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06/12/2026

📣 We're Hiring!

Do you love history, storytelling, and connecting with people? Join our team at Africatown Heritage House as a Museum Tour Guide and help bring one of America's most important stories to life. If you're passionate about engaging visitors and sharing the rich history and legacy of Africatown, we'd love to hear from you!

🔗 View the full job description here:
https://www.historymuseumofmobile.com/job-postings/

Visit from PBS and Dr Waselkov - Episode aired June 26th, 2018.This we are excited to highlight Dr Waselkov and those...
05/22/2026

Visit from PBS and Dr Waselkov - Episode aired June 26th, 2018.
This we are excited to highlight Dr Waselkov and those affiliated with Learning Adventures
( and The Alabama Historical Commission . )

Thank you for choosing us at the University of South Alabama Archaeology Museum for your webcast on Old Mobile. It's been nearly 8 years and we are still extremely grateful for your visit!

You can watch the episode here!
https://www.pbs.org/video/old-mobile-zlglhe/

This Wednesday morning at the museum, we were excited to discover that the Chickasaw plum in our native plant garden has...
05/20/2026

This Wednesday morning at the museum, we were excited to discover that the Chickasaw plum in our native plant garden has started bearing sweet fruit! Beyond its tasty harvest, this native plant also carries a rich and important history.

Prunus angustifolia, commonly known as the Chickasaw plum, is a small shrub that bears small tart-sweet fruit and white fragrant flowers that are perfect for pollinators in the springtime. As the fruit ripens, it changes from a greenish-yellow hue to a vibrant red. It can be eaten fresh but is also used in many preserves and beverages!

Chickasaw plums have a long and meaningful history in North America, having been cultivated and cared for by Indigenous peoples, including the Chickasaw Nation, long before European colonization. The plant's English name was recorded by botanist William Bartram in 1773 after he observed Chickasaw people harvesting and enjoying the fruit during his travels.

These shrubs are important for wildlife habitat and are used in many conservation efforts, as many birds and other animals rely on its thickets for nesting and shelter.

We are grateful to have the Chickasaw plum growing in our native plant garden, where it serves as both a beautiful reminder of the region’s natural heritage and an important resource for local wildlife and pollinators.

On this last day of classes for the spring semester, it's also the last day of work for this amazing student crew. We to...
05/01/2026

On this last day of classes for the spring semester, it's also the last day of work for this amazing student crew. We took some time to reflect on all the great memories we made together engaging the public about archaeology and made s'mores to celebrate. ❤ Luckily, most of this team will be back next fall but the Museum is going to MISS them SO MUCH this summer. 🥹

❤️

04/24/2026

this and nobody rushing me

See you at the Alabama Wildlife Federation Delta and Bay Conservation Center this Saturday from 9 am - 3 pm. We will tal...
04/24/2026

See you at the Alabama Wildlife Federation Delta and Bay Conservation Center this Saturday from 9 am - 3 pm. We will talk about hunting and fishing techniques in the past. You can try making rope from plant fibers and practice your atlatl throwing skills!

Where: 30945 Five Rivers Boulevard , Daphne, AL, United States, 36527

Alabama Archaeological Society

🎊 We’re going back and taking time to thankThe Fort of Colonial Mobile, aka Ft. Conde for have us at last month's ! 🎉 ...
04/23/2026

🎊 We’re going back and taking time to thankThe Fort of Colonial Mobile, aka Ft. Conde for have us at last month's ! 🎉

We were so lucky to have our table next to Deborah Ferguson, who tells fascinating stories through song and dance about the Yoruba people of West Africa!

Fun fact: Deborah also teaches English at USA!

About the Performance:
The Dancing Story Lady: Dance, Stories, Music and More is a 50 minute audience interactive performance of storytelling, music and dance. The Dancing Story Lady brings The Laughing River, an adapted Nigerian "how" tale of tolerance, cooperation and peace alive in a hilarious telling that culminates in the entire audience participating in the Funga, the welcome dance of the Yoruba people from Nigeria, West Africa. Teachers will be invited (and encouraged onstage to play instruments and become part of the musical "Teacher Band". In addition, the audience takes a fun-filled trip to the continent of Africa in a call and response story-dance entitled Walking Through The Bush. The performance ends with a "short-short" story, Mother Mouse's Picnic, featuring cats and mice and the importance of being bilingual. The Dancing Story Lady: Dance, Stories, Music and More will reinforce theatre and dance standards based on the Alabama Course of Study for Arts

Announcing an amazing opportunity for children ages 10-18 to attend Junior Archaeology Camp Pope's Tavern Museum in Flor...
04/22/2026

Announcing an amazing opportunity for children ages 10-18 to attend Junior Archaeology Camp Pope's Tavern Museum in Florence, Alabama happening June 1-12, Monday through Friday. The USA Archaeology Museum assistant director, Jen, will help teach the camp!
Sign up: https://www.florencealmuseums.com/jrarchcamp-1
Call 256-760-6379 for more information.

I University of South Alabama College of Arts and Sciences

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6050 USA Drive South
Mobile, AL
36688

Opening Hours

Tuesday 10am - 4pm
Wednesday 10am - 4pm
Thursday 10am - 4pm
Friday 10am - 4pm

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+12514606106

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