Week-long contests that bring out the competitive juices of MissPres readers, in which the reader who correctly identifies the most historic places wins the coveted title “Mississippi Preservationist Extraordinaire.”

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Name This Place I (June 2009)
[First Place: tsj1957]

• Name This Place: An Exciting Contest
• 1.1 (St. Richard’s Catholic Church, Jackson)
• 1.2 (Auburn, Natchez)
• 1.3 (Wesson Public School, Wesson)
• 1.4 (Civic Auditorium, Clarksdale)
• 1.5 (Tippah County Courthouse, Ripley)
• We Have a Winner!
• A Virtual Trip to Exotic Locales

Name This Place II (July 2009)
[First Place: doakley]

• Get Ready to Ruummmble! Another Contest of Skill and Daring
• 2.1 (Washington County Courthouse, Greenville)
• 2.2 (Hawkins Middle School, Hattiesburg)
• 2.3 (Woodworth Chapel, Tougaloo College)
• 2.4 (West Wing, Jefferson College)
• 2.5 (Chalmers Institute, Holly Springs)
• Final Standings

Name This Place III (Oct 2009)
[First Place: Carunzel]

• On Your Mark . . . Get Set . . .
• 3.1 (Old Tishomingo County Courthouse, Jacinto)
• 3.2 (Old Tishomingo County Courthouse, Tishomingo)
• 3.3 (Riverview, Columbus)
• 3.4 (Provine Chapel, Mississippi College)
• 3.45: Bonus Round (Canton High School, Canton)
• 3.5 (Gov. Hugh White House, Columbia)
• The New MS Preservationist Extraordinaire!

Name This Place IV (Feb 2010)
[First Place: tsj1957]

• Getting Geared Up for the Big Event
• 4.1 (Prentiss County Courthouse, Booneville)
• 4.2 (Mt. Holly, Lake Washington)
• 4.3 (Meridian City Hall, Meridian)
• 4.4 (Brandon Hall, Adams County)
• 4.45: Bonus Round (Brookhaven Elementary School, Brookhaven)
• 4.5: The Grand Finale (Coleman Library, Tougaloo College)
• Final Standings

Name This Place V (May 2010)
[First Place Tie: Belinda and Theodore]

• How ‘Bout a Contest?
• 5.1 (Masonic Hall, Fayette)
• 5.2 (First Presbyterian Church, Holly Springs)
• 5.25 (Downtown Columbus)
• 5.3 (Stewart M. Jones Middle School, Laurel)
• 5.4 (Vicksburg City Hall, Vicksburg)
• 5.45 (Amite County Courthouse, Liberty)
• 5.5–Finis (Longfellow House, Pascagoula)
• Final Standings

Name This Place VI (Sept 2010)
[First Place: W. White]

• Not Your Grandma’s Name This Place Contest
• 6.1.1 (Quitman County Courthouse, Marks)
• 6.1.2 (Rocky Springs Methodist Church, Jefferson County)
• 6.2.1 (Spain House, Tupelo)
• 6.2.2 (Bowmar Elementary School, Vicksburg)
• 6.3.1 (Rosalie, Natchez)
• 6.3.2 (Grover Hotel, Cleveland)
• 6.3.3 (Runnelstown Gymnasium, Perry County)
• 6.4.1 (Shaw School, Bolivar County)
• 6.4.2 (Hercules Company Store, Hattiesburg)
• 6.5.1 (Bonner Campbell Institute, Edwards)
• 6.5.2 (First Methodist Church, Brookhaven)
• 6.5.3 (Servants’ Quarters, Longwood, Natchez)
• A New Mississippi Preservationist Extraordinaire!

Name This Place VII: Columns Edition (April 2011)
[First Place: W. White, J.R. Gordon]

• It’s All in the Details
• 7.1.1 (Old Capitol, Jackson)
• 7.1.2 (Stanton Hall, Natchez)
• 7.2.1 (First Baptist Church, Canton)
• 7.2.2 (Lee Hall, MSU)
• 7.3.1 (Lyceum, Ole Miss)
• 7.3.2 (old First Baptist Church, Jackson)
• 7.4.1 (Jackson City Hall)
• 7.4.2 (Waverley, Clay County)
• 7.5.1 (Administration Building, USM)
• 7.5.2 (Hancock County Courthouse, Bay St. Louis)
• Name This Place 7: Results!

Name This Place VIII: Courthouse Edition (July 2011)
[First Place: Susan Allen]

• Name This Place 8.0
• Name This Place 8.1.1 (Humphreys County Courthouse)
• Name This Place 8.1.2 (Attala County Courthouse)
• Name this Place 8.2.1 (Jefferson Davis County Courthouse)
• Name This Place 8.2.2 (Alcorn County Courthouse)
• Name This Place 8.3.1 (Tallahatchie County Courthouse)
• Name This Place 8.3.2 (Copiah County Courthouse)
• Name This Place 8.4.1 (Simpson County Courthouse)
• Name This Place 8.4.2 (Tippah County Courthouse)
• Name This Place 8.5.1 (Wilkinson County Courthouse)
• Name This Place 8.5.2 (Walthall County Courthouse)
• Name This Place 8.0 – And the winner is . . .

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