Museum of Mobile

Help save Mobile’s history for
future generations by Adopting An Artifact!

The History Museum of Mobile boasts a collection of over 80,000 artifacts that represent the long and diverse history of Mobile. Close to 75% of these artifacts are in desperate need of conservation and are in danger of being lost forever. Help preserve our city’s history by “adopting” an artifact!

Delight a friend or loved one by adopting an artifact in his or her honor or show your pride in Mobile’s history by adopting one for yourself. Funds raised by the “Adopt An Artifact” program will go to support the ongoing treatment and preventative care for the museum’s collections.

Simply choose an artifact and a level of support, then fill out and submit the Adoption Form!

Levels of Support
$25	• Certificate of Adoption with your artifact’s photo and story • Behind the Scenes Tour of the Museum • Donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law	$100	• Benefits as above • One-year family membership
$50	• Benefits as above • One-year individual membership	$250	• Benefits as above • Recognition in the Museum’s newsletter • Special Gift from the Museum Store
		$500	• Benefits as above • Lunch with the Museum Director

Questions or comments?
Contact Holly Jansen at 251.208.7420 or holly.jansen@cityofmobile.org

Artifacts Available for Adoption
Horse-Drawn Hearse This horse-drawn hearse from the 1880s is one of the last remaining of its kind in the southeast.	African Headdress Lillian Thomas, a missionary from Mobile, visited the African Congo in the 1870s and brought back a large collection of artifacts, including this chief’s headdress.	Geronimo’s Saddle Bags Famed Apache warrior Geronimo owned these saddlebags while imprisoned from 1887 to 1894 at the Mt. Vernon Barracks, just north of Mobile.
Mardi Gras Ensemble Marie Courtney wore this train while Queen of Mobile Mardi Gras in 1922. It is the oldest MCA Queen’s ensemble in the museum’s collection.	Teddy Bear Named for President Theodore Roosevelt, teddy bears made their debut in the early 1900s. This teddy bear was given to Miss Allean Evans for her first Christmas in 1908.	Oil Painting Little is known about this oil painting, except that it was found in an old home on Government Street.
Robert E. Lee Tintype Invented in 1853, tintype photography provided an inexpensive way for soldiers to send their photographs home to loved ones during the Civil War.	Magnolia Boehm Porcelain The Delchamps family of Mobile donated large collections of Boehm porcelain to the History Museum and Bellingrath Gardens in the late 1960s.	Cast Iron Pot This cast iron pot was discovered near an early 19th century British Camp on Dauphin Island.

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