On July 24, the Waveland Ground Zero Hurricane Museum will host a free and open to the public titled “Agricultural Changes of 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.
Dr. Christian Stephenson of the Mississippi State Extension Service will present about the ways agriculture have been incorporated into Coast life and the economy in the past and how agricultural traditions and methods have changed over time due to environmental changes, product demand, and more.
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 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
