Events

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 P. 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.

The Mississippi Department of Archives and History will be among those participating in this year's Metro Jackson Heart Walk. The American Heart Association will host walkers and volunteers at the event set for 8 a.m. on Saturday, November 16 at the Two Mississippi Museums, located at 222 North Street in Jackson. Learn more here.

Join us for a screening of gOD-Talk Sunday, November 17, at 2 p.m. in the Craig H. Neilsen Auditorium of the Two Mississippi Museums. Directed by Kim Moir, the one hour and forty-eight minute film explores the lives of seven Black Millennials and explores how intersectionality of faith, race, and environment play a role in spirituality in the modern day. Following the film, there will be a Q&A with producer Teddy Reeves, Kim Moir, and Okolo Rasheed, co-founder and president emerita of the International Museum of Muslim Cultures.