Weekly Speakers

Special FUF Sunday Program In the 1920s, a group of liberal thinkers began meeting on Sunday mornings. A presentation by one of them on ethics or current affairs was followed by "vigorous" discussion. In April 1982, they constituted themselves the Fairhope Unitarian Universalist Fellowship. A dedicated building followed in 2003. This will be a special...

Henry Stuart’s Diaries & Photos: New Info about the Hermit of MontroseCatherine King will present new information recently received about Henry Stuart, who hand-built the now 100-year-old Round House at Tolstoy Park in Montrose. Stuart’s diaries, photographs, and other documents reveal fascinating information from the man known as “The Hermit of Montrose” and “Ye Olde...

Living with Reverence and Compassion for All Beings In this talk on Father's Day, Tracey will share about how her Dad gave her the greatest gift possible... He taught her to love the animals and the natural world. It's a love that has guided her path, and is the key to creating a compassionate, just...

Do We Live in a Democracy? We frequently hear that “our democracy” is being threatened, but rarely does anyone question that we have a democracy. The talk will address the question of whether, and to what extent, the United States is a democracy. David is a semi-retired civil rights lawyer and long-time social justice and...

Harry Haft: Auschwitz Survivor who Fought Rocky Marciano Alan's father, Harry Haft, survived 5 years in 6 different slave labor and extermination camps during WWII, weighting 105lb when liberated. Just one year later, he was in the ring fighting the greatest heavyweight boxer of all time. Alan will tell Harry's story. Alan Scott Haft wrote...

Wisdom of a "Prosumer" For over two years beginning in 1982, Phil and his wife, Gwen, helped build the passive solar house in Fairhope that Gwen’s father, Bayne, had designed with his wife, Annabelle. At the time of construction, inclusion of a photovoltaic component was often mentioned but was never incorporated.       Phil and Gwen...

The Writers Around Me For the past year, Alan has been researching and writing about Fairhope’s rich literary culture, including writers, editors, publishers, librarians, and bookstores. He will tell true stories of Fairhope’s literary beginnings with Marie Howland and Upton Sinclair through today’s local writers, including Sonny Brewer, Fannie Flagg and so many more. Alan...