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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.
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.
Book Excerpt – The Gulf of Mexico: A Maritime History
In a sampling from his newest book, local author and MB contributor John Sledge tells the tale of a German submarine attack on a ship headed for Mobile.
Mobile Bar Association Celebrates 150th Anniversary
Take a glimpse into the lives of the incorporators and a few noteworthy attorneys throughout the Bar Association’s long history.
A Mobile Classic Turns 70
“Remember Mobile” — a romantic, affectionate look at our past in prose and drawings — is a book still worth remembering.
“Mobile” Santa, 1951
The man in red with adoring fans Original photo from the Erik Overbey Collection, The Doy Leale McCall Rare Book and...
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15 Free Things to Do around Mobile Bay
1. Tour Old Mobile Learn more about the history of the Port City during free walking tours led by guides from the History...
7 Things to Know about Mobile’s Holi Festival
If you notice gaggles of brightly colored folks running around Downtown on Saturday, don’t be alarmed: The Holi festival is coming to town....
A Guide to Mobile Mardi Gras
What’s It All About? Dozens of mystic organizations, a myriad of kings and queens (two sets in particular), hundreds of float...
Steamboatin' on Mobile River
Steamboats were the defining objects of antebellum Mobile. According to one contemporary list, there were 50 of them working the local waterways....