The Rosa Foundation continues its annual public event known as Behind the Big House (BTBH), a nationally recognized program, and recipient of the 2024 Excellence in History award from the […]
Announcing the premiere of "We Make," a film (with Ethan Payne) about Siggers High School, an all-Black school that served communities in Shannon, MS from roughly 1940-1970. It was originally […]
Lecture by speaker Tracy Carr: A monkey named Jocko who lived at the Great Southern Hotel in Gulfport, the biggest cabbage in Coahoma County, and lots and lots of crime: […]
Known as the sister of famous composer Felix Mendelssohn, Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel composed over 450 works despite being discouraged by family members and 19th-century society. Hear stories of her life […]
The 2024-2025 season is an annual program of the Natchez Historical Society, consisting of 8 regular monthly presentations by expert speakers on humanities topics pertinent to the history of the […]
Gulf Coast Vietnamese Narratives: Honoring a Legacy at the Maritime and Seafood Industry Museum The Gulf Coast Vietnamese Narratives project seeks to establish the first permanent Vietnamese exhibit at the […]
Dr. Rebecca Tuuri’s presentation examines the first fifty years of the women’s suffrage in Mississippi, with a focus on the work of the Mississippi League of Women Voters (LWV) from […]
Dr. Rebecca Tuuri’s presentation examines the first fifty years of the women’s suffrage in Mississippi, with a focus on the work of the Mississippi League of Women Voters (LWV) from […]
In this presentation, Jerry Jenkins will give the listener a glimpse of the Mande Culture of West Africa. In the tradition of the Mande, the history and culture is orally […]
Speaker William P Arinder explores music of the War Between the States, 1861 to 1865 played on the Appalachian Mountain. Dulcimer, banjo-mier and wooden spoons plus period clothing are worn […]
