Do you have artifacts that tell a family story or illuminate a piece of Mississippi history? Join us for Community Curation Day: Donating Family Artifacts and Papers at 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 11, in the William F. Winter Archives & History Building. MDAH professional archivists and collections staff will explain the MDAH collection policy for donating documents, photographs, and/or 3D artifacts.
The documentary The Fearless 11 will be shown at 2 p.m. on Sunday, February 12, at the Two Mississippi Museums. The hour-long documentary showcases the experiences of eleven Black teens who integrated Provine High School in 1965. After the screening, there will be a time for a Q&A from the audience. For more information, call 601-576-6850, or email info@mdah.ms.gov.
At noon on Wednesday, March 29, Susan Annah Currie will present “The Preventorium: A Memoir” 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. Book sales and signing to follow.
At noon on Wednesday, March 22, Pip Gordon will present “Hubert Creekmore’s The Welcome” 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. Book sales and signing to follow.
At noon on Wednesday, March 15, Rick Cleveland and Bailey Howell will present “Twelve Years in the NBA” 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.
At noon on Wednesday, March 8, Katharine Burnett and Monica Miller will present “The Tacky South” 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. Book sales and signing to follow.
At noon on Wednesday, March 1, Maarten Zwiers will present “The Ecology of Segregation” 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.
At 1 p.m. on Thursday, July 20, the Mississippi Historic Preservation Professional Review Board will meet in the Charlotte Capers Building to consider nominations to the National Register of Historic Places. For more information, call 601-576-6850, or email info@mdah.ms.gov.
At 1 p.m. on Thursday, March 16, the Mississippi Historic Preservation Professional Review Board will meet in the Charlotte Capers Building to consider nominations to the National Register of Historic Places. For more information, call 601-576-6850, or email info@mdah.ms.gov.