Events

At noon on Wednesday, February 8, Calvin Hawkins and Dottie Chapman Reed will present “Preserving Overlooked Local History” 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.

Join us for Stories By The Fire on Saturday, January 21, at 4:30 p.m. at the Grand Village of the Natchez Indians. Emceed by Grand Village's historian Becky Anderson, this program will feature storytelling by Eli Langley of the Coushatta Tribe and Dan Isaac, a member of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw. A bonfire will also accompany this storytelling. For more information, email info@natchezgrandvillage.com, or call 601-446-6502.

The Mississippi Civil Rights Museum and Museum of Mississippi History will offer three days of free admission thanks to the support of 

At noon on Wednesday, February 1, Anne Martin Vetrano will present “Delta Hot Tamales: History, Stories, and Recipes” 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, January 25, Emily Erwin Jones will present “The Delta Chinese” 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, January 18, Commissioner Andy Gipson and Claude Nash will present “The History of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce” 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, January 11, Charles Reagan Wilson will present “The Southern Way of Life” 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.

Interested in learning how to research land records but could use some guidance or a refresher? Join us for the Researching Land Genealogy Workshop presented by MDAH reference librarian De’Niecechsi Layton at 10 a.m. on Saturday, December 17, at the William F. Winter Archives and History Building. Whether you are just beginning your research journey or are well into it, this workshop will guide you on how to examine and interpret different types of land records and where they can be located.

Celebrate the fifth anniversary of the opening of the Two Mississippi Museums on Sunday, December 11, with a showing of The Muppet Christmas Carol at 2 p.m. in the Craig H. Neilsen Auditorium.

Celebrate the fifth anniversary of the opening of the Two Mississippi Museums on Saturday, December 10, with free admission, trackless train rides for children, family activities, live music, food trucks, and guided tours.