MSMS juniors prepare 29th ‘Tales from the Crypt’ event
When Auriel Quiroz researched Cornelius Hardy, it was the lack of information on his second wife that fueled her theatrical performance idea for “Tales from the Crypt.”
Tales from the Crypt: Spirits from the past return for a visit during Columbus Spring Pilgrimage
Wind swirls through Friendship Cemetery on a cool March afternoon, carrying with it fragments of the past.
A rite of spring: Tales from the Crypt part of long history of Columbus Pilgrimage
Starting next week, juniors from Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science will again dress in hoop skirts and Confederate uniforms to perform Tales from the Crypt at Friendship Cemetery.
‘Tales from the Crypt’ begins Wednesday
For the 26th year, Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science students will tell the tales of some of Columbus’ forgotten past.
Friendship Cemetery comes to life
“The cemetery’s a lively place, isn’t it?”
That’s the question high school student West Givens will ask visitors at Friendship Cemetery during Pilgrimage this year, and he’d be correct.
Tales From The Crypt alive and well
For the 24th time the lives of nearly-forgotten people buried in Friendship Cemetery have come alive through evening tales told by local high school students standing among tombstones.
‘Tales from the Crypt’ brings legends to life
Juniors at Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science have spent the entire school year exploring the historical context of issues like race, class, gender and religion as they relate to some of the city’s most notorious residents.
Tonight at 7 p.m., they will present the culmination of that knowledge in the 23rd annual “Tales from the Crypt” at Friendship Cemetery.
Past meets present in Tales from the Crypt
The 21st annual award-winning history project will be presented by Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science students during Columbus’ annual Spring Pilgrimage March 28-April 9.
Past meets present in Tales from the Crypt
The 21st annual award-winning history project will be presented by Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science students during Columbus’ annual Spring Pilgrimage March 28-April 9.
Pilgrimage called ‘best ever’
As the last tourists exited the doors of the antebellum homes featured during Columbus’ 70th Annual Spring Pilgrimage, organizers and owners are gradually settling back into a normal routine following almost two weeks of receiving visitors from other states and countries.
Telling Tales: Tales from the Crypt celebrates its 20th Pilgrimage year
Those laid to rest beneath moss-mellowed headstones in the oldest sections of Friendship Cemetery may have been gone for up to a century or more, but for the past two decades, their stories have found new voice.
Discover Columbus: 70th Spring Pilgrimage heralds more tours and special events
When Columbus hosts its 70th annual Spring Pilgrimage April 5-17, the hospitality mat will be out and the events varied.