Yoga in the Welty Garden
Bring your mats for free, adult yoga classes on Tuesdays in October from 7 to 7:30 a.m. with certified yoga instructor Alexia P. Hammonds. For more information, visit welty.mdah.ms.gov/events or call 601-353-7762.
Archaeology Awareness Day
Interested in learning how to identify artifacts? Come to Archaeology Awareness Day at 10 a.m. on Saturday, October 7, at the Grand Village of the Natchez Indians. This program will feature an artifact identification station from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. This program will feature an artifact identification station from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. From 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., MDAH chief archaeologist Cindy Carter-Davis and professor Daniel Ladu of University of Southern Mississippi will give presentations.
Free Sundays at the Two Mississippi Museums
Admission to the Two Mississippi Museums is free every Sunday. This includes admission to the Hurricane Katrina: Mississippi Remembers, Photographs by Melody Golding on display through November 7. HORNE, a Ridgeland-based professional services firm, is the title sponsor of the exhibit.
#WeltyatHome: Remembering Medgar Evers
Readers are invited to tune in with Suzanne Marrs, Eudora Welty's friend and biographer, and for an online discussion of works inspired by Medgar Evers. This series will continue weekly discussions on Mondays, September 18, 25, and October 2, 9, 16, and 23. For more information, visit https://welty.mdah.ms.gov/events, or email info@eudoraweltyhouse.com.
Community Solidarity Day
Join us at noon on Sunday, September 17, for Community Solidarity Day at the Two Mississippi Museums. Inspired by the mission of the Poor People's Campaign and Resurrection City of 1968, Community Solidarity Day features an afternoon of health screenings by the Hinds County Comprehensive Health Center, a cooking demonstration by Nick Wallace, a yoga class, and other activities that coincide with our traveling exhibit, Solidarity Now! 1968 Poor People's Campaign. For more information, contact 601-576-6850 or email info@mdah.ms.gov.
Free Admission: Hezekiah Watkins' Birthday
In celebration of civil rights veteran Hezekiah Watkins' birthday, the Two Mississippi Museums will host a free admission day on Friday, September 1. Visitors are invited to listen to Watkins' story of being a Freedom Rider at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. in the This Little Light of Mine gallery, purchase a signed copy of his book Pushing Forward, and enjoy a cupcake in honor of his birthday. For more information, contact 601-576-6850 or email info@mdah.ms.gov.
One Pint at a Time Screening
Join us for a screening of One Pint at a Time at 2 p.m. on Sunday, September 10, at the Two Mississippi Museums. The film aims to dispel a preconceived notion that craft beer and breweries are simply an aspect of white European culture.
African American Genealogy Workshop: State Records
Learn how to trace your genealogy using state records! Joyce Dixon-Lawson will present African American Genealogy Workshop: State Records at 10 a.m. on Saturday, September 9, at the William F. Winter Archives & History Building.
History Is Lunch: Jim Woodrick, “Raiding on the M&O Railroad: Grierson's 1864–65 Expedition"
At noon on Wednesday, September 6, Jim Woodrick will present “Raiding on the M&O Railroad: Grierson's 1864–65 Expedition"” 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 and stream live on the MDAH Facebook page and YouTube channel. Book sales and signing to follow.
History Is Lunch: Ethel Morgan Smith, “Constance Curry: The Art of Activism”
At noon on Wednesday, August 30, Ethel Morgan Smith will present “Constance Curry: The Art of Activism” 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.