Event Date
-
Section
Events
Beginning Genealogy

Interested in starting your journey in genealogy? Andrew McNulty, cultural resource specialist at MDAH, will host a beginner genealogy workshop on Saturday, March 21, at 10 a.m. in the orientation room of the William F. Winter Archives and History Building in Jackson. This free workshop will cover how to begin genealogical research using census records, state and county records, and recommended online resources. Attendees will have the opportunity to sign-up for a free research card for the archives. Registration is closed. For more information, call 601-576-6850 or email info@mdah.ms.gov.

Events

Welty Wednesdays

April 15, 2026, 8:30 am - 4:00 pm

Join the Eudora Welty House & Garden (EWHG) for Welty Wednesdays beginning Wednesday, January 8. In honor of 1119 Pinehurst Street's 100-year anniversary, free admission will be offered every Wednesday, in addition to the long-standing tradition of free admission on the 13th of each month honoring Welty’s April 13 birthday.

History Is Lunch: Robert Colby, "Slave Trading in the Civil War South"

April 15, 2026, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

At noon on Wednesday, April 15, Robert Colby, assistant professor of history at the University of Mississippi, will discuss the intersections of slavery, capitalism, the Civil War, and emancipation as part of the History Is Lunch series. Colby’s book, An Unholy Traffic: Slave Trading in the Civil War South, explores the place of the peculiar institution in the Confederate mind

History Happy Hour: Prohibition

April 16, 2026, 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Join us for History Happy Hour on Thursday, April 16, from 5 to 7 p.m. with live music by Groove Factor, food from Primos Cafe, and a cash bar at the Two Mississippi Museums. This free event will feature components from the 2020 temporary exhibit Mississippi Distilled: Prohibition, Piety, and Politics