Speakers Bureau: Mississippi Telling
Dr. Rebecca Jernigan provides an overview of the storytelling Renaissance in America with emphasis upon the oral tradition in Mississippi. The literary tradition of Mississippi owes much to the […]
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Downtown Poplarville 155 Springfield Road, Poplarville, MS
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SB: “Chimneyville,” The Destruction of Jackson, MS During the Civil War, Fact or Myth!
Brandon City Hall 1000 Municipal Drive , Brandon , MSThis presentation lays out the facts pertinent to what happened during the four occupations of the city by Federal forces during the Civil War. Speakers Expertise: Grady […]
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SB: “Chimneyville,” The Destruction of Jackson, MS During the Civil War, Fact or Myth!
Brandon City Hall 1000 Municipal Drive , Brandon , MSThis presentation lays out the facts pertinent to what happened during the four occupations of the city by Federal forces during the Civil War. Speakers Expertise: Grady Howell has worked for […]
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Ideas on Tap: Who Are You? Identity in America
Coffee Prose 1619 N West St, Jackson, MS, United StatesOn June 18, join the Mississippi Humanities Council and Millsaps College's Visiting Writers Series at Coffee Prose Midtown for a conversation on identity construction. The Ideas on Tap program, "Who […]
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Wilkinson County Mound Sites: Field Facts and Artifacts
Wilkinson County Museum 165 Boston Row, Woodville, MSThe Wilkinson County Mound Exhibit opens June 29th, 2019 in the Wilkinson County Museum in downtown Woodville, Mississippi at 3pm, in conjunction with a "Meet the Archaeologists" […]
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Re-Entry Mississippi: 50 Years of the Apollo Program
Delta State University Capps Archives Building 1003 W Sunflower Rd, Cleveland, MS, United StatesOur nation is celebrating 50 years of space exploration through the Apollo programs and projects this year and the Delta's men and women were intrinsically […]
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SB: Mississippi Telling
O.B. McClinton Foundation grounds 2106 Gravel Springs Rd., Senatobia, MSThe presenter provides an overview of the storytelling Renaissance in America with emphasis upon the oral tradition in Mississippi. The literary tradition of Mississippi owes much to the rich storytelling […]
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SB: A Look at Mande Culture through Traditional Music
Kemetic Institute of Mound Bayou 205 N. Edwards Ave., Mound Bayou, MSThis 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 […]
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Ideas on Tap: Look At Me: Image and Identity in the Digital Age
Coffee Prose 1619 N West St, Jackson, MS, United StatesOn July 16, join the Mississippi Humanities Council and Millsaps College Visiting Writers Series at Coffee Prose Midtown for a conversation on identity in the digital age. The Ideas on […]
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Old Asylum History Days
School of Health Related Professions Building, University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, MS, United StatesAre you the descendant of someone who was a patient or employee at the Mississippi State Insane Hospital between 1855 and 1935? You are invited to tell your story! This […]
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SB: A Look at Mande Culture Through Traditional Music
Clinton YMCA 400 Lindale Street, Clinton, MSThis 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 […]
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SB: A Look at Mande Culture through Traditional Music
O.B. McClinton Foundation grounds 2106 Gravel Springs Rd., Senatobia, MSThis 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 […]