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MDAH has transferred the remains of 403 Native Americans and eighty-three lots of burial objects to the Chickasaw Nation. This is the largest return of human remains in Mississippi history, and the first for MDAH.
On April 1, the historic section of the Mississippi Governor’s Mansion will reopen to the public for guided tours. Reservations are mandatory and must be made at least seventy-two hours in advance.
A hand-drawn 1856 map of the Forks of the Road, the second largest slave market in the United States during the nineteenth century, is now available on the MDAH Digital Archives.
At 10 a.m. on Friday, April 16, the Board of Trustees of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History will hold a regular meeting at the Two Mississippi Museums.
A new book uses Mississippi’s civic structures, log cabins, schools, mansions, and skyscrapers to broaden our understanding of the state’s history.