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WILSON PHOTOGRAPHY BOOK AVAILABLE You may purchase a copy of the soft-cover book Mobile: Photographs from the William E. Wilson Collection by Marilyn Culpepper for HMPS and published by Arcadia Press in 2001 as part of its Images of America series. To order, send check or money order in the amount of $24.42 ($19.95+$1.96 tax+$2.61 S&H) to Oakleigh Gift Shop, 300 Oakleigh Place, Mobile, AL 36604 OR stop by the Oakleigh Gift Shop located on the first floor of the Oakleigh House Museum to buy a copy. The Gift Shop is open daily, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. If you wish the book personalized, please specify for whom the book is intended and what the inscription should say.
HMPS is producing a book on Mobile County History to be released next Spring. If you are interested in having the history of your business, organization or attraction included, please call 251.432.6161 or email hmps@bellsouth.net for information. |
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Oakleigh Historic Complex is available for special events, large and small. Contact the Executive Director, hmps@bellsouth.net or call 432-6161 or 432-1281 for more information.
Lawn parties: Reserved to the South Lawn area of Oakleigh; guests limited to 200 for maximum five hours including setup and cleanup. Site rental is $750 and additional costs are based on needs of the renter. Access to Oakleigh house limited to kitchen and restrooms unless additional access specified in contract for an additional charge of $250.
Cocktail parties: Property rental $750, 50 percent due at time of reservation, non-refundable, balance due in full no later than 7 days before event (indoor limited to parties of 100.)
Wedding and/or reception fee: Basic property rental is $3,000, outdoor, access to museum's interior with outdoor rental. Additional costs are added based on needs of the renter. Fifty percent is due at time of reservation, non-refundable, balance due 30 days prior to date, non-refundable. All catering, equipment rental, etc., is the coordinated by HMPS events consultant, Agape Special Events, in consultation with the bride. To schedule an appointment to visit Oakleigh and discuss your plans, please call 251-689-1552.
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HMPS appreciates the generous support of our Corporate Partners:
Farnell Heating & AC
The Oakleigh Historic Museums are open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Daily, Year-Round Groups are welcome and special rates apply. Reservations should be made in advance for groups of more than 10. School groups are invited to picnic on the grounds after their tours.
HMPS Activities (251) 432-1281 or Email hmps@bellsouth.net
Voices that Are Gone, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. A moving Readers' Theatre using Oakleigh’s Cook’s House to explore and celebrate the experiences of persons of color living in Mobile in the 19th century. Admission: HMPS members, $20; non-members, $25. Admission includes refreshments inspired by traditional African-American recipes. Call (251) 432-6161 or email hmps@bellsouth.net
for reservations and information. Mobile Historic Homes Tour, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Visit architecturally significant private homes and sacred
spaces in selected historic districts. National Historic Preservation Month
Many activities throughout the month, TBA. Bravery & Beauty Mint Julep Party, 5-8 p.m. A celebration in honor of the June 1877 visit to Oakleigh by James A. Garfield (later a president of the U.S.) when CSA Gen. T.K. Irwin served him his first mint julep. Garfield's diary entry of that occasion states: “The bravery and beauty of Mobile were there.” HMPS members, $15; general admission, $25 per person and $45 per couple. No one under age 21 admitted. All guests receive complimentary mint juleps and non-alcoholic juleps. (Cash bar for non-julep specialty beverages.) Silent auction and live music.
HMPS is working in cooperation with the Mobile County Public School Commission and local, state and national entities to pursue restoration of this architectural treasure. Each pin, which can also be worn as a pendant, is available for purchase in the Oakleigh Gift Shop for $20 plus tax. A portion of the purchase is tax-deductible and purchasers will receive confirmation of contribution for tax purposes. For information, please call Marilyn Culpepper, Executive Director, 251-432-6161 or email hmps@bellsouth.net.
Thank you for visiting.
Historic Mobile Preservation Society is a non-profit 501(c)3 corporation. It receives principal funding through memberships and fundraising. HMPS received funding for operations and/or special programs for the 2007 fiscal year from the following entities: The City of Mobile The J.L. Bedsole Foundation The Hearin-Chandler Foundation The Crampton Trust The Community Foundation of South Alabama: "Friends of Oakleigh" fund
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