At 10 a.m. on Thursday, July 20, the State Records Records Committee will hold a regular quarterly meeting in the third floor board room of the William F. Winter Archives and History Building. For more information, contact 601-576-6850, or email info@mdah.ms.gov.
At 10 a.m. on Thursday, April 20, the State Records Records Committee will hold a regular quarterly meeting in the third floor board room of the William F. Winter Archives and History Building. For more information, call 601-576-6850, or email info@mdah.ms.gov.
Join the Eudora Welty House & Garden for a guided camellia walk and flash sale led by Paige Mizell of Mizell Camellia Nursery. Learn interesting facts about the varieties of camellias Welty grew during a walk-and-talk in the Welty Garden and shop for old-fashioned specialty camellias grown by Paige's family nursery until plants are sold. A portion of the proceeds benefits the Eudora Welty Foundation. For more information, call 601-353-7762, or email info@mdah.ms.gov.
Are you interested in beginning the journey of tracing your African American family tree? Join us for our Beginning African American Genealogy Workshop presented by Joyce Dixon-Lawson at 10 a.m. on Saturday, February 25, in the William F. Winter Archives & History Building. This workshop will guide participants on how to start genealogical research by using census, county, Bible, cemetery, and other public records available in MDAH archival collections. This program is free and open to the public.
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.