Preservation in Mississippi
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Meridian’s Historic Photographs
I spend a lot of my time in life, believe it or not, looking for new stashes of information about our historic buildings and towns around the state. So imagine how happy I was to just stumble out of the blue upon this page on the City of Meridian website. Apparently, the Historic Preservation Commission … Continue reading
Still Fighting the Good Fight
In an otherwise very depressing article about abandoned housing in Jackson (third in a series) in the Clarion-Ledger, I found a beam of light in Marcia Weaver, leader in the successful effort back in the early 1990s to get a preservation ordinance passed in Jackson. Ms. Weaver has put her money where her mouth is, … Continue reading
Obama on Historic Schools
Some thoughts from the National Trust blog about President Obama’s statement during his press conference last night. Here’s what he said that made me (and I think a lot of us who love old buildings) go “AAAAAK!” “Education — yet another example. The suggestion is why should the federal government be involved in school construction. … Continue reading
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