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Georges-damaged museum to reopen after 15 years

Associated Press — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 12:29:06 +0000

PASCAGOULA — The Scranton Museum will reopen the weekend of June 21, after being closed for 15 years. The museum, set up on a shrimp boat, has been closed since Hurricane Georges hit in 1998, causing substantial damage to the vessel. Ann Burgo, Pascagoula event specialist and Scranton Museum director who began running the museum [...]

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Research firm: CVB should not manage historic homes

Associated Press — Tue, 28 May 2013 14:25:59 +0000

OXFORD — The Cedar Oaks Mansion and L.Q.C. Lamar House Museum were once dilapidated buildings in danger of either being torn down or falling down on their own until concerned citizens got together to save the two homes from disrepair. The Cosmopolitan and Centennial clubs revived Cedar Oaks and the Oxford-Lafayette County Heritage Foundation bought [...]

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Trace to celebrate its 75th ‘birthday’ this weekend

Associated Press — Tue, 14 May 2013 12:17:39 +0000

ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Saturday marks the paradoxical 75th anniversary of one of Natchez’s oldest connections with civilization. The National Park Service will mark this weekend the day (May 18) in 1938 when the NPS assumed control of the historic Old Natchez Road — today known as the Natchez Trace Parkway — and began turning the [...]

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Winterville Mounds backers want bigger, more modern museum

Associated Press — Tue, 14 May 2013 12:09:21 +0000

WINTERVILLE — Historians, tourism officials and others are pushing to get started on a multimillion-dollar facelift at Winterville Mounds State Park north of Greenville. They hope to expand the site and transform the museum into a contemporary and interactive history of Native American heritage in the Mississippi Delta. The Delta Democrat Times reports various organizations [...]

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Ohr’s descendants on hand for opening at museum

Associated Press — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 17:10:10 +0000

Biloxi — Two descendants of George Ohr attended the opening of the fifth building completed since Hurricane Katrina devastated the museum dedicated to the man once called “the mad potter of Biloxi.” “My mother was George Ohr’s granddaughter. I like to come to anything that showcases George,” Phyllis Allen of Jackson told The Mississippi Press. [...]

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Historic Spring Hill Cemetery getting new life

Associated Press — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 16:43:10 +0000

HERNANDO — Spring Hill Cemetery was recently named to the National Register of Historical sites and officials are discussing how to continue with improvements to the grounds. “Your oaks are going to be Southern red and blackjack oaks,” said Chad Pope, an ecologist with the Strawberry Plains Audubon Center in Holly Springs. He recently went [...]

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Former RR depot gets new life as transportation museum

Associated Press — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 14:42:20 +0000

VICKSBURG — The city of Vicksburg is celebrating the opening of the Old Depot Museum. It’s housed in the former Yazoo and Mississippi River Valley Railroad Depot. The grand opening was held yesterday. The museum in downtown Vicksburg features a huge collection of ship models and riverboat models. “We have an exhibit of tow boats [...]

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Jefferson Davis descendant named director of Beauvoir

Associated Press — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 13:07:29 +0000

BILOXI — The great-great-grandson of Jefferson Davis is now the director of Beauvoir, the last home of the president of the Confederacy. The Sun Herald reports Bertram Hayes-Davis accepted the keys to the Jefferson Davis Home and Presidential Library Wednesday. Former acting director Richard Forte Sr. will continue as chairman of the combined boards of [...]

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Elvis museum targets August for completion of expansion

Associated Press — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 19:17:01 +0000

TUPELO — The Elvis Presley Birthplace and Museum in Tupelo is planning for an August completion of a $4.3 million expansion. The expansion includes a 120-seat theater where fans can watch films and live performances in a 120-seat theater and an outdoor amphitheater with seating for 75. Rock seats have been installed and will be [...]

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Graceland celebrating 30 years as tourist destination

Associated Press — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 11:37:01 +0000

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — When Graceland opened to the public 30 years ago this month, nobody knew if it would be a success. Nearly 18 million visitors later, the house where Elvis Presley once lived is a money-making business that’s helped transform the city of Memphis into a top destination for music lovers. But Presley’s ex-wife [...]

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