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 ›
Preservation People/Events 
MissPres News Roundup 5-6-2013
Happy Preservation Month! A couple of our stories relate to events being held this month – some specifically noting that they are for Preservation Month, others that aren’t, but are still in pretty cool historic places. First up is this… Read More ›
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 ›
Presentations from Preservation in Economic Development Conference
While not breaking news, I learned this week that shortly after the April 2012 Power of Preservation in Economic Development Conference, the Mississippi Heritage Trust made available on their website several of the presentations given at that conference in Ocean… Read More ›
“Meet Modern Jackson” Bus Tour
This event popped up on the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Facebook page yesterday, and I’ve also seen it on posters around Jackson this week: Jackson became the hub of Modernist architecture in the state when its population exploded… Read More ›
MissPres News Roundup 4-8-2013
We’re finally getting more sunny days – and warmer temps – which should encourage more venturing to see our favorite places. While you all are pondering your Spring excursions, here’s the latest news. Starting in the small town of Houston… Read More ›
MissPres News Roundup 4-1-2013
No fooling – it’s all good news today! First there was a story about downtown revitalization in Pontotoc. Three property owners have recently invested in downtown buildings – including one couple who even turned an historic gas station into their… Read More ›
Merci Train Car Update
Back in June 2011 we shared some pictures of the French 40 & 8 (aka the Merci) Car being moved from behind the War Memorial & Old Capitol to its new home nearby, beside the GM&O Depot. Earlier this week,… Read More ›
MissPres News Roundup 3-25-2013
March is flying by – even if we have to deal with some winter-like temps again. Just a handful of stories from this week, but all good news for a chilly morning: Starting in Natchez where good reports on the… Read More ›
New Exhibit at the Old Capitol
If you’re in downtown Jackson beween now and and July 7, be sure to stop in to the Old Capitol Museum and spend some time with the “Photo History of Jackson” now on exhibit. According to the MDAH website: The… Read More ›
MissPres News Roundup 3-18-2013
If the calendar full of events didn’t tip me off that Spring was just around the corner, the delightful layer of yellow on my car assures it. Before everyone gets out to enjoy the weather and visit our favorite historic… Read More ›
More Springtime Events for Your Consideration
Jackson in the Civil War, The Black Russian, and Forrest Cooper’s Jackson postcards–something for everyone in the next week!
Come Hear About Architect James Reily Gordon!
You may recall a year or so ago, we announced the publication of a book about Texas-based architect J.R. Gordon, who designed a few Mississippi landmarks in his career, including courthouses in Copiah and Wilkinson counties and a city hall… Read More ›
Spring Pilgrimage 2013 Rolls Around
Spring Pilgrimage time is upon us, and here’s a list of all the known Mississippi home tours, along with a few out-of-state that you might be interested in. Old house and architecture buffs should be first in line for pilgrimage tickets each year.
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 ›
Mont Helena Tickets on Sale Feb 23
Beginning Saturday morning at 9:00 a.m. the Friends of Mont Helena will begin selling tickets for the 2013 performances of Mont Helena:A Dream Revisted. This year the performances will be held over five weekends. April 4, 5, 6 April 11,12,13… Read More ›
MissPres News Roundup 2-18-2013
It’s been an eventful week around the MissPres world – so we’ve had a lot of news & updates during the week. We’ll start this roundup with a couple of additional stories out of Hattiesburg. First is a story about… Read More ›
Preservation Events for the week of Feb. 17th, 2013
Two preservation related events are coming up this next week: If you are going to be New Orleans adjacent this Monday Feb. 18, the Louisiana Landmark Society is hosting a panel discussion entitled “Fight Blight”. While this discussion is taking… 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 ›
Kaye, noted architect/preservationist, dead at 72
We received word yesterday that Sam Kaye, longtime preservation architect from Columbus, Miss., died on New Year’s Day. His funeral is Saturday in Columbus. Kaye served on the state’s National Register Review Board, and was president of that board the last two years (as well as at other times in his 35-year tenure).
Mississippi Landmarks 2012
In the Interregnum between Christmas and New Year’s we traditionally take time to list the year’s accomplishments in preservation, as well as our losses. Our scheduling is a little off this year due to the timing of Christmas early in… Read More ›
MissPres News Roundup 12-21-12
Yes – it’s Friday and we’re doing a news roundup. No – the world did not end. With the holidays and our annual “Year in Review” posts over the next week or so, we figured we’d do one last roundup… 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 12-10-2012
After a period of slow news weeks, for the second week in a row we have a lot of news stories to share with MissPres readers. Starting this week in Tupelo with a story that we have been following for… Read More ›
Christmas, historic places, caroling, what more can you ask for?
Something about the traditions and nostalgia of the Christmas season seems to go hand-in-hand with getting out and seeing our historic places around the state dressed up and ready for visitors
Disaster Reports from the East Coast
I’ve been on the lookout for reports about damage to historic places on the East Coast from last week’s Sandy and only in the last week has word started to trickle out. Overall, although Sandy affected millions of people, the… Read More ›
Help Found a Mississippi Chapter for Classical Architecture
If you’re on Facebook like the Whole World seems to be, maybe you’ve noticed the page for the Mississippi chapter of the Institute of Classical Architecture. If not, you might want to check it out, and maybe commit to come… Read More ›
