Interested in learning how to preserve that precious family heirloom? Join us for What Is Conservation? in the Spiro Pete Cora Classroom of the Two Mississippi Museums on Saturday, January 11, from 10 to 11 a.m. Katie Etre, MDAH conservator, will discuss the basics of conservation in museums as well as providing tips to preserve precious family objects. Register here. 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.