Events

In honor of the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the Two Mississippi Museums will host a gallery talk on Wednesday, August 6 at 10 a.m. with former state senator David Jordan in the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum and a 15-20…

Admission to the Two Mississippi Museums is free every Sunday. This includes admission to the Hurricane Katrina: Mississippi Remembers, Photographs by Melody Golding on display through November 7. HORNE, a Ridgeland-based professional services firm…

The MDAH Board of Trustees will hold a teleconference meeting at 9 a.m. Tuesday, August 12, in the William F. Winter Archives and History Building. For more information, contact 601-576-6850 or email info@mdah.ms.gov.

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 Wednesday, August 13, to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the murder of Emmett Till, a panel from the Emmett Till Interpretive Center (ETIC) consisting of Venita Halbert, community engagement coordinator; Jermarlius “Jay” Rushing, youth…

Interested in starting your journey in genealogy? Andrew McNulty, cultural resource specialist at MDAH, will lead a beginner genealogy workshop at 10 a.m. on Saturday, August 16, at the William F. Winter Archives and History Building. This workshop…