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Digging Up the Past
Fifty-one years ago, duringthe summer of 1961, Mobilians gathered at Ernest F. Ladd Memorial Stadium for six nights of revelry. They sang, danced and were...
Port City Street Cred
Mobile’s colorful history can be read in its street names. But these beloved and distinctive monikers, some going back three centuries, often lead to confusion. Out-of-towners and tourists look puzzled and...
Ask McGehee: Mobile buildings had a lot more ironwork in years past. What...
In 1839, the popular architect Asher Benjamin recommended cast iron in his book, “The Builder’s Guide.” He noted its low cost and the ability to create...
Everybody Loves a Parade
In a circa 1930s archival photo, horse-mounted revelers and a mule-drawn king’s float part the sea of revelers on their way down St. Francis Street, alongside...
Monica Baehr and Thomas Cotton
Monica Celia Baehr and Thomas Gray Cotton were united in marriage at the home of Jimmy and Sheila Baehr in Grand Bay, Ala., on Oct. 8,...
Sydnie Trusty and David Shuford
Sydnie Leigh Trusty and David Orion Shuford were united in marriage at Springhill Avenue Temple in Mobile, on Oct. 15, 2011 at 6:30 p.m. Rabbi Donald...
Emma Magee and Alexander Munderloh
Emma Cornelia Magee and Alexander Edward Munderloh were united in marriage at Springhill Presbyterian Church on May 28, 2011. Dr. Norman H. McCrummen, III officiated. ...
Tiffany Bishop and Travis Francez
As sixth graders at St. Paul’s Episcopal School, Tiffany and Travis never imagined that one day they would get married. However, on Nov. 13, 2010,...
Mosie Allen and Brandon Watts
Mary James Tate “Mosie” Allen, of Fairhope, and Brandon Harle Watts, of Hendersonville, Tenn., were united in marriage at the bride’s childhood church,...
Megan Baker and Joseph Whiting
Megan Alyne Baker and Joseph McCain Whiting, of Mobile, met in a sophomore year art class at McGill-Toolen High School. The couple dated for five years...