News Releases

The Mississippi Department of Archives and History (MDAH) has announced the 2025 Mississippi Historic Site Preservation Grant program (MHSPG) grantees.

The Mississippi Civil Rights Museum (MCRM) has been nominated – for the second consecutive time – for the Best History Museum in the United States in USA TODAY’s 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards.

FedEx will sponsor free admission to the Two Mississippi Museums during an extended observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday weekend, Jan. 18-21. The holiday weekend events include the MLK Night of Culture on Monday, Jan. 20, at 6 p.m. in the Craig H. Neilsen Auditorium, with a theme inspired by the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

The Grand Village of the Natchez Indians will be closed Monday, December 30, due to a power outage. It will close at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 31, and remain closed on Wednesday, Jan. 1.

The local government records committee will review, approve, disapprove, amend, or modify records control schedules for county and municipal government offices on Tuesday, January 21, at 10:30 a.m.

Artists interested in showcasing their talent at the Two Mississippi Museums in Jackson are encouraged to apply for the annual MLK Night of Culture program that will be held on Sunday, Jan. 20, 2025.  Applications are open for those who would like to perform spoken word, sing, dance, or perform an artistic piece. This year’s theme focuses on the Voting Rights Act of 1965 in honor of the 60th anniversary of its passage.

The src will review, approve, disapprove, amend or modify records control schedules for all state agencies, boards, and commissions at 10 a.m. for the following dates: Thursday, January 16; Thursday, April 17; and Thursday, October 23. Once approved, schedules shall have the force of effect of law.

On Sunday, Dec. 1, the Possum Ridge model train exhibit will open at the Two Mississippi Museums. There is no charge to view the exhibit, which will close on Dec. 31. For more than 40 years, the model trains and the town of Possum Ridge have been a holiday tradition delighting both children and adults. The site depicts a typical Mississippi railroad town of the 1940s. In its first year, it consisted of a single block of an electrified Main Street with 10 buildings, including a bank, dry goods store, newspaper office, and restaurant.

The Mississippi Department of Archives and History (MDAH) will host a community engagement program titled “The Untold Stories of Enslavement at Windsor” at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 3, at the Mississippi Cultural Crossroads building in Port Gibson. This program is funded by a grant from the Mississippi Humanities Council, with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.