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1. 40_14_001-017 - Documents

   Text of the History of the Lowell Family, in particular Clyde Roy Lowell, in Fairhope, Alabama written by Helen Lowell Wiggins Garrett (1930-2022). Mrs. Garrett gave this presentation on September 12, 2019 at the Fairhope Museum of HIstory speaker seriers, "Tea at Two." Mrs. Garrett's father, Clyde Roy Lowell, came from a large family, and photographs and information are included. Mr. Lowell, who ended his working life as Fairhope's street p...

   Record Type: Archives and Videos

   
2. FMH_0700 - Photograph, Digital

   Photograph c. 1917 by Frank Stewart, The Picture Man, of the Magnolia Beach Pavilion (built 1912 as a dance all and entertainment venue). Mr. Charles Burkel bought it in 1927 and opening Burkel's Dance Pavilion and Skating Rink which included a museum. It burned in 1952. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives, Fairhope Museum of History Collection.

   Record Type: Photo

   
3. FMH-A0004b - Audio, Digital

   Interview (audio) dated February 20, 1980 and April 28, 1980 of Mrs. Hazele Williams Payne (1891-1991). The interviewer is not identified. This is the second part of an interview with Hazele Williams Payne. The first part can be heard at FMH-A0004a in these Archives, followed by other interviews at FMH-A0007a and FMH-A0007b. Mrs. Payne recounts a wide range of topics about life in Fairhope including people, parties, dances, entertainment, b...

   Record Type: Archives and Videos

   
4. FMH-A0005a - Audio, Digital

   First part of an interview (audio) dated 1998. Mary Lois Timbes-Adshead interviews life-long friends Helene Beiser Hunter and Evalyn Berglin Porter for background research for her books "Meet Me at the Butterfly Tree" and "Fair Hope of Heaven." Approximately 48 minutes. Part 2 is FMH-A0005b. Helene Hunter and Evalyn Porter describe in detail their experiences in early to mid-twentieth century Fairhope. Included are memories of playing in the g...

   Record Type: Archives and Videos

   
5. FMH-V1011 - Video, Digital

   Oral history video, Part 2, by William Frank "Frank" Laraway (1933-2019). Part 1 is available at FMH-V1010. Laraway's story starts with his marriage in 1963, return to Fairhope from Michigan in 1965, and the establishment of his career as an architect.. For the rest of this detailed interview, Laraway talks about his early life in Fairhope in the 1940s and 1950s: farming and raising chickens (commercially), Organic School, friends, outi...

   Record Type: Archives and Videos

   
6. FSTC-V0023 - Video, Digital

   Video interview dated March 11, 1996 with Rae Bernhardt Jackson, a Fairhope native and resident who owned The Picture Show, a gift shop in downtown Fairhope near the movie theater on Fairhope Avenue. Mrs. Jackson is the person who suggested the idea of making video interviews of Fairhopers for the centennial celebration. She was interviewed by Flo Coleman Schneider. Mrs. Jackson tells about the life of her grandparents, Lawrence and Victoria B...

   Record Type: Archives and Videos