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The Southwest Alabama Railroad Modelers will set up their elaborate
 model train layout in the Civic Center for Founders Day
     
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What do Jean Baptiste le Moyne, President Andrew Jackson, First Lady Laura Bush and the Chickasaw Shipyard Village have in common with the City of Chickasaw?

Visit the city for our 64th Founders Day
- to celebrate the incorporation of a southern city rich in heritage that dates back to the early 1700s -
and find out!

Experience games from days gone by, enjoy bluegrass music and be entertained by local music groups. And, of course, arts and crafts exhibitors and food!

Games and entertainment for the entire family – young and old alike.

The 64th Founders Day is Saturday, October 30 from 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. at the Paul DeVine Park adjacent to the McConnell Civic Center at 200 Grant Street in Chickasaw, Alabama (map), to celebrate the historical contributions of our community as a small town in the State of Alabama and the part our community played in the history of the shipbuilding industry in the United States. Printable Flier

This day is a reunion of citizens of Chickasaw, past residents and their families and people who worked in the businesses or passed through our beautiful small town on their travels. It is a time to share memories, remember great times with friends and family and a time to celebrate our community as a great place to live where ‘everybody is someone in Chickasaw.” The city will receive one of 215 historical markers to commemorate Alabama’s “Year of Small Towns and Downtowns” statewide celebration in 2010.

The day will be filled with arts and crafts exhibitors, historical visual displays, train displays, petting zoo, old-fashioned games, kids area activities, food, a silent auction, and local entertainment on two stages. A day for the entire family from young to old.

Come join over 1,500 festival goers for a day of fun, laughter, learning,
Southern hospitality and Southern cuisine!

Founders Day is a partnership of the City of Chickasaw and the Chickasaw Chamber of Commerce. Proceeds from this event will benefit the Chickasaw Chamber of Commerce community projects and future Founders Day celebrations.
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We need your help in telling the rich stories of the residents of Chickasaw. If you have photos that you would share with us and allow us to use them in our visual photograph display, drop them off at City Hall at 224 N. Craft Highway. Put them in an envelope with your name and telephone number on, and they will be returned, unless you consider donating them. Did your ancestor play a part in the history of the city or did something funny or unusual happen in your life? Write it down and tell us what happened. You can send it to the Founders Day 2010 Committee, POB Box 11126, Chickasaw, AL 36671, drop it off at City Hall or email us from the website. Your stories are part of our history, our heritage and our legacy.

Calling All Former Chickasaw Residents!

If you or a friend or a family member lived in Chickasaw, went to school in Chickasaw, or worked in Chickasaw, we are looking for you. As this is a homecoming event, you are invited to bring your family and friends to this exciting festival. But, we need your help in finding former “Chickasawians.” We have created a database and need your information. Pass the word on!

Schedule of Events

A schedule of events is forthcoming as events are finalized. Event schedule will be posted online and updated frequently.