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Preserve Marshall County & Holly Springs

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Photo of Slave Structure but Chesly Thorn Smith

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

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Behind the Big House Tour is BACK!!

April 20th-22nd, 2023


Guests will be allowed a rare look into the other side of antebellum life through these few surviving structures with historic interpretations by Joseph McGill of the Slave Dwelling Project, featured in Garden & Gun Magazine. Culinary Historian, Michael W. Twitty, author of The Cooking Gene - winner of 2018 James Beard Foundation's Book Of The Year Award, will discuss the cooks of antebellum kitchens and the lives of

enslaved people’s unique role in giving the South her mother cuisine through live cooking demonstrations.

Additional historic interpreters will illustrate the roles of an antebellum brick maker, laundress and the role of the Mississippi Central Railroad at the historic Depot, all during the 10th year of the tour in Holly Springs, Mississippi.

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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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Our Mission

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Our Mission

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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Our Mission

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.

How You Can Help

How You Can Help

How You Can Help

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 back!

April 20th- 22nd, 2023

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