Representing at Pilgrimage
2023-05-11
Teen Miss Marion County Lizzie Goebel and Jr. Miss Marion County Natalie McGriff donned period attire for Pilgrimage weekend. The young ladies spent the weekend promoting Jefferson.Continue Reading
Jefferson set for 76th annual Historic Pilgrimage
2023-05-04
Blake Smith Jefferson Jimplecute For the citizens of Marion County, the Annual Historical Jefferson Pilgrimage festival brings visitors and natives closer while also showcasing all that Jefferson has to offer. This week-long event is for history buffs both young and old. Pilgrimage began as the Dogwood Trail in 1940 andContinue Reading
‘Celebrate Spring’ with Historic Jefferson Pilgrimage
2023-05-04
Event Details Diamond Bessie Murder Trial. The 69th Diamond Bessie Murder Trial kicks off Pilgrimage with the first of five performances beginning on Thursday. This captivating drama is based on the true story of a murder and a subsequent trial which occurred in Jefferson in 1877. All performances of theContinue Reading
68th Annual ‘Diamond Bessie Murder Trial’ plays at Pilgrimage
2022-04-28
One of the highlights of the Pilgrimage is the annual staging of the Diamond Bessie Murder Trial, a unique adaptation of the last days of the 1877 trial in Jefferson of Abraham Rothschild for the murder of Diamond Bessie. The trial captured national attention in its day, and its re-creationContinue Reading
Pilgrimage features Tour of Homes
2022-04-28
The 75th Annual Jefferson Pigraimage clelbration kicks-oof this weekend with the following homes featured on the annual TOur of Homes: The Beard House 212 Vale Street This house was built about the year 1860 by Noble A. Birge and his wife, Anna Sophia Birge, in the style of a GreekContinue Reading