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Mardi Gras parade with costumed participants

History Museum Talk to Reveal New Research on Mobile Mardi Gras Founder Joe Cain

James Bullard, January 6, 2015

A researcher’s newly uncovered details about Joe Cain, founder of Mobile’s modern Mardi Gras, were set to be shared at a History Museum lecture.

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A Mardi Gras parade float lit up at night

Mother of Mystics: Why Mobile’s True Golden Age Ran From 1880 to 1914

James Bullard, February 6, 2005

A Point Clear lawyer and self-described jackleg historian argues Mobile’s golden age belongs to its mystic societies, dating it precisely from the last great New Year’s parade in 1881 to the First World War.