This series allows guests to enjoy free presentations on a wide range of historical and cultural topics. Admission to Learning Lunch is free. Bring your lunch and enjoy complimentary beverages.
Each program begins at noon.
“Of all the History Museum’s programs, Learning Lunch affords me the most consistent opportunity to remove myself from a busy work week, and learn something new about the city I call my home….”
- Pat Hand, Owner of MH3 Printing and proud sponsor of Learning Lunch 2015
January 10, 2018
Steve Joynt, Publisher of the Mobile Mask, and members of the Excelsior Band - Mardi Gras Moments
February 7, 2018
Ann Pond, Historian for the Mobile Mardi Gras Trail - History of Mardi Gras
March 14, 2018
Darryn Glassbrook, Director of Mobile Medical Museum - The People's Drug Store
March 28, 2018
Julie Williams, Assistant Professor at Samford University - A Rare Titanic Family
April 11, 2018
Craig Roberts, Architect - The Renaissance of Downtown Mobile
May 9, 2018
Ashley Dumas, Archaeologist at the University of West Alabama - Fort Tombecbe
June 13, 2018
Alan Seals, Meteorologist for WKRG-TV - History of Hurricanes in the Mobile Area
July 11, 2018
Paulette Horton, Local Historian - History of African American Churches in Mobile
August 8, 2018
Rebecca Williams, Professor at the University of South Alabama - Henri De Tonti
September 12, 2018
Mark Wilson, Professor at Auburn University - Auburn Man: The Life and Times of George Petrie
October 10, 2018
Donnie Barrett, Director of Fairhope Museum, - Frank Stewart, the Picture Man from Fairhope
November 14, 2018
Steve Suitts, Author and Adjunct Lecturer at the Emory College of Arts and Sciences - Hugo Black of Alabama
December 12, 2018
Dan Haulman, Author and Air Force Historian - The Tuskegee Airmen Chronology