MDAH Board of Trustees to Hold Public Reception, Quarterly Meeting in Columbus in October
The board of trustees of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History will convene next month in Columbus, hosting a public reception ahead of its regular board meeting.
The nine-member board is comprised of community leaders from across Mississippi. Board Vice President Nancy Carpenter, who is a resident of Columbus, organized the public reception set for Oct. 10, at 5 p.m. at Whitehall, a Greek Revival home listed in the National Historic Register and located at 607 3rd St. South.
The board meeting, which is also public, will be Oct. 11, at 9 a.m. at Mississippi University for Women in Room 206 of Turner Hall, 411 11th Street South.
The other MDAH Board of Trustees are Spence Flatgard of Ridgeland, president; Cyrus Ben of Philadelphia; Reginald Buckley of Jackson; Carter Burns of Natchez; Betsey Hamilton of New Albany; Mark E. Keenum of Starkville; Lucius M. Lampton of Magnolia; and TJ Taylor of Madison.
The Mississippi Department of Archives and History is the second-oldest state department of archives and history in the United States. The department collects, preserves, and provides access to the archival resources of the state, administers various museums and historic sites, and oversees statewide programs for historic preservation, state and local government records management, and publications. For more information, call 601-576-6850 or email info@mdah.ms.gov.