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An exhibit at the Museum of Mississippi History and Mississippi Civil Rights Museum showcases rare artifacts uncovered from the wreckage of a sunken slave ship.

FedEx Corporation and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation are supporting free admission to the Museum of Mississippi History and Mississippi Civil Rights Museum from Saturday, January 19, through Tuesday, January 22, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr.

The Mississippi Historical Society (MHS) will hold its annual meeting Thursday, February 28, through Saturday, March 2 in

At noon on Wednesday, November 20, as part of the department’s History Is Lunch series, Rick Cleveland will mode

Applications are being accepted for the 2019 Eudora Welty Research Fellowship.

For more than forty years the model trains and 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.

Three new state historical markers have been approved by the MDAH Board of Trustees for Raymond Presbyterian Church in Hinds County, Evergreen Cemetery in Jackson County, and for the city of Verona in Lee County.

The portraits of two giants of Mississippi medicine will be presented for dedication into the Hall of Fame of th

On Friday, December 7, enjoy free live music, holiday decorations, and traditional treats at the twenty-third an

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Media requests for information, interviews, and images should be directed to:

Sarah Warnock
Director of Public Relations, Programs and Communication Division
swarnock@mdah.ms.gov
601-576-6934

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