Author: Richelle Putnam
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SMMEII’S 2024 Literary Arts Festival
The mission of the Southwest Mississippi – Early Innovative Intervention Studies Multiplex is to grow the creative capacity of Southwest Mississippi residents, children, families, and citizen-artists by encouraging innovation and cultural appreciation in early phases of life. They envision: a safe community where marginalized people embrace their social responsibilities and are compelled to use their…
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Teddy Bear Museum
The Teddy Bear House Museum returns visitors to the magical wonder of childhood. Initially housed in the New Orleans home of Rick Lenart and Cornel Jeansonne, the duo recognized the need for more space and a permanent home and relocated the teddy bear collection to Picayune, Mississippi. Why Mississippi? On November 14, 1902, President Teddy…
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First Book Talk and Signing
The first book talk and signing of A Guide to Mississippi Museums was hosted by Mississippi Heritage Industrial Museum (Soule’), The Meridian Council for the Arts, The Paul and Sherry Broadhead Foundation and Visit Meridian. Enjoy these wonderful photos from the event. The Mississippi Heritage Industrial Museum
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Grand Village of the Natchez Indians
In the bygone era from 700 to 1730, the lands of southwest Mississippi cradled the Natchez Indian community. Their harmonious existence was abruptly disrupted when French forces coerced them from their ancestral home . Through the centuries, the Great Sun’s Mound and the Temple Mound stood as silent witnesses to the ebb and flow of…
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Museum of Jewish Experience
Crafted by the visionary architect H.A. Overbeck from the vibrant city of Dallas, Texas, and erected with meticulous care in the years 1904-05, this resplendent synagogue emerged as a triumphant revival of Classicism in the realm of Mississippi’s religious architecture, breaking a nearly three-decade hiatus. Bearing a striking resemblance to Overbeck’s masterwork, the 1906 Hebrew…
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Beauvoir: The Jefferson Davis Home and Library
Jefferson Davis came to the Mississippi Gulf Coast in 1877 to write his memoirs. He visited childhood friend Sarah Dorsey, who showed him the perfect place to write, her east cottage at Beauvoir. Dorsey had bought the property she named Beauvoir due to its beautiful view from Madison County planter James Brown, who obtained the…
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Walter Anderson Museum
Walter Anderson: A Creative Odyssey Through Nature’s Tapestry A visionary painter, potter, and philosopher, Walter Anderson embarked on a creative odyssey that blended his artistic prowess with an unbridled passion for the natural world. Born in 1903, Anderson returned to his Mississippi roots, where he collaborated with his brother at Shearwater Pottery in Ocean Springs.…