Local historian Long to sign stocking stuffer books Dec. 9 at The Emporium

Local historian Long to sign stocking stuffer books Dec. 9 at The Emporium

Orange Beach historian Margaret Childress Long will sign copies of her two books, “The Best Place to Be – The Story of Orange Beach, Alabama” and “Orange Beach, Alabama – A Pictorial History’’ at The Emporium on Dec. 9 from 10 a.m. ‘til 2 p.m. Co-author, Michael D. Shipler will also be at the signings. The Emporium is located just to the east in the Winn-Dixie Shopping Center. Long moved to Orange Beach from Evergreen when she was just two months shy of her second birthday. She went to Foley High and Auburn. Sespite 12 years teaching school in Creola, she has always called Orange Beach home.