Events

The Local Government Records Committee will hold a quarterly meeting at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 15. For more information, contact 601-576-6850 or email info@mdah.ms.gov. 

The Local Government Records Committee will hold a quarterly meeting at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 15. For more information, contact 601-576-6850 or email info@mdah.ms.gov. 

The Local Government Records Committee will hold a quarterly meeting at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, January 21 on the third floor of the William F. Winter Archives and History Building in Jackson. To join the meeting virtually, click here. For more information, contact 601-576-6850 or email info@mdah.ms.gov. 

Interested in learning how to preserve that precious family heirloom? Join us for What Is Conservation? in the Spiro Pete Cora Classroom of the Two Mississippi Museums on Saturday, January 11, from 10 to 11 a.m. Katie Etre, MDAH conservator, will discuss the basics of conservation in museums as well as providing tips to preserve precious family objects. Register here. For more information, call 601-576-6850 or email info@mdah.ms.gov.

At noon Wednesday, February 5, Jim Wiggins will present “Outliving the White Lie: A Southerner's Historical, Genealogical, and Personal Journey” as part of the History Is Lunch series. Outliving the White Lie looks squarely at the many untruths regarding the history and legacy of race that has proliferated among white Americans, from the misrepresentations of Black Confederates to the myth of a 'post-racial' America. The program will take place in the Craig H.

At noon Wednesday, January 29, author Pearl McHaney will present “The Lamar Life Insurance Company, WJDX, and Eudora Welty, Editor of Lamar Life Radio News” as part of the History Is Lunch series. The program will take place in the Craig H. Neilsen Auditorium of the Two Mississippi Museums and will stream live on the MDAH Facebook page and YouTube channel. For more information, contact 601-576-6850 or email info@mdah.ms.gov.

At 10 a.m. on Thursday, October 23, the Mississippi State Records Committee will hold a virtual meeting. Meeting information can be found here: https://www.mdah.ms.gov/news/mississippi-state-records-committee-quarterly-meeting-information. For more information, contact 601-576-6850 or email info@mdah.ms.gov. 

At 10 a.m. on Thursday, April 17, the Mississippi State Records Committee will hold a virtual meeting. Meeting information can be found here: https://www.mdah.ms.gov/news/mississippi-state-records-committee-quarterly-meeting-information. For more information, contact 601-576-6850 or email info@mdah.ms.gov. 

At 10 a.m. on Thursday, January 16, the Mississippi State Records Committee will hold a virtual meeting. Meeting information can be found here: https://www.mdah.ms.gov/news/mississippi-state-records-committee-quarterly-meeting-information. For more information, contact 601-576-6850 or email info@mdah.ms.gov. 

The Mississippi Historic Preservation Professional Review Board will meet at 1 p.m. Thursday, November 20, in the Charlotte Capers Building to consider nominations to the National Register of Historic Places. For more information, contact 601-576-6850 or email info@mdah.ms.gov.