiers’ Home.

Spread over 102 acres of rolling wooded countryside near the center of the state, Confederate Memorial Park incorporates the site of Alabama’s only Confederate veterans’ home. Life for the old soldiers, called “inmates” at the Home, was better than most had known before their admission. The Home provided housing, meals, clothing, allowances, medical care and, for many, a place to die and be buried with dignity. The museum offers exhibits on the life of an Alabama Confederate veteran from recruitment to old age, including hundreds of artifacts from the Civil War and the Soldiers' Home.

Admission is free but donations are encouraged. For additional information, call the museum at 205-755-1990.