Mobile Pursues National Historic Recognition for Auto Alley, Texas Hill
Mobile is seeking national historic status for two lesser-known areas: the old Automobile Alley on St. Louis Street and the Texas Hill community.
Foley Marks 100th Birthday with Picnic, Pops Concert and Walking Tours
Foley's yearlong centennial celebration continues in April with a picnic, a Baldwin Pops concert, and weekend walking tours of downtown.
Mobile County Records Reveal How Some Free Blacks Chose Slavery Before the Civil War
Mobile County probate records show several free Black residents petitioned local judges to become enslaved amid rising hostility before the Civil War.
Bay Minette Gives Away Last Bricks From Old Baldwin County High School
Bay Minette has given away the last salvaged bricks and sold remaining doors from the demolished old Baldwin County High School.
Owner Sells Off Furnishings From Historic Magee Farm Civil War Surrender Site
The owner of Kushla's Magee Farm, one of only three Civil War surrender sites still standing, is selling its antiques after years of financial strain.
Historic Magee Farm Treasures Find New Home in Downtown Mobile Shop
A downtown Mobile antique dealer is selling roughly 1,000 pieces from the historic Magee Farm homestead in Kushla, including a $3,800 painting.
What the Historical Record Says About St. Louis Day and Mobile Carnival
Mobile’s St. Louis Day tradition opens a window onto French colonial history, Carnival folklore and the city’s earliest documented mystic society.
Reenactors Settle Into Camp at Fort Morgan Ahead of Battle of Mobile Bay Weekend
Confederate reenactors set up camp at Fort Morgan in Baldwin County as the annual Battle of Mobile Bay reenactment prepares to begin.
Fairhope Artist to Complete Trio of Battle of Mobile Bay Paintings at Fort Morgan’s 150th
As Fort Morgan prepared for the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Mobile Bay, Fairhope artist Dean Mosher readied a new portrait of Confederate Admiral Franklin Buchanan to complete a…
Stockton Family Brings New Life to 1911 Farmhouse on Historic Bryant Property
A retired Robertsdale native has spent nine years restoring a century-old farmhouse and its outbuildings on a 60-acre Stockton property.