Often overlooked, Mobile’s nineteenth-century Fireman’s Day parades once rivaled even the dramatic Mardi Gras festivities.

Lafayette's visit celebrated the success of the American Republic, of unity and prosperity.

Meet Octavia Walton Levert, Alva Smith Belmont, and Yolande Betbeze Fox. Their lives spanned across the nineteenth and twentieth-centuries b

In Mobile it is popular to say America’s first Mardi Gras was celebrated in Mobile in 1703. But popular media in Louisiana has traditionally

A YEAR OF CONTRASTS Just before the "Hurricane of 1906," hit Mobile on September 26th, the city appeared to prosper as never before,...

Flag_of_Alabama, Wikimedia Commons Quick quiz: What is Mobile’s historic motto? If you’re not sure, don’t beat yourself up about it. Two...

The Zoghby Act, which defines Mobile's municipal government, limits the amount which can be spent for salaries of persons appointed...

Know More - Do More: Performance Based Contracts and Funding to Cultural Organizations Mobile City Council Meeting, March 7, 2023...

As projects develop and evolve to suit the needs of their community there are immediate benefits to be derived in what should be the...

The goal of connecting these places won't happen without a more planned and thoughtful effort...

The proposed 2024 City of Mobile budget is still blank when it comes to maintaining, preserving and promoting the city's historic...

The Mobile City Council recently passed a new ordinance revising the Mobile Historic Development Commission (MHDC) and Architectural...

When we think of Mobile’s worst hurricanes, Frederick of 1979 comes immediately to mind. Beyond that, we are sometimes reminded of the...

The Mobile City Council recently passed a new ordinance to restructure the Historic Development Commission (MHDC), refine its procedures...

General Gordon Granger, Wikimedia Commons Proclamation Number Three, issued by General Gordon Granger on June 19, 1865, informed the...

Was 1703 really the "first," or "original" Mardi Gras celebration in America ? Perhaps it is the nature of the beast, Mardi Gras, in all...

Did Mardi Gras in America start in New Orleans or Mobile? The only way to answer to that question has, for over 100 years, been...

Reconsidering the image of "slave traders" in antebellum society. Case in point, Benjamin Vincent

Historic preservation is not just about buildings. It's about preserving the culture of a place, both the natural and built environment....