Ask McGehee: I read that plans call for the demolition of the R. V....
He was general manager of the Mobile & Ohio Railroad, a member of the Interstate Commerce Commissioner, a three-term city commissioner and mayor of Mobile.
Ellen Hill in Fairhope
Meet a well-known fixture of late 1880s Fairhope, formerly enslaved Ellen Hill.
Andrew Ellicott and His Forgotten Stone
The history and purpose of a north Mobile County landmark and the man who placed it.
What Happened to the Cowbellions?
Mobile’s original mystic society, which reigned supreme over celebration and mirth in 19th-century Mobile, danced into oblivion some 60 years after it was founded.
Saving Washington’s Mount Vernon
One of Mobile's grand dames of yesteryear played an integral role in preserving the home of our founding father, an effort that continues today.
A Winter in Fairhope
Artist Wharton Esherick and his family’s time in Fairhope and at the Organic School changed their lives and inspired his artistic trajectory.
Ask McGehee: Who was the Saenger behind Mobile’s Saenger Theatre?
Brothers Julian and Abe Saenger established the Saenger Amusement Company in Shreveport, Louisiana, in 1910.
Mobile Christmas Parade, 1952
Deck the halls with a 1952 Christmas parade down Government Street.
Gran’s Seafood Gumbo
For one local historian, memories of gumbo and his grandmother are forever intertwined.
Visitation Hail To Thee
The impact and legacy of Mobile’s first Catholic girls’ school.