Tag: Heritage
Sugar Sweet Satsumas
Mobile and Baldwin counties were a buckle on the “Satsuma Belt.” The Japanese Mandarin satsuma was introduced to the United States in 1876,...
The Canoe Fight
This month marks the 200th anniversary of one of the most storied incidents in Alabama history, the Canoe Fight. It took place...
A Class of Their Own
Like most Americans, Fearn LaBan heard about the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor over the radio. He was sitting at his grandmother’s...
Ask McGehee
The Chinese filling station, which stood on the northwest corner of Government and Dearborn streets, was the creation of architect C....
A Strong Voice
Jesmyn Ward is a fighter. You wouldn’t know it to look at her. Elegant and graceful with a beautiful smile, she is...
The Life and Times of a Stauter
Nearly 80 years ago, a tall young man who had grown up roaming the swamps and bays of the Mobile-Tensaw Delta created...
Ask McGehee: What is the history of Catholic Cemetery out in Toulminville?
Mobile’s original Catholic Cemetery or “Campo Santo” (Sacred Ground) was in the area now called Cathedral Square, a space stretching west from...
Treasures from Puck
When Mary Van Antwerp’s red treasure box is opened, time does a backward somersault. It is no longer 2013 but 1937, ...
The First and Last Picture Show
Nearly 90 years ago, a young, idealistic lawyer realized his dream of opening a theater. Some may have considered the enterprise...
Ask McGehee: My grandparents often recalled going down to Coden to have Sunday lunch...
In 1907, cotton broker John Rolston built the Rolston Hotel on 30 acres of land overlooking Portersville Bay. His family home, ...