Ask McGehee
Prior to 2020, did Mardi Gras parades ever get cancelled due to a pandemic?
Ask McGehee Over the Years
Take a look at some of the more interesting stories historian Tom McGehee has dug up through the years.
Ask McGehee
What is the history of the state docks?
A History of Mobile in 22 Objects: Chief Slac’s Threads
Take a closer look at the story of Mardi Gras, told through Chief Slac’s Joe Cain Day costume from the 1970s.
All Hail MAMGA
Sift through the fine details of a photograph from MAMGA's 1975 luncheon.
Telling Her Own Story: Civil Rights Activist Dorothy P. Williams
A recently rescued oral history interview helps illuminate the life of an important and dynamic figure in Mobile history.
When Eugene Wrote for Us: Memories of the ’80s
Decades abroad never dimmed the signposts pointing Eugene Walter back to Mobile.
The Origin of the Oyster Loaf
Local Epicurean William Peebles investigates the origins of the oyster loaf and the claim that Mobile played a role in its evolution.
A History of Mobile in 22 Objects
As part of the History Museum’s exhibit “A History of Mobile in 22 Objects,” one object, a coffee urn from the Creole Fire Company, enlivens the social aspects of a community with a long and layered history.
Take the Bus
Dissect the details of this 1951 image of a city bus.
