Ask McGehee
What Downtown luxury hotel burned, just before opening its doors?
Prescription for Change
Historian Tom McGehee explains how pandemics have shaped home design.
“The Pirate bore down on us…”
Maritime historian John Sledge recounts the eventful maiden voyage of the revenue cutter Alabama.
Ask McGehee
Is it true that one of NASA’s first astronauts was from Mobile?
Horsing Around
Take a look back at the historic Arlington Fairgrounds through the lens of a 1925 photograph.
A History of Mobile in 22 Objects: John LeFlore’s Typewriter
This month’s artifact from the History Museum of Mobile — the typewriter of civil rights activist John LeFlore — is the symbol of a quiet revolution.
A History of Mobile in 22 Objects: Civil War Speaking Trumpet
This month’s artifact from the History Museum of Mobile — a blockade runner’s speaking trumpet — played a fascinating role in the Civil War.
Memory of a Boat Builder
Norman Altice isn’t the best-known wooden boat builder to churn out vessels in the Mobile Bay area, but his boats, and his memory, just beg for preservation.
The Beginning of Beckwith
There's more than meets the eye in this historic photograph of pioneers at Camp Beckwith.
Mobile’s King of Chess
Dig into Mobile’s connection to “The Queen’s Gambit” through the story of legendary player Paul Morphy.
