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 IX: 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 . . .
Name This Place IX: Doors Edition (April 2012)
[First Place: Thomas]
- Name This Place IX: The Doors Edition
- Name This Place 9.1.2
- Name This Place 9.2.1
- Name This Place 9.2.2
- Name This Place 9.2.3
- Name This Place 9.3.1
- Name This Place 9.3.2
- Name This Place 9.4.1
- Name This Place 9.4.2
- Name This Place 9.4.3
- Name This Place 9.5.1
- Name This Place 9.5.2
- Name This Place 9.5.3
- New Mississippi Preservationist Extraordinaire!
