Learn how to start researching your family history! Join us for a Beginners Genealogy Workshop in the orientation room of the William F. Winter Archives & History Building on Saturday, December 14, from 10 to 11 a.m. Ally Mellon, MDAH director of library services, will lead this program that is geared towards researchers who want to learn about genealogical research or reevaluate their existing research. Register here.
Join us for a Sunday Screening of I Believe I'll Go Back Home: Robert Johnson's Copiah Country Roots and Living Legacy at 2 p.m. Sunday, December 8, in the Craig H. Neilsen Auditorium of the Two Mississippi Museums. Directed and produced by Samantha Davidson Green, the 28-minute film documents the roots and legacy of blues artist Robert Johnson through stories from his family. For more information, call 601-576-6850 or email info@mdah.ms.gov.
Join us for the annual Grand Sale at the Grand Village of the Natchez Indians at 10 a.m. on Saturday, December 7. Amy Bluemel of the Chickasaw Nation will demonstrate finger weaving and twining from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m and storytelling. Refreshments will be served, and goodie bags will be available for children to grab and go. A 25% discount will be available for baskets, and all other merchandise will receive a 15% discount. The Grand Village of the Natchez Indians is located at 400 Jefferson Davis Boulevard Natchez, Mississippi, 39210.
Join us for "The Untold Stories of Enslavement at Windsor" at the Mississippi Cultural Crossroads building in Port Gibson, Mississippi. The featured speaker, Hasan Kwame Jeffries, an associate professor of history at The Ohio State University, will explore the historical context of the 19th-century cotton boom that led to the establishment of the Windsor plantation. In addition, MDAH staff will share findings from recent research that bring to light the stories of those enslaved at Windsor.
MDAH offices, the archives library, and all museum sites will be closed
Join us for the Possum Ridge Paint a Train workshop at 2 p.m. Friday, December 13, at the Two Mississippi Museums. This family-friendly event will allow for visitors to assemble and paint a model train after a brief tour of the Possum Ridge model train exhibit on display through December 31. For more information, call 601-576-6850 or email info@mdah.ms.gov.
At noon on Wednesday, December 11, Ryan Semmes will present “Exporting Reconstruction: Ulysses Grant and a New Empire of Liberty” as part of the History Is Lunch series. The program will take place in the Craig H. Neilsen Auditorium of the Two Mississippi Museums and stream live on the MDAH Facebook page and YouTube channel. Book sales and signing to follow.
At noon on Wednesday, December 4, Hasan Kwame Jeffries will present “(Mis)Remembering the Past: From Slavery to Civil Rights” as part of the History Is Lunch series. The program will take place in the Craig H. Neilsen Auditorium of the Museum of Mississippi History and Mississippi Civil Rights Museum building and stream live on the MDAH Facebook page and YouTube channel.