Name: BCGS: Bay Boats, Bar Pilots, and More
Start: 2025-04-12T10:00:00-05:00
Location: Foley Public Library

The first permanent Mobile Bar Pilot was appointed by the King of France in 1711. Ever since, pilots have navigated ships over the Mobile (sand) Bar, Mobile Bay, ever since. A community of Bar Pilots formed in an area near Navy Cove known as Pilot Town. Surnames such as Dorgan, Causott, Dunmore, St. John, Norville and Wallace, to name a few, have descendants still living in Baldwin County. Our April presenter, Jeanette Bornholt, a descendant of the Dorgan family bar pilots, will show a side of this history of which many are unaware.
Jeanette is a Baldwin County native; her ancestors settled here in the early 1800s. She is assistant Librarian with Cultural &Heritage Collections of the Foley Public Library.

Seating is limited and reservations are required. Email [email protected]; Be sure to indicate the date and/or topic of the meeting and provide your name and contact information. Registration is closed when seating capacity is reached (limit 42)