Tag: History
Shandy Jones: From Slavery to Statesman
The Reverend Shandy Jones and his fight for equality in 1800s Alabama.
Ask McGehee: Didn’t Mobile’s Cathedral-Basilica of the Immaculate Conception suffer a bad fire?
Tom McGehee delves into the Cathedral-Basilica of the Immaculate Conception’s most devastating fire and the extraordinary efforts that brought this historic Mobile landmark back to life.
Dine Down Memory Lane: Local Restaurants We Miss
Join us for a quick visit to the beloved local, long-gone restaurants that made the fabric of our lives richer and certainly tastier.
Long’s Restaurant in Bayou La Batre
Discover two hurricanes’ impact on the restaurant industry in early-1900s Bayou La Batre.
Too Poor to Paint: Homekeeping in 1870s Mobile
Tips and tricks from the Gulf City Cookbook on housekeeping, 1870s-style.
Tales From The Graveyard
The unearthed history of some of Church Street Graveyard's lesser-known residents.
Raphael Semmes: Patriot or Pirate?
Behind Admiral Semmes' storied reputation.
Greater Gulf State Fair, 1971
Take a spin at the 1971 Greater Gulf State Fair.
Ask McGehee: Why was the recently-restored fountain in Bienville Square dedicated to George Ketchum?
Discover the history behind Bienville Square's recently-restored fountain and its dedication to Dr. George Ketchum, a key figure in Mobile's public health and water supply advancements.
Wartown Bowl: Crimson Tide’s 1942 Victory in Mobile
How one Alabama Crimson Tide football game brought joy to Mobilians in the wake of Pearl Harbor and the Port City industry boom.
