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Way Back When: Fairhope History with Harriet Outlaw
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Way Back When in Baldwin County with Harriet Outlaw: Legendary coaches, part 3
This is part three of the column 'Legendary Coaches.' You can find the first two parts at www.GulfCoastMedia.com/harriet-outlaw. BALDWIN COUNTY TRAINING SCHOOL Until Douglasville was built, … more
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Way Back When in Baldwin County with Harriet Outlaw: Legendary coaches, part 2
This is part 2 of the column 'Legendary Coaches.' You can find the first part here. ROBERTSDALE HIGH SCHOOL: BILLY BEANE A phone call to Eddie Mitchell, retired coach and administrator, led … more
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Ivan Jones with star players in 1955 at Foley, Bobby Lauder, Raymond Christensen and Billy Walker.
Way Back When in Baldwin County with Harriet Outlaw: Legendary coaches, part 1
As the high school football season draws to a close, it is time to go Way Back When some old-timey coaches became legends, way back in the mid-20th century. In the 1950s and early '60s, there were … more
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Way Back When in Baldwin County with Harriet Outlaw: Cane syrup soppin'
Way Back When I was growing up, the only dessert we ever had was syrup soppin'. We poured thick syrup onto our dinner plate, stirred in some butter and tore off a piece of white bread to dip … more
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Way Back When in Baldwin County with Harriet Outlaw: Marines raised the flag on Iwo Jima
Mr. Jack Thomas was in his eighth decade when he told me the story of his older brother who raised the first flag on Mount Suribachi in Iwo Jima. The story was brought on by the dedication a new park … more
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Way Back When in Baldwin County with Harriet Outlaw: Movies
Way Back When Saturdays were spent at the local movie house, the afternoon matinees were for kids who earned the 25-cent admission by returning glass soda bottles to the grocery stores and filling … more
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Way Back When in Baldwin County with Harriet Outlaw: We were so afeared
Being afraid is nothing like being afeared, a wonderful middle English word that we don't hear often these days. Lots of people are entertained by tales of terror, and perhaps today's society is … more
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Little Bohemian Hall hosted a wedding in 1921.
Way Back When in Baldwin County with Harriet Outlaw: Little Bohemian Hall in Silverhill
Some buildings turn to dust and ashes, buried in memories. But some are saved because of remarkable efforts of someone who cared. Little Bohemian Hall in Silverhill is a perfect example of such … more
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Nik Coles purchased the historic home of the Swift family in 1976. He considered the east-facing side the front of the house and often sat on the upstairs porch enjoying the sunrise over the Bon Secour River.
Way Back When in Baldwin County with Harriet Outlaw: Nik Coles gave away his house
Mr. Nik gave away his house. I first walked through the historic home on the Bon Secour River in the ancient year of 1992, Way Back When Nik Coles lived there. I was invited by Dess Sangster and … more
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Summerdale Post Office was first named Sonora but changed to Summerdale after a real estate developer who also ran the Summers Hotel.
Way Back When in Baldwin County with Harriet Outlaw: Summerdale was Sumatra Tobacco Company
Way Back When we were on a road trip through Virginia I saw my first tobacco fields. I just had to get out and pick a leaf to bring home to show my students. Ha, joke was on me. I knew so … more
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Spanish Fort Tourist Court
Way Back When in Baldwin County with Harriet Outlaw: Spanish Fort Estates – A story of three Georges
Way Back When our son David Outlaw was one of the youngsters who had the job of hoisting and lowering the gigantic American flag on the top of the hill at Spanish Fort in the 1970s-'80s, he rode his … more
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The Pine Knot Special boasted a smokestack converted from coal to wood burning furnace to use the trees destroyed by the 1906 hurricane.
Way Back When in Baldwin County with Harriet Outlaw: The 10:10 was a mighty fine train
You never know which stories you tell will become a part of your legacy. I once told my wee twin grandsons that in Bay Minette in the 1920s, the main source of entertainment for teenagers like … more
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Flower girls preceded the king and queen in the coronation ceremony at Daphne May Day which included representatives of other schools.
Way Back When in Baldwin County with Harriet Outlaw: May pole dances
Have you ever pranced around a maypole weaving the ribbons over and under the other dancers' ribbons? Takes lots of practice to keep the pattern straight and prevent knots that take forever to … more
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Way Back When in Baldwin County with Harriet Outlaw: Boykin published American Banner newspaper, school in Bay Minette for Black readers, students
When Sam Crosby greets most people he knows well, he says, "Hello, my Friend." What a privilege to be one of his friends. This man is a wealth of knowledge, honor, ambition, faith and a sense of what … more
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Wooden Bell Fountain school was built in 1924 but burned in 1957.
Way Back When in Baldwin County with Harriet Outlaw: Bell Fountain School was the last one-room school in Alabama
Little Larry Morris ran down the lane to catch the bus to Bell Fountain school one cold January morning in 1957. When the bus dropped him and a few others at the quaint wooden building, he ran to … more
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Boys at the Pioneer Camp lived in tents. The boy in the center is the father of Sen. Bradley Byrne. (Photo courtesy of Episcopal Diocese of the Central Gulf Coast)
Way Back When in Baldwin County with Harriet Outlaw: Fairhope's Beckwith was a pioneer camp
Mama watched teenage Herbie pack up a croaker sack to take with him on his first trip away from home in Birmingham. He poked in one change of pants and two shirts, but mostly the sack was filled with … more
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Way Back When in Baldwin County with Harriet Outlaw: Hatchett Chandler 'saved' Fort Morgan
Do you remember "way back when" a colorful character saved Fort Morgan from ruin? At least, he is usually credited with that recognition. I came into the kitchen one Saturday morning to find my … more
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Marie and Mildred Maier of Silverhill pose as original Doublemint Twins in a 1939 advertisement in Chicago.
Way Back When in Baldwin County with Harriet Outlaw: Double your pleasure, double your fun
I can hear you singing the rest of the jingle for Doublemint gum if you can remember way back when the Doublemint Twins sang it in perfect harmony. But did you know the first spokes-twins were … more
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Artifacts found at the USA Archeological dig at the Indian Canal in Gulf Shores 2017-2019 led by Gregory Waslekov.
Way Back When with Harriet Outlaw: Indian Canal is uncovered in Gulf Shores
When I was little, I dreamed of being an archaeologist. I even learned to spell it before Spellcheck took over my writing. I pictured myself using that cute little brush to clean centuries of dirt … more
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After Dr. Campbell received his Doctoral Diploma he added a third floor to his hotel on Railroad Street in Bay Minette. The third floor was especially for patients undergoing treatments at the Sanitorium. In the tragic fire, the two victims were living on the third floor.
Way Back When in Bay Minette with Harriet Outlaw: Sanitoriums were classy health hotels
Do you remember way back when people used to go to hotels built especially for health purposes? Did you know there was one in Bay Minette – the Campbell Sanitorium? My Aunt Rosie and Uncle Carl … more
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