News Releases

Lucy Allen has retired as director of the MDAH Museum Division after forty years of service to the department.

The Mississippi Department of Archives and History (MDAH) is seeking artifacts to help tell the unique story of Prohibition in

Two apartment complexes, a bowling alley, an ice factory, a community house, and a historic residence have been added to the Nat

The Mississippi Department of Archives and History (MDAH) needs the public’s help to solve a mystery about one of the most iconic sites in the state.

Pamela Nicole Walker, a doctoral candidate at Rutgers University, has been named the 2019 Medgar and Myrlie Evers Research S

Due to a change in the speaker's availability, the program on Thursday, May 30, featuring Michael Cottman is being canceled and will be rescheduled for a later date.

Lauren Rhoades has been named the new director of the Eudora Welty House and Garden. She previously served as public assistance specialist at the Welty House.

The Mississippi Department of Archives and History has awarded grants totaling more than $78,000 to nine preserva

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swarnock@mdah.ms.gov
601-576-6934

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