History Museum of Mobile Unveils Rare MacKenzie Collection From India
The History Museum of Mobile debuts its largest self-produced exhibit yet, showcasing rare photographs and paintings by Mobile-born artist Roderick MacKenzie.
Famous Mobilian You Should Know: Roderick D. MacKenzie, Orphan Who Became a World Traveling Artist
Orphaned in Mobile, artist Roderick D. MacKenzie went on to paint rajahs and tigers in India before dying nearly penniless in his own hometown.
Inside Fort Conde Inn: How a Crumbling Mobile Landmark Became a Boutique Getaway
Fort Conde Inn in downtown Mobile turned a decaying 1836 mansion into a boutique bed-and-breakfast in the historic village.
Interview: ‘Haunted Mobile’ Author Elizabeth Parker on the City’s Ghost Stories
Mobile writer Elizabeth Parker has spent years collecting the port city’s ghost stories, and in a recent interview she explained how that obsession became a book. From Self-Publishing to the…
Gulf Coast Ethnic and Heritage Jazz Fest Poetry Slam Draws Crowd to Museum of Mobile
The Museum of Mobile was alive with the rhythm and power of spoken word on the evening of August 4, 2011, as poets gathered for the poetry slam competition held…
Mobile Author Elizabeth Parker Collects the City’s Ghost Stories in “Haunted Mobile”
Mobile writer Elizabeth Parker has spent years tracking down the city’s ghost stories, and this fall her research is being published in a single volume, “Haunted Mobile,” through The History…
Novelist Ravi Howard, Now in Mobile, on Fictionalizing the 1981 Michael Donald Lynching
Author Ravi Howard has settled in Mobile with his family after publishing his debut novel, “Like Trees Walking,” which tells the story of the 1981 lynching of Michael Donald through…