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• The Tivoli Hotel in Biloxi….The One That Got Away….

  By Tom Barnes on October 14, 2009 • ( 17 )

  

  Of all the jarring and tragic images which poured forth in a torrent in the aftermath of Katrina, among the most poignant were those of the ruins of the Tivoli Hotel. The gaping holes in the building immediately told a… Read More ›

• Ways to Consume the National Trust Conference

  By ELMalvaney on October 13, 2009 • ( 0 )

  

  I admit, it’s taken me a while to catch on to the new lingo in which “consume” does not have anything to do with eating, but you have to agree it’s a catchy blog post title. Anyway, as most of… Read More ›

• Acona Church and School, Holmes County

  By ELMalvaney on October 12, 2009 • ( 12 )

  

  I saw so much last Saturday when I went up to the Carrollton Pilgrimage, I’m still sorting through all the pictures I took. Whenever I drive up to Carrollton, I like to swing off of I-55 and hit Hwy 17… Read More ›

• SAH Civil Rights Tour on Twitter

  By ELMalvaney on October 10, 2009 • ( 0 )

  

  As I’m sure you all recall, the Society of Architectural Historians is conducting a tour of Civil Rights and Civil Rights Memorial sites in Georgia and Alabama this week starting yesterday. For those of you who are interested and who… Read More ›

• Cruisin’ Downtown Ocean Springs

  By Lolly Barnes on October 9, 2009 • ( 1 )

  

  OK, so it’s not historic preservation, but anyone who likes old houses would have to enjoy the thrill of being surrounded by antique autos.  I think some of the same things that attract us to historic buildings-craftsmanship, quality materials, attention to… Read More ›

• MissPres News Roundup 10-9-2009

  By ELMalvaney on October 9, 2009 • ( 0 )

  

  Another Friday, another news roundup. Last week I observed that fall was in the air. As of today, I temporarily retract that statement. The first newsy item I should mention is that we have another new contributor to our little… Read More ›

• Asia Missionary Baptist Church, Lexington

  By ELMalvaney on October 8, 2009 • ( 3 )

  

  A while back I did a post on some of the excessively cool historic churches in Lexington and I bemoaned my stupidity and laziness in not taking a picture of one of my favorite churches in town, Asia Missionary Baptist… Read More ›

• Speaking of Churches

  By ELMalvaney on October 7, 2009 • ( 4 )

  

  While I was writing yesterday’s post on Carrollton’s churches, I came across a review of a book about Mississippi churches that I keep close at hand as a reference, Historic Churches of Mississippi. Published by University Press of Mississippi in… Read More ›

• A Pilgrimage to Carrollton’s Churches

  By ELMalvaney on October 6, 2009 • ( 2 )

  

  Strangely enough, while James Clark Harris did alot of design and construction work in Carrollton, it doesn’t appear that he was the architect or builder for any of the historic churches in town. He did design the Teoc Presbyterian Church,… Read More ›

• Carrollton Pilgrimage Report

  By ELMalvaney on October 5, 2009 • ( 11 )

  

  After letting its pilgrimage lie fallow for a decade or two, Carrollton decided it was time to open back up last weekend and see who came. I was one of probably 500 or so visitors trying to find a place… Read More ›

• MissPres News Roundup 10-2-2009

  By ELMalvaney on October 2, 2009 • ( 6 )

  

  Fall is in the air, and today’s News Roundup Theme Song is “Time to Say Goodbye.” I didn’t find much actual newspaper news this week, so our roundup will be a little more prosey. There was a nice pro-preservation article… Read More ›

• Bynum School: The Last One-Classroom Rosenwald in MS?

  By ELMalvaney on October 1, 2009 • ( 1 )

  

  Whenever I go up toward Oxford, I like to check in on the Bynum School off the beaten track in Panola County. I’ve been around to lots of places that used to have Rosenwald schools, and as far as I… Read More ›

• New Heritage Travel Site, Gozaic

  By ELMalvaney on September 30, 2009 • ( 5 )

  

  A friend recently sent me a link to the National Trust’s recently unveiled heritage travel website called Gozaic. According to the home page, Gozaic will let you: plan life-enriching travel and join a community that shares your passion for experiencing… Read More ›

• The Gavel Pounds for the Eola

  By Tom Barnes on September 29, 2009 • ( 7 )

  

  The Eola Hotel in downtown Natchez is heading for the auction block in November (“Eola Hotel on Auction Block,” Natchez Democrat, Sept. 25, 2009).  While this may appear to be cause for alarm, it may well be cause for celebration… Read More ›

• MHT’s “Good Neighbor” Program

  By ELMalvaney on September 28, 2009 • ( 0 )

  

  While MissPres was on vacation last week, I had more time to cruise around the vast wide world of the internet (always living out there on the edge). A post called “Donation of Historic Paint Colors Makes for a ‘Good Neighbor’… Read More ›

• MissPres News Roundup 9-25-2009

  By ELMalvaney on September 25, 2009 • ( 0 )

  

  Well, there’s just too much preservation news to keep up with this week, so as of today the MissPres vacation is officially over. Sept. 11, 2009: According to the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, perhaps better known to you savvy online… Read More ›

• Vacation Pics–Sunset in Old Biloxi

  By ELMalvaney on September 24, 2009 • ( 0 )

  

  MissPres is on vacation this week, a vacation back in time down to the old Mississippi Coast.

• Vacation Pics–Relaxing along the highway

  By ELMalvaney on September 23, 2009 • ( 1 )

  

  MissPres is on vacation this week, a vacation back in time down to the old Mississippi Coast. Imagine the warm and gentle breezes as you sit relaxing with your friends in your red wooden chairs on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, the sun shining,… Read More ›

• Vacation Pics–Motoring along the shell road

  By ELMalvaney on September 22, 2009 • ( 0 )

  

  MissPres is on vacation this week, a vacation back in time down to the old Mississippi Coast. Yes, motoring with your buddies along a shell road where the Gulf breezes frolic, riding in a car that has no shocks and incredibly thin tires–could there be anything… Read More ›

• A Celebration and a Vacation

  By ELMalvaney on September 21, 2009 • ( 3 )

  

  To celebrate passing the milestone of 10,000 views on the blog, which happened around 3 PM last Thursday (did anyone but me notice?), MissPres is taking a little vacation this week. Everybody deserves a little time off, right? And just in case… Read More ›

• MissPres News Roundup 9-18-2009

  By ELMalvaney on September 18, 2009 • ( 0 )

  

  This week’s News Roundup theme song is “Gulf Coast Highway.” If you’re the kind of person who sits around thinking, “I wonder what in the world is going on in the world of old historical buildings in Mississippi,” then stick… Read More ›

• Remembering the Heidelberg

  By Tom Barnes on September 17, 2009 • ( 67 )

  

  Mississippi State University Digital Archive CHARM Collection. Rand Clayton Papers. Photographer unknown. Taken 1963- date of subject is likely earlier. The image has been colorized. B/W original The Hotel Heidelberg was a fixture on Capitol Street for fifty five  years.  The … Read More ›

• A Few Fall Happenings

  By ELMalvaney on September 16, 2009 • ( 0 )

  

  Carrollton Pilgrimage A colleague showed me a nice little brochure yesterday for the Carrollton Pilgrimage and I wanted to make sure all MissPres readers got the news right away so you could plan ahead. Seems that for the first time maybe in… Read More ›

• King Edward Update

  By ELMalvaney on September 15, 2009 • ( 5 )

  

  And now, what you’ve all been waiting for . . . As mentioned several times in the last week, one of the prime attractions at this year’s 10 Most Endangered List Unveiling was a chance to peak inside the King… Read More ›

• 2009’s 10 Most Endangered List Unveiling Report

  By ELMalvaney on September 14, 2009 • ( 0 )

  

  Last Thursday night, many people (possibly 400+? I’m a terrible judge of numbers) gathered at Union Station in downtown Jackson to witness the unveiling of the Mississippi Heritage Trust’s latest 10 Most Endangered Places list. This was the 10th anniversary of… Read More ›

• MissPres News Roundup 9-11-2009

  By ELMalvaney on September 11, 2009 • ( 0 )

  Another Friday, another MissPres News Roundup, just like clockwork, even though I’ve had a long and arduous week. This week’s featured song is “Nobody Knows the Troubles I’ve Seen.” August something: An article in the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal  that I initially… Read More ›

• Know Downtown Jackson?

  By ELMalvaney on September 10, 2009 • ( 9 )

  

  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 ›

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