The Holders of Mississippi’s Legacy
Bay St. Louis
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And More!
Meet Your Guides
STORYTELLER, AUTHOR, MIXED-MEDIA FIBER ARTIST, TEACHER, SPEAKER
Diane Williams
“Lock me in a museum after midnight, and my dreams and imagination will soar.”
author, freelance writer, singer-songwriter, Musician, teaching artist, speaker, instructor
Richelle Putnam
“Dare to Dream. Dare to Discover. Dare to Do. Dare to be a lifelong learner.”
Learn
African American History (4) Agriculture (5) American History (6) American Wars (3) architecture (1) Art (1) Artist (1) Blues (3) Business (1) Civil Rights (2) Civil War (3) Cotton (3) Cuisine (2) Ethnic History (1) Film (1) Historic Buildings (1) Industry (1) Military (2) Mississippi History (13) Museum Tour Homes/Houses (3) Music (3) Native American History (2) People (4) Railroad (4) Regional History (1) Religion (1) Space and Aviation (1) Sports (1) Theatre (1)
Visit
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Jimmie Rodgers Museum
On May 26, 1953, the first Jimmie Rodgers Memorial Festival honored the 20th anniversary of the death of Jimmie Rodgers. In 1976, the Jimmie Rodgers Museum opened in Meridian’s historic Highland Park near the only two-row Dentzel Carousel in the world that whirls within the world’s only surviving Dentzel Carousel House. Today, an exquisite landmark
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Oren Dunn City Museum
Lee County Book Mobile: It was one of the first in the region to serve African Americans (1939-1965). A 19th Century Blacksmith Shop: Popular during the 19th century in many Mississippi towns. The shop bought and sold tools, equipment and other goods to the wealthy in the community. They made shoes for horses and mules
Explore
“Nobody ever flunked a science museum.”
– Frank Oppenheimer“Give me a museum and I’ll fill it.”
– Pablo Picasso“I love doing normal things … I also love to go to art and history museums.”
– Christina Aguilera
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