Events

The board of trustees of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History will convene for an annual public reception. The public reception is set for Oct. 16, at 6 p.m. at the Old Capitol Museum, 100 State St. The board meeting, which is also public, will be Oct. 17, at 9 a.m., on the second floor of the Two Mississippi Museums, 222 North State St.

The next meeting of the Local Government Records Committee will be held on Tuesday, October 21, 2025, at 10:30 am, on Zoom only. The meeting packet for the agenda and the zoom link can be found here. For more information, contact 601-576-6850 or email info@mdah.ms.gov.

Join us for the Harvest Floral Design Workshop at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, September 25, at the Eudora Welty House & Garden. Floral supplies, wine, and light refreshments will be provided for a fee of $25. Registration is required with a limited number of seats. Prepay over the phone by calling the Welty House front desk. For more information, call 601-353-7762 or email info@eudoraweltyhouse.com.

Join the Eudora Welty House & Garden for Ghosts in the Garden Storytime at 3 p.m. on Thursday, October 23, on the side porch. Welty House is partnering with Dalton Knight from the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science to feature an afternoon of not-so-spooky stories focused on bugs.

Join us for a screening of The American Revolution: A Film by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein, and David Schmidt at 2 p.m. Sunday, October 12, in the Craig H. Neilsen Auditorium of the Two Mississippi Museums. This forty-five-minute preview of the six-part, twelve-hour documentary presents the story of the men and women of the Revolutionary generation, their fight for independence, and the birth of the United States.

At noon Wednesday, November 12, author Jere Nash will discuss his book, Reconstruction in Mississippi, 1862-1877, a detailed and comprehensive history of the period following the Civil War, as part of the History Is Lunch series. This program will take place in the Craig H. Neilsen Auditorium of the Two Mississippi Museums.

At noon Wednesday, November 5, professors Tammy Mielke and Michelle Martin will explore how their book, Song of the Land: Celebrating the Works of Mildred D. Taylor, brings together creative and critical responses to Taylor’s work and legacy as part of the History Is Lunch series.

The Eudora Welty House & Garden, in partnership with the Mississippi Film Society, is hosting a film screening on the Welty Lawn. Come see the 1931 version of Dracula, to represent the caricature that Eudora Welty drew in 1933, on October 31, at 6:30 p.m. as the final event for the month-long Ghosts in the Garden Scavenger Hunt.

Come watch Kinetic Etchings lead a dance performance of Cross to Bear on Saturday, October 18, at 3 p.m. in the Craig H. Nielsen auditorium at the Two Mississippi Museums. Cross to Bear is inspired by the experiences of Louisiana and Mississippi residents during Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath.

The 2025 Veterans Day Ceremony will take place at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, November 7, on the Entergy Plaza in front of the Two Mississippi Museums. The program will include a performance by the 41st Army Band, a moment of silence, recognition of the veterans in attendance and of fallen heroes by the Adjutant General of the Mississippi National Guard.