Mardi Gras Library Closures

ALL Mobile Public Library locations will be closed Sunday, February 15 through Tuesday, February 17, 2026, for Mardi Gras.

Branch-Specific Closures:

  • Ben May Main Library will close early at 5 p.m. on the following parade days: January 30–31 and February 5–13, 2026. 
  • Ben May Main Library and Local History & Genealogy will be closed on Saturday, February 14. 
  • Trinity Gardens Community Library will be closed Sunday, February 15 through Sunday, February 22, 2026.

Immigrants, Out-Castes and Creoles on the Gulf Frontier

Program Type:

Genealogy/History

Age Group:

Adults
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Event Details

A talk with Richard Hobcraft “Freeman” Allan III.

Join us with Richard Hobcraft “Freeman” Allan III for a discussion on his two-volume series, “Torn Apart,” a genealogical study tracing his family roots from the 1600s through the 1890s. The author’s 7th great-grandparents, Urbain and Marguerite Baudrau of Montreal arrived in North America in the 1630s and created one of the best authenticated family trees on our continent. 

This was augmented in the 1980s – 2010 by formation of the Baudrau dit Graveline Association, publication of its quarterly magazine, The Descendants, as well as large family reunions in Quebec, New England and along the Gulf Coast into the 21st century. More than fifty exciting and documented generational stories enliven this 15-year study.

For more information, please email Elizabeth Theris-Boone at etheris@mplonline.org or call 251-494-2172.