Tag: History
Hunting Season
Fall in Point Clear is like a party that is over, cleaned up and waiting until summer again. The air is quiet and...
Ask McGehee
Betty Bienville was a pen name used by Nettie Chandler (1869 - 1943) and her sister, Mary (1875 - 1956). Both were descendants...
The Bird Nest
“I’ve got an idea, ” I told Jeremy. “We’ll build a nest. A huge one, way back in the woods in the top...
Ask McGehee
According to early city directories, Mobile had 10 cigar dealers operating in 1869 but no manufacturers. That rapidly changed. In 1875 there were...
The Streets of Victorian Mobile
Following the Civil War, Mobile was slow to recover, but as the decades passed, things steadily improved. Business and civic leaders...
Celtics Unite
Although our founding fathers were French, the Bay area boasts a rich Celtic culture dating back hundreds of years. While it wasn’t always...
Ask McGehee
“The Divine Sarah” appeared in the Port City on at least three occasions. Mobile had a theater as early as 1838 and was known for...
Arts and Crafts
We didn’t have video games, and we didn’t watch much television growing up. I do recall black-and-white episodes of “Little House on...
Wilde Card
One of 19th-century Mobile’s most colorful and memorable visitors was Oscar Fingal O’Flahertie Wills Wilde. The flamboyant Irishman was touring the United States in...
Salute to our Sister Cities
A directional marker stands at Fort Condé with arrows pointing to faraway places. Each arrow represents a Mobile sister city, encouraging global thinking and begging...