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In addition to ruling over the MissPres universe with an iron fist, Malvaney enjoys reading, wandering around old buildings, stopping to smell the magnolias, fiddling with databases, and sitting on the porch with a good book and a big ol' dog. Non-interests include but are not limited to tweeting, texting, Instagramming, planking, Candy Crush, Donald Trump, and unecessarily destructive home renovation shows.
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MHT Historic Preservation Conference set for June 6-8
From our friends at Mississippi Heritage Trust. More information about this year’s statewide historic preservation conference can be found on their website. https://www.mississippiheritage.com/listen-up/ On June 6-8, the Mississippi Heritage Trust will host the Listen Up! Historic Preservation Conference at the… Read More ›
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Which Mississippi Civil Rights Sites Should Become National Parks?
The National Park Service is undertaking a study of civil rights sites in Mississippi to report to Congress on which sites might become part of the park system. A new NPS website explains the project and announces six public meetings… Read More ›
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MHT’s Preservation Toolkit
From our friends at the Mississippi Heritage Trust comes an announcement of upcoming workshops from one end of the state to the other: Bay St. Louis, Clarksdale, Cleveland, Columbus, Corinth, Greenville, Greenwood, Gulfport, Oxford, Pascagoula, aaaaand–whew!–Tupelo.
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MDAH Announces 2018 CLG Grants
The Mississippi Department of Archives and History has awarded grants totaling more than $63,000 to ten preservation projects in Certified Local Government (CLG) communities across the state. Amounts range from $1,250 for the development of an interactive website that interprets Boonville’s historic district to $12,500 to continue the rehabilitation of the Weinberg House in Greenville.
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Friday Film: Rowan Oak, Oxford
Friday Film: Rowan Oak, Oxford
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HABS in Mississippi: Rodney Presbyterian Church
As a reminder about the recent formation of the Rodney History and Preservation Society and how you might want to join in its mission to preserve remaining structures in historic Rodney, especially the Rodney Presbyterian Church, today’s HABS post is dedicated… Read More ›
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Before and After: MinTrads in Belhaven, 1940
These non-flashy houses are solid and fiscally responsible (which is very important to me and, I’m told, Tate Reeves) and have all the amenities I love in old houses, like conventional foundations, porches, wood floors, solid doors, and wood windows, along with original modern conveniences such as a decent-sized kitchen and nicely tiled bathrooms.
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Happy Easter AD 2018
From the historic marker: DR. KING VISITS LAUREL On March 19, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., spoke here at St. Paul Methodist Church to rally support for the Poor People’s March on Washington against economic injustice. King told the… Read More ›
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HAER in Mississippi: Halls Ferry Bridge, Vicksburg
No, you read that right–“HAER.” I didn’t misspell HABS. The Historic American Engineering Record is the younger brother to the Historic American Building Survey, focusing its attention on engineered structures. The program is administered by the same office as HABS… Read More ›
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Mid-Century Mississippi: Jackson’s Hawkins Field in 1941
Revised Plans Completed for Additions to City Airport Administration Building; Realtors Report Increased Rental Demands Release of revised plans to start work soon on a $12,500 addition to the administration airport building at Hawkins Field and current reports in real… Read More ›
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Join Rodney History & Preservation Society
The defunct river town of Rodney, Mississippi is one of our favorite places here on MissPres, and while it has continued to decline over the last several years, at the same time, a group of other people interested and willing… Read More ›
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Friday Film: I.T. Montgomery House, Mound Bayou
Friday Film: I.T. Montgomery House, Mound Bayou
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HABS in Mississippi: Temple Heights, Columbus
Since Columbus has been the subject of several posts lately, I thought maybe we needed to bring up a few of the town’s most historic properties that the Historic American Building Survey (HABS) documented back in the 1930s. Maybe these… Read More ›
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More Spring Things
As usual, our first “Things to Do This Spring” post just didn’t capture the full range of activities for Mississippi building huggers, so add some of these to your list if you’re in the vicinity of Oxford or Jackson or Natchez or even New Orleans!
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Vacation Poscards: English Village Court, Long Beach
MissPres is on vacation this week, but we’re sending postcards back from Mississippi’s past.
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Vacation Postcards: Shipp’s Nursery, Brookhaven
MissPres is on vacation this week, but we’re sending postcards back from Mississippi’s past.
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Vacation Postcards: Jackson’s Sun-n-Sand Motor Hotel
MissPres is on vacation this week, but we’re sending postcards back from Mississippi’s past.
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Vacation Postcards: Elvis Presley Memorial Chapel, Tupelo
MissPres is on vacation this week, but we’re sending postcards back from Mississippi’s past.
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Vacation Postcards: Sardis Hotel and Cafe
MissPres is on vacation this week, but we’re sending postcards back from Mississippi’s past.
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Friday Film: Prospect Hill, Jefferson County
Friday Film: Prospect Hill, Jefferson County
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Going Inside: A Seale-Lily Ice Cream Shop
A few weeks ago in the deep midwinter, I posted the only picture I have found of the Seale-Lily Ice Cream Shop once located in the Fondren neighborhood of Jackson. Or at least I thought it was the only picture I… Read More ›
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Friday Film: Coleman High School, Greenville
Friday Film: Coleman High School, Greenville. More about historic schools . . .
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Henry Howard, Deep South Architect, at 200
A couple of weeks ago, our occasional correspondent, Hattiesburg-born architectural historian Ed Polk Douglas, reminded me that Feb. 8, 2018, was the 200th anniversary of the birth, in Ireland, of architect Henry Howard (1818-1884). Howard was based in New Orleans… Read More ›
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Hill-Burton Before and After: Northeast Mississippi Regional Hospital
This week’s Hill-Burton hospital, originally called Northeast Mississippi Regional when it opened in 1949, was the first to be completed in the state and, since Mississippi was a leader in building Hill-Burton medical clinics and facilities, it was therefore one… Read More ›
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Friday Film: New Capitol’s New North Terrace (and Vermont marble floor)
You have to click through to the video, but it’s worth a look at the just completed North Terrace renovation and for the story of how they found the original marble quarry. Can’t get enough of the New Capitol?
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MHT Accepting Nominations for 2018 Heritage Awards
The Mississippi Heritage Trust has announced the dates for its 2018 conference Listen Up, to be held in beautiful Ocean Springs, June 7-8, 2018. Nominate your favorite preservation project or person for a Heritage Award by April 13, 2018, and… Read More ›
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Sometimes it’s about the daffodils
The latest warm snap has brought out the early bloomers. Happy first signs of spring, Mississippians!
Preservation in Mississippi 