Browsing: History

How did Mardi Gras came to the Mississippi Gulf Coast? While New Orleans and Mobile seem to garner more attention than our Mississippi Gulf Coast Carnival season, it deserves its rightful place of distinction.

A special collection of correspondence, papers and memorabilia providing insight into the complicated relationship between former President Ulysses S. Grant and former Secretary of War John Rawlins now resides at Mississippi State’s U.S. Grant Presidential Library.

The South is a region of long-held superstitions, and Mississippi is no exception.

One of the most historical roadways in Mississippi is the Natchez Trace, and this is the perfect time to venture…

Did you know bottled Coca-Cola got its start right here in Mississippi? In 1894, Vicksburg candy store owner Joseph A.…

Wreaths Across America took place last Saturday morning in Lucedale’s Magnolia Cemetery with good attendance and comfortable but chilly temperatures.

This December has more to celebrate than Christmas as it marks the 250th Anniversary of the Boston Tea Party.

On November 17, Pascagoula celebrated its recent designation as a World War II Heritage City in fine style. A gala event took place on Singing River Island, with hundreds gathering to commemorate this signal honor.

Yes Virginia, there is a Santa Claus, and he’s been coming to Lucedale since the town’s early days of existence!

Patriotism is expected to be bountiful Friday as Pascagoula celebrates its designation as a World War II Heritage City.

Community service was the central theme of the “Hanging of the Ropes” ceremony that marked the completion of the post and rope fence at Sawmill Landing Park on Saturday, November 4th.

Pascagoula has been named a World War II Heritage City by the National Park Service, the only city in Mississippi so recognized, and one of only nineteen such cities in the nation.

Last December a special wreath-laying ceremony took place at Magnolia Cemetery on Mill Street in Lucedale. Another such event is planned this year and the number of wreaths could surpass the number laid last year.

n 1902, President Theodore Roosevelt arrived in Mississippi to go on a bear hunt, Sharkey County, to be exact. The precise location of the hunt is unknown, although history agrees that it was somewhere in Rolling Fork, Mississippi.

However, what is known is that President Roosevelt’s hunt resulted in the birth of one of America’s most beloved childhood toys, the Teddy Bear and Rolling Fork, which is where it all began.

Presented by the Jackson County Historical and Genealogical Society City of Pascagoula Preservation Commission and the LaPointe-Krebs Foundation, The 17th Annual Historic Cemetery Tour will take place at Krebs Cemetery, 4602 Fort Street, Pascagoula, on Thursday, October 26, 5:30 p.m.—7:30 p.m.

“Darkest Before the Light,” a rare opportunity to view Fort Massachusetts by candlelight, was staged by the Gulf Islands National…