Ask McGehee
Who was the Catholic bishop credited with keeping hurricanes from striking Mobile?
The Frazier Farm Legacy
The only thing more prosperous than one man’s farm was the family he started there.
Ask McGehee
What is the history of the USS Drum?
Star Fish and Oyster Company, 1920
Go back in time with this 1920s photograph from the docks of Mobile's Star Fish and Oyster Company.
Family of Swimmers, circa 1900
A Mobile family enjoys a dip at the turn of the last century
The Mysterious Disappearance of Theodosia Burr
A pirate’s deathbed confession in Mobile added a further layer of intrigue to one of history’s unsolved mysteries.
Ask McGehee
How long has downtown Mobile had parking meters?
Hurricane Hysteria
As we mark the official beginning of hurricane season on June 1, check out a list of 27 hurricane survival tips from our September 1995 issue, following Hurricane Erin.
Schoolgirls at the Yacht Club, 1910
Four Mobile schoolgirls enjoy a day at the yacht club in 1910.
Last Slave Ship ‘Clotilda’ Found in Mobile River
Officials of the Alabama Historical Commission say they feel sure that they have discovered in the Mobile River the remains of the last ship to bring slaves into the U.S.