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.
Bunker Hill in Miniature
In January 1781, while the Revolutionary War raged in the northeast, British forces attempted a sneak attack on a Spanish fortification on the eastern shore of Mobile Bay.
Ask McGehee
What is the history of the property known as ‘Cannongate’ on Spring Hill Avenue?
Madoc’s Mark: The Persistence of an Alabama Legend
Historian John Sledge explores the riddle of Prince Madoc, the Welsh explorer who, according to legend, discovered the New World via Mobile Bay three centuries before Columbus.
Baker Graded School Basketball, 1907
See the 1907 female basketball squad of Mobile's Baker Graded School in vivid color.
What Lies Beneath
The soil of Mobile and Baldwin counties is rich with history, lore and stories of those long departed.
