On November 7, the Jane Blain Brewer Memorial Library in Mt. Olive will host Steve Bryant from Southern Pine Electric Power Association to discuss the impact of rural electrification on South Mississippi. The free program will take place in conjunction with the Smithsonian traveling exhibit Crossroads: Change in Rural America, on display in Mt. Olive through December 12.
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 is open to the public Mondays-Saturdays from 10am to 4pm and is free to visit.
Future Crossroads Events in Mt. Olive:
November 14, 10am: “Railroads in the Development of South Mississippi” presentation, Rev. David Price
November 21, 10am: “Centennial Farms in the Mt. Olive Area” presentation, June Ellis and Nell Cobb
November 28, 10am: “Hometown Makeover” screening
December 7, 10am: “From Snapshots to a Collage: Exploring Rural Mississippi Through Population Studies” presentation, Dr. John Green
December 12, 10am: “Mt. Olive: History and Development” presentation, Sandra Boyd
