Mobile Public Library Digital Collections

Mobile Public Library Local History & Genealogy Library

The Local History and Genealogy Library is dedicated to collecting, preserving, and providing access to the history of Mobile, and the greater Gulf Coast region.

Browse Items (36 total)

Mary Elizabeth Foster #583.pdf
Death certificate of Mary Elizabeth Foster

David N Foster #774.pdf
Death certificate of David N. Foster

Robert S Foster #610.pdf
Death certificate for Robert S. Foster

Ellen Foster #1102.pdf
Death Certificate for Ellen Foster

Descendants of Clotilde survivor heading here by the hundreds Aug. 13 1998 Mobile Register 1A, 13A.pdf
Newspaper article on reunion of some Clotilda survivor descendants

Museum of Mobile's exhibit details slave trade Aug. 5 2007 Mobile County Neighbors 1, 6.pdf
Newspaper article on transatlantic slave trade exhibit

Vital history can be lost, forgotten or ignored Oct. 31 2010 Press-Register 21A, 23A.pdf
Newspaper article on the Clotilda and Africatown

Africatown grew on slaves' legends and lore 25 July 1993 Mobile Register 2G.pdf
Newspaper article on the history of Cudjo Lewis and Africatown

Last slave ship two page.pdf
Notes concerning the Clotilda
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