At noon on Wednesday, November 13, Sharbreon Plummer will present “Black Quilters in the American South” 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.
Join the Eudora Welty House & Garden for a free tour of the acclaimed writer's residence. Tours of the Eudora Welty House & Garden are free when the 13th of the month falls on a day the site is open. For more information, call 601-353-7762 or email info@eudoraweltyhouse.com .
Learn how to grow camellias at the Camellia Talk & Flash Sale at noon Thursday, November 14, at the Eudora Welty House & Garden. Paige Mizell of Mizell Camellia Hill Nursery will lead a talk about camellias in the home landscape in the Welty potting shed from noon to 1 p.m. During this event, guests may purchase camellias from Mizell at a pop-up sale that will last until plants are sold.
Join the Eudora Welty House and Garden (EWHG) for Ghosts in the Garden Storytime at 3 p.m. Tuesday, October 22. EWHG is partnering with the Greater Belhaven Foundation to feature an afternoon of not-so-spooky stories, fun garden crafts, and lawn games. Visitors are encouraged to wear costumes and can win a special prize at the gift shop with completed forms from the Ghosts in the Garden Scavenger Hunt! For more information, call 601-353-7762 or emai linfo@eudoraweltyhouse.com.
Join us Thursday, October 17, at 5 p.m. for the free Live Jazz in the Welty garden featuring the Mississippi College Jazz Band. Songs from Eudora Welty's record collection will be played alongside jazz classics. Visitors can enjoy games and a children’s station as well as free popcorn and lemonade. Urban Foxes will be on site selling sweets and treats.
Join us for Trick or Treat at the Two Mississippi Museums on Saturday, October 26, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Admission to the museums is free with costume. Discover mysteries from Mississippi's past with our museum gallery guide and visit our trick-or-treat activity stations for spirited holiday fun! For more information, call 601-576-6850 or email info@mdah.ms.gov.
Join a monthlong scavenger hunt in the Eudora Welty House & Garden. Kids and kids-at-heart are invited to go on a Ghosts in the Garden Scavenger Hunt throughout the month of October. Visitors can pick up a scavenger hunt sheet from the Little Free Library and explore the Welty Garden to discover fun facts about plants along with friendly ghosts. All completed forms must be returned to the gift shop during the week of Halloween for a special treat. For more information, call 601-353-7762 or email info@eudoraweltyhouse.com.
Join us at 10 a.m. on Saturday, November 2, for our Community Curation Day: Donating Family Artifacts and Papers to MDAH at the William F. Winter Archives and History Building. Laura Heller, MDAH acquisitions and collections coordinator, will explain the MDAH collection policy for donating documents, photographs, and/or 3D artifacts. Bring your own historic artifacts, documents, and small family collections to be considered for donating to our MDAH collections.
Celebrate the holiday season at our Holiday Open House at 11 a.m. on Saturday, November 16, at the Two Mississippi Museums. This free event will feature music, vendors, and refreshments from Nick Wallace Culinary. Two Mississippi Museum members will receive a twenty-five percent discount on their entire purchase from the Mississippi Museum Store and non-members will receive a ten percent discount.
At noon on Wednesday, November 6, Tom Henderson will present “Fallen Comrade: Three Mississippi Marines in the Korean War” 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.