Artifacts are now interpreted at Alabama tavern museum

Employees with the city's Arts and Museums Department in Florence, Ala., have been getting Pope's Tavern Museum ready to reopen in June. There have been numerous changes taking place, from repairs and upgrades to using the museum's various artifacts in a whole new way. Pope's Tavern is believed to have served a variety of purposes over time, from stagecoach stop to a hospital used for both Union and Confederate soldiers. The diary of Sally Independence Foster sheds new light on the events of the Civil War from a child's perspective. "She was 12 years old when the war started, so we see a young person's account of the war, and it's just fascinating," said Libby Jordan with the department. "We have pulled several of her quotes to place in some of these panels to make it feel a little more real." • Article