Celebrity Reader:  Textile Artist Yolande van Heerden For generations, the women of Gee’s Bend, Alabama have made quilts, many of which now hang in museums as modern masterpieces.  This lyrical narrative weaves together the familial, cultural, spiritual and historical strands of life in this community.   Patricia McKissack (Author), Cozbi A. Cabera (Illustrator) 

This presentation 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 preserved in the minds and through the music of the Djeli (oral librarian/mandenka hereditary professional musicians). The establishment of the Mali Empire can be recalled and retold in […]

This presentation 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 preserved in the minds and through the music of the Djeli (oral librarian/mandenka hereditary professional musicians). The establishment of the Mali Empire can be recalled and retold in […]

Dr. Carl Rollyson will speak to the Pontotoc County Historical Society on Monday, July 18, at 6:00pm at the Pontotoc Community House on North Main Street. He will discuss the life of William Faulkner and present new materials that he discovered while researching his two-volume biography of Faulkner. He will focus on events that occurred […]

“In Our Boots: Poems Inspired by Soldiers and Their Loved Ones,” is a multi-media poetry performance inspired by Mark LaFrancis’s seven years of interviews with soldiers who served in Iraq and their loved ones. The presentation includes readings from the collection, music and a PowerPoint presentation.

After celebrating Juneteenth and our nation’s independence this year, it’s clear that freedom is unique to all of us. Is there any common ground on the meaning of the term? The MHC wants to know, so we are asking the question, “what does freedom mean to you?” in a three-part Ideas on Tap series, we […]

After celebrating Juneteenth and our nation’s independence this year, it’s clear that freedom is unique to all of us. Is there any common ground on the meaning of the term? The MHC wants to know, so we are asking the question, “what does freedom mean to you?” in a three-part Ideas on Tap series, we […]