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By Tom McGehee Museum Home Director Over the years, it often seems as if far more emphasis has been placed on the life of Walter Bellingrath than that of his wife. The definitive history book for sale in the Bellingrath…
By Tom McGehee Museum Director of the Bellingrath Home Walter Bellingrath always wanted his guests at his "Belle Camp" retreat to sign in on old hotel-type registers. (The practice continues to this day.) In the 1936 register, an entry written…
By Tom McGehee Museum Director of the Bellingrath Home Picture postcards are a 20th-century creation. In 1898, the U.S. Congress passed the Private Mailing Card Act, which allowed private firms, rather than just the Postal Service, to print postcards. Soon…
By Dr. Bill Barrick Executive Director Emeritus Bellingrath Gardens and Home is known for its massive plantings of evergreen Southern Indica azaleas, but Gulf Coast gardeners also enjoy the blooms of native deciduous azaleas. Within the U.S., there are at…
By Sally Pearsall Ericson Director of Marketing and Public Relations Nearly a century ago, architect George B. Rogers was making a name for himself in Mobile with his eye for designs that were true to the city’s history and style.…
By Tom McGehee, Museum Director of the Bellingrath Home According to those who knew her best, Bessie Morse Bellingrath “hated liquor worse than God hates sin.” And yet, her collection includes a wide variety of beautiful objects created to serve…
By Sally Pearsall Ericson Director of Marketing and Public Relations Jack LeCroy, an Urban Regional Extension Agent with the Alabama Cooperative Extension System, gave a presentation about pollinators as part of the 2019 Wonderful Wednesdays series at Bellingrath Gardens and…
By Sally Pearsall Ericson Director of Marketing and Public Relations Beau Brodbeck, an Extension Forestry Agent and an Affiliate Faculty in the School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences at Auburn University, presented a program about invasive species management on January…
By Sally Pearsall Ericson Director of Marketing and Public Relations Artist Elmore DeMott, a descendant of the Bellingrath family, will come full circle when she returns to the Gardens on Feb. 27 to present “Flowers for Mom,” her photography series…
By Tom McGehee Museum Home Director In looking back over 25 years, I have seen many changes at Bellingrath Gardens and Home. To me, the best has been the renewed attention given to our founders, Bessie and Walter Bellingrath.…