Summit Historical Society

David Preziosi is the Guest Speaker for the March Quarterly Meeting; his topic is preservation. Mississippi Heritage Trust is responsible for saving endangered properties.

Journey Stories

A Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibit, on display from Oct. 25 - Dec. 8, 2009 at the McComb Depot Railroad Museum.

Woodlawn Cemetery Tour, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009

Watch for details as the Summit Historical Society brings the past to life with a creative and colorful tour of Woodlawn Cemetery on Sunday afternoon, November 8, 2009, from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Visit the designated stations in the cemetery and hear the stories of the families that built Summit.

SUMMIT: The First 150 Years: The first edition sold out and we ordered a new supply which we now have available for purchase. This is the popular comprehensive history of Summit. Click on the link to print an order form.

Woodlawn Cemetery Book: Later this year the Summit Historical Society will publish a book listing all of the graves in Summit's Woodlawn Cemetery. This book will be index to assist researchers in locating information. Watch for details.

Historic Preservation Commission: Meetings of the Summit Historic Preservation Commission are held at Summit City Hall, quarterly at 5:00 p.m. on the first Monday of January, April, July, and October; they are open to the public.

Summit Town Elections: For those of you who live inside the Summit city limits, this was an election year. There were four members elected to Town Council on the first Tuesday in June. Returned to office were Councilmembers Joe Lewis and Lester Swanigan; elected to their first term were Councilmembers Jake Gazzo and Lester Jones. Get to know your Councilmembers and Mayor!

Home Tour 2009

Back by popular demand, on Sunday, November 8, 2009, two of Summit's lovely period homes will once be opened to the public for a special tour conducted by the Summit Historical Society. This time the Home Tour is held in conjunction with the Smithsonian Traveling Exhibition "Journey Stories", which can be seen from Oct. 25 through Dec. 8 at the McComb Depot Railroad Museum.

The 2009 Summit Artists Art Show was held Sunday, April 19, 2009, in the Horace Holmes Student Union at SMCC. Twenty-six artists showing more than seventy-five original works partcipated in this year's event. Plans are already underway for the 2010 Art Show. Watch for news on this site. Click here for a virtual art show.

Is it Christmas already? No, but when Santa came to downtown Summit last December, the Summit Historical Society made an effort to photograph as many of Santa's visitors as time would allow. Click here to see if your loved one was caught in our lens.

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