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Archives Month
2009 Mississippi Archives Month Poster
2009 Mississippi Archives Month Press Release
Archives Month Activities
October 8, 2009
Basic Records Management (a training opportunity for records officers of state agencies)
Mississippi Department of Archives and History
Jackson, William F. Winter Archives and History Building.
9:00 a.m. - Noon
Visit mdah.state.ms.us/recman/state_training.php for registration and more information.
Registration Deadline: October 1, 2009
This free three hour course is designed for records officers of state agencies. The workshop will provide a records management foundation and includes hands-on activities of current practices and procedures for interaction with the State Records Center and State Archives. Space is limited to no more than two persons per agency; registration is required and there will be no on-site registration.
October 8-10, 2009
Historic Natchez: Scholars on the Mississippi
Biennial Historic Natchez History Conference
Eola Hotel, Natchez
Visit http://www.natchez.org/historic_natchez_conference.htm for the most current information.
The community is invited to participate at no charge as speakers and discussions address Natchez and its role in American history. The conference highlights the role of archival collections in researching and interpreting the history of the American South.
October 15-16, 2009
Personal Treasures, Mississippi Department of Archives and History
Corinth Public Library, Corinth
Visit mdah.state.ms.us for the most current information.
Thursday, October 15, 12:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Friday, October 16, 8:00 a.m. - Noon
Personal Treasures is the Mississippi Department of Archives and History's popular program based on the Antiques Roadshow format. The public is invited to bring household items, books, maps, photographs, textiles, coins, stamps, architectural elements, and military items (except weapons) for expert advice on the age and origin of the item and its conservation and care. Monetary appraisals are not available at this event. Personal Treasures is free and open to the public.
October 20, 2009
Lunchtime Lecture: Conserving Family Photographs, Mississippi Department of Archives and History
Washington, Historic Jefferson College
Visit mdah.state.ms.us/admin/news/events.html for more information.
Jeff Rogers, MDAH staff member, will demonstrate how to care for family photographs. Free of charge. Bring a lunch. For more information email Jefferson College or call 601-442-2901.
October 21, 2009
History Is Lunch (a weekly brown bag lecture series)
This week, MDAH staff member De'Niecechsi Layton will talk about Research in Mississippi with an emphasis on genealogical resources.
Jackson, William F. Winter Archives and History Building. Noon - 1:00 p.m.
Visit mdah.state.ms.us/admin/hil.html for more information.
October 21-23, 2009
Mississippi Library Association Annual Conference
Thad Cochran Center, Hattiesburg
Visit www.misslib.org for registration information and the current Conference Program.
Sessions will include:
O Donor, Where Art Thou? (a Special Collections Roundtable), Greg Johnson, Blues Archivist, the University of Mississippi and Elaine Owens, Photograph and Sound Archivist, Mississippi Department of Archives and History
The Waller Photography Collection: Preserving Local History, Laura Capell, the University of Southern Mississippi
Special Libraries and Collections: Relevance, Programs, and Services, Teresa Welsh, the School of Library and Information Science, the University of Southern Mississippi
Society of Mississippi Archivists (organization meeting)
Registration is required.
October 27, 2009
Basic Records Management (a training opportunity for records officers of state agencies)
Mississippi Department of Archives and History,
Jackson, William F. Winter Archives and History Building, 9:00 a.m. - Noon
Visit mdah.state.ms.us/recman/state_training.php for registration and more information.
Registration Deadline: October 1, 2009
This free three hour course is designed for records officers of state agencies. The workshop will provide a records management foundation and includes hands-on activities of current practices and procedures for interaction with the State Records Center and State Archives. Space is limited to no more than two persons per agency; registration is required and there will be no on-site registration.
October 2009 - March 2010
Journey Stories, a Museum on Mainstreet exhibition
Visit www.museumonmainstreet.org/journeystories/index.htm for more information.
September 5 - October 20, Natchez, Historic Natchez Foundation, 108 S. Commerce Street
October 24 - December 8, McComb, McComb City Railroad Depot Museum, 213 Llewellyn Avenue
Having already shown in Clinton and Southaven from May through August, the exhibit will travel next to Hazelhurst (Dec. 12, 2009 - Jan. 19, 2010) and Long Beach (Jan. 23 - March 11, 2010).
Museum on Main Street (MMS) is a collaborative project of the Smithsonian Institution, the Federation of State Humanities Councils, participating state humanities councils, and rural museums all across America. MMS brings rural Americans one-of-a-kind access to prestigious Smithsonian exhibitions and first-rate educational programs. Most importantly, MMS gives rural museums a chance to demonstrate their enormous talents and their meaningful contributions to small town life. Museum on Main Street is funded by the United States Congress.
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