On July 14, the Waveland Ground Zero Hurricane Museum will host a free and open to the public titled “Port and Harbor: An Asset to Hancock County.” The event will take place in conjunction with the Smithsonian traveling exhibition Crossroads: Change in Rural America, on display in Waveland through August 14.
The Hancock County port and harbor serve as influential economic engines for Hancock County. Port and harbor CEO William Cotter will present this program to share the past, present, and future of the Port’s contributions to Hancock County.
Crossroads: Change in Rural America offers small towns a chance to look at their own paths to highlight the changes that affected their fortunes over the past century. The exhibition will prompt discussions about what happened when America’s rural population became a minority of the country’s population and the ripple effects that occurred.
The exhibit will be on display at Waveland’s Ground Zero Hurricane Museum through August 14 and is open to the public Tuesdays-Saturdays 10am-3pm. Crossroads is free to visit.
Upcoming Crossroads Events in Waveland:
July 21, 6pm: “Creative Economy of Hancock County” presentation, Steve Barney
July 24, 6pm: “Agricultural Changes of Hancock County” presentation, Dr. Christian Stephenson
July 28, 6pm: “African American History and Influence in Hancock County” presentation, Art Clementin
August 4, 6pm: “Logtown to Infinity” presentation, Allison Anderson and Brehm Bell
August 11, 6pm: “Exploring Rural Mississippi Through Population Studies” presentation, Dr. John Green
