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Officers
President: Douglas B. Kearley
First Vice President: Clara Armbrecht
Second Vice President: Rev. Rob Gulledge
Third Vice President: Michon Trent
Secretary: Thomas C. McGehee
Treasurer: Jeff Garrett
Legal Advisor: Harold Parkman
Board of Directors
Cart Blackwell
Mary Cousar
Allan Gustin
Stella Hester
Tunstall Inge
Robin Roberts
Paul Shestak
Sally Adams Trufant
Advisory Board
Bob Allen
Wanda Cochran
Buffy Donlon
Shelia Flanagan
Dora Finley
Dr. Kern Jackson
Erica McElhaney
Beth Morrissette
Allison Peebles
Beth Walmsley
Executive Director
Rhonda P. Davis |
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BankTrust
Chilton's Fine Art & Framing
Harrison Brothers Dry Dock & Repair Yard
White-Spunner Construction |
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HMPS's current civic action priorities include the following projects. Members are encouraged to actively participate in these activities. |
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Barton Academy:
HMPS is committed to exploring and promoting the restoration of Barton Academy, the state's oldest public school building and an architectural treasure at risk of demolition by maintenance neglect. HMPS has been working closely with other civic groups to accomplish this restoration. For information, call 251-432-6161 or email hmps2@bellsouth.net |
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Historic Documents:
HMPS conducts ongoing work to preserve and manage its archival collection of documents, maps, photographs and other materials useful to researchers. Click here to access our list holdings list or email the archivist at hmps2@bellsouth.net |
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Membership Opportunities:
HMPS is a member-driven organization. Members are invited to participate in a variety of activities: educational, social, and civic. Year-round complimentary admission to Oakleigh Historic Complex, free and discounts in Oakleigh Gift Shop are among the benefits of membership. HMPS members receive a complimentary subscription to Landmark Letter and are eligible for discounted registration to the National Trust for Historic Preservation annual conference. For information, call 251-432-6161 or email hmps@bellsouth.net |
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Conservation and Exhibition of the
HMPS Art Collection:
HMPS is the owner of an extensive collection of exquisite 19th-century decorative arts including portraits and other period paintings, furniture, silver, porcelain and textiles. This remarkable portrait of Octavia Walton, titled "Miss Walton of Florida," by Thomas K. Sully, was painted upon her debut in 1833. She would later be best known in Mobile -- and the world -- as Madame Octavia Celestine Valentine Walton LeVert. This most accomplished lady spoke seven languages, was received by Queen Victoria and Napoleon III and had an audience with Pope Piux IX. She traveled extensively and wrote of her international journeys in a two-volume set, Souvenirs of Travel, which went through five printings in her lifetime. This portrait is found in the second parlor of Oakleigh mansion and is one of the many historic treasures in the HMPS collection. Hear her story and that of many other Mobilians as part of the Oakleigh tour. |
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Looking at the Past in a New Way:
HMPS is fortunate to have an abundance of historic letters, official documents, public records, photographs, maps and books that are significant to Gulf Coast History. The Minnie Mitchell Archives, an impressive research repository, exists due in large part to the generosity of the A.S. Mitchell Foundation, patrons and other supporters. Among the articles exhibited in the archives is a 19th century U.S. flag with 34 stars. This flag, restored through a grant from the A.S. Mitchell Foundation, once flew on the Sarah E. Meaher, a commercial ship that was the first of U.S. ship of its kind to navigate the entirety of the Danube River. This ship transported the first shipment of rails to be installed in the Mobile and Ohio Railroad. The ship was seized when it entered the Port of New Orleans shortly after Louisiana had seceded from the Union. When Captain Ward Smith, a Union sympathizer, refused to lower the U.S. flag, the ship was seized and the captain and his flag -- the style of which was only flown during the presidency of Abraham Lincoln -- were expelled from Confederate territory. See a model of the Sarah E. Meaher and a miniature portrait of Captain Smith at the Minnie Mitchell Archives at Oakleigh Historic Complex. These, along with a collection of maritime paintings and original letters by Confederate war hero Admiral Raphael Semmes, are part of the collection. For information, call 251-432-6161 or email hmps2@bellsouth.net |
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Extending the Archives to the Community:
MINNIE MITCHELL ARCHIVES are open by appointment, by calling 251-432-6161 or email hmps2@bellsouth.net |
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Hours of Operation
Wednesday - Saturday:
10:00AM - 4:00PM
Other Times - By Appointment
Tours on the hour.
Last tour starts one hour beforeclosing.
General Admission:
$7 for adults
$3 for children and students
$5 per person for groups of 10 or more
Discounts for Seniors, AAA,
Veterans & Active Military
*Closed most holidays including:
New Year's Day, Easter, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas.
Directions:
Oakleigh is located five minutes east of the intersection of Government and Catherine Street. Traveling east on Government go eight blocks, turn right onto Ann Street, take the first left onto Selma Street. Buses and large passenger vehicles should go four blocks on Selma Street and turn left onto Roper Street. Others should go five blocks on Selma Street and turn left onto Oakleigh Place.
HMPS Activities
For information call (251) 432-6161 or (251) 432-1281 or Email hmps@bellsouth.net |
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