On March 15, East Mississippi Community College in Scooba will host Dr. Brinda Willis of the MHC's Speakers Bureau to present her free and open to the public program "From the Fields to the Factory: The Great Migration of African Americans From the Fields of Mississippi to the Cities and Factories in the North." The […]
The Marion County Museum will host Crossroads: Change in Rural America, a Smithsonian traveling exhibition, from March 27 through May 8. Crossroads is a traveling exhibit offered by the Museum on Main Street division of the Smithsonian Institution. It consists of six free-standing display units incorporating photographs, text, and numerous interactive elements. Requiring a minimum of […]
On April 3, the Marion County Historical Society in Columbia will host a free walking tour of Main Street in Columbia. The program will take place in conjunction with the Smithsonian traveling exhibit Crossroads: Change in Rural America, on display in Columbia through May 8. The Main Street walking tour will cover six blocks of the oldest […]
On April 3, the Marion County Historical Society in Columbia will host a free walking tour of Columbia's city cemetery. The program will take place in conjunction with the Smithsonian traveling exhibit Crossroads: Change in Rural America, on display in Columbia through May 8. In 1825, Gen. Benjamin Lee purchased a parcel of land in […]
On April 17, the Marion County Historical Society in Columbia will host a free program about the historic Lampton Rural Center near Columbia, Mississippi. The program will take place in conjunction with the Smithsonian traveling exhibit Crossroads: Change in Rural America, on display in Columbia through May 8. Located just four miles south of Columbia, […]
On April 30, the Marion County Historical Society in Columbia will host Dr. John Green, state scholar for the Crossroads exhibit, to present his free program, “From Snapshots to a Collage: Exploring Rural Mississippi through Population Studies.” The program will take place in conjunction with the Smithsonian traveling exhibit Crossroads: Change in Rural America, on display in Columbia […]
The Museum of the Mississippi Delta in Greenwood will host Crossroads: Change in Rural America, a Smithsonian traveling exhibition, from May 14 through June 25. Crossroads is a traveling exhibit offered by the Museum on Main Street division of the Smithsonian Institution. It consists of six free-standing display units incorporating photographs, text, and numerous interactive elements. […]
On May 20, the Museum of the Mississippi Delta will host Dr. Brinda Willis of the MHC Speakers Bureau to present her free and open to the public program "Why We Call It Soul Food." The program will take place in conjunction with the Smithsonian traveling exhibition Crossroads: Change in Rural America, on display in […]
On May 25, the Museum of the Mississippi Delta will host a free workshop for rising 3rd graders-rising 6th graders called "My Growing Delta." The event will take place in conjunction with the Smithsonian traveling exhibition Crossroads: Change in Rural America, on display in Greenwood through June 26. "My Growing Delta" is an interactive workshop presented in […]
On May 26, the Museum of the Mississippi Delta will host a free workshop for rising 3rd graders-rising 6th graders called "My Growing Delta." The event will take place in conjunction with the Smithsonian traveling exhibition Crossroads: Change in Rural America, on display in Greenwood through June 26. "My Growing Delta" is an interactive workshop presented […]
On June 5, the Museum of the Mississippi Delta will host a free and open to the public discussion of the book Trials of the Earth. The discussion will take place in conjunction with the Smithsonian traveling exhibition Crossroads: Change in Rural America, on display in Greenwood through June 26. Trials of the Earth is […]
On June 10, the Museum of the Mississippi Delta will host a free workshop for rising 7th graders called "My Growing Delta." The event will take place in conjunction with the Smithsonian traveling exhibition Crossroads: Change in Rural America, on display in Greenwood through June 26. "My Growing Delta" is an interactive workshop presented in collaboration […]
