Program Description for 2019 “Behind the Big House” April 04 – 06, 2019 _______________________________________________________ Preserve Marshall County & Holly Springs, Inc.’s preservation initiative: the “Behind the Big House” Program, now in its eighth year, continues its educational outreach efforts towards…
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Chalmers Institute Needs Your Help!
Many of you know how hard Preserve Marshall County & Holly Springs, Inc. has worked to get this project to where it is today from an uncertain fate in 2009. Last night a violent storm blew through Holly Springs, leaving…
Behind the Big House Program, April 20th- 22nd
Preserve Marshall County & Holly Springs, Inc.’s preservation initiative: the “Behind the Big House” Program, now in its seventh year, continues its educational outreach efforts towards interpreting the legacy of slavery through this pilot program. With much thanks for the…
Behind the Big House Historian Schedule
Joseph McGill, founder of the Slave Dwelling Project: Principle historic interpreter within the slave quarters to discuss the domestic lives of enslaved people; he will be on site Thursday, Friday & Saturday. Michael W. Twitty, Culinary Historian & author of…
Behind the Big House, April 20-22, 2018
During the Holly Springs Pilgrimage, guests will be allowed a rare look into another side of antebellum life through a surviving slave dwelling with historic interpretations by Joseph McGill of the Slave Dwelling Project, as featured in the 2016 February/March…
Wrecking Ball Discount Presale Tickets Close Sept. 18th
Purchase your tickets before September 18th for a great discount! Purchase tickets here: http://preservemarshallcounty.org/wrecking-ball-tickets/ Related posts: Wrecking Ball Tickets Now on Sale! Purchase Your Tickets Today: Wrecking Ball- Sept. 20th, 2014 Join us for The 6th Annual Wrecking Ball, Sept. 23rd,…
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Wrecking Ball Tickets Now on Sale!
If you got time for one more dance…. meet me at the Wrecking Ball!! An Event to Preserve Chalmers Institute, Mississippi’s Oldest Chartered University September 23rd, 2017 6 pm-10 pm The grounds of Chalmers will come alive with a host…
Join us for The 6th Annual Wrecking Ball, Sept. 23rd, 2017
If you got time for one more dance…. meet me at the Wrecking Ball!! An Event to Preserve Chalmers Institute, Mississippi’s Oldest Chartered University September 23rd, 2017 6 pm – 10 pm The grounds of Chalmers will come alive…
Dates Announced for the 2017 Behind the Big House Tour
Join us April 20th- 23rd for the 2017 Behind the Big House Tour. This free informative program happens during the Holly Springs Pilgrimage of Homes. Click here for details. Related posts: Dates Now Set for the Behind the Big House…
Dates Announced for the Wrecking Ball: Oct. 8th, 2016
If you got time for one more dance…. meet me at the Wrecking Ball!! An Event to Preserve Chalmers Institute, Mississippi’s Oldest Chartered University October 8th, 2016 6 pm – 10 pm The grounds of Chalmers will come alive…
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