Events

The Mississippi Department of Archives and History Board of Trustees will hold a teleconference meeting in the William F. Winter Archives & History Building on Tuesday, November 17, at 9 a.m. 

Discover the tranquility of nature in a family-friendly outdoor activity at the Eudora Welty House & Garden. Guests will learn how to design their very own mandalas using foliage from the Welty Garden. Participants are encouraged to bring a basket or container to forage for natural materials. Face masks and social distancing guidelines are required while on site. Email info@eduoraweltyhouse.com to RVSP for this free event.

Having challenges with researching your African American ancestors? MDAH Curator of Research and Genealogy Joyce Dixon-Lawson will lead an online workshop using the probate records, deed records, Census records, and personal diaries of former slave owners available at MDAH. Dixon-Lawson will also answer questions and offer tips to help participants negotiate slavery's legacy to find their ancestors. Registration is $10 per person.

Join us for the free holiday open house event at the Mississippi Museum Store featuring special discounts on store items for visitors and museum members, raffle prizes, artist and maker meet-and-greet opportunities, and tasty samplings from Nick Wallace Culinary. The popular Possum Ridge model train exhibit will be on display in the Nancy and Ray Neilsen Hall of History. Face masks and social distancing are required. For more information, call 601-576-6921 or email store@mdah.ms.gov.

The Mississippi Department of Archives and History Board of Trustees will hold an executive meeting in the Craig H. Neilsen Auditorium of the Two Mississippi Museums on Friday, October 30, at 10 a.m. COVID-19 safety precautions will be in place. 

MDAH is partnering with the Daughters of the American Revolution, Mississippi Veterans Affairs, and the Mississippi War Veterans Memorial Commission to honor Mississippians who serve and have served in the United States Armed Forces on Tuesday, November 7, at 10:30 a.m. The event will be held on Entergy Mississippi Plaza at the Two Mississippi Museums with COVID-19 safety precautions in place.

Make the Two Mississippi Museums a trick or treat stop this Halloween! Discover mysteries from Mississippi's past with our scavenger hunt, and visit our social-distanced trick-or-treat stations placed throughout the building for spirited holiday fun. Admission to the museums is free during the event. 

Renowned investigative reporter Jerry Mitchell will join us for a live discussion featuring his new book, Race Against Time, the undercover story behind the reopenings of four notorious civil rights cases: the assassination of Medgar Evers in Jackson, the bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, the murders of James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner in Neshoba County, and the fatal firebombing of Vernon Dahmer Sr. in Hattiesburg.

Join us for a physically-distanced evening of live entertainment and rich conversations inspired by historical topics in the museums. Enjoy music from saxophonist Tiger Rogers and a cash bar. Admission is free. Light refreshments will be available first come, first served. For more information, visit the Museum of Mississippi History Facebook page or email info@mdah.ms.gov. 

Tuesday, October 6, 9 a.m.–4 p.m. Fannie Lou Hamer Birthday Celebration. In honor of Hamer’s birthday, admission to the Museum of Mississippi History and the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum will be free. Museum staff will highlight Hamer’s life and legacy through guided tours at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. For more information email info@mdah.ms.gov.