Events

The MDAH Board of Trustees will hold an executive meeting at 9 a.m. Friday, October 17. The location is still being determined.

The MDAH Board of Trustees will hold an executive meeting at 10 a.m. Friday, July 11, in the Brunini Conference Room of the Two Mississippi Museums. For more information, contact 601-576-6850 or email info@mdah.ms.gov. 

The MDAH Board of Trustees will hold an executive meeting at 10 a.m. Friday, April 18, in the Brunini Conference Room of the Two Mississippi Museums. For more information, contact 601-576-6850 or email info@mdah.ms.gov. 

The MDAH Board of Trustees will hold an executive meeting at 10 a.m. Friday, January 17, in the Brunini Conference Room of the Two Mississippi Museums. For more information, contact 601-576-6850 or email info@mdah.ms.gov.

Learn how to start researching your family history! Join us for a Beginners Genealogy Workshop in the orientation room of the William F. Winter Archives & History Building on Saturday, December 14, from 10 to 11 a.m. Ally Mellon, MDAH director of library services, will lead this program that is geared towards researchers who want to learn about genealogical research or reevaluate their existing research. Register here.

Join us for a Sunday Screening of I Believe I'll Go Back Home: Robert Johnson's Copiah County Roots and Living Legacy at 2 p.m. Sunday, December 8, in the Craig H. Neilsen Auditorium of the Two Mississippi Museums. Directed and produced by Samantha Davidson Green, the 28-minute film documents the roots and legacy of blues artist Robert Johnson through stories from his family. The program also will feature remarks by Green and co-producer Antonio Tarrell as well as musical performances by Robert Johnson’s grandson, Steven Johnson, and Mississippi-based guitarist Brian Ballou.

Join us for the annual Grand Sale at the Grand Village of the Natchez Indians at 10 a.m. on Saturday, December 7. Amy Bluemel of the Chickasaw Nation will demonstrate finger weaving and twining from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m and storytelling. Refreshments will be served, and goodie bags will be available for children to grab and go. A 25% discount will be available for baskets, and all other merchandise will receive a 15% discount. The Grand Village of the Natchez Indians is located at 400 Jefferson Davis Boulevard Natchez, Mississippi, 39210.

Join us for "The Untold Stories of Enslavement at Windsor" at the Mississippi Cultural Crossroads building in Port Gibson, Mississippi. The featured speaker, Hasan Kwame Jeffries, an associate professor of history at The Ohio State University, will explore the historical context of the 19th-century cotton boom that led to the establishment of the Windsor plantation. In addition, MDAH staff will share findings from recent research that bring to light the stories of those enslaved at Windsor.

MDAH offices, the archives library, and all museum sites will be closed