Step back in time and discover the people, places and events that shaped Mississippi during the Colonial era at Journey to Colonial Mississippi: An America250 Celebration on Saturday, October 3, at the Old Capitol Museum in Downtown Jackson.
Zachary Clary, the 2026 Religion in Mississippi History Research Fellow, has completed his summer research at the Mississippi Department of Archives and History and his work will be included in his doctoral dissertation.
A large audience of history buffs attended History is Lunch to view a special screening of the second episode of The Fisher People, a four-part documentary series by Mississippi State University Television Director David Garraway.
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College President Mary S. Graham, Ph.D., has been elected to the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Board of Trustees.
A new performer will headline the upcoming History Happy Hour at the Two Mississippi Museums.
Each year, MDAH offers four regional training sessions in communities across Mississippi, bringing preservation expertise directly to the people working to protect historic resources in their own hometowns.
MDAH, in partnership with Jackson Public Schools (JPS), will provide educational tours for seven years to JPS students at the Two Mississippi Museums, Eudora Welty House & Garden, and the archival collection housed at the William F. Winter Archives and History Building as part of the district’s new federally funded GEAR UP initiative.
Author Tracy Carr recently moderated a lively panel discussion exploring the life, work and unmistakable voice of celebrated Mississippi author Ellen Gilchrist called “Holding Court with the Queen: Conversations with Ellen Gilchrist” during History is Lunch at the Two Mississippi Museums.
Nissan Neighbors has awarded a $40,000 grant to the Foundation for Mississippi History to support student field trips to the Two Mississippi Museums.