Southdown Plantation & Museum

11/02/2024

We 🩷 all of our supporters!!

These sponsors contribute to the success of Marketplace and our organization! Be sure to check them out. We appreciate their support tremendously!!
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10/31/2024

💝Hey Southdown friends!!
Did yall know that Southdown operations are part of the Terrebonne Historical & Cultural Society - a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization? We’ll be selling hats and tote bags at Southdown Marketplace Craft Show this Saturday along with all of the food, music, crafts and fun!! Come out and support Southdown from 8:00-4:00.
We’re excited about kicking off lots of new events, plans, and continuing to support Terrebonne Parish tourism!!

10/27/2024

Hey Southdown friends…
IT’S MARKETPLACE WEEK!!!!
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We’re getting things ready and will be working hard all week to have the grounds setup for a full day of family fun!!! Make your plans to join us Saturday, Nov 2 from 8-4!! And be sure to come out for our live music, great food, and hundreds of craft vendors!!

Southdown Museum preserves and promotes Terrebonne Parish history, culture, and arts.

10/16/2024

Check out the Houma Chamber utilizing our 12,000 sq ft pavilion for their annual co****le tournament! We love having some fun on Southdown grounds! Perfect for organization, company, family and friend events!! Come visit us soon to tour all of our grounds and event space areas!!

10/11/2024

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👒LET’S GET FESTY!!
While you’re enjoying October festivals, get your fest hat ideas to wear for Southdown’s Fall Marketplace on Saturday, 11/2!
We’re giving out prizes for fest hat fun! Vendors, shoppers, volunteers, & kids categories! It’s going to be a fun day!! 🎩🤠👩🏻‍🌾

10/05/2024

Calling all local artisans! Register today to show off your talent at the Southdown Plantation Fall 2024 Marketplace.

https://houmatimes.com/news/vendor-applications-are-now-available-for-the-fall-2024-southdown-marketplace/

10/02/2024

🎉College Students! Part-Timers! Event Enthusiasts!
LOOKING FOR A QUICK JOB WITH FLEXIBLE HOURS AROUND FUN EVENTS? We're looking for part-time EVENT WORKERS for our event bookings. Positions open IMMEDIATELY!!
Come by the office or give us a call at 985-851-0154 to find out more!!

10/01/2024

First Responders are out in full force under the Pavilion until 7:30 tonight! Come visit and get some prizes!

09/26/2024

Follow our new Southdown Marketplace Craft Show page for the latest & greatest news for our famous craft shows!!

WE ARE READY TO SHOWCASE OUR FALL MARKETPLACE PLANS & ALL OF THE EXCITING THINGS WE HAVE LINED UP FOR A FUN-FILLED DAY AT SOUTHDOWN on SATURDAY, NOV 2!!

Mark your calendars and stay tuned for news releases & specialty features to be released soon!! 🤩🤠👒🍂🍲🎨🎤🎪🎁🩷

09/26/2024

💝WE’RE GROWING YALL!!
We’re so excited about our famous Southdown Marketplace craft show that we’ve created its own page!!

Be sure to follow the new page for all new features & fun plans at our upcoming Fall show on 11/2/2024!!! 🎉

Semi-Annual, 1-Day Artisan Craft Show & Food Fest featuring over 300 exhibit booths, live music, & great family fun with activities for all ages. Crafts of holiday & home decor, jewelry, fine art, gourmet food, metalwork, wooden art furniture & much more!

09/19/2024

09/11/2024

The calm before the storm… Praying that Hurricane Francine is gentle and causes no damage to our pink lady. 🙏🏻

09/06/2024

08/16/2024

Special thanks to everyone who attended our Social at Southdown chamber after hours event on Thursday night. It was a great evening of networking with great food & refreshments. Live music by Rachel Gautreaux was amazing and the South Louisiana Bank team was so much fun to partner with!!
Houma-Terrebonne Chamber of Commerce South Louisiana Bank

08/14/2024

IT'S ALMOST FALL, YA'LL!! 🍂
Almost time for the Fall Southdown Marketplace Artisan Craft Show with a fun "fest" day full of fine craft vendors, specialty exhibits, beverage trucks, live music, kid activities, and more!

NEW this year, introducing the 1st Annual Fall Fest HAT CONTEST! Wear your favorite hat style - and glam it up with fall fashion accent pieces like feathers, buckles, beading, ribbon, and bling! There will be prizes for best hats and the overall winner will be featured in our museum for the month of November!

08/13/2024

It’s a beautiful morning… ☀️🩷

08/12/2024

Just a little, did you know…
In 1936 the last of the Minor family moved out of Southdown Plantation & Museum. From then until 1975 the house was used by Southdown Sugar Mill personnel. The house had become very run down from lack of maintenance and care.

Around this time, a group of local concerned citizens formed the Terrebonne Historical and Cultural Society, a non-profit organization we call “THACS”.

Ownership of Southdown at that time was held by Valhi, Inc., a subsidiary of Southdown Sugar. Valhi, Inc. planned to tear down the house and servants quarters to develop the land.

Not so fast Valhi… 😉
On January 18, 1974, Through the hard work of THACS, Southdown was placed on the National Register of Historic Places!

In June of 1975, Valhi, Inc. donated Southdown Plantation, Servants Quarters and 4.46 acres of land to the non-profit, THACS!

THACS spent the next 7 years, through donations and grants doing restoration work and opened the property as Southdown Plantation/The Terrebonne Museum in 1982.

Invest in local… Save history!
Consider a membership here! We have 5 levels of membership to choose from!

08/06/2024

Please call to reserve your booth for the fall show! It will be here before we know it! 🩷

Attention: to become a vendor for Southdown Marketplace call us directly at (985) 851-0154 to reserve and pay. We NEVER accept money through any social media apps. 😉

08/04/2024

When sugarcane was king of the south. Through Southdown Plantation & Museum, the Minors were instrumental in introducing and sustaining the sugar industry in the area, and ensuring the survival of the crop by developing a variety of sugar cane that was resistant to mosaic disease. Southdown’s sugar mill was the last of the 86 sugar mills that had operated in Terrebonne Parish during the sugar boom of the 19th century. Dismantled in 1979, the mill was shipped to Guatemala where it was reassembled and continued operations.

11/02/2023

“Congratulations to our first
94.9 Gumbo winner”

11/02/2023

We’re so excited about Saturday’s Fall Marketplace from 8-4!!! Here is our grounds layout map and vendor booth info to help plan your visit!! ☀️

11/01/2023

Saturday

10/31/2023

Presenting Southdown's 2023 Fall Marketplace Vendors List. Hope to see you here this beautiful Saturday, Nov. 4th from 8am to 4pm!

10/31/2023

Happy Halloween 🎃 and see y’all Saturday for our Marketplace 😊