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Tracing Your Ancestry: Beginner Genealogy Workshop

Interested in starting your journey in African American genealogy? Joyce Dixon-Lawson will lead a beginner genealogy workshop at 10 a.m. on Saturday, February 21, at the William F. Winter Archives and History Building. This workshop will cover how to begin genealogical research and solutions for struggling researchers. Following the program, participants will have the opportunity to sign-up for a free research card. Register here. For more information, call 601-576-6850 or email info@mdah.ms.gov

Events

History Is Lunch: Aram Goudsouzian, "Everybody Should Have Their March: Civil Rights and Black Power in 1966."

January 14, 2026, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

At noon on Wednesday, January 14, author Aram Goudsouzian will present “Everybody Should Have Their March: Civil Rights and Black Power in 1966” as part of the History Is Lunch series. Goudsouzian will explore the turning point in the civil rights era when national civil rights leaders continued the “March Against Fear” after James Meredith was shot on the second day.

Mississippi State Records Committee Meeting

January 15, 2026, 10:00 am - 11:00 am

The state records committee will review, approve, disapprove, amend, or modify records control schedules for all state agencies, boards, and commissions.

MDAH Board of Trustees Quarterly Meeting

January 16, 2026, 10:00 am - 11:00 am