Keynote Speaker Ralph Eubanks, Faculty Fellow and Writer-in-Residence, Center for the Study of Southern Culture, University of Mississippi
Keynote Speaker Ralph Eubanks, Faculty Fellow and Writer-in-Residence, Center for the Study of Southern Culture, University of Mississippi
Lifetime Achievement Award - Charles Reagan Wilson, professor emeritus at the University of Mississippi. Presented by MDAH director Katie Blount.
Lifetime Achievement Award - Charles Reagan Wilson, professor emeritus at the University of Mississippi. Presented by MDAH director Katie Blount.
Book of the Year Award - Grace Elizabeth Hale for "In the Pines: A Lynching, A Lie, A Reckoning." Presented by Anne Marshall, director, U.S. Grant Presidential Library.
Book of the Year Award - Grace Elizabeth Hale for "In the Pines: A Lynching, A Lie, A Reckoning." Presented by Anne Marshall, director, U.S. Grant Presidential Library.
Outgoing president Will Bowlin with incoming president Rebecca Tuuri
Outgoing president Will Bowlin with incoming president Rebecca Tuuri
Incoming president and vice president Rebecca Tuuri and Roscoe Barnes III
Incoming president and vice president Rebecca Tuuri and Roscoe Barnes III
Von Gordon, Ralph Eubanks, and Roscoe Barnes III enjoy the opening session.
Von Gordon, Ralph Eubanks, and Roscoe Barnes III enjoy the opening session.
Excellence in History Award - Behind the Big House Project for its multi-year work to interpret slavery in Holly Springs
Excellence in History Award - Behind the Big House Project for its multi-year work to interpret slavery in Holly Springs
Excellence in History Award - Hill Country Project for preserving the history of the Civil Rights Movement in Benton County. Accepting are Stephen Klein, Rubye DeBerry, and Roy DeBerry.
Excellence in History Award - Hill Country Project for preserving the history of the Civil Rights Movement in Benton County. Accepting are Stephen Klein, Rubye DeBerry, and Roy DeBerry.
Teacher of the Year Award - Caitlin Thomas of Lafayette Middle School
Teacher of the Year Award - Caitlin Thomas of Lafayette Middle School
Outstanding Local Historical Society Award - Benton County Historical and Genealogical Society and Ashland Benton County Historical Preservation Commission
Outstanding Local Historical Society Award - Benton County Historical and Genealogical Society and Ashland Benton County Historical Preservation Commission
Journal of Mississippi History Best Article Award - William Sutton for “The Friars Point Coup and Aftermath: Historical Memory and Personal Character in the Era of Redemption”
Journal of Mississippi History Best Article Award - William Sutton for “The Friars Point Coup and Aftermath: Historical Memory and Personal Character in the Era of Redemption”
Award of Merit - BL Moor High School Alumni for preserving the history of an African American school in Oktibbeha County. Accepting are Jackie Ellis and Dorothy Johnson.
Award of Merit - BL Moor High School Alumni for preserving the history of an African American school in Oktibbeha County. Accepting are Jackie Ellis and Dorothy Johnson.
Award of Merit - Coahoma Collective StoryWorks for their work on a living history documentary play entitled “Beneath an Unknown Sky,” which highlights the importance of the Freedmen’s Bureau and Black leaders during Reconstruction. Accepting are Amana Wallace and Charles Coleman.
Award of Merit - Coahoma Collective StoryWorks for their work on a living history documentary play entitled “Beneath an Unknown Sky,” which highlights the importance of the Freedmen’s Bureau and Black leaders during Reconstruction. Accepting are Amana Wallace and Charles Coleman.
Award of Merit - City of Long Beach for restoration of W.J. Quarles House. Accepting are Mayor George Bass and Courtney Cuevas.
Award of Merit - City of Long Beach for restoration of W.J. Quarles House. Accepting are Mayor George Bass and Courtney Cuevas.
Award of Merit - Coulter Fussell for preserving the local history of Water Valley
Award of Merit - Coulter Fussell for preserving the local history of Water Valley
Award of Merit - Friends of Valena C. Jones School for its oral history project interviewing former students and faculty of the school, preserving their memories of the Hancock County institution, and documenting their experiences during integration. Accepting are Cheryl Thompson and Clarence Harris.
Award of Merit - Friends of Valena C. Jones School for its oral history project interviewing former students and faculty of the school, preserving their memories of the Hancock County institution, and documenting their experiences during integration. Accepting are Cheryl Thompson and Clarence Harris.
Award of Merit - Jackson State University for the Gowdy Washington Addition Exhibition about one of the first African American communities in the city of Jackson. Accepting is Dr. Heather Denne, director of community engagement at Jackson State University, along with Melvina Deans and Felicia McClinton.
Award of Merit - Jackson State University for the Gowdy Washington Addition Exhibition about one of the first African American communities in the city of Jackson. Accepting is Dr. Heather Denne, director of community engagement at Jackson State University, along with Melvina Deans and Felicia McClinton.
Award of Merit - Michael H. Logue for publishing Echoes from the Bluffs
Award of Merit - Michael H. Logue for publishing Echoes from the Bluffs
Award of Merit - LaPointe Krebs Foundation for the restoration of the states oldest documented standing building, the de la Pointe Krebs House in Pascagoula. Accepting is Walter Gautier.
Award of Merit - LaPointe Krebs Foundation for the restoration of the states oldest documented standing building, the de la Pointe Krebs House in Pascagoula. Accepting is Walter Gautier.
Award of Merit - Rex Jones for creating two short films: "Libation and Legislation: The Story of Mississippi's Legislative Frat House" and "Steve Holland: Jesus Was a Democrat"
Award of Merit - Rex Jones for creating two short films: "Libation and Legislation: The Story of Mississippi's Legislative Frat House" and "Steve Holland: Jesus Was a Democrat"
Award of Merit - MoreStory Monuments Project to students from the Mississippi School for Math and Science in Columbus for projects recognizing African American history at Mississippi University for Women
Award of Merit - MoreStory Monuments Project to students from the Mississippi School for Math and Science in Columbus for projects recognizing African American history at Mississippi University for Women
Award of Merit - University of Mississippi Slavery Research Group. Pictured are professors Jeff Jackson and Chuck Ross.
Award of Merit - University of Mississippi Slavery Research Group. Pictured are professors Jeff Jackson and Chuck Ross.
Award of Merit - Historic Biloxi Schools Collection Oral History Project for collecting voices and histories of people who attended or worked in Biloxi Public Schools showing a history not found in textbooks. Accepting is Biloxi Superintendent Marcus Boudreaux.
Award of Merit - Historic Biloxi Schools Collection Oral History Project for collecting voices and histories of people who attended or worked in Biloxi Public Schools showing a history not found in textbooks. Accepting is Biloxi Superintendent Marcus Boudreaux.
Award of Merit - Paul Cartwright, Tricia Nelson, and Gene Horton for publication of the book, "A Shared History: Copiah County 1823-2023," as part of the Copiah County Bicentennial Project
Award of Merit - Paul Cartwright, Tricia Nelson, and Gene Horton for publication of the book, "A Shared History: Copiah County 1823-2023," as part of the Copiah County Bicentennial Project
Award of Merit - Hancock County Historical Society for the production of the historical drama Mercy Train: Next Stop Bay St. Louis—an original one-act play about the history of Orphan Trains and the lives of five children from Bay St. Louis in the early 1900s. Accepting is Jim Codling.
Award of Merit - Hancock County Historical Society for the production of the historical drama Mercy Train: Next Stop Bay St. Louis—an original one-act play about the history of Orphan Trains and the lives of five children from Bay St. Louis in the early 1900s. Accepting is Jim Codling.
Incoming vice president Roscoe Barnes III, Cultural Heritage Tourism Manager, Visit Natchez
Incoming vice president Roscoe Barnes III, Cultural Heritage Tourism Manager, Visit Natchez
Presenter Von Gordon, Executive Director & Youth Engagement Manager of the Alluvial Collective
Presenter Von Gordon, Executive Director & Youth Engagement Manager of the Alluvial Collective
Professor Jodi Skipper talks about the Behind the Big House project.
Professor Jodi Skipper talks about the Behind the Big House project.
Rhondalyn Peairs speaks about the University of Mississippi Slavery Research Group.
Rhondalyn Peairs speaks about the University of Mississippi Slavery Research Group.
PhD student Andrew Boldt speaks while professor April Holm looks on.
PhD student Andrew Boldt speaks while professor April Holm looks on.
MDAH staff Bently Cochran, Isabella Suell, and MJ Shappley work at the registration table.
MDAH staff Bently Cochran, Isabella Suell, and MJ Shappley work at the registration table.