History Is Lunch is a weekly lecture series that explores different aspects of the state's past. The hour-long programs are held in the Craig H. Neilsen Auditorium of the Museum of Mississippi History and Mississippi Civil Rights Museum building in Jackson.
MDAH livestreams the program at noon on Wednesdays on MDAH's Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/MDAHOfficial/. The videos are posted on the department’s YouTube channel, https://www.youtube.com/MDAHVideo.
History Is Lunch: Ted Ownby, "A Shooting on Capitol Street, 1887"
On May 8, 2024, Ted Ownby presented “A Shooting on Capitol Street, 1887” as part of the History Is Lunch series.
History Is Lunch: Jim Underwood, “La-Pointe Krebs House: Mississippi’s Oldest Residential Structure"
On Wednesday, May 1, Jim Underwood presented “La-Pointe Krebs House: Mississippi’s Oldest Residential Structure" as part of our History is Lunch series.
History Is Lunch: Rex Jones, Steve Holland, & Marshall Ramsey, "Steve Holland: Jesus Was a Democrat"
On April 24, 2024, Rex Jones screened his short documentary “Steve Holland: Jesus Was a Democrat” followed by a conversation between Steve Holland and Marshall Ramsey as part of the History Is Lunch series.
History Is Lunch: Trent Brown, "Murder in McComb: The Tina Andrews Case"
On April 17, 2024, Trent Brown presented “Murder in McComb: The Tina Andrews Case" as part of the History Is Lunch series.
History Is Lunch Pete Smith, “Women Journalists and Mississippi Politics 1880s-1980s”
On April 10, 2024, Pete Smith presented “Women Journalists and Mississippi Politics 1880s-1980s” as part of the History Is Lunch series.
History Is Lunch: Shawn Lambert, "Around the Big House: Archaeology of Enslavement at Prospect Hill"
On April 3, 2024, Shawn Lambert presented “Around the Big House: Archaeology of Enslavement at Prospect Hill” as part of the History Is Lunch series.
History Is Lunch: Emilye Crosby, "Women in the Mississippi Civil Rights Movement"
On March 27, 2024, Emilye Crosby presented “‘Anything I Was Big Enough to Do’: Women in the Mississippi Civil Rights Movement” as part of the History Is Lunch series.
History Is Lunch: Julie Kabat "My Brother's Story of Freedom Summer"
On March 20, 2024, Julie Kabat presented "My Brother's Story of Freedom Summer" as part of the History Is Lunch series.
History Is Lunch: Richelle Putnam and Diane Williams, "A Guide to Mississippi Museums"
On March 13, 2024, Richelle Putnam and Diane Williams presented “A Guide to Mississippi Museums” as part of the History Is Lunch series.