Whole School Initiative presents:"The Magic to Magic: A Tool for Arts and Humanities Integration," on June 13-16,2017 at MS Gulf Coast Community College Hospitality and Resort Center, Gulfport. This annual event provides the opportunity for teachers, artists, and administrators to learn and share techniques and practices for incorporating the arts across the curriculum. The Institute […]

This presentation will explore the crucial Battle of Brice’s Crossroads during the Civil War and the role of the controversial Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest. Edwina H. Carpenter serves as director of the Brice's Crossroads National Battlefield and Interpretive Center in Baldwyn, MS. Through research and artifact conservation, exhibit design, tours and events, she has […]

This presentation lays out the facts pertinent to what happened during the four occupations of the city by Federal forces during the Civil War. Grady Howell has worked for the Mississippi Department of Archives and History and has written extensively about Mississippi's Civil War history.

Family history research begins before a researcher arrives at the State Archives, courthouse or other records repository. A researcher should know the name of the relative, where they may have lived and when they lived. Frequently, this information can be obtained from older relatives or family papers. Approximately 70 percent of the researchers using the […]