A History of Mobile in 22 Objects: Pottery from the Mobile-Tensaw Mounds
A fragment of pottery breaks open the pivotal role the Mobile area played in ancient cultures.
Gulf Shores in the 1950s
Take a trip to Gulf Shores of the 1950s with this photograph of the one-time sleepy beach town.
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.
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.
