Windsor Ruins

12/17/2024

“The Untold Stories of Enslavement at Windsor” was held on Tuesday, Dec. 3, at the Mississippi Cultural Crossroads building in Port Gibson. The featured speaker, Hasan Kwame Jeffries, an associate professor of history at The Ohio State University, explored the historical context of the 19th-century cotton boom that led to the establishment of the Windsor plantation. In addition, Mississippi Department of Archives & History staff shared findings from recent research that bring to light the stories of those enslaved at Windsor. This program was financially assisted by the National Endowment for the Humanities through the Mississippi Humanities Council.

The Mississippi Department of Archives and History (MDAH) hosted a community engagement program titled “The Untold Stories of Enslavement at Windsor” at 4 p....

11/19/2024

Join us for "The Untold Stories of Enslavement at Windsor" at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 3, at the Mississippi Cultural Crossroads building in Port Gibson, Mississippi. The featured speaker, Hasan Kwame Jeffries, an associate professor of history at The Ohio State University, will explore the historical context of the 19th-century cotton boom that led to the establishment of the Windsor plantation. In addition, Mississippi Department of Archives & History staff will share findings from recent research that bring to light the stories of those enslaved at Windsor. This program is sponsored by the Mississippi Humanities Council.

10/04/2023

Please join us at 5 p.m. on Thursday, October 5, for an update meeting led by Mississippi Department of Archives & History staff on the column stabilization project underway at Windsor Ruins, the historic site of the Daniell Plantation. To prepare for the site’s re-opening, MDAH is conducting new research to expand the stories about Windsor Ruins that are included in signs at the site and in marketing materials.

The meeting will take place at Alcorn State University's Clinton Bristow Dining Hall located at 1000 ASU Drive, Lorman, Mississippi, 39096. The event is open to the public. The meeting will be recorded and shared on a later date for those who are unable to attend in-person. Email [email protected] for more information.

08/02/2023

On Thursday, July 27, staff from the Mississippi Department of Archives & History provided an update on the column stabilization project underway at Windsor Ruins, the historic site of the Daniell Plantation. Watch a recording of the meeting on the MDAH YouTube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7yo5m9Y8Zw.

Staff from MDAH provided an update on the column stabilization project underway at Windsor Ruins, the historic site of the Daniell Plantation. To prepare for...

07/26/2023

Please join us at 5 p.m. on Thursday, July 27, when Mississippi Department of Archives & History staff will provide an update on the column stabilization project underway at Windsor Ruins, the historic site of the Daniell Plantation. To prepare for the site’s re-opening, MDAH is conducting new research to expand the stories about Windsor Ruins that are included in signs at the site and in marketing materials. The meeting is open to the public and will take place at the Mississippi Cultural Crossroads, 507 Market Street, Port Gibson, Mississippi, 39150.

12/22/2022

The Mississippi Department of Archives & History is taking steps to stabilize the Windsor Ruins site in Claiborne County. More than a century of exposure to the elements has caused erosion to the 45-foot-tall masonry columns and fracturing of the cast iron capitals. Mingo Tingle, chief of technical preservation services at MDAH, describes the work currently underway at Windsor Ruins in the video below.

Stay tuned to learn more about the ongoing work at Windsor Ruins. For more information, visit https://www.mdah.ms.gov/news/mdah-windsor-ruins-stabilization-project-update.

10/25/2022

Wonder what's going on at Windsor Ruins? Walt Grayson WJTVtook a ride on a bucket lift to the top of the columns for an up-close look at the stabilization project led by the Mississippi Department of Archives & History.

CLAIBORNE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – The Windsor Ruins have fascinated me since I first saw a picture of them back when I was in high school. One of the first television feature stories I ever di…

05/10/2021

There have been several storms in the area over the past week, but the road is open to Windsor Ruins via Hwy 552 (Alcorn State University). Take US 61 or the Natchez Trace south of Port Gibson and follow the directional signs. The site is open 7 days a week from sunup to sundown.

01/15/2021

Windsor Ruins at 6:30 PM - shot while I was waiting for the clouds to clear so that I could shoot star trails. The stars are just breaking out...