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Preserve Marshall County & Holly Springs Inc. (501c3) 

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Behind the Big House Tour Postponed Until 2022

POSTPONEMENT: After much consideration and discussion with our program partners at the University of Mississippi; our primary funding agencies: Mississippi Humanities Council and the Mississippi Hills National Heritage Area Alliance , the PMCHS Board and our historic interpreters; we have decided it a wiser course to postpone the live Behind the Big House program (BTBH)...again. 

So, BTBH that was planned for April 01-03, 2021 should be taken OFF your calendar.

While COVID-19 vaccines are being distributed, the coverage is spotty, varying from state-to-state. The schools, which are our primary audience of focus for this program, are using the "hybrid model" of some students being in class; others still at home (like ours) and there are no field trips being permitted.

So...we have decided to "pivot" this program for the present, and are now making plans to bring in our historic interpreters towards mid-summer (after the vaccines are more widely distributed) and film a "virtual Behind the Big House" program. This will be widely accessible to any person, student, institution or school with access to the Internet. 

Look for updates on this project's progress, though the actual event being filmed will not be a public event.

We shall begin planning for a return to the live program in 2022, and sincerely hope that things will have reached some level of normalized interaction by that time.

Thank you for your past support of this important program and, in advance, for your understanding this regrettable postponement.

Chelius H. Carter, President

PRESERVE MARSHALL COUNTY & HOLLY SPRINGS, INC.

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In Memoriam

David was a champion of many worthwhile causes in Holly Springs and his presence will be greatly missed. Through his restorations of Crump Place and his current home, Burton Place, and his generous support of Preserve Marshall County and Holly Springs.  David was a true historian who believed in the study and preservation of the history and cultures of often-overlooked members of our town, including African-American history through the Behind the Big House program. He will be greatly missed by any and all who knew him.

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Constructed in 1837, Chalmers Institute, was Mississippi’s first legislatively recognized University. Within these walls countless leaders, writers, educators, and citizens received the educational foundations that would help to shape their lives, careers, and region’s history. Its enrollment actively continued until 1879 when it became a

Constructed in 1837, Chalmers Institute, was Mississippi’s first legislatively recognized University. Within these walls countless leaders, writers, educators, and citizens received the educational foundations that would help to shape their lives, careers, and region’s history. Its enrollment actively continued until 1879 when it became another casualty of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878. This proud structure entered its second life as residence until the 1980s. It now awaits its third life as a contributing member of the community with your help.

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Preserve Marshall County & Holly Springs, Inc. (501c3) formed in 2005 with the hope of bringing historic preservation advocacy and educational outreach to the community. As one of our inaugural undertakings we acquired Chalmers Institute and are currently working to not only pay off the bank note on the property but to stabilize and event

Preserve Marshall County & Holly Springs, Inc. (501c3) formed in 2005 with the hope of bringing historic preservation advocacy and educational outreach to the community. As one of our inaugural undertakings we acquired Chalmers Institute and are currently working to not only pay off the bank note on the property but to stabilize and eventually rehabilitate Chalmers Institute into regional resource once more.

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Become a sustaining member of Preserve Marshall County and Holly Springs:
$5,000- Founder & Lifetime Member
$500- Benefactor
$250- Patron
$100- Sustainer
$___- Friend


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The Behind the Big House Tour is Postponed Until 2022

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