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Eudora Welty and Fannye Cook were two of the most significant Mississippians of the twentieth century—one a founder of a st

At noon on Wednesday, November 28, as part of the department’s History Is Lunch series, Tony L.

Applications are being accepted for the 2018 Eudora Welty Research Fellowship.

The Museum of Mississippi History and the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum, interconnected museums that take visitors through the sweep of Mississippi history and the state’s role as ground zero in the U.S.

See the model trains and town of Possum Ridge all throughout December at the William F.

Thousands of people from across the state and nation will travel to Jackson to celebrate Mississippi’s bicentennial a

On Friday, December 1, enjoy free live music, holiday decorations, and traditional treats at the twenty-second annual Chr

The Community Foundation of Greater Jackson has made a $750,000 contribution to the Mississippi Department of Archives and His

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