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SUMMARY:Spark! Places of Innovation exhibit in Greenville
DESCRIPTION:Spark! Places of Innovation exhibit in Greenville\n \nJoin MHC in Greenville for the Spark! Places of Innovation tour of Mississippi! \nAugust 22-October 3\, 2026\nGreenville Higher Education Center at Mississippi Delta Community College Greenville Campus \n662-332-8500 | msdelta.edu/ghec/\nExhibit hours: \nAcross 2026-2027\, the Mississippi Humanities Council presents Spark! Places of Innovation\, a Smithsonian traveling exhibit touring Utica\, Meridian\, Greenville\, Oxford\, Hattiesburg\, and Gulfport. Special thanks to our statewide sponsor\, Cadence Bank\, for making this possible! \nABOUT SPARK!:\nThe story of human history is written in inventions and innovations. Across our nation. And right here in Mississippi. Join us in 2026-2027 to catch a new Smithsonian traveling exhibit touring the state…and spark some new ideas of your own. \nSpark! uses photographs\, digital stories\, objects\, and interactive elements to explore the places\, people\, and circumstances that ignite innovation and invention in rural communities across our nation. The exhibit also offers a springboard for diverse local programming\, spotlighting the stories\, ideas\, and innovations of Mississippians — and a call to contribute to the future of the towns we call home. \n 
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/spark-places-of-innovation-exhibit-in-greenville/
LOCATION:Greenville Higher Education Center\, 2900 US-1 South\, Greenville\, MS\, 38701
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SUMMARY:Speakers Bureau: "Wanted – 1\,000\,000 Frogs: Weird and Wonderful Things Found in Old Mississippi Newspapers"
DESCRIPTION:Tracy Carr presents “Wanted – 1\,000\,000 Frogs: Weird and Wonderful Things Found in Old Mississippi Newspapers” \n  \n \nA monkey named Jocko who lived at the Great Southern Hotel in Gulfport\, the biggest cabbage in Coahoma County\, and lots and lots of crime: these are the stories found in Mississippi’s historical newspapers. Ranging from the late 1800s to midcentury\, these newspaper articles from across the state are given context (and some fact-checking) in this presentation. \nWhat can old news tell us about Mississippians of the past? We can learn what was important and interesting to them\, through both the “news” articles and the advertisements. We can learn what trends came and went and how attitudes changed. We can learn how easy it was to shape the public’s perception of events\, and what power someone writing and article for a newspaper had in the days before fact-checking and accountability. Learning what information people had about an event or person helps to inform why those people were the way they were. \nWhile some remain mysteries (including why the Mitchell brothers\, farmers from Jonestown\, were looking for a million frogs in an advertisement)\, the interesting and odd news items that made it into the papers are researched and explained. Topics discussed include embezzlements\, murders\, bootlegging\, accidental deaths in large dough mixers\, hookworms\, fish falling from the sky\, and a Holmes County psychic\, among others.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/speakers-bureau-wanted-1000000-frogs-weird-and-wonderful-things-found-in-old-mississippi-newspapers/
LOCATION:Library of Hattiesburg\, Petal\, and Forrest County\, 329 Hardy Street\, Hattiesburg\, MS\, 39401
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