Dauphin Island Rallies to Save Its Historic Little Red Schoolhouse
Dauphin Island leaders and students are pushing to preserve the town's beloved one-room schoolhouse as a new elementary school rises nearby.
Homecoming Throwback: Murphy, Vigor Wrap Up Seven Weeks of Mobile School History
A seven-week homecoming retrospective wraps up with Murphy High School's decades of yearbook history, from a 1969 canceled parade to a rain-soaked 1981 game.
Homecoming Throwback: Saraland, Satsuma and St. Luke’s Trace Early Traditions
Five Mobile County schools, including Saraland, Satsuma and St. Luke's Episcopal, share decades of homecoming history from yearbooks and alumni memories.
Oakleigh Mansion to Close Temporarily for Tour Overhaul
The Oakleigh Mansion in Mobile will close for nine weeks this fall so staff can overhaul its historic home tour using newly uncovered archival research.
Dauphin Island Ferry Captain Recalls Hurricane Frederic Aftermath
Mike Thierry recalls riding out Hurricane Frederic aboard his boat, then running Dauphin Island's makeshift passenger ferry service for months afterward.
Remembering the Ironclad Tennessee’s Desperate Charge at Fort Morgan
As Mobile Bay's 150th anniversary approached, historians revisited the Confederate ironclad Tennessee's doomed charge near Fort Morgan in 1864.
150th Battle of Mobile Bay Commemoration Aims for Education and an Economic Boost
With thousands of visitors expected at Fort Morgan and Fort Gaines, organizers of the three-day 150th Battle of Mobile Bay commemoration hoped the coastal event would deliver both an economic…
Dauphin Islanders Rally to Save Their Little Red Schoolhouse
A group of Dauphin Island residents launched a fundraising drive to move and preserve the island's beloved little red schoolhouse, aiming to turn the 1930s building into a heritage and…
Battle of Mobile Bay Stamp to Be Dedicated at the History Museum of Mobile
The History Museum of Mobile prepared to host a first-day-of-issue ceremony for a postage stamp marking the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Mobile Bay, with the postmaster general set…
Malbis Documentary Preserved the Story of a Greek Colony in Baldwin County
A 2014 documentary traced the history of Malbis Plantation, a Greek immigrant community whose legacy remains visible in Baldwin County.