Ask Rufus: A Sunday stroll of historic homes
Today there are seven different homes and two Churches open on three different tours for the Columbus pilgrimage.
My first Pilgrimage
I spent yesterday afternoon wandering through Southern antebellum houses and chatting with costumed hosts and hostesses of all ages on the Columbus Spring Pilgrimage’s first home tour of the year.
No place like home: Descendant of original owner of the Amzi Love Home draws strength from his family’s history
What does it take to coerce Sid Caradine to tell you about his Columbus roots?
Eye contact.
This week, the Columbus Cultural Heritage Foundation celebrates its 73rd Pilgrimage with its tours of homes, churches and Friendship Cemetery. Sid Caradine, or “Captain Sid” as he is more commonly known, will be in his glory.
Downtown party Monday kicks off varied Pilgrimage events
Today marks the start of the 73rd Columbus Spring Pilgrimage, an award-winning event that has earned a reputation as one of the best and most authentic of its kind in the South. A city-wide block party and crawfish boil Monday, April 1, will officially launch two weeks of memorable home, garden and church tours and festivities.
Errolton returns to the Columbus Pilgrimage, joining other historic homes in welcoming visitors
As a little girl, Gaines Gaskin twirled in front of mirrors in her hoop skirts and Pilgrimage finery before running lightly down the stairs of her family’s antebellum home, Errolton, to welcome visitors. She and her mother, the late Chebie Gaines Bateman, were among dozens of hostesses throughout Columbus sharing some of the South’s most beautiful architectural gems — and interesting stories.