Learn about Possum Ridge during the Paint a Train session from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., on Saturday, December 9, at the Two Mississippi Museums. This event will feature a tour of the Possum Ridge exhibit and painting stations for visitors to create their own miniature model trains. For more information, contact 601-576-6850 or email info@mdah.ms.gov.
Join us at the Two Mississippi Museums each Saturday at noon with museum staff member Hezekiah Watkins. Watkins will tell his story of being arrested at age thirteen as the youngest Freedom Rider in Jackson, Mississippi. This recurring event will take place in the This Little Light of Mine Gallery of the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum and is open to the public with the price of museum admission. For more information, contact 601-576-6850 or email info@mdah.ms.gov.
Join us at the Two Mississippi Museums each Saturday at 10:30 a.m. with Hezekiah Watkins. Watkins will tell his story of being arrested at age 13 as the youngest Freedom Rider at the Greyhound Bus Station in Jackson, Mississippi. This recurring event will take place in the This Little Light of Mine Gallery of the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum and is open to the public with the price of admission. For more information, contact 601-576-6850 or email info@mdah.ms.gov.
Celebrate the holiday season at our Holiday Open House at 10 a.m. on Saturday, November 11, at the Two Mississippi Museums. This event will feature music and vendors such as Ella Robinson with Stitch Craft by Ella, Grit Girl, Indianola Pecan House, and more. Nick Wallace Culinary will provide refreshments, and members of the Two Mississippi Museums receive a 25 percent discount on their entire purchase from the Mississippi Museum Store. For more information, contact 601-576-6850 or email info@mdah.ms.gov.
Join us for a screening of Little Satchmo on Sunday, November 5, at 2 p.m. at the Two Mississippi Museums. The film is a documentary about the hidden “lovechild” of world-famous jazz musician Louis Armstrong, who was believed to be childless. The film was written and produced by the subject herself, Sharon Preston-Folta. The director, John Alexander, helped Sharon Preston-Folta bring the film to life. The film won an Emmy for the category Outstanding Historical Documentary. There will be a Q&A with John Alexander and producer JC Guest following the screening.
Enjoy our History Happy Hour at 5 p.m. on Thursday, November 16, at the Two Mississippi Museums! The event includes free admission, live entertainment, and refreshments from Nick Wallace Culinary. Two Mississippi Museum members will receive a complimentary drink. There will be interactive flash tours through the museums to learn about the history of food in Mississippi. The Mississippi Museum Store will also be open!
The Board of Trustees of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History will hold its quarterly meeting on at 9 a.m. on Friday, October 13, in Vicksburg. For more information, call 601-576-6850, or email info@mdah.ms.gov.