Join us for the Four Immortal Chaplains program from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Friday, February 2, in the Craig H. Neilsen Auditorium of the Two Mississippi Museums. This is a program organized by the Mississippi National Guard commemorating four chaplains who died on the S.S. Dorchester during WWII. The men—Lt. George L. Fox, a Methodist minister of Pennsylvania; Lt. Alexander D. Goode, a Reform rabbi of New York; Lt. Clark V. Poling, a Reformed Church in America minister of Ohio; and Lt. John P. Washington, a Roman Catholic priest from New Jersey—acted bravely by giving up their life vests to soldiers on the sinking ship. This ceremony will honor their life and bravery. A reception will follow the event. For more information, call 601-576-6850 or email info@mdah.ms.gov.
At noon Wednesday, October 22, Jay Wesley, author of Choctaw Traditions: Stories of the Life and Customs of the Mississippi Choctaw, and Eddie Johnson, a tribal member of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, will discuss a collection of stories from all nine Choctaw communities that captures the rich detail and complexity of Choctaw life as part of the History Is Lunch series.