At noon on Wednesday, May 29, Stephen Parks and Noah Saterstrom will present “What Became of Dr. Smith? A Life Rediscovered” 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, May 22, Ben Fatherree will present “The Origins of the Mississippi Community College System” 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, May 15, Kidada Williams will present “'The Devil Was Turned Loose': Terror and Survival in the War Against Reconstruction” as part of the History Is Lunch series. The program will take place in the Craig H.
At noon on Wednesday, May 8, Ted Ownby will present “A Shooting on Capitol Street, 1887” as part of the History Is Lunch series. The program will take place in the Craig H.
MDAH will hold its 39th Social Studies Teachers Workshop at 9 a.m. on Thursday, November 7, at the Two Mississippi Museums. For more information, email outreachprograms@mdah.ms.gov.
Join us for a screening of Rosenwald at 2 p.m. on Sunday, May 19, in the Craig H. Neilsen Auditorium of the Two Mississippi Museums. Directed by Aviva Kempner, this documentary tells the story of Julius Rosenwald, a Jewish businessman and philanthropist who worked with African American communities to build schools in the Jim Crow South. For more information, call 601-576-6850 or email info@mdah.ms.gov.
Bring your mats for Yoga in the Welty Garden every Tuesday in May from 7–7:30 a.m. These free, adult classes are led by certified yoga instructor Maya Morris, and each class will begin with setting an intention based on a quote from Eudora Welty. For more information, call 601-353-7762 or email info@eudoraweltyhouse.com.
Join us for a Pressed Flower Workshop in honor of Mother's Day at the Eudora Welty House & Garden (EWHG). Rachel Lott, special projects coordinator and flower pressing expert, will lead a make-and-take where participants will make their own pressed flower artwork featuring pressed flowers from the Welty Garden. Rachel has mastered the skill of pressing flowers through her years of research and work at EWHG and will share tips and tricks at the workshop.