Friday, October 31, 2025

November 11, 2025: The Forgotten Role of Natchez in the Reconstruction Era of Mississippi: Speaker Jere Nash, author of Reconstruction in Mississippi, 1862-1877.

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We will take a look at the 10-year period after the Civil War . This turbulent and eventful era of reconstruction was a time when Black Mis...
Tuesday, October 28, 2025

Prince Ibrahima Unveiling by Roscoe Barnes, III, Ph.D. - President of the Mississippi Historical Society

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Photos by Bobby Dennis, Director of Natchez Museum of African American Culture Abdul Rahman Ibrahima Sori, the African prince who spent 40 y...
Tuesday, October 7, 2025

Marker honoring Prince Ibrahima to be dedicated Oct. 24

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  Marker honoring Prince Ibrahima to be dedicated Oct. 24 A historical marker honoring Prince Abdul Rahman Ibrahima (1762-1829) will be dedi...
Saturday, September 27, 2025

Ready for Tourists: Fall is in the air.

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 My little cottage is on tour this fall.  It was built around 1890, so I'm dressing for the time.  I decided to decorate the table for H...
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Thursday, September 25, 2025

Natchez Historical Society: Nellie Jackson: Myths and Legends.

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 The September 23, 2025 program about local madam, Nellie Jackson, was standing room only. To learn more about Ms. Jackson, go here . To see...
Thursday, September 4, 2025

A Picture Comes to Life

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  I had this photo of my mother's portrait being painted animated by A.I.  Taken circa 1950.  To see the animation, go to:  https://aliv...
Monday, September 1, 2025

Untold Stories about Nellie Jackson's Will and More

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  Untold Stories about Nellie Jackson's Will and more Untold Stories about Nellie Jackson's will and more... Four speakers -- attorn...
Monday, August 4, 2025

The Last Man Hanged in the Old Jail in Natchez

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When my father was alive and I was living in California, one of my favorite things when visiting was when Daddy would ask, "You want to...
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Monday, May 26, 2025

History of Natchez and Mississippi railroads

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Saturday, May 17, 2025

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Retired Archeologist and Local Historian,   Mr. Smokye Joe Frank to discuss the history of the locomotive, “The Mississippi,” built in Engla...