Events

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…

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…

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…

Celebrate Eudora Welty’s 117th birthday beginning Friday, April 17, at the Eudora Welty House & Garden, with cupcakes on the Side Porch, crafts in the Visitors Center, and free tours of the Welty House at 9 and 11 a.m. as well as 1 and 3 p.m.…

The MDAH Board of Trustees will hold an executive meeting at 10 a.m., Friday, April 17. This meeting will take place on the second floor of the Two Mississippi Museums. For more information, contact 601-576-6850 or email info@mdah.ms.gov. 

Interested in expanding your knowledge on African American genealogy? Joyce Dixon-Lawson will lead a genealogy workshop at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 18, at the William F. Winter Archives and History Building. This free event will discuss hands-on…