While much of the news around the state this past week was centered around the municipal elections most communities held this week, but we managed to find a good number of preservation stories this week as well. We’ll start off… Read More ›
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MissPres News Roundup 4-29-2013
April is wrapping up quickly – which means that Preservation Month will soon be here. If any Miss Pres readers have events to share for our special month – let us know and we’ll get them on the calendar. One… Read More ›
The Living New Deal Project
The Living New Deal Project, University of California-Berkeley, is an ambitious project with two primary goals: to map and describe every New Deal Project in the United States in one location, easily accessible to people, and to publicize how we… Read More ›
MissPres News Roundup 3-4-2013
February flew by – and now that it’s March, we’ll expect to start seeing news about Spring Pilgrimages and other festivals in historic downtowns popping up around the state. I didn’t see any of these stories this week, but here’s… Read More ›
MissPres News Roundup 2-11-2013
For those of you who don’t know – I typically type up these roundups on Sunday as I am able to “schedule” the post for Monday morning. As of right now, I have only seen REALLY early (and vague) reports… Read More ›
MissPres News Roundup 1-7-2013
Not a lot of news since our last round-up of 2012 – well not a lot of preservation news anyway. Here are a couple of stories I did come across to start your new year. Up in Tupelo, we had… Read More ›
Cemetery Workshop Follow-up
After a couple of heavy news weeks, this past one was pretty light again. Instead of our usual Monday News Round-up then, we have a guest post from Vicki Myers – one of our friends at the Mississippi Department of… Read More ›
MissPres News Roundup 12-3-2012
It’s been nearly a month since I’ve done a news roundup – between slow news weeks (preservation wise) and holidays – but I’m back with a long one this time. Starting in Pascagoula where there is news concerning the Brumfield… Read More ›
MissPres News Roundup 8-20-2012
This has been the week of National Register-related news around the state. Recent additions to the NR: Moss Point Historic District. According to the story, it sounds like the city is interested in seeking funding for signage to spotlight their… Read More ›
MissPres News Roundup 6-11-2012
Wow – can’t believe it’s June already. Despite the heat, there are some things on the MissPres Calendar to check out – including a two day “Historic Preservation Boot Camp” held by our friends at MDAH. Been a while since… Read More ›
MissPres News Roundup 3-5-2012
Wow! I can’t believe it’s March already. Lots of Spring events on the calendar to take advantage of, so be sure to check it out. Now for the news: The biggest story I saw this week was from Natchez, where… Read More ›
MissPres News Roundup 10-31-2011
Happy Halloween! I think the Great Pumpkin brought us treats early, but unfortunately there is one “trick” in the round up this week. First, news out of Natchez where Stanton Hall has had structural engineers examining the building to locate… Read More ›
MissPres News Roundup 10-10-2011
For the second week in a row, we have a lot of news to share from around the state – so I’m going to get right into it: First, a story we’ve been following out of Columbus for a couple… Read More ›
Washington Monument Updates
Check out several interesting video updates on the damage and on-going assessment at the Washington Monument on the National Park Service’s webpage.
MissPres Newsroundup 10-3-2011
MissPres may have been off last week (and showing some fun vacation post cards), but the news didn’t stop. In fact, with the cooler weather, I think preservation related news and events are just starting to heat up. October is… Read More ›
MissPres News Roundup 5-15-2011
It’s a shame that with such nice temperatures we have a lot of bad news floating around. Luckily, Malvaney took two of the stories from me the other day with the post about the demolitions in Jackson and Columbus, so… Read More ›
MissPres News Roundup 3-14-2011
I plan on some quality time on my patio, reading and enjoying the Spring weather, so I’m jumping right into this week’s news: For those of you keeping track of the calendar, you already know that Pilgrimage started this weekend… Read More ›
MissPres News Roundup 1-31-2011
Wow! I can’t believe that we’re already at the end of January. Here’s a look at the news since our last round-up: Usually, we keep things focused on Mississippi preservation news, but a big story out of Virginia deserves a… Read More ›
MissPres News Roundup 1-10-2011
Happy New Year, MissPres, and happy snow day to most of the state! Here’s the new stories that wrapped up 2010 and kicked off 2011. A lot of news from around the Coast in the past few weeks. As Malvaney… Read More ›
MissPres News Roundup 12-6-2010
Brrrr . . . it’s cold outside. Grab a cup of your favorite warm beverage and read the latest preservation news from around the state – OH, and don’t forget to weigh in on what buildings should be on the… Read More ›
Preservapedia
No it’s not a website dedicated to the preservation of Encyclopedias or even to the preservation of various wiki web pages. Preservapedia is “your open encyclopedia for heritage conservation.” The point being that although the internet is an amazing tool,… Read More ›
MissPres News Roundup 11-8-2010
No big intro this week – let’s jump right into the news: The weekly papers covering Waynesboro and Water Valley have recently published stories about how each community is looking at establishing National Register Districts. The meetings local officials have… Read More ›
MissPres News Roundup 6-1-2010
Ok, I think I published this post accidentally in draft form not once but twice, so if some of y’all read it in its unfinished state, please excuse my recent bumbling. Things have been hopping round these parts the last… Read More ›
MissPres News Roundup 3-19-2010
My apologies for not producing my usual in-depth News Roundup for this week; the normal News Roundup will return next week. Of course, I am on vacation and used some of my vacation time to create last week’s News Roundup,… Read More ›
Overly Loved Historic Buildings
Welcome back from Thanksgiving–I trust ya’ll are fat and happy and ready to jump right into the Christmas season with good cheer. Personally, I find that I am always full of good cheer, so Christmas is no change for me…. Read More ›
MissPres News Roundup 10-16-2009
After this week of almost constant rain, I suggest we pass a law allowing the whole country to stay home during such weeks. The rain is pleasant if you can stay home and lounge about, but tiresome when you have to… Read More ›
In Defense of the National Register
I planned to write this particular post when I first started this blog, way back in the Dark Ages of February, but for some reason, I’ve only just now gotten around to it. I felt the need to defend the… Read More ›
