The Columbia Lions Club cooked up some delicious pancakes, sausage and bacon for their Pancake Supper this year. Held at the First United Methodist Church, the event was very successful and attracted quite a few attendees. The proceeds from the annual Pancake Supper benefit the Columbia Lions Club in their efforts to help the blind [...]
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The Marion County Cattlemen’s Association hosted their 56th Annual Rodeo at the Columbia Exposition Center on January 14th and 15th, 2011. The rodeo featured over four hundred competitors in a variety of classes, such as Team Roping, Saddle Broncs, Barrel Racing, and Bull Riding. Crowds were entertained by the exciting action of the rodeo competition. [...]
Share on FacebookThe Marion County Development Partnership held their 104th annual banquet on at the Woodlawn Family Life Center and invited Robert St. John, Restauranteur and Author, to be their distinguished guest speaker for the evening. As the owner of the Purple Parrot, the Crescent City Grill, and the Mahogany Bar in Hattiesburg and Meridian, he has [...]
Share on FacebookOf “Old Rough and Ready” and Old Fordsville by Chris Watts, Marion County Museum and Archives It is my opinion that the full historical significance of the old community of Fordsville, including that of the John Ford home, will never be fully known. For whatever reason, the area today known as Sandy Hook seems to [...]
Share on FacebookThe Marion County-Columbia Public Library held a special Book Talk and dedication on Thursday, September 23, 2010. The book that was being dedicated and donated to the library was entitled “Three 40′s From Whence We Came” and it is a compilation of the history of seven generations of the O.D. and Ida Bell Alford family. [...]
Share on FacebookWalter Inglis Anderson (1903-1962) was an important American artist from the Gulf Coast who had a great love for Mississippi and its natural environment. Walter studied art at Parsons Institute of Design in New York and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. He traveled all over the United States, Costa Rica, Europe, and China, often [...]
Share on FacebookOld Letters Can Be New Treasures by Chris Watts Marion County Museum and Archives Genealogy goes a long way in molding ones personal understanding of history, specifically family history. Many traditional sources are available for research, public records, census rolls, and now in the digital age internet sources are coming online constantly. However, these records [...]
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Marion County Journal is an online magazine for the communities of Marion County, Mississippi. This site showcases some of the amazing people, places, businesses, and events that make Marion County such a unique place to live and work.
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