Many options await the growing number of Americans reaching retirement. Most stay in place. Some seek exotic locations. Others like the simple pleasures of rural and small-town life. This page is for those in the third group. We invite you to consider relocating to Pickens County, Alabama. As you explore this site you will find testimonies by those who have made this choice, introductions to some of the places, events, and things that make this a good place to retire, and a hearty invitation to come and take a look.
A group of ladies at the Aliceville Senior Center are meeting and quilting together for their families. Usually, they quilt 4 days a week and use the time to visit and share with each other. In the following video they talk about quilting when they were growing up.
Here the same group of ladies reminisce about going to the ice house and growing up without electricity and refrigeration.