Join the Alabama Department of Archives and History on Thursday, May 17th at noon as ArchiTreats: Food for Thought continues another year of informative talks on Alabama history at the Alabama Department of Archives and History.

John Hall will present William Bartram in Alabama (Who is William Bartram and Why Should I Care?).

William Bartram was a Revolutionary War-era artist and botanist from Philadelphia. Under the sponsorship of a British physician and gardener, he traveled the South for four years, 1774-1777, including a lengthy trip to Alabama in 1775. His important 1791 book, Bartram's Travels, was the first book to describe the South (and Alabama) in detail.

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Ja'Darian Calloway-Montgomery

Dan Pritchett-Wetumpka

Peyton Parkman-Montgomery

Ayauna Curry-Montgomery

Skylar Essex-Montgomery

MONTGOMERY, AL (WSFA)- Three car-break-ins at three Montgomery post offices. They happened in the blink of an eye - in broad daylight Monday. Now, authorities say they've found security camera footage of the apparent suspect responsible for the crimes.

This female used a card taken in one of the thefts at an Auburn Wells Fargo branch several hours after the thefts. If you have information regarding her identity, call the Secret Witness Line at 262-4000 or CrimeStoppers at 215-STOP or the Criminal Investigations Division of MPD at 625-2831.

The thief wasn't subtle-- knocking out the windows to get to the women's purses left inside.

It happened at post office locations on Winton Blount Boulevard, the Eastern Bypass and the downtown office on Catoma Street.

"This is my window for today--in case of rain," says Peggy Hillis as she holds up a plastic tarp attached to her window.