The Alabama Department of Archives & History (ADAH) will continue its 2025 Food for Thought lunchtime lecture series on Thursday, April 17, at 12:00pm CT. Kayla Gurner will present From Civil War to Uncivil Conduct: The Many Controversies of Major Joseph H. Sloss. The program will be held in the ADAH’s Joseph M. Farley Alabama Power Auditorium in Montgomery. It will also be livestreamed on the ADAH’s Facebook page and YouTube channel. Admission is FREE.

Kayla Gurner, senior reference archivist at the Alabama Department of Archives and History, holds a master's degree in public history. Her scholarly work includes published articles in the Encyclopedia of Alabama and Alabama Heritage. Among her contributions are articles on Joseph Humphrey Sloss, a prominent political and industrial figure in Alabama’s post-Civil War history.

Born in Somerville, Alabama, in 1828, Joseph H. Sloss built a career that spanned law, politics, journalism, and military service. He served as a lawyer, Illinois State Representative, major in Alabama’s Confederate cavalry, U.S. Congressman, U.S. Marshal, and newspaper editor. His military service, however, became a source of controversy long after the war, as accusations of desertion and misconduct surfaced in the press. Gurner’s presentation will explore the fascinating and often tumultuous episodes of Sloss’s life.

For additional information, contact Alex Colvin at alex.colvin@archives.alabama.gov or (334) 353-4689. A complete schedule of our 2025 lunchtime lecture series is available at archives.alabama.gov. Food for Thought 2025 is sponsored by the Alabama Humanities Alliance and the Friends of the Alabama Archives.

The Alabama Department of Archives and History is the state’s government-records repository, a special-collections library and research facility, and home to the Museum of Alabama, the state history museum. It is located in downtown Montgomery, directly across Washington Avenue from the State Capitol. The Museum of Alabama is open Monday through Saturday from 8:30 to 4:30. The EBSCO Research Room is open Tuesday through Saturday from 8:30 to 4:30. To learn more, visit www.archives.alabama.gov or call (334) 242-4364.

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