Events

At 9 a.m. on Tuesday, May 17, the MDAH Board of Trustees will hold a teleconference meeting in the William F. Winter Archives & History Building. 

At 2 p.m. on Friday, May 6, the MDAH Board of Trustees will hold an executive meeting in the William F. Winter Archives & History Building. 

The Eudora Welty House & Garden, in partnership with the Eudora Welty Foundation, will host its annual heirloom plant sale on Saturday, March 26, at 9 a.m. For more information, visit the Eudora Welty House & Garden Facebook page. 

On Wednesday, March 23, at 11:30 a.m. the Eudora Welty House & Garden, in partnership with the Margaret Walker Center and Mississippi Humanities Council, will present a conversation on Eudora Welty and Margaret Walker Alexander's writings about civil rights activist Medgar Evers. Guest speakers for the event will be Robert Luckett, director of the Margaret Walker Center, and Ebony Lumumba, chair of the English department at Jackson State University.

The 2022 Medgar Wiley Evers Lecture Series featuring Princeton University's Eddie Glaude Jr. will take place at 6 p.m. on Thursday, April 28, at the Two Mississippi Museums. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, visit the MDAH Facebook page or email info@mdah.ms.gov. 

MDAH education specialist Jennifer Rose will lead monthly spring-themed activities for children at the Eudora Welty House & Garden. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, visit the Eudora Welty House & Garden Facebook page. 

The Mississippi Historical Society annual meeting will take place on the campus of the University of Southern Mississippi and at the Historic Eureka School Museum in Hattiesburg.

The Mississippi Historical Society annual meeting will take place on the campus of the University of Southern Mississippi and at the Historic Eureka School Museum in Hattiesburg.

At noon on Wednesday, March 16, Jassen Callender will present “Building Cities to LAST” as part of the History Is Lunch series. The program will take place in the Craig H.

At noon on Wednesday, March 9, Attorney General Lynn Fitch and Jennifer Ingram Johnson will present “The Life and Career of Evelyn Gandy” as part of the History Is Lunch series. The program will take place in the Craig H.