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Fannie Lou Hamer Birthday Celebration

On Sunday, October 6, civil rights veteran Charles McLaurin will discuss the life and work of his friend Mrs. Fannie Lou Hamer in honor of her birthday. The program will begin at 1 p.m. and take place in the Craig H. Neilsen Auditorium of the Two Mississippi Museum museums. Admission is free to the museums every Sunday. For more information, call 601-576-6850 or email info@mdah.ms.gov.

Upcoming Events

July 22, 2026, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

At noon on Wednesday, July 22, Susannah Ural, Frank and Virginia Williams Chair for Abraham Lincoln and Civil War Studies at Mississippi State University, will present on the nation’s largest privately held collection of Lincolniana as part of the History Is Lunch series. Ural will use the Williams Collection of Lincolniana from Mississippi State University

July 26, 2026, 11:00 am - 5:00 pm

Admission to the Two Mississippi Museums in Jackson is free every Sunday.

July 29, 2026, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

At noon on Wednesday, July 29, Bebe Wolfe, owner of the historic art studio founded by her family, will join daniel johnson, board chair of The Wolfe Creative Legacy, to discuss the studio’s 80-year history as part of the History Is Lunch series. Over the past five years, the pair has collaborated on building a comprehensive archive