Tomorrow, we’ll start our fourth Name This Place contest, an exciting time in the life of all MissPresers. It’s been a while since we’ve had a contest, and I know we’ve had a number of new readers join our group… Read More ›
Contest
Stumped?
As of today, I’m unilaterally and without UN sanction declaring myself the winner of the Jackson Details mini-contest, which has been out on the World Wide Web for over two weeks now. Out of the five detail photos from downtown… Read More ›
Jackson Details
I realize that most of my loyal readers will be busy with other things the rest of this week, including making food, eating food, wrapping gifts, unwrapping gifts, eating food, and hopefully spending a few quiet moments of fellowship around… Read More ›
The New MS Preservationist Extraordinaire: Carunzel
In case you lost track yesterday during the final flurry of this week’s Name That Place, Carunzel won the title Mississippi Preservationist Extraordinaire by grabbing the bonus point early Friday morning and another point in the final round. Congratulations Carunzel!… Read More ›
Name That Place 3.5
My goal in the Name That Place contest is always to stump everyone completely, but as usual I have failed this week to stump our expert architecture lovers out there. Congratulations for making me a failure and contributing to my… Read More ›
Name That Place 3.45
Here’s an opportunity for a bonus point for whoever can name this building and its location. No extra points for those who come in afterward. I offer this bonus purely out of the goodness that overflows my kind heart.
Name That Place 3.4
Well, I’ve had one hard one and two too-easy Mississippi places this week. Let’s see if I can stump everyone today, at least for an hour or two. If you’re getting into the contest late, no worries, check out the… Read More ›
Name That Place 3.3
Alright, yesterday’s place was easier than I thought, and we’re still left with a four-way tie. Today, we’ll see who’s been paying special attention to MissPres lately. Possibly this one is too easy. The current standings are: doakley: 2 point Theodore: 2… Read More ›
Name That Place 3.2
Ok, after yesterday’s snafu, I’ve tossed and turned all night trying to decide what to do about points, and after consulting with my dog, I’ve finally decided to just give both doakley and Theodore a point. HOWEVER, from now on,… Read More ›
Name That Place 3.1
Here’s the first place in this week’s Name That Place contest. Remember to include the name of the town or community when you answer.
On Your Mark . . . Get Set!
For those of you who weren’t around these parts back in June or July for the first two Name That Place contests, let me tell you, a more exciting contest has never been devised in the history of the world!… Read More ›
Know Downtown Jackson?
In the past several months, I’ve had occasion to be on top of the world–or at least of downtown Jackson–at least four times (that I can remember). Lucky for you I had my trusty camera in hand each time and… Read More ›
Final Standings for July09 Name This Place
As I’m sure you all knew because you woke up early this morning to check, doakley won this month’s contest with a wild guess that just happened to be correct. With that daily victory, doakley also set a record for most wins… Read More ›
July09 Name This Place #5–Who Will Win?
To recap: Joseph A grabbed an early lead with Monday’s spot-on identification of the Washington County Courthouse in Greenville. But then doakley, obviously a morning person, jumped into the fray and took the lead with a win each of the next… Read More ›
Chance to Earn Extra Points
Yesterday, through much searching, Carunzel came up with the architect and builder of the Washington County Courthouse. You can add an extra point to your score if you are able to name one of the other buildings constructed in the… Read More ›
July09 Name This Place #4
We’re getting down to the nitty-gritty, and hopefully this one will be a little more of a challenge. Ya’ll are getting too smart for me. To play this exciting week-long game, see The Rules. Daily Winners: Monday: Joseph A Tuesday:… Read More ›
July09 Name This Place #3
To play this exciting week-long game, see The Rules. Daily Winners: Monday: Joseph A Tuesday: doakley Current Standings: Joseph A: 2 points doakley: 2 points Carunzel: 2 points tsj1957: 1 point Theodore: 1 point
July09 Name This Place #2
To play this exciting week-long game, see The Rules. Congratulations to Joseph A for grabbing the first points yesterday. Today we’ll go to a different part of the state and a different era. Current Standings: Joseph A: 2 points tsj1957:… Read More ›
July09 Name This Place #1
Here we are at the beginning of another contest that will reveal who knows the most about the architecture of the Magnolia State. Review the rules for this contest by clicking here Hint to get you started: This building still… Read More ›
Get Ready to Ruummmble! Another Contest of Skill and Daring
I don’t know about ya’ll, but I certainly enjoyed the first annual/whenever-I-feel-like-it Name This Place contest last month, in which loyal readers battled for a trip to an exotic locale. For those of you who weren’t around these parts last… Read More ›
NHL Photography Contest
The National Park Service has recently announced its second annual Imaging our National Heritage NHL Photo Contest. Photos of National Historic Landmarks (NHLs) should be submitted to the Park Service by September 4, 2009. A first and second place winner… Read More ›
A Virtual Trip To Exotic Locales
Oh, did I not mention that the winner of last week’s Name This Place contest would win a virtual trip? Whoopsie! Well, it shouldn’t really matter, right? After all, I recently was told by a person with some authority in Mississippi’s preservation world (not because… Read More ›
Name This Place: We Have a Winner!
And after an exciting week in our inaugural Name This Place contest, we have a winner! Tsj1957 emerged as the clear victor yesterday with a total of 7 points, even though Carunzel and doakley made it a real competition down… Read More ›
Name This Place #5
To play this exciting game, see The Rules. Today is the final contest in this series. Today, a winner will emerge (I hope)! Current Standings: tsj1957: 6 points Carunzel: 4 points doakley: 2 points Everyone Else: Total Losers Hint: This… Read More ›
Name This Place #4
To play this exciting game, see The Rules. We got ourselves a competition going! Current Standings: Carunzel: 4 tsj1957: 4 doakley: 2 Everyone Else: 0 (still time to catch up!) Hint: This building is in the Delta. Note: I’m going… Read More ›
Name This Place #3
To play this exciting game, see The Rules. Current Standings: Carunzel: 3 tsj1957: 2 doakley: 1 Everyone Else: 0 (still plenty of time to catch up!) Hint: This place has never appeared in Preservation in Mississippi or on my Flickr… Read More ›
Name This Place #2
To play this exciting game, see The Rules. The Standings So Far: tsj1957: 2 points, Carunzel: 1 point, Everyone Else: 0 points Hint: This building is from a completely different century than yesterday’s building.
Preservation in Mississippi 