Tag: History
Madame President
How a Citronelle woman’s gumption and grit made her a trailblazer of her time.
Andrew Ellicott and His Forgotten Stone
The history and purpose of a north Mobile County landmark and the man who placed it.
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.
Black-Eyed Peas
With a little bit of preparation, you can bring an earthy and satisfying bowl of black-eyed peas to your New Year’s table — and hopefully some good luck along with it.
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.
Ask McGehee: Wasn’t an earlier U.S. battleship named Alabama?
The USS Alabama, which has been a popular tourist draw since 1965, was not the first military vessel to bear that name but was the second battleship so named.
“That Awful Ship”
The ins and outs of a 1950s effort to move the USS Hartford from Virginia to the Mobile Bay Causeway.
Ask McGehee: Did actor Chuck Connors once live in Mobile?
According to the 1947 Mobile city directory, Kevin Connors (who got the nickname of Chuck while playing college baseball) was residing at 1221 Texas Street.
