Browsing: History

Walk into the historic Pineslab Shop in downtown Iuka, and you’ll find something you probably never expected to see: thousands of aprons hanging, folded, and carefully preserved inside the only museum of its kind in America.

The Magnolia Monarchs Alumni Association is expanding its efforts to preserve the history of Magnolia High School through a new website and an upcoming state historical marker recognizing the school’s legacy in Moss Point. 

Moss Point will soon commemorate its role in the civil rights movement through a memorial project led by the Mississippi Humanities Council.  

If you’ve ever lived in Mississippi, chances are you’ve heard one long before you’ve seen one.

Perched on a telephone wire, hidden in a crepe myrtle, or proudly standing atop a fence post, the Northern Mockingbird has a way of making itself known. With its gray feathers, white wing flashes, and seemingly endless repertoire of songs, it’s one of the most recognizable birds in the South—and it’s been Mississippi’s official state bird since 1944.

The wainscoting walls, 14-foot ceilings and heart pine floors of the Pascagoula Train depot have a story to tell, and thanks to redevelopment grants and the foresight of local developers, a new chapter is being written in the 1904 structure.

The myths and legends of a small town start as stories and are then regarded as history. Other times, stories are simply created when not enough history is known.  That is the case in the legendary home that overlooks Gurlie Bayou in Moss Point, a tributary of the Pascagoula River that leads into Krebs Lake. 

Long before backyard barbecues and red-white-and-blue sales, Memorial Day began in the silence after the war—a silence heavy with names unspoken and dreams unfinished.

RUNNELSTOWN — More than two decades after Hurricane Katrina disrupted Perry County’s historical museum, the county is set to reopen the space April 18 in Runnelstown, restoring a place to preserve and share local history. 

Visitors and locals alike looking for a historical journey and not simply a destination have a new option. A visit…

On the western end of Washington Avenue in Pascagoula, there is a quiet, shaded, unpretentious property which has played an important role in the history of the coastal city. Indeed, the plot of land has housed activity that has helped mold Pascagoula as we know it today.

Johnathan Swift said “He was a brave man who first ate an oyster,” but people on the Mississippi Coast overcame that prejudice a long time ago and oysters have always been an important part not only their diet, but the industry that made the coast the wealthy place it was. Today the industry is highly regulated with harvested oysters required to be inspected by the Bureau of Marine Resources before coming ashore.

In these days of relative prosperity for Biloxi, many people have forgotten how poor Biloxi was before gaming came to town. The story is that Biloxi was on its knees, and several local business men got together to discuss if there was anything they could do to revive the economy. Gaming seemed the only option.

Before Mississippi glowed at night—before kitchens hummed, barns buzzed, and porch lights stretched conversations past sundown—there were people willing to…

Mississippi State University’s Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana is highlighting six newly donated artifacts from the Williamses during the special Feb. 12 program “Williams Collection: Treasures From the Vault.”

Mississippians have long memories when it comes to weather. We remember hurricanes by name, floods by river height, and winter storms by the silence that follows when the power goes out and the world turns glassy and still. That’s why this week’s forecast has many North Mississippi families thinking back to February 1994.

STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State is honoring the legacy of the late Martin Luther King Jr. with a Unity Dinner, sponsored by the Division of Access, Opportunity and Success. This formal event for invited guests Friday [Jan. 16] at The Mill Conference Center features live performances and opportunities for Starkville residents and MSU leaders to come together.