Events

Interested in furthering your genealogical research? Join us on Saturday, June 27, at 10 a.m. for the Dawes Rolls: Tribal Membership Genealogy Workshop in the orientation room of the William F. Winter Archives and History Building.

Join us at 11 a.m. Thursday, July 9, at the Two Mississippi Museums to embark on a behind-the-scenes tour of the MDAH Historic Objects Collection led by Nan Prince, MDAH director of collections, and Hong Li, MDAH collections manager.

Join us for History Happy Hour on Thursday, July 16, from 5 to 7 p.m. with food from Iron Horse Grill, a cash bar, and Phillip Rollins (aka DJ Young Venom) spinning a curated selection of vinyl records at the Two Mississippi Museums. This free event will include an interactive trivia game

At noon on Wednesday, July 15, Shaun Stalzer, senior archivist for the Government Records section at the Mississippi Department of Archives and History, will discuss a large collection of nineteenth-century coroner inquests as part of the History Is Lunch series.

At noon on Wednesday, June 24, April Holm, assistant professor of history and associate director of the Center for Civil War Research at the University of Mississippi, will discuss how churches shaped major evangelical denominations

At noon on Wednesday, July 8, Caroline Bayne, assistant professor of Communication and Media Studies and director of Film Studies at Millsaps College, will present on segregation in mass media in Jackson from the 1950s to the 1960s as part of the History Is Lunch series.

At noon on Wednesday, July 1, Brother Rogers, retired historian for the Mississippi Department of Archives and History, will present his recent Journal of Mississippi History article, “Lafayette Visits Mississippi as the ‘Guest of the Nation,’” as part of the History Is Lunch series.

Mondays at noon, the Eudora Welty House & Garden will host live discussions of The Underground Man and Sleeping Beauty by Ross Macdonald as part of the Welty at Home Virtual Book Club program. Discussions will be led by Suzanne Marrs, Eudora Welty’s friend and biographer. Email info@eudoraweltyhouse.com to register.

Join us on Friday, June 26, at 11 a.m. in the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum for a gallery talk on the March Against Fear. Launched by James Meredith in 1966, the March Against Fear encouraged African American voter registration during the civil rights movement.

Join us for Discovery Week Camp at the Grand Village of the Natchez Indians from 9 a.m. to noon, June 15–19 and June 22–26. Activities will include nature hikes; games such as stickball, chunkey, and archery; and crafts including pottery, basketry, and beading. Native American demonstrators will also provide special presentations.