The presentation will consider Mississippi not as a “closed society” or provincial backwater but as a “middle ground” for interaction among empires, cultures, and forces of global change. Audiences are invited to imagine pig-crazy conquistadors and Native Americans as well as the lone pilot in the Civil War air force. Myron C. Noonkester teaches history […]

Join in the Fun Bring your lawn chair and enjoy Mississippi’s musical culture on Friday evenings this summer with the Levitt AMP Hattiesburg Music Series! This is apart of a 10-week music series taking place at 7pm at Chain Park during July, August and part of September (final dates and performers TBA). Chain Park will […]

Come and watch the hit movie based on Kathryn Stockett's popular book which will bring both tears & laughter.​ 

The Lower Delta Speakers Series includes a variety of folks who will speak on a topic of interest each month, topics that tell great Mississippi stories focused on our region of the Mississippi Delta and that help explain the important role the Delta plays in regards to the entire state of Mississippi. Some of the […]

Join the awarding-winning author in a discussion of her works, Q & A, and readings from her highly popular novels.

Alcorn County Genealogy Society, Prentiss County Genealogical & Historical Society, and Tishomingo County Historical & Genealogical Society will engage the services of scholars specialized in Grave Dowsing, Research available at the Mississippi Department of Archives & History with emphasis on African-American and Native American Genealogy, and DNA research.

Join in the Fun Bring your lawn chair and enjoy Mississippi’s musical culture on Friday evenings this summer with the Levitt AMP Hattiesburg Music Series! This is apart of a 10-week music series taking place at 7pm at Chain Park during July, August and part of September (final dates and performers TBA). Chain Park will […]

The Mississippi Literary Map project will create an updates visual map of Mississippi's authors. It will feature diverse mix of classic and emerging voices from the state. Copies of the map will be on display in Mississippi's public libraries and distributed to the state's 13 welcome centers, with public programming at three library sites at […]

Alcorn County Genealogy Society, Prentiss County Genealogical & Historical Society, and Tishomingo County Historical & Genealogical Society will engage the services of scholars specialized in Grave Dowsing, Research available at the Mississippi Department of Archives & History with emphasis on African-American and Native American Genealogy, and DNA research.

A Literary Lawn Party: August 19, 2017!  FREE ADMISSION | FREE PARKING | OPEN TO PUBLIC 150+ Authors | 30+ Panels | Live Interviews | Book Signings | Kid Activities | Capitol Tours The Mississippi Book Festival’s annual “literary lawn party” on the grounds of the Mississippi State Capitol Building turns the historic landmark into a […]

The MHC is proud to partner with the Mississippi Library Commission in the first ever Mississippi Marathon Read at the Mississippi Book Festival August 19! Come celebrate the publication of the new Mississippi Literary Map, funded by a Bicentennial Grant from MHC and Visit Mississippi.  From 9:30 to 5, 15 Festival panelists will read from […]